German family memories evoke a first visit to old records
A traveler recalls stopping at a Bavarian village in 1916, meeting Rosa Schneider and Freidi Frey with her husband. They share letters and photos, speak German, and host the visitor at a kitchen table. The journey spans ten miles and reveals friendly locals, faded records, and a sense of ancestral roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Herald
Bauen-Freich
Ernest
Alice
Regina
Rosa Schneider
Wilma
Rosa
Freidi
Altes Visting
Werner Frey
Woblen
Anderson Couple Follows Fifty Year Old Letter to Kin in Switzerland
Anderson and River, co-owners, travel with Paul on a Europe tour seeking a letter from Rosa Schneider about a family tragedy. They tour Lucerne and nearby villages, discuss Ohio River recreation plans, and meet officials in Indiana and Kentucky as they explore a cross state cooperative river development and tourism project tied to historic family links and Swiss locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Switzerland
Paul
Andro
Europe
Ohio
Lake Recreation
lLucerne
Will
Rist
River
Eamen
Freidi
Smark
Wiler Bei Seedorf
Gus
Imporsenberg
Berne
Tance
Lucerne
Iver Moder
Bond
Branigin
Wi Out
Baven
Hausen
Schneiders
Washington
Scheider Jr
Indiana
Lee
Fankhouser
Sau Shroavene
Dille
Communicana Group of
WRC
Fort Wayne
South Bend-Elkhart
Aks
Lowell
Ind
Campbell
Hammond
Funers
Sengo Co
Campbell Washington
U.S
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Ohio River States
Map Area Program
Elwood
Carl LaWall
Ison Heights H.S
Frank Krall
E. Lynn St
Mre
Aeroek
Erwa
Eciee
Hook
CHAMP
JON
Milan
Bate
Hook’s
Zee Fast
Telecombo
Vitalis
Mapane
Southdale
Weston Spon
Muriel
Cepacol
Ndobia Omioder Jesh
Tncoy
Edgewood Plaza
Dens Glacier Club
Ganon
Aree
Smu Sam
Oncqeabie Hee
Anderson Bargain Store
IRS
Panorama Center
East
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