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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Schafbush, France
We read a whole book about the Hege family who came here in the early 1900 and still live here. This property was tugged back and forth between France and Germany over the centuries. Rich history.
Very possibly Phil's relatives. Have you read the book by Erica Hege Shirk, a daughter of this family who married and American and has live in Lancaster county for years? If not you would enjoy it. Available to borrow from us.
Ruth, I stumbled by your blog site while researching information on the Haftelhof. I was a Showalter (before marriage), and believe I may have corresponded with your husband Linden via email. He sent me a translation of some Showalter documentation originally from Otto Showalter a while back. (Was glad to see a photo of him on this site.) Linden has been very helpful in my Showalter research. I live in Floyd County, Virginia, in a small town named Willis. I still work on research on our family, but have limited time, as I work full time. The Showalters were an interesting family. I have also read (and enjoyed very much) the book you mentioned above by Erica Hege Shirk. My father (Robert Henry Showalter) was a turret gunner in the American Army Air Force in WW2, and when I showed him a picture in that book of Schafbush when it had suffered damage during the war, he looked at it and said "I hope I didn't do that...". I am looking forward to looking further at your blog site. I would dearly love to visit the many places of Showalter past in Germany, Switzerland, and France. Maybe one day... Kathy Showalter Dalton
Thank you for taking the time to write me! I sure hope you'll be able to make the trip to Europe someday! As you know Linden would be happy to be of any help to you. Glad you found my blog and I would love for a way to get to know you and your family too. A Merry Christmas to you and yours. Ruthie
Hi Ruth! My boyfriend just found this blog and showed me! This is my grandmother Erica's farm. She is the one child of 17 who married an American and moved away. The last time I visited this farm was in 2012, a year after you took this photo. I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed reading about our family's history! :)
Phil's relatives?
ReplyDeleteVery possibly Phil's relatives. Have you read the book by Erica Hege Shirk, a daughter of this family who married and American and has live in Lancaster county for years? If not you would enjoy it. Available to borrow from us.
ReplyDeleteRuth, I stumbled by your blog site while researching information on the Haftelhof. I was a Showalter (before marriage), and believe I may have corresponded with your husband Linden via email. He sent me a translation of some Showalter documentation originally from Otto Showalter a while back. (Was glad to see a photo of him on this site.) Linden has been very helpful in my Showalter research. I live in Floyd County, Virginia, in a small town named Willis. I still work on research on our family, but have limited time, as I work full time. The Showalters were an interesting family. I have also read (and enjoyed very much) the book you mentioned above by Erica Hege Shirk. My father (Robert Henry Showalter) was a turret gunner in the American Army Air Force in WW2, and when I showed him a picture in that book of Schafbush when it had suffered damage during the war, he looked at it and said "I hope I didn't do that...". I am looking forward to looking further at your blog site. I would dearly love to visit the many places of Showalter past in Germany, Switzerland, and France. Maybe one day...
ReplyDeleteKathy Showalter Dalton
Thank you for taking the time to write me! I sure hope you'll be able to make the trip to Europe someday! As you know Linden would be happy to be of any help to you. Glad you found my blog and I would love for a way to get to know you and your family too.
ReplyDeleteA Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Ruthie
Hi Ruth! My boyfriend just found this blog and showed me! This is my grandmother Erica's farm. She is the one child of 17 who married an American and moved away. The last time I visited this farm was in 2012, a year after you took this photo. I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed reading about our family's history! :)
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