I have an amazing story to tell today. Before I tell it, let me describe how I found this story. I happened to be working as a docent at our museum yesterday, and it was one of those days that we had only 2 visitors all day long. So, I had plenty of time to … More Teacher Nennert – Mr. Wittenberg
I found a birthday girl for today, but was not sure I could find enough information about her because she was single all her life. When there are not marriage records or lists of children in their family, it is sometimes hard to come up with enough of interest for a complete story. However, in … More Wukasch Single Sisters
I am going to use today’s post to point out a big change that has taken place within the schools of America, including our Lutheran schools. I will begin by using some common words often used to initiate stories. “Once upon a time,…” Once upon a time, America’s classrooms were full of men teachers. In … More Men Teachers
Today would have been the 126th birthday of Theobald Wukasch. His father, Matthias Wukasch, is pretty famous in East Perry County. He and a colleague, Henry Welp, had a combined 101 years of teaching at Concordia Lutheran School in Frohna, Missouri. Teacher Wukasch had a total of 10 children by way of two wives, Anna … More Wukasch and Wampner
Yesterday’s story was about some Fischers and Palisches. Today, I found two different Fischers who were born on July 11th. One of them was the character mentioned in yesterday’s story, Friedrich Ferdinand Fischer. He was born on July 11, 1832. He was only six years old when he arrived in America aboard the Republik in … More Fischer Follow-up
Matthias Wukasch died on March 19th in 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri. When he was buried in Frohna, they put a portion of Daniel 12:3 on his tombstone. Daniel 12:3 reads as follows: “And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like … More He Shines Like a Star
As we enter this new month, we get closer to the March Madness season for college basketball, I am going to share a story which shows how Perry County may have made a small contribution to a person’s basketball success. The connection with basketball comes from the story of a Lutheran educator who started his … More Indy Basketball Beginnings
A few days ago, we posted a photo of Trinity, Altenburg’s Kleine Schule. Today our topic will be the Kleine Schule located at Concordia, Frohna. The building shown in the above photo was built in 1898. One of the interesting stories associated with this school was the teacher shown in the picture. His name was … More Another Kleine Schule
