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The SCHÖMBS FAMILIENTREFFEN 2005
The festivities began on Thursday as many of the family members arrived from
various parts of Germany and other countries (Austria, France, Russia, and the
United States). Friday about twenty-five of us went to Undenheim and St.
Albans Hof. The main gathering was Saturday at Gasthaus Krone in
Herrnsheim. Sunday about thirty relatives went on a fun boat cruise on the
Rhine from Bingen to Boppard. After lunch in Boppard, we took the train
back to Bingen and got together for a final dinner in Osthofen.
- Click
Here to see the participant list (Teilnehmerliste). If you would
like contact information for anyone, send us an E-mail.
- The Mainz newspaper, Wormser Zeitung, ran a great article on
Monday, 6 June. Click Here to see the photograph and article.
- Peter Schömbs of Berlin has suggested another Treffen in May, 2007, on
the 300th anniversary of Zacharias's death. Hmmm.
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Thursday/Friday, 2/3 June 2005:
Donnerstag/Freitag, 2/3 Juni 2005:
Oppenheim
Undenheim
St. Albans Hof
Dorn-Dürkheim
Arno Schembs Weingut
Zum Löwen
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The Kirche in
Oppenheim |
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| The Friday
Group in front of the Oppenheim Kirche |
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Steve Schembs
and Paul Schambs walking through Oppenheim |
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Oppenheim, we went to Undenheim |
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Herr Reinhold
Sittel, former Bürgermeister of Undenheim, leads us on a fabulous tour of
Undenheim, past the old homes where the Schömbs lived in the 18th and
19th Centuries |
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Kirchgäßchen, home of Peter Schömbs, his son Konrad, and Konrad's
daughter Anna Elisabeth and her husband Valentin Benz, from 1716 until
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Nr. 6
Schulstraße, home of Johann Mathäus Schömbs, his son Joh. Peter, his
son Joh. Viermund, his son Joh. II Viermund, and his son Friedrich
Josef. Five generations of Schömbs lived in the home from 1726
until about 1900! |
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The Undenheim streetscape.
Below: The Undenheim Catholic Church where
Zacharias
and the Schömbs descendants worshipped. |
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Paul Schambs
and Ken Garn stand in front of the wall surrounding the Undenