Today’s story really sent me on several different paths with quite unusual results. A woman in a position occupied mostly by men. Some interesting baptismal sponsors. A mistake made in transcribing a church record. Deaths and an immigration with significant timing. A return to Altenburg. This post will be full of records that are part … More A Woman on the Building Committee?
There must have been a great sense of joy around the Altenburg community in October of 1967. The air was still full of the glory of the St. Louis Cardinals winning the World Series in the 7th game of the Series on October 12th. The Cardinals had traveled to Fenway Park in Boston to play … More For All the Saints
Once again, today’s post was written by Clayton Erdmann. His contribution is especially helpful because for the next few days, we at the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum will be very busy with our International Immigration Conference. =============================== Today, October 27, in 1848, two young German immigrants were married in Knox County, IN. They were … More Serving Where Stephan Served
Yesterday, our blog post was about Nora Schmidt. In that article, it was noted that Nora was born on October 9, 1901. Nora is shown in the above photograph standing between her mother and father. Several months ago, there was another blog post about a pair of Lorenz twins….Together in Birth and Death. They were … More Where is Nora?
Pastor Loeber’s sister, Christiane, came to America with the Loeber family in 1839 at the age of 43. Like so many other German families, she was the Tante for the Loeber family. Often there was a single female in a family that ended up with the task of helping her siblings raise their children. Nowadays, … More Tante’s Cemetery
A great servant of God, and our dear friend, Rev. Vernon Gundermann has entered eternity with God. Pastor Gundermann’s life reminds me of Isaiah 6:8, “I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” Many of you know my … More Here I Am, Lord
As director, I try to consistently express my thankfulness for all of the people and efforts required to keep this incredible site moving forward. However, sometimes I’m so busy being “present” in the moment that I forget to reflect on the gifts that are showered upon us on a typical day at the Lutheran Heritage … More With a Grateful Heart
We have already written several posts about the Wagner Hotel and the Wagner family. Just What Went on at the Wagner Hotel? More Hotel History A Lonesome Tombstone Today, the saga continues. And there is likely to be another post after today. Today’s story starts by looking at the death certificate of Martin Louis Wagner, … More From Hotel to Hospital
Today’s blog is about another name that we don’t find anymore in the East Perry County area…….Grother. Today would have been the 145th anniversary of Johann Heinrich Ludwig Grother and Emilie Christiane Palisch. Their anniversary was September 7, 1871. The Grother name became part of the settlement in Perry County by joining the immigrant group … More Another Vanished Name
Today’s story begins with a photo. This is a photo of the Koestering store and it came with a description that Gotthold Seibel was in the picture. I have to assume that Gotthold Seibel must be the one with his backside to the camera hoeing in the garden. If that is Gotthold, then there is … More Koestering Store
