My cousin Matt died this morning. His life was full of struggle and pain, but he fought to make the best of it. Matt was born about six months before me. I feel fortunate to have been Matt’s friend during our childhood. We were very close, having lived in the same house for a while […]
I met Friedhelm Wessels via email about three years ago while I was trying to locate my Rathkamp ancestors. I’m glad I did. At that time, I knew my ancestors came to Milwaukee in 1868 and I had a very rough idea of the location they may have been from in Germany, but that was
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Wednesday afternoon we ventured over to the Museumdorf Cloppenburg to continue our history lesson. The museum simulates a 16th to 19th century Niedersachsen village. The buildings on display have been dismantled from various locations around Niedersachsen and have been meticulously restored and rebuilt on-site. I think both Korey and I got more out of this
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We started Wednesday by visiting the Kleinenkneter Steine and the Pestruper Burial Grounds at Wildeshausen. The burial grounds are situated on a heath moor and are visible as far as the eye can see. The Kleinenkneter Steine is basically one of Germany’s versions of Stonehenge, on a smaller scale. As I understand, these burials took place
Notice how the fruit remains in its pristine, untouched state. That’s my boy!
Korey Liebt Schnitzel Sehr!!! Read More »
On our third day in Germany, we visited the Deutsches Auswander Haus (German Emigration Museum) in Bremerhaven, then traveled to Bremen to see the old part of the city. I wish we would have had more time in Bremen because it’s a very cool city with a very unique history. My camera’s battery was dead,
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What a great trip. A perfect week with the only exception being the debacle in the Hotlanta airport. Das Flughof ist ein Klosterfock! We met some incredible people, ate some awesome food, drank some delicious beer, and saw some really remarkable things. It’ll take me a while to organize my thoughts and pictures, but I’ll
Auf Wiedersehen Deutschland! Read More »
This happened today, 3 blocks from our hotel and across the street from the “Kebap Salon” we ate at. [singlepic id=63 w=320 h=240 float=center]
Eatin’ Good in the Neighborhood Read More »
Today has been a fun day. We slept in pretty late and then took the tour bus through Hamburg. Getting on a bus is a story in itself, but I’ll spare the details. Let it be said that our mono-linguistic paralysis puts us at a slight disadvantage. Here are the pictures: [sthumbs=66|64|61|59|58|47|46|44|43|42|41|40|39|38|37|36|34|30|29|23|8|6|4|1,160,max,n,center,]
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We paid good money to see Germans, where the hell are they? I think Korey and I have been up for three days straight, at least it feels like it. We had most of our trip planned pretty well, but we didn’t put any thought into how we were going to get from the airport
Where The Hell Are All The Germans??? Read More »
[singlepic id=51 w=320 h=240 float=left]Over the last 2 years or so I have devoted this website to relaying stories of my ancestors and preserving these stories for my kids. But the fondest memories I have are those my kids themselves have provided over the years. 26 years ago tomorrow, my journey as a father began
Last night, my wife made her soon-to-be-famous Breakfast Cookies- a hearty cookie which includes whole wheat flour, rolled oats, milled flax seed, pecans, applesauce, and about 47 other ingredients which elude me. She’s scoured the internet and has combined some ingredients from this recipe with some ingredients from that recipe. This is the third or
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