Tell It Like It Was Stories

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 - Pitman-Thilking Part 3

Tell It Like It Was - Pitman-Thilking Part 2

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date May 8, 2022 CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN by Ada Habershon and Charles...

Jan 14, 202312 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Pitman-Thilking Part 2

Tell It Like It Was - Pitman-Thilking #1

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date April 29, 2022 (Turn on your sound and press the play button to...

Jan 7, 20239 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Pitman-Thilking #1

Tell It Like It Was - RAZING THE SMITHY

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date December 17, 2022 Gentle readers, when I wrote my blacksmith...

Dec 17, 20226 min read

Tell It Like It Was - The Village Smithy

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date April, 16 2022 Paul: Henry, would you kindly start this story...

Dec 10, 202219 min read

Tell It Like It Was - The Village Smithy

Tell It Like It Was - Aloys Struckhoff Part 3

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date March 22, 2022 Gentle readers (I know there are a few of you),...

Dec 3, 20229 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Aloys Struckhoff Part 3

Tell It Like It Was - Aloys Struckhoff Part 2

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date March 11, 2022 Gentle congregation: I stand before you today to...

Nov 26, 202211 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Aloys Struckhoff Part 2

Tell It Like It Was - Aloys Struckhoff Part 1

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date March 2, 2022 Gentle readers, it was the fall of 1927. Calvin...

Nov 19, 20229 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Aloys Struckhoff Part 1

Tell It Like It Was - Searching for Leeman

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date February 12, 2022 Gentle readers, I was never a boy scout. I...

Nov 12, 202216 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Searching for Leeman

Tell It Like It Was - Ellen Berg Mallinckrodt Final Episode

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date January 24, 2022 Gentle readers, I had an earlier phone...

Nov 4, 20228 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Ellen Berg Mallinckrodt Final Episode

Tell It Like It Was - Ellen Berg Mallinckrodt Part 2

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date January 10, 2022 Hello again, gentle readers. The writing of...

Oct 28, 20229 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Ellen Berg Mallinckrodt Part 2

Tell It Like It Was - Ellen Berg Mallinckrodt Part 1

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date January 2, 2022 (Turn on your sound and press the play button to...

Oct 22, 202210 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Ellen Berg Mallinckrodt Part 1

Tell It Like It Was - A Shortt Story

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date November 29, 2021 Hello again, gentle readers. Many years ago, a...

Oct 14, 202214 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Ball Busting Work (Lucian Dressel Part Four)

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date October 31, 2021 (Turn on your sound and press the play button...

Oct 7, 202211 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Ball Busting Work (Lucian Dressel Part Four)

Tell It Like It Was - A Man In Full (Lucian Dressel Part Three)

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date October 13, 2021 (Turn on your sound and press the play button...

Sep 30, 202210 min read

Tell It Like It Was - A Man In Full (Lucian Dressel Part Three)

Tell It Like It Was - Wheylaid? (Lucian Dressel and Mount Pleasant Winery Pt 2)

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date October 4, 2021 Gentle readers: a couple photos have trickled...

Sep 23, 20227 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Wheylaid? (Lucian Dressel and Mount Pleasant Winery Pt 2)

Tell It Like It Was - Lucian Dressel and Mt. Pleasant Winery Pt 1

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date 9/24/2021 Gentle readers, one summer evening in the early 80s, I...

Sep 16, 202210 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Lucian Dressel and Mt. Pleasant Winery Pt 1

Tell It Like It Was - Libraries

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date 9/9,/2021 Shhh! The Libraries of Augusta. Hello gentle readers,...

Sep 7, 202210 min read

Tell It Like It Was - Crossing the Big Muddy for George

Adapted from the original email-letters from Paul Ovaitt - Original date 7/31/21 Goodbye, George Bocklage – Teri Moore – Hannah Grey -the...

Aug 22, 20226 min read

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 - Pitman-Thilking Part 2

Tell It Like It Was - Pitman-Thilking #1

Tell It Like It Was - RAZING THE SMITHY

Tell It Like It Was - The Village Smithy

Tell It Like It Was - Aloys Struckhoff Part 3

Tell It Like It Was - Aloys Struckhoff Part 2

Tell It Like It Was - Aloys Struckhoff Part 1

Tell It Like It Was - Searching for Leeman

Tell It Like It Was - Ellen Berg Mallinckrodt Final Episode

Tell It Like It Was - Ellen Berg Mallinckrodt Part 2

Tell It Like It Was - Ellen Berg Mallinckrodt Part 1

Tell It Like It Was - A Shortt Story

Tell It Like It Was - Ball Busting Work (Lucian Dressel Part Four)

Tell It Like It Was - A Man In Full (Lucian Dressel Part Three)

Tell It Like It Was - Wheylaid? (Lucian Dressel and Mount Pleasant Winery Pt 2)

Tell It Like It Was - Lucian Dressel and Mt. Pleasant Winery Pt 1

Tell It Like It Was - Libraries

Tell It Like It Was - Crossing the Big Muddy for George

"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 - The Stacks of Labadie Part 1

Tell It Like It Was - Pitman-Thilking Part 3

Tell It Like It Was - Pitman-Thilking Part 2

Tell It Like It Was - Pitman-Thilking #1

Tell It Like It Was - RAZING THE SMITHY

Tell It Like It Was - The Village Smithy

Tell It Like It Was - Aloys Struckhoff Part 3

Tell It Like It Was - Aloys Struckhoff Part 2

Tell It Like It Was - Aloys Struckhoff Part 1

Tell It Like It Was - Searching for Leeman

Tell It Like It Was - Ellen Berg Mallinckrodt Final Episode

Tell It Like It Was - Ellen Berg Mallinckrodt Part 2

Tell It Like It Was - Ellen Berg Mallinckrodt Part 1

Tell It Like It Was - A Shortt Story

Tell It Like It Was - Ball Busting Work (Lucian Dressel Part Four)

Tell It Like It Was - A Man In Full (Lucian Dressel Part Three)

Tell It Like It Was - Wheylaid? (Lucian Dressel and Mount Pleasant Winery Pt 2)

Tell It Like It Was - Lucian Dressel and Mt. Pleasant Winery Pt 1

Tell It Like It Was - Libraries

Tell It Like It Was - Crossing the Big Muddy for George

"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