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Our Ungerechts lived in Helba from the late 1600's until emigrating to the U.S. in 1864. | Our Ungerechts lived in Helba from the late 1600's until emigrating to the U.S. in 1864. | ||
- | {{:un :2016_de_un35_helbahistorian.jpg?200|Helba Historian}} | + | {{ :un:2016_de_un35_helbahistorian.jpg?200|Helba Historian}} |
- | {{:un:2016_de_un40_helbacemetary.jpg?200|Helba Cemetary}} | + | Matthias found a local historian who described some of the history of Helba, although from what I gathered in the translation is that most of it was after our Ungerechts left. |
- | {{: un:2016_de_un38_helbaungerechtgrave.jpg?200|Ungerecht Grave}} | + | |
- | {{:un:2016_de_un44_helbaoldchurch.jpg?200|Old church of Helba}} | + | ----- |
+ | {{ :un:2016_de_un40_helbacemetary.jpg?200|Helba Cemetary}} | ||
+ | The Helba cemetary dates to 1689, and is located on a hillside overlooking the town. However, the tradition in Germany is to rent a grave for a period of time (such as 20 years), and then re-use the grave. So there are no old tombstones to look at. | ||
+ | {{ :un:2016_de_un38_helbaungerechtgrave.jpg?200|Ungerecht Grave}} | ||
+ | There was, however, a recent tombstone for the family of Fritz Ungerecht. Matthais was pretty certain all Ungerechts in Helba are descended from Adam Ungerecht, so Fritz has to be some degree of cousin. | ||
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+ | {{:un:2016_de_un44_helbaoldchurch.jpg?200|Old church of Helba}} | ||
+ | The church of Helba that our Ungerechts would have attended before they emigrated to the U.S. has been since converted into a school, then into a private residence. The local historians remembered going to school here, sometimes using boards to cross the street which would flood from a nearby creek. |