Paul Ludwig Pilz is today’s birthday boy. He was born on November 16, 1899, so today would be his 125th birthday. Paul was the son of Henry and Maria (Stueve) Pilz. You can read a previous post that was written about Paul’s parents titled, Pilz/Stueve: Another Ridge Couple. Paul was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church … More Paul Pilz – A&P Grocery Store Manager
When I moved to Perry County, I started hearing about a well-known local character by the name of Johnny Fable. It was quite a while before I discovered that “Fable” is the local pronunciation for the name Voepel. I will be writing about two men called John Voepel today. One of them, the father, was born and baptized … More Voepel from Palmyra Enters Perry County
A gravestone in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Altenburg marks the burial site of Elmer and Viola Quest. Neither Elmer nor Viola were born in Perry County. They weren’t married in Perry County, nor did they live most of their lives here. Also, the surname, Quest, is a new one for this blog. So, how … More Viola’s Quest for Life Insurance
Today will be a story that illustrates the old saying, “What goes around, comes around.” Quite a while back, I wrote a post about Johann Gruenhagen, one of the few persons that was part of what we call the “St. Louis Additions”. It was a group of Lutherans already living in St. Louis when the … More From Johnny’s Place to Johnny’s Place
Today is the one year anniversary of one of the “most read” posts we have published on this blog. It was simply titled, The Mud. It was an article that told the history of a local establishment which at the time of its writing was called the Mississippi Mud Saloon. Over the years, this building … More Return of “The Mud”
Today is a good day to discuss the story of one of our historic buildings in Altenburg. Nowadays, the building is usually just called “The Mud”. The first record I can find of this building’s use was as Weber’s Hardware Store. I do not know exactly when it was built, but in 1900, it was … More The Mud
