Not long ago, some visitors entered our museum from Bremer County, Iowa. I had to ask, “Do you know any Thurm’s?” Their eyebrows shot up and the man said, “One of my neighbors is a Thurm.” I was not surprised, but he was surprised by my mention of a Thurm. In a previous post on … More Paul, A Member of the Thurm Throng in Bremer County, Iowa
Back in 2020, I wrote a post titled, Nebraska Art. That told the story of Arthur Schuessler who had married Ottilie Steffens, and those two lived much of their lives near Potter, Nebraska. That couple will be tied to the pair highlighted in today’s story…the Schubarth’s. Also, two other posts have been written about some … More Lydia’s and Arthur’s in Potter, Nebraska
Hilda Louise Thurm is today’s birthday girl. She was born on July 13, 1899, the 4th and final child of Emanuel and Ernestine (Stueve) Thurm. A post was published last year about Hilda’s parents titled, Emanuel and Ernestine – The E.T.’s. Hilda was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. The baptism record from that congregation’s … More May the Thurm Be with Thee
Lydia Mathilde Pilz has a special birthday today. Since she was born on June 6, 1897, she would be 125 years old if she was still alive. Lydia was the daughter of Henry and Maria (Stueve) Pilz. According to our German Family Tree, she was the 4th of 7 children born into that Pilz family. … More Rudy and Lydia and Their Fruit
I only looked at two generations in the Seemann family that was found in Perry County, but in those two generations, I did not find one girl being born. A while back, in 2019, a story was written about Theodore Seemann titled, A Few of the Seemann Boys. Today, you will hear about Theodore’s only brother, … More The Other Seeman Son and His Sons
There are still folks living in the East Perry County region that carry the surnames Ruehling and Petzoldt. I wonder how many of those folks know that if you go back far enough, you will find a Ruehling that married a Petzoldt. That couple will be highlighted in today’s post. We begin with the bride … More A Ruehling-Petzoldt Pair
One of the common first names for Germans from the Hanover area that settled in Perry County is Claus. Also, there are two churches in this area that had several men included in their membership with the name, Claus. Those two churches are Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg and Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. Today’s … More Claus’s Wives – Two Thurm’s and a Koenig
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
Early Braeuner’s in East Perry County were found having their records in the Altenburg churches. However, we see a Braeuner family in today’s tale that moved to Frohna sometime in the late 1870’s. We will look at a Frohna Braeuner couple today. Anna Margaretha Ross was born on June 4, 1865, so today would have … More Some Frohna Braeuner’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
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