Henry and Martha (Fischer) Palisch were blessed with a new son on October 12, 1891. They named this new boy Rudolph Martin Palisch. Because he never married, he has no descendants, but his story is a fascinating one. Rudolph’s father operated the Palisch General Store in Frohna, and by 1910, according to that year’s census, … More From Frohna to France – A WWI Wagoner
Another building is undergoing a transition in downtown Altenburg. Before I say anything about what is going on there, allow me to do what I do much better……talk about its history. The building shown above was once owned and operated by Martin H. Mueller. In the 1900 census, he is described as a tinner (a.k.a. … More A Building in Transition
Gottfried and Anna (Kuehnert) Noennig and their family were quite the entrepreneurs in Altenburg after the turn of the century. The family purchased several pieces of property in the Altenburg area and began growing fruit trees. Their orchards became very productive, and they became well-known for the quality of their apples and peaches. In addition … More Apples and Appliances
The above photo shows the interior of the Mueller Store which was located along the bluff in Wittenberg. This photo was taken sometime around 1930. Joseph Mueller had run this store for many years, but he had died in 1920. A photo of Joseph Mueller can be seen hanging on the wall in the upper … More Wittenberg Wares
I am leaving my comfort zone today. I am not an expert on Frohna history, but I am going to give this a shot. My focus will be on the building shown in the above photo which was taken sometime in the 1960’s. August Lueders arrived in Perry County in 1850 at the age of … More Frohna Entrepreneur
