Femme Osage UCC_Rev. Jeffrey Willey_John Deere?_church bell_organ in the choir loft_Rhonda Winters_sit down, paulO Gentle readers, I’m sure most of you know that I’m partial to the written word, but what I have to say today is about a video recently released by Friends of Historic Augusta and Angela Stephens. You can find it on YouTube by clicking on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQxX0n70E5k but I’d rather you read first what I have to say. 😊 Angela’s latest video is about...

Chub Bade_Betty Bade_ordained minister_historian??_pretty good reading_Friedrich Muench_Vine Hill School Gentle readers, the next TILIW Live interview, on Tuesday, August 11, features a lifelong resident of Femme Osage, Max Bade. He is a farmer, a husband, and a father. Max Bade, the Femme Osage farmer. (Photo by Angela Stephens) Some of you might also recall that Max is the nephew of Fred (Chub) Bade, former owner of the Bade feed store in Augusta. Hence, Mike Bade and Sheila Beste are...

Wine sampling??_Katie Dieckhaus_Gottfried Duden_Fred and Lucian Dressel_T. V. Munson_Georg and Georg Muench Jr._Paul Hopen_Bill and Mary Ann Sadler_Gabe Miller_Gerard Eisterhold Gentle readers, our live Tell It Like It Was in July features Derek VanBooven, who will speak about Friedrich Muench of Dutzow. As always, this event takes place at The Harmonie, 5333 Hackmann Rd., Augusta. It’s on Tuesday, July 14. Doors open 6pm; conversation starts 6:30pm. Admission is free. Wine and port...