We know that the history of the German Lutheran immigration to this area did not just include tragedy, but also scandal. The story of Rev. Martin Stephan’s indiscretions is not one that we enjoy telling, but it happened, and it has to be told. We also know that the German Lutheran immigrants were able to … More It Begins with a Scandal
Today, you will read an Emanuel story. You will also read an Immanuel story. I suppose I could have titled this post as Emanuel from Immanuel. The special event that occurred on this date was the marriage of Emanuel Thurm and Ernestine Stueve that took place on August 14, 1890, making today their 131st wedding … More Emanuel and Ernestine – The E.T.’s
When I was a rookie teacher in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, in addition to my 4th grade class, I taught a 5th and 6th grade boys’ physical education class. In the 5th grade, there were two boys that had the name, Doug Bell. In order to keep them straight, the teachers called them Doug A. and … More The Other Theodore Engert
Emma Maria Magdalena Bergt was born on July 19, 1891 in Frohna, Missouri. That makes today her 130th birthday. Emma was the daughter of Julius and Emma (Noennig) Bergt. Emma was born during a short time when Perry County was keeping birth records. Below is such a record for Emma. It needs to be displayed … More A Frohna Pair Follows Family to California
Johann Stueve has actually been one of the main characters in two previous posts. One of Johann’s three wedding anniversaries led me to this story once again today. Even though his story has been told before, some new information has been found, so I decided to revisit his story again today. I also wanted to … More Revisiting Johann Stueve
Today’s tale will be another one of those rare situations when my job of gathering church records is made easier by the fact that all of those records come from the same church’s books. We start this post with a birthday that took place 149 years ago. Heinrich Johann Stueve was born on June 10, … More Heinrich and Anna Maria – A Farrar Duo
Today, we will take a look at the life and work of George Weith. One of George’s wedding anniversaries led me to this story. George was born on March 21, 1856. Although I could find no immigration or census records to back it up, it is reported that George’s father arrived in America in 1849 … More Weith’s Wives and Work
After a day on the road, followed by a day of dilated pupils, I am back in the business of blogging. You will be reading the story of a Fred Miesner family today. This is not the first post about a person named Fred Miesner. One was written back in 2019 titled, May the Fourth … More Migrating Miesner’s
Many stories have been written on this blog about couples that were made up of a husband and a wife who were raised on The Ridge, a hilly, wooded area found north of Altenburg. You will read another such Ridge Romance story today, but it will be a couple that does not remain on The … More Ridge Romance Goes to Nebraska
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know that I have written several posts about couples that I describe as Ridge Romances. They were couples that had their roots on The Ridge located north of Altenburg. You will be reading about yet another one of these romances today. We will begin with … More Stueve-Weber Ridge Romance
