Andreas and Anna were married on this date 143 years ago. You will read their story today. I will begin with the groom. Georg Andreas Dietrich Hilpert was born on December 7, 1852, the son of George and Anna (Popp) Hilpert. He was the 6th child in a family of 7. He was baptized at … More Andreas and Anna – The Hilpert’s
The main characters in today’s story are not of the variety that are normally highlighted on this blog. Because the history of East Perry County, Missouri is almost exclusively the history of a German Lutheran settlement in this area, almost all of the stories on the blog are about people of German origin. Not so … More Welcoming Non-Germans
August 25, 1865 was the birthday of Dorothea Weinhold. Now, before I get myself into deep, deep trouble, let me say that this is not the same Dorothy Weinhold who is one of our faithful docents here at the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum. Today’s birthday girl was the daughter of Joseph and Marie (Bretscher) … More Another Wittenberg Musician
My dad, Richard Schmidt, grew up in Wittenberg, Missouri, and for most of his school years he had one teacher, George Stohs. I would like to tell his story today. Teacher Stohs did not have his roots here in Perry County. He was born on Valentine’s Day in 1893 in Bremen, Kansas. His parents were … More Teacher Stohs – Dad’s Teacher
Very soon, a group of folks will be visiting Altenburg who call themselves the Wittenberg Cousins. Several years ago, this group officially declared me to be one of the Wittenberg Cousins. The photo above gives visual proof of my qualifications. My father, Richard Schmidt, is shown in the front row, second person from the … More The Wittenberg Cousins Are Coming
