Margaretha Bencker and her daughter Margaretha Dietel/Diedel lived in the area of Münchberg and Zell during the 30-year-war and the difficult years following the Westfalian Peace.
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THE OBSCURE SCERRIS FROM SICILY
Maltese are not only a seafaring nation. They are a nation of emigrants and Sicily was one of their favourite landing places …
THE AUNT FROM VILLACH
The woman who reared the half-orphaned Wechsler children after their mother’s untimely death was only remembered as the “Aunt from Villach”. Yes, she had a name, and no, she was not from Villach …
WECHSLER’s WITH A “CH”
Family lore at its best: “ch” stands for Christian, hence Wechsler’s with a “ch” were Christian. So why are some “ch” Wechslers Jewish?
POLE POSITION
“Your past is always your past. Even if you forget it, it remembers you, ” as Sarah Dessen says and the Wechsler family is the best proof of that.
SOWING OATES WITH RHODES IN SICILY
How completely British families ended up in the far South explained. And yes, they were from Sheffield …
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