Tell It Like It Was Stories

Tell It Like It Was - Donna Oliver and the Knoernschild family

Adapted from the original email letter by Paul Ovaitt sent on April 11, 2023 Donna Hendricks Oliver – Lawrence and Muriel Sollmann...

Jul 22, 20239 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Donna Oliver and the Knoernschild family

Tell It Like It Was - Chat with Walter Kamphoefner Part 2

TILIW - Walter Kamphoefner Part 2 - $300 a semester tuition – is that good enough English? – etudiantes en la biblioteca - Conrad...

Jul 8, 202313 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Chat with Walter Kamphoefner Part 2

Tell It Like It Was - Walter Kamphoefner Chats With Paul

Adapted from the original email letter by Paul Ovaitt on February 14, 2023 Walter Kamphoefner Part 1– Have We Ever Met? – meadow...

Jun 23, 202311 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Walter Kamphoefner Chats With Paul

Tell It Like It Was - Ruth Nolting Fuhr Part 2

Adapted from the email letter originally sent by Paul Ovaitt January 19, 2023 Ruth Nolting Fuhr Part 2 - Paul and Paul and the garden –...

Jun 10, 20239 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Ruth Nolting Fuhr Part 2

Tell It Like It Was - Ruth Nolting Fuhr - Part 1

Adapted from the original email sent by Paul Ovaitt on January 11, 2023 Ruth Nolting Fuhr – window shopping – Rats! – Bassora or Goose...

Jun 3, 20239 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Ruth Nolting Fuhr - Part 1

Tell It Like It Was - More Doris Fuhr Hopen

Adapted from the original email story sent by Paul Ovaitt on December 19, 2022 More Doris Fuhr Hopen – Wilbert Hopen – the Catholics and...

May 13, 20237 min read

Tell It Like It Was - More Doris Fuhr Hopen

Tell It Like It Was - Doris Fuhr Hopen

Adapted from the original email story by Paul Ovaitt sent on December 4, 2022 Doris Fuhr Hopen – Rosa Parks again – Paul and Lydia –...

May 7, 202310 min read

Tell It Like It Was Just Showing Up

Adapted from the original email letter sent by Paul Ovaitt on November 25, 2022 Just Showing Up Gentle readers, my campaign to raise...

Apr 29, 20232 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Farewell Vic Kuchem and Paul Bauermeister

Adapted from the original email story sent by Paul Ovaitt on September 26, 2022 Farewell to Vic Kuchem and Paul Bauermeister Gentle...

Apr 22, 20234 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Farewell Vic Kuchem and Paul Bauermeister

Tell It Like It Was - Bill Ferris - One Man, Many Tractors

Adapted from the original e-mail story sent by Paul Ovaitt November 8, 2022 One Man, Many Tractors – Bill Ferris – ready-mix truck -...

Apr 16, 202315 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Bill Ferris - One Man, Many Tractors

Tell It Like It Was - More Men, Women, Tractors

Adapted from the original email sent by Paul Ovaitt October 16, 2022 More men, women, tractors – Ain’t too proud to beg – Doris Hopen –...

Apr 1, 202312 min read

Tell It Like It Was - More Men, Women, Tractors

Tell It Like It Was Men. Women, Tractors

Adapted from the original email story by Paul Ovaitt originally sent on September 20, 2022 Men, Women, Tractors – Bernice – Glen - Hannah...

Mar 25, 202311 min read

Tell It Like It Was Men. Women, Tractors

Tell It Like It Was - The Story Behind the Stories

Adapted from the original email sent by Paul Ovaitt on September 2, 2022 You Talking to Me? – Repaying a Debt – A Couple Drinks – Miranda...

Mar 11, 20239 min read

Tell It Like It Was - The Story Behind the Stories

Tell It Like It Was - Still digging up BONES Part 3

Adapted from the original story emailed by Paul Ovaitt on August 27, 2022 Digging Up Bones Part 3 - She’s So Paleolithic – Joe Harl –...

Mar 4, 202315 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Still digging up BONES Part 3

Tell It Like It Was - It's Not As Easy As It Looks (Digging Up Bones Part 2)

Bones, bones, bones, bones, ossium, ossibus, kokotsus, des os, huesos, ossos, kokalos, ossi, knochen, mifupa, and more…bones, bones,...

Feb 25, 20232 min read

Tell It Like It Was - It's Not As Easy As It Looks (Digging Up Bones Part 2)

Tell It Like It Was - Digging Up Bones, Part 1

Adapted from the original email letter from Paul Ovaitt, sent July 27, 2023 Digging Up Bones, Part 1 – Maria, the Poet of WashMO –...

