The story you will read today was inspired by a marriage that took place on December 1st back in the 1880’s. It may be an exception to a tradition of weddings not taking place during the seasons of Lent and Advent in German Lutheran churches. I think the marriage highlighted in this story did take … More Joachim from Jacob and His Uniontown Bride
There are several reasons today’s post will be different than most. First of all, the main character of this story does not live long. In fact, he still hadn’t made it past his teenage years when he died, and that also means that he never married. Therefore, I do not have many documents to share … More Lightning Struck Suddenly
The next set of stories is going to be written in two parts. The ultimate inspiration for writing these stories came from an afternoon road trip to the Bois Brule bottoms in Northeastern Perry County on August 8, 2020. My goal was to find the former location of Trinity Lutheran Church, Point Rest. Thanks to … More The Cornehlsen Chronicles: Part I
Back in September, I wrote a post titled, A Killer Mule. That story included a death certificate that included a mule in a man’s cause of death. You will get a story with a similar end today, only this time there was more than one mule. Johann Wahlers was born on October 24, 1856 in … More Killer Mules
Today’s post is a result of two researchers working together in an attempt to solve some confusion between two names that appear in our German Family Tree. Those two researchers are very good friends of our museum and research library. Those two are Dale Kirmse and Lori Adams. Since Dale lives in Florida and Lori … More Confusing Two Heinrichs
I once again feel that God is poking me to write today’s story. I say that because this tale is impacting my life this week. I will get to that later. First, let’s discuss today’s birthday boy. August Bohnert was born on December 21, 1882. He was the son of Ludwig (Louis) and Maria (Amschler) … More August, Edward, Charles, and a Few Martha’s
