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This is in the Illenschwang church, which is shown in more detail on another page. The people are, L to R, Friedrich Gaar, Gisela Gaar, Martina Gaar, and John Blankenbaker. While waiting for the Illenschwang pastor, John was showing the Gaars a picture of the Hebron church and a copy of Huddle's History of the Hebron Church, which he is giving as gifts to the Illenschwang church. Martina is fifteen years and acted as our interpreter. She is a smart kid, but then aren't all the Gaars smart? .
Obermichelbach is a village less than two miles from Illenschwang, and is where the Garrs live. They go to church here, not in Illenschwang. They have a small acreage and raise some sheep and three children, Martina, Silke,and Norbert. The five of them have a band.
All of the villages shown in this series are very close together.
Andrew (or Andreas) Gaar's parents were married in this church at Aufkirchen. Probably, the tower was there at the time, but the rest of the church has probably been rebuilt or modified.
(For more photos of Aufkirchen Village, click here. These photos were found on the web and some of you may find them useful.)
Beyerberg is where about fourteen ancestors of Eva Seidelmann lived. Eva was the wife of Andreas Gaar, and came with the family to Pennsylvania, and, hence, to Virginia, where they settled on Gaar's Mountain in the Robinson River Valley.
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