Today’s story may turn out to be rather short. That is probably a good thing because our museum has a school group visiting us this morning, and I will be involved in giving them their tour. I found a wedding anniversary that took place on this date, and that why I am telling the story … More Friedrich Wichern and His Girls
Somehow, a couple that has 13 children listed in our German Family Tree has escaped being characters on this blog for over 10 years of its existence. As near as I can tell, I have yet to write a story about any of the 13 children. That string comes to an end today. I begin … More Henry and Martha – Uniontown Wichern’s
Rev. Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther, the first president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, had his beginnings while in America in Perry County, Missouri. Then, he moved to St. Louis where he spent the rest of his life. We often use a shortened form of his name when we talk about him…C.F.W. Today, you will read … More Another C.F.W. in St. Louis
The author of today’s blog post is Fred Eggers. He requested this opportunity a while back because he wanted to write about an event that took place back in 1925. Of course, I relished the opportunity to let him take over the blog for the day, especially since I know that Fred always does an … More The 100th Anniversary of the Star Landing Raid
Another new surname folder had to be made for today’s post. And that surname belongs to today’s birthday girl. Her name was Maria Mull, and she was born on August 20, 1850. That means today would be her 175th birthday. She was the daughter of Ludolph and Metta (Tamke) Mull. Maria was born in Bergstedt, … More A Mahnken and Mull Match
Today’s story about Alfred Brunkhorst was one that challenged my researching abilities. I told my wife on several occasions that I was going down another rabbit hole. As it stands right now as a I write the story, there are still plenty of unanswered questions. One of the big questions is, “How many wives did … More Alfred Brunkhorst – Truck Driver, Tavern Owner
A week ago, the post, Floyd and Rosa – The Brazeau Blair’s, appeared on this blog. That post highlighted Rosa (Wichern) Blair. In that article, the photo below was shown of Rosa’s parents. I will write the story of Henry and Louise Wichern today. Louisa Eva Leible was born on February 20, 1860, so she … More Henry and Louise – A Wichern/Leible Pair
Today’s post begins with us looking at the fact that a baby girl was born on this day, February 13, 1900, making today this girl’s 125th birthday. That baby girl was named Rose Rosalia Wichern. When I first saw this name, I figured it was a situation that a Rosalia was nicknamed Rose, but I … More Floyd and Rosa – The Brazeau Blair’s
A while back, I wrote a post titled, The Bunselmeyer-Bradley Cora Couple. It told of a couple who spent some time living in the “populated place” called Cora, Illinois, which is located in the Degognia Township of Jackson County. I did a search on the internet to find out the current population of Cora. I failed. … More Brunkhorst and Hornbostel – Another Cora Couple
Much of today’s story will take place in Germany. It is the tale of a Stueve woman who married a Wichern man. In earlier posts, I have told of a Wichern woman who marries a Stueve man, but today you will read one that results in some more Wichern’s living in Perry County. I will … More Another Stueve-Wichern Story
