My searches for stories have led me to find several recent tales centered on the village of Friedheim. Today is another one. It is one that has its beginnings in or near Friedheim, and it ends in Friedheim. I will begin with the groom. Henry William Pohlmann was born on August 20, 1887, the son … More Henry W. Pohlmann – Friedheim Merchant
I got to thinking about people who would be celebrating their 200th birthday during 2025. It almost certainly means that they were born in Germany and if they were part of the original immigration in 1839, they would have been about 14 or 15 years old. Under normal circumstances, that would also mean that they … More Uniontown Postmaster’s Bicentennial Birthday
Today’s birthday boy began his life in Altenburg, but almost his entire life was spent across the Mississippi River in Illinois. While there, he married two women, one of whose parents were from Altenburg. He also became a local storekeeper in Jacob, Illinois. So, let’s get started. Bernard Heinrich Arthur Dietrich was born on July … More The Dietrich Store – Jacob, Illinois
Today’s tale has what I would consider a rather unusual inspiration. If you are a regular reader, you know that I look in our German Family Tree to locate a person who might be celebrating a birthday or anniversary. I did indeed find a man who was born on December 23rd for this story, but … More John Monroe Cotner and His Two Brides
Many lifelong Missourians are familiar with the name, Kit Bond, who was a two-time governor of our state and a 4-term U.S. Senator. Today, you will be reading the story of Kit Bond’s grandparents because today would be a special wedding anniversary for that couple. I will begin by discussing his grandpa. Samuel Bond was born on … More Governor Bond’s Grandparents
The information shown below from our German Family Tree is the starting point for today’s post. As you can see, there is not much there. It contains only a baptism record and a marriage record from Grace Lutheran Church. As of the time of this writing, the German Family Tree does not contain records for … More Kurreville Store
I rarely write a blog post that is the result of a request. That is mainly because I do not get many requests. I will attempt to satisfy a request today. Contrary to most days, I do not have a special event for today’s main character that took place on today’s date. I chose to … More Hometown Doc
There were two Clara Schmidt’s that were born in East Perry County in the 1880’s. One of them was my Great Aunt Clara, the sister of my grandfather, Emanuel. She was born in 1882. I call her the Altenburg Clara Schmidt. There was also a Frohna Clara Schmidt. She was born on March 9, 1886. … More Butch and His Sister Move to Altenburg
Lillie Hopper. I confess. That name makes me think of a frog. I also confess. That name does not sound like an East Perry County name. Even if you look at her middle names, I don’t think it would give you any more hints that Lillie was from our area. She was Lillie Francisca Georgiana … More Louisiana Lillie
Written by Fred Eggers: =========== Yesterday I received a couple of Facebook messages from our regular blogger, Warren Schmidt, who is on vacation at an undisclosed location. However, the photo that he posted reveals that he is at a beach or at a very big sand box somewhere. First, “GFT (German Family Tree) says August … More Gus Was A Storekeeper, But It Is Tillie’s Birthday Today
