Today’s story tells of a family that went back and forth between Perry County and St. Louis. When I hear the term “back and forth”, I cannot but smile as I remember how our granddaughter, Kylie, once put on Grandma’s boots as shown in this photo. She than looked at my wife and said, “Grandma, … More Forth and Back
Yesterday’s story was about some Fischers and Palisches. Today, I found two different Fischers who were born on July 11th. One of them was the character mentioned in yesterday’s story, Friedrich Ferdinand Fischer. He was born on July 11, 1832. He was only six years old when he arrived in America aboard the Republik in … More Fischer Follow-up
Today is the anniversary for a Palisch/Fischer couple who were married in 1887. Since I have been researching Perry County families, I have discovered certain facts about these two families. However, these facts have led me to be quite confused. For example, I know there are Fischers and Palisches to be found even very early … More Unraveling the Palisch/Fischer Connectons
In a recent article published in the Washington Post, the following quote was made: “By official estimates, upward of 2 million tourists will descend on Wittenberg this year — and that could pose a problem.” Residents of East Perry County should relax after reading this after they realize that the Wittenberg mentioned here is not … More Our Wittenberg
Immanuel Lutheran Church was the location of a wedding on May 12, 1912. The bride was Ida Thurm; the groom was Reinhold Fritsche. Here is their marriage license. Ida was the daughter of Herman and Anna (Jungclaus) Thurm. The church record states that Ida was from Friedland, which is a name used for The Ridge. … More Another Merchant of Main Street
On April 5, 1891, Ernst and Gertrude (Hacker) Obendorfer were blessed with another boy. His name was Leo Michael Oberndorfer. The records of Zion Lutheran Church in Longtown, Missouri indicate that Leo was born in Longtown but baptized at the Friedenberg church. He was confirmed at Zion in 1904. Zion began as a congregation in … More Doc Leo from Longtown
Since it is Thanksgiving Day, and since Thanksgiving has traditionally been a day for family, I am doing a post about my own family. I have found out quite a bit about my own family only after I retired from teaching and moved to Altenburg. Once I started spending time at the Lutheran Heritage Center … More The Schmidt Store
Today’s story is a continuation of yesterday’s tale….Twin Twins. That post ended with the marriage of Louis and Lulu Boehme. But first, I must backtrack on a few things. First of all, I want to share this photo of Louis which is possibly his confirmation picture. Next, I want to make sure to deal with … More The Life of Louis and Lulu
October 26 is an important date in the Palisch past. The patriarch of the Palisch family in Perry County was J.G. Palisch, who was born on this date in 1805 in Germany. A post was written about him called The Palisch Patriarch. In 1922, on this same date, his great granddaughter was born in Frohna. … More Tales from a Palisch Picture
On this day, October 13th, in 1878, Susanna Johanna Palisch, the daughter of a farmer in Frohna, married Charles Georg Leopold Lueders, the son of a merchant in the same town. They were married at Concordia Lutheran Church. If you have been reading this blog in the past, these two family names may ring a … More Lueders/Palisch: Marriage or Competition?
