George Bingenheimer was born on March 31, 1861, so today would have been his 159th birthday. We do not have a baptism record for George, but there are a few documents that say he was born in Cape Girardeau County. For what it’s worth, bingen means “bang” and heimer means “home” according to Google Translate. … More George’s Girls
Today would have been the 130th birthday for Hugo Wirth, who was born on March 25, 1890. He was the son of George and Pauline (Schade) Wirth. Hugo was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg. We are unable to see baptism records from that church because a fire destroyed them. A later confirmation record … More Wirth-while Merchandise
Yesterday’s post was about Henry Oetjen’s life story. As Paul Harvey often said, “This is the rest of the story.” Today, you get the story of Henry’s Oetjen cousins. I am going to start with Friedrich (Fred) Oetjen today. Friedrich Oetjen was born on April 7, 1887, one year after the birth of Henry. Fred … More Oregon’s Oetjen Cousins – Part 2
I was attracted to today’s story by a first name. Buelah. To be more complete, her name was Beulah Blanche Childs (or Chiles). What were my first thoughts? First, Beulah is not a German name. Second, it is not a Lutheran name. I was right on both counts. So, how did Beulah make it into … More Beulah’s Beauties
My career was spent as a Lutheran educator. I spent my days in several states, picked up a wife and family along the way, and served as both a classroom teacher and a principal. The main character in today’s story followed pretty much that same pattern. He also is today’s birthday boy. Paul Theodor Valentin … More Teacher Noennig
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
Elda Hemmann is today’s birthday girl. She was born on December 17, 1890, the daughter of Benjamin and Emma (Sachman) Hemmann. For many years, her father was a teacher in East Perry County. He taught at the Lutheran school in Wittenberg from 1892-1902. Then from 1903-1925, he was the teacher at Trinity Lutheran School in … More Eldest Girl Elda
I am taking a little bit of liberty with the German language today. The name Oster could refer to “Easter”, and the name Muench could mean “monk”. Today I tell the story of a marriage between an Oster and a Muench, and thus, the title, Easter Monk. One thing that attracted me to this story … More Easter Monk
Martin Traugott Winter was born on November 21, 1866 in Altenburg, Missouri. He was the son of Friedrich and Christine (Jahn) Winter. We have photos of Martin’s parents. Before I move on to Martin’s story, allow me to discuss the Winter,s that lived in this area. First of all, there were two Winters to arrive … More A Winter’s Tale
I have been looking for an occasion to use the church records we now have in our research library from Zion Lutheran Church in Alva, Oklahoma. Thanks to Dale Kirmse, a good friend of our museum who has also been a guest blogger, we have these records now. Zion, Alva is one of those places … More Henry and His Little Angel
