Gary - Thanks for the info, it is both interesting and useful. Discovering that I had family in St Louis was a surprise but that area sure has a wealth of genealogy info and folks such as yourself have been exceedingly helpful. Sorry for the delay in thanking you - I was back in your neck of the woods doing a baseball tour, liking all of the trip but the humidity . . . Take care, and thank you, Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "G STOLTMAN" <stopan@msn.com> To: "mo-stlouis-metro" <mo-stlouis-metro@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 8:27 PM Subject: Re: [MO-STLOUIS-METRO] Old, Old, Brewery Histories . . . > Hi Phil > > Here's a tidbit. Mathias Spoeri was very active in the Turner movement and > was one of the founders of the West Side Turner's Society. This club was > formed in 1879 by members of the Schiller Club. It was primarily a social > group but fostered art presentations by its members. Gymnastic classes > were held there for the members (this was the common thread between all of > the Turnverien clubs). They first had their exercises at Uhlrig's Cave (a > famous drinking hole) and eventually built their building at the corner of > Beaumont and Morgan (now Delmar) in 1880-81 at the site of a Baptist > church. > > Good hunting > > Gary Stoltman > Mercerville, NJ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Philips Family > Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 12:05 AM > To: mo-stlouis-metro@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MO-STLOUIS-METRO] Old, Old, Brewery Histories . . . > > Good Folks - Loudwig/Louis Spoeri started a brewery in St Louis probably > around the mid-1800's (don't know the date) and apparently his > brother-in-law Tobias Spengler was a partner. The name of the brewery was > Louis Spoeri & Company. Louis died in 1858 and ultimately Tobias took > over. Tobias, with a son and son-in-law renamed the brewery Bremen > Brewing Company A brief history of that company is available through > Google. > > Does anyone know anything about the original Louis Spoeri & Company? I > have seen Louis' probate file. Also, can anyone locate obits for Louis > Spoeri and his wife Christine Spengler, and Tobias Spengler? If pictures > exist I would like copies as well; I will pay for reproduction and mailing > I am not having much luck but it appears that St. Louis has wonderful > resources available. > > Any and all help appreciated. > > Thank you, > Phil > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MO-STLOUIS-METRO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MO-STLOUIS-METRO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >