Category: Hertha
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Toy Making
Here, Renate provides a brief background on the Schellhorn’s involvement in the toy industry and manufacturing. In 1900, when my father, the eldest of four siblings, was just one year old, Sonneberg was already known far beyond the borders as the Christ Child’s workshop for all kinds of toys. In grandfather’s old account books you…
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The four Greuling Girls
Here Renate talks about the four sisters of the Greuling family. One of the sisters, Berta, was my great grandmother, She married Heinrich (Heiner) Schellhorn. Another was Fanny, of whom she speaks often. My Grandmother, Berta’s daughter, also spoke often of Fanny citing her as her favourite aunt. The Greuling family originally came from a…
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1943-12-05
In his letter on this day, Bill writes about the new barracks, along with the improved recreational facilities, he has moved to as a result of his reassignment to the 79th Infantry Battalion. He also notes that he will try to telephone them [his parents] in the afternoon. He then comments that the beautiful California…
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1943-12-04
On this day in 1943, my uncle Bill was at Camp Roberts, in California. He just received his first letter from home the day before. He has yet to start basic training, although he was recently reclassified and moved to the 79th Infantry Battalion (US Army) as a rifleman. Given his poor eyesight he is…
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Laundry
[… a small front garden] Framed towards the street by a living hedge, small trees and a purple flowering lilac bush, the garden consisted of two square lawns, known as “the Wiesle” for short. They were framed with grey slate panels. Slate cladding can be found on many houses in Thuringia. It was usually attached…