Eigenhof and the Headstone
It’s Thanksgiving Day and I am indulging myself in a little bit of background reading about Eigenhof. In so doing, I’ve learned a few things […]
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The Unrecognizable Loeppky Cemetery of Strassburg
EAST RESERVE You know how sometimes you travel all the way across the world (pre-pandemic) and visit some famous tourist spot, and it looks nothing […]
Reinfeld, East Reserve, Couldn’t Be More Different From Its West Reserve Counterpart
EAST RESERVE If you visit Reinfeld near Winkler, well, it’s pretty much a suburb of Winkler at this point. To me, it’s all one and […]
Schönhorst: The Most Intimidating Cemetery on the East Reserve
EAST RESERVE I was not fully prepared for what I encountered at Schönhorst. This is in the midst of private property. Like, in the midst of […]
Jakob’s Final Resting Place (After Being Booted Out of Osterwick)
When I first read Peter Brown’s book The Brauns of Osterwick, I never expected to actually see the gravesite of my great-great-great-grandfather Jakob Braun. It […]