Eggert Family Special Projects

Here are some of my special projects, newest on top:

My new biography of the German hymnwriter Catharina von Schlegel, author of Be Still My Soul, finally tells her story, it having been a mystery for hundreds of years: "Catharina von Schlegel and Be Still, My Soul", Logia, A journal of Lutheran theology, Volume XXXIV #2, Eastertide 2025, 37–44.
My paper on the history of the Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, the world's favorite dessert, shows that the two leading theories of its origin (Keller in Bad Godesberg in 1915 and Hildenbrand in Tübingen in 1930) are both incorrect. "Woher kam die Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte?", Mitteilungsblatt der Landesgeschichtlichen Vereinigung für die Mark Brandenburg e.V., 125. Jahrgang (2024) Heft 2, 96–100
My biography of Gabriel Gottlieb Boltze, composer of the melody used for "Let us ever walk with Jesus" (LSB 685): "Melody's Triumph over Darkness: The Life of G. G. Boltze", CrossAccent, Vol. 31, No 3, Fall/Winter 2023, 14–19, www.alcm.org
Supporting information to my paper on the origin and diffusion of the Lutheran Common Table Prayer "Come, Lord Jesus, be our Guest"
Some of my LifeLines report programs for use with the LifeLines genealogical software package
My book Rewinkel ⚭ Spannuth: The Rewinkel and Spannuth Families from Langendorf and Hespe (Germany) to Nebraska (USA) (Bedford: Eggert, 2004), available in printed form for a nominal fee, or in a PDF version. Contact the author!
Scans of the Stamm-Buch der Familie Span Uth (1912)
soc.genealogy.german FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for the Usenet newsgroup
My Schaumburg-Lippe genealogy pages