Photos 2004

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 Ingrisch - Fedrich - Hermann - Klingler

2004 visit with
Johann "Hans" & Mari (Fedrich) Hermann

The Hermann's live at house 50 in Mercydorf.  This house has been in the Hermann family for more than a century.  Hans father Johann Hermann and his wife Magdalena Klingler lived in the house in 1934, as recorded in the 1934 Mercydorf Bilder aus 1734-1934 by Peter Schiff.

The floral snippet is from a photo taken of their kitchen walls, because Mari did the beautiful stenciling.

We enjoyed a few cups of the delicious Jacobs coffee Maria prepared for us.  Hans gives us a tour of their cellar, we went through a trap like door on the floor, which was hidden by a rug.  It was very cool down there.  Hans poses with his wine barrel.   They had bottles of homemade wine, which he gave us one. Onions are the only vegetable presently stored.  This was my first time in a real cellar!

The top of the barn is their hambar, which I had to go see.  It was filled with corn and Mari demonstrated how to use the corn sheller.  I have it all on video but I did not take photos, I wish I had now. This was the first time I ever seen a hambar.  note: the wind was blowing hard that day ;-)

Spending time with Hans & Mari was one of the highlights of my trip.  Their hospitality & warmth made an impression in my mind I will never forget.  They are down to earth people who are happy and content.  It was good to look in the eyes of someone who carries Ingrisch genes, Mari a sweet woman.  They welcomed strangers into their home and we all parted with tears in our eyes.

Fedrich Facts & Finds 

Fedrich listed among the 1899 Mercydorf Tradesmen / Barbers: 

 

1907 Mercydorf Tradesmen:

Barbers:  Josef Blau & Son; Johann Fedrich; Josef Friedl; Peter Ingrisch; Ferdinand Muttar; Leonhard Schiff; Johann Wurtz.
Carpenters:  Josef Billo; Michael Eszes; Josef Fedrich; Matthias Fischer; Josef Minnich; George Wick; Johann Wick. 

Photos from the Private Collection of Johann "Hans" & Maria

Read the story Survivors of slave labor in Russia for four years, read the story of Maria 'Tante Mari' Ingrisch & husband Peter Fedrich The story of Peter Fedrich & Marie Ingrisch deportation to Russia, remembered by their niece Sister Suzanne Kullowitch.


Photos 2005

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