My great-great grandparents immigrated to Perry County, Missouri in 1838-1839. They were part of a German Lutheran immigration which endeavored to establish a Lutheran community in America.
This blog is intended to share the stories of this Perry County community, both past and present. One thing the early colonists considered essential was a Christian education. With that in mind, they built a log cabin to be used as a school. This log cabin college would later become what is presently known as Concordia Seminary, a school for the training of pastors of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. That school is now located in St. Louis. The original log cabin college was built on property that I now own here in Perry County, and that is why I chose the title for this blog. The actual log cabin can be found in Altenburg, next to Trinity Lutheran Church.
This blog is intended to share the stories of this Perry County community, both past and present. One thing the early colonists considered essential was a Christian education. With that in mind, they built a log cabin to be used as a school. This log cabin college would later become what is presently known as Concordia Seminary, a school for the training of pastors of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. That school is now located in St. Louis. The original log cabin college was built on property that I now own here in Perry County, and that is why I chose the title for this blog. The actual log cabin can be found in Altenburg, next to Trinity Lutheran Church.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Zion Roots
The Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum has genealogical research materials available which are known as Zion Roots. These materials are located in a room dedicated to this kind of research. The materials there can enable a descendant of the original immigrants to find valuable information about their ancestors. It really is pretty incredible. I know of people who have found the exact home in which their ancestors lived back in Germany and have gone there to visit that home. Much credit for these materials can be given to Ken Craft, who has worked tirelessly on this project. A short video explaining these research tools can be viewed on the museum website. You can find this link at the bottom of this page.
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