Feb 18, 202311 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Digging Up Bones, Part 1

Tell It Like It Was - Walter Kamphoefner and the One-Room Lutheran school

One-room Lutheran grade school – Walter Kamphoefner Gentle readers, stop me if you’ve heard this one. I once lived 10 years in an old...

Feb 11, 202326 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Walter Kamphoefner and the One-Room Lutheran school

Tell It Like It Was - The Stacks of Labadie Part 2

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date July 6, 2022 The Stacks of Labadie Part 2 or Who Keeps Knocking...

Feb 4, 202315 min read

Tell It Like It Was - The Stacks of Labadie Part 2

Tell It Like It Was - The Stacks of Labadie Part 1

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date June 17, 2022 The Stacks of Labadie. Bob Hofer. Dave Nadler....

Jan 28, 20239 min read

Tell It Like It Was - The Stacks of Labadie Part 1

Tell It Like It Was - Pitman-Thilking Part 3

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date May 23, 2022 Eric Pitman – Mops! - Franz Mayer – the coroner –...

Jan 21, 202311 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Donna Oliver and the Knoernschild family

Tell It Like It Was - Chat with Walter Kamphoefner Part 2

Tell It Like It Was - Walter Kamphoefner Chats With Paul

Tell It Like It Was - Ruth Nolting Fuhr Part 2

Tell It Like It Was - Ruth Nolting Fuhr - Part 1

Tell It Like It Was - More Doris Fuhr Hopen

Tell It Like It Was - Doris Fuhr Hopen

Tell It Like It Was Just Showing Up

Tell It Like It Was - Farewell Vic Kuchem and Paul Bauermeister

Tell It Like It Was - Bill Ferris - One Man, Many Tractors

Tell It Like It Was - More Men, Women, Tractors

Tell It Like It Was Men. Women, Tractors

Tell It Like It Was - The Story Behind the Stories

Tell It Like It Was - Still digging up BONES Part 3

Tell It Like It Was - It's Not As Easy As It Looks (Digging Up Bones Part 2)

Tell It Like It Was - Digging Up Bones, Part 1

Tell It Like It Was - Walter Kamphoefner and the One-Room Lutheran school

Tell It Like It Was - The Stacks of Labadie Part 2

Tell It Like It Was - The Stacks of Labadie Part 1

Tell It Like It Was - Pitman-Thilking Part 3

"Tell it

Like it Was!"

Select a story below to read it.

More stories coming soon!

Location:

August Sehrt House,
Webster St, Augusta, MO 63332

Hours of Operation:

By Appointment
1pm - 4pm

Contact

(651) 592-3874
PO Box 42 Augusta, MO 63332
augustamomuseum@gmail.com

Tell It Like It Was - Donna Oliver and the Knoernschild family

Tell It Like It Was - Chat with Walter Kamphoefner Part 2

Tell It Like It Was - Walter Kamphoefner Chats With Paul

Tell It Like It Was - Ruth Nolting Fuhr Part 2

Tell It Like It Was - Ruth Nolting Fuhr - Part 1

Tell It Like It Was - More Doris Fuhr Hopen

Tell It Like It Was - Doris Fuhr Hopen

Tell It Like It Was Just Showing Up

Tell It Like It Was - Farewell Vic Kuchem and Paul Bauermeister

Tell It Like It Was - Bill Ferris - One Man, Many Tractors

Tell It Like It Was - More Men, Women, Tractors

Tell It Like It Was Men. Women, Tractors

Tell It Like It Was - The Story Behind the Stories

Tell It Like It Was - Still digging up BONES Part 3

Tell It Like It Was - It's Not As Easy As It Looks (Digging Up Bones Part 2)

Tell It Like It Was - Digging Up Bones, Part 1

Tell It Like It Was - Walter Kamphoefner and the One-Room Lutheran school

Tell It Like It Was - The Stacks of Labadie Part 2

Tell It Like It Was - The Stacks of Labadie Part 1

Tell It Like It Was - Pitman-Thilking Part 3

"Tell it

Like it Was!"

Select a story below to read it.

More stories coming soon!

Location:

August Sehrt House, Webster St, Augusta, MO 63332

​

Hours of Operation:

By Appointment 1pm - 4pm

Contact

(651) 592-3874 PO Box 42 Augusta, MO 63332​ augustamomuseum@gmail.com

August Sehrt House,
Webster St, Augusta, MO 63332

By Appointment
1pm - 4pm

(651) 592-3874
PO Box 42 Augusta, MO 63332
augustamomuseum@gmail.com