I want to address a few matters that need attention today and add a few items of interest. I will start by taking care of a few necessary corrections. First of all, in the recent post titled, Flummoxed by a Family, the following photo was published. I identified this bride and groom as Martin and … More Corrections, Complement, and Confirmations
I live in L.A. That is, I live in Lower Altenburg. This area of the metropolis of Altenburg is that section of town which is located east of Trinity Lutheran Church…..toward the river. L.A. was discussed in a previous blog post titled, Old Time L.A. In that post was this photo showing a portion of … More Groh Up in L.A.
According to church records, there is some debate about whether Louis Gerler and Anna Lichtenegger were married on March 31st or April 1st. I lean toward the April date, but I choose to do their story today. I also choose to use this event in order to highlight two other characteristics that are part of … More One of the Ridge Gerlers
Trinity’s Tischler told the story of Carl Groh, the Altenburg carpenter who was responsible for the construction of several items in Trinity Lutheran Church, such as their altar and baptismal font. These items are still very special to this church as they are used for the most important aspects of our Lutheran worship….Word and Sacraments. … More Groh-klahoma!
The birthday boy today is Rev. George Albert Schieferdecker. He was born on March 12, 1815 in Germany and was one of the original members of the Gesellschaft. He came to America aboard the Copernicus. On the passenger list, he is called a Candidate of Theology. In the early years, George served in teaching … More Schieferdecker Splits – Then Returns
Yesterday’s article included a man whose first name was Jacob and a town in Illinois called Jacob. Today’s story is about a family with the surname of Jacob. On Sunday, March 10th in 1901, Rev. Paul Roesener had the privilege of welcoming three young children into God’s family through Holy Baptism. They were not triplets. … More Triple Trinity Baptisms
We have had a busy day here at our museum, with not much time to devote to a blog. So here is a quick story which brings a smile to my face. Gerard Fiehler was looking through some old files a few days ago and found this item: It shows the program for a play, … More That Crazy Smith Family
February 28th was the birthday of a former pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. His name was Rev. Paul Roesener (although there are different documents that show that he had several different first and middle names), and he was born in Berlin, Germany in 1853. I am going to start with Pastor Roesener’s obituary … More Happy Birthday, Pastor Roesener
I have spent way too much time researching today’s story. And after all is said and done, I still have questions. Johann Martin Quest was one of the original immigrants. He came to America aboard the Johann Georg and up the Mississippi River aboard the Clyde. Here we see him listed on the Johann Georg … More My Quast Quest
Teacher Asche accepted a call to Trinity Lutheran School in Altenburg in 1884. His daughter, Marie Caroline, tells the tale of her family taking a train ride from Brooklyn, New York, where her father had been a teacher, to Grand Tower, Illinois. There they had to travel across the Mississippi River in a little skiff … More Lehrer Asche
