For twelve years, Trinity Lutheran School in Altenburg, Missouri had a teacher on their staff by the name of Richard Popp. Like several other teachers around here over the years, Teacher Popp went off to get his teacher’s training and returned home to serve in Perry County. Teacher Popp’s dad was born on this day, … More Teacher Popp’s Pop
August Vogel was born on this day, July 17th, in 1875. He was born just across the Apple Creek in Cape Girardeau County. He was the son of Wilhelm and Marie (Meyr) Vogel. He was actually not the first August Vogel born to this couple. Another August Vogel was born in 1872, but that child … More Wagon to Buggy to Auto–All the Way to Disneyland
The author of today’s post is once again Fred Eggers. He is an outstanding researcher and has written this story with connections to his own family. It is a fascinating tale of a man’s survival during the calamity of a steamboat burning on the Mississippi River. This account also contains information that is important in … More The Perilous Journey of Some Early Lamstedt Immigrants
