Rev. Georg Schieferdecker was one of the early pastors to serve in Altenburg, Missouri. He was the 2nd pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. He was part of the Gesellschaft in 1839, but soon after getting here, he was involved in forming a few new congregations in St. Clair County in Illinois. He returned … More Schieferdecker Gose to Grant Park, Illinois
In the Christian Church Year, the Sunday closest to September 29th is called St. Michael’s Sunday. That day recognizes the work of the Biblical archangel, Michael. This year, September 29th is actually on a Sunday. Now that you know that, I have to ask this question. What are the chances that I find a story … More Ida Finds Her Angel Man
I will eventually get around to today’s birthday boy, but I choose to begin with a girl named Louise Frey, who was born on August 20, 1882. According to her later death certificate, Louise was born in Hermann, Missouri. She was the daughter of Philip and Sophie (Bauer) Frey. By the time we can view … More Louise’s Final Danz
In 1920, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church was building a new church sanctuary in Wittenberg, Missouri. The photo below is one that our museum has which shows that building during construction. That church would be dedicated in November of 1920. The members of that congregation had worshiped in a building located in the middle of the … More First Wedding at New Church in Wittenberg
A buddy of mine, Scott Staub, spent his career teaching at a Lutheran school in Woodburn, Indiana. Just down the road from his school is a little place known as Gar Creek. Seven years ago, I published the attached story about a couple from Perry County who ended up living in Gar Creek for most … More Return to Gar Creek, Indiana
My father was born and raised in Wittenberg, so that place is very special to me. Wittenberg is now a ghost town, but at our museum, we try to keep its story alive. I remember a story that my father told. I do not know why this story has remained in my failing memory, but … More Donating and Transplanting an Organ
One of the students who was part of the first class that attended the Log Cabin College in Alternburg in 1839 was a young girl named Lydia Buenger, who was called Liddy. Lydia was the daughter of Christiane Buenger, who I call Mama Buenger. She is the featured character in my book, Mama Buenger: Mother … More Another Liddy Buenger Namesake
Today, we return to the Shawnee Township for our story. Yesterday, the post highlighted a man living in the Shawnee Township with a surname that began with a “K”…Koenig. Today, we double the amount of characters whose names begin with “K”. I will begin with our birthday boy. Richard Heinrich Kutscher was born on May … More A Double-K Wedding – Kutscher/Kasten
Today’s post begins in St. Louis, then proceeds to Perry County, but the story mostly centers in a region of Nebraska near the towns of West Point and Scribner. A baby was born on April 30, 1899 to Adolph and Louisa (Marx) Moeslein by the name of Clara. That means Clara Moeslein would be celebrating … More Scribner Weber’s Butter & Eggs
Our birthday girl for today spent just a short time in Perry County before hopping across the river to live the rest of her life in Jacob, Illinois. Johanna Natalia Theodora Darnstaedt was born on March 10, 1899, so today would be her 125th birthday. She went by the name Dora during her life. Dora … More Dora – A Darnstaedt in Jacob
