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  • Franz Sevenich 1870-1950

    Franz Sevenich was my Great Grandfather. He was born January 4th, 1870

    in Brachelen and died 26 August 1950 in Düsseldorf-Heerdt, Germany.

    He married my Great Grandmother, Anna Catharina Steinhaus on June 9th,

    1893 in Heerdt.

    My aunt Liesel told me that Franz was a very proud man and that he liked to

    celebrate a lot. He even made his own wine. Birthdays weren’t celebrated,

    instead it was Saint’s Day. My Great Grandmother’s middle name was

    Katharina, so was my Oma’s (Grandmother’s), my Mother’s and even my

    middle name as well. Catharina’s Saint Day is celebrated on November 25th.

    My Grandfather as a young man.

    1918, 25th Anniversary

    1943, 50th Anniversary

    The pictures were colorized by https://www.ancestry.com

  • Family Lore

    Happy New Year! This is my very first post. So here it goes!

    I am inspired by following Amy Crow’s

    One of the stories I heard from my Dad is that during WW2, my Grandparents were bombed out three times and had to find new places

    to live. They lived in Düsseldorf, Germany which was attacked

    several times between 1939 and 1945. Thankfully my Grandparents survived this horror. Two of their sons died while fighting in Russia.

    My Dad was in Russia for a very short time, but kept getting sick, so

    eventually the army send him home for good. If my Dad had died in

    the war I wouldn’t be here to tell my family’s story.

  • The Art of Connection

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  • Beyond the Obstacle

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