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first stop in Germany was Schney, the birthplace of Martha and Marie. Of
course it is also where Uncle Benny was born as well. I focus on these
three because our story begins in 1934 when the three of them actually left
their homeland to come to the United States.
Aunt Marie had her confirmation in May of 1934 and within
days, she and her sister Martha and her brother Benny headed to the port of
Bremerhaven in northern Germany to board the ship that would sail them across
the Atlantic.
The picture at the left was taken up on the hill behind
Schney, in the forest where they once gathered wood for the home fire. We
visited it and walked around listening to them reminisce.
Of course one of the main reasons we were in Germany was
to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Aunt Marie's Confirmation in the small
church in Schney--Kirche St. Maria in der Schney. The ceremony we were
attending was billed as:
"Festgottesdienst
anlasslich der JubelKonfirmation in Schney "
The church is beautiful and I have some nice exterior as
well as interior shots of it in the collection of photos below.
There are a lot of pictures here, but I thought I would
keep them all in the collection as some of you may recognize places, people or
things that I might otherwise leave out. To see the full size picture,
just put your cursor on any of the small thumbnail pictures below and click.
The picture will blow up to full size. To return to this page after
viewing a picture, just use the return button at the top left of your screen.
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The Baron's Schloss
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Jon on the wall of the cemetary
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The Kirche St. Maria in der Schney
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Oma in the Schney cemetary
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Uncle Carl in the Schney cemetary
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The Nagler house in Schney
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Jon Carl Marie Kathleen Martha and Friedl
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Marie Friedl and Martha at Friedl's home
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Uncle Carl
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Jon relaxes at the Mainlust Hotel
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Aunt Marie
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No one went hungry on this trip!
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We ate well!
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Ken and Kathleen
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Kathleen Jon and Ken
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Getting organized for the service and celebration
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Kirche St. Maria in der Schney
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Inside Kirche St. Maria in der Schney
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Aunt Marie and Friedl
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Martha and Kathleen-Mother and Daughter
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Jon Kathleen Martha Carl and Marie
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Carl and Marie Toman
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Aunt Marie and old friends
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Waiting for the church service to begin
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