On Sept. 21 1887, Franklin and Laura Schowengerdt were married. It was a double wedding. The other couple was Franklin’s dad and Laura’s mom. The younger bride wore purple and her groom wore …
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Wedding exhibit open at Historical Society Museum
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By Kate Miller, Record Managing Editor
On Sept. 21 1887, Franklin and Laura Schowengerdt were married. It was a double wedding. The other couple was Franklin’s dad and Laura’s mom.The younger bride wore purple and her groom wore black.Those garments and many more are on display this month at the Warren County Historical Museum, located at 102 W. Walton in Warrenton.“(Many) of the dresses here were donated to the museum,” said Susie Busekrus, a volunteer at the Warren County Historical Museum. “Some people loaned them to us.”Emma (Brandt) Dothage married May 4, 1910. Her veil is on display.Dolores Owenby, a former longtime director on the Warren Fire District Board, has her tea-length, lace dress on display from her June 8, 1957, wedding to Marion. Owenby sewed the dress herself.Residents checking out the wedding display may recognize names on the dresses, photographs, announcements and invitations. The memorabilia dates back to the late 1800s.Museum visitors also may find a relative from long ago. Busekrus said there are relatives within the displays.“A last name you see here could be somewhere else because they’re somehow related,” she said.Busekrus too has contributed to the display.“My mom had just graduated from high school. He was shipping out, so they got married before he left,” she said.A picture of her parents, Bill and Jean Mobley, at their weeding on June 18, 1953, is on display.The wedding exhibit will be on display through June 30.“We’d like to have lots of people come in and see it,” said Busekrus, who said the items are more than old things. Rather, they tell a story of Warren County’s past and the families who lived here.As far as Franklin and Laura Schowengerdt’s life together, they had six children and were married 72 years.The hours for the Warren County History Museum are Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free to all.For more information call 636-456-3820.
The Warren County Historical Museum is hosting a wedding dress display during June. The dresses were donated by or are on loan from local families. Record photo/Kate Miller.
