The pillar of the gate to the entrance of the church
The church where Aunt Louise and her family attended...it is all run down, gutted, etc. The gentleman who translated for us told us it is for sale.
The pond on the farm where the kids played. (One of the brothers fell in head first and was rescued by his sister who grabbed his leg and pulled him out!)
Interesting finds around the farmyard...
The house
From the outside, the house did not look too bad but inside it was heart breaking. The people who lived there had not kept it up and it was not clean. We were able to take just a few pictures inside.
Aunt Louise walking down the old cobblestone road (still the same) that led to the school.
The school
The barn on their farm
The original front door of the house
The hen house
The front steps of the house (original)
Aunt Louise and her family had to leave their 85 year old Grandma at this place. She began the journey with them but could not go on. This building (a school) was a makeshift hospital during the war. They left Grandma in hopes that they would return for her...however, this has a sad ending...they never got to go back and they never knew what happened to Grandma. Louise and Clint went to the court house and were given the books to look through to try and find her name but there was no record of her name. In fact, there were no records for January to March of 1945.
The bridge into Germany and hopefully safety. When they finally arrived at this bridge they were stopped by German soldiers and told that it was not safe to cross as the bridge was loaded with explosives to hold back the Russians. Louise's Mom did not know what to do...if they did not cross they would be captured/killed by the Russian army. She made a decision and told the hired man who was driving their wagon to 'GO!'. They crossed the bridge and not long after if was blown up. But they were safely on the other side!
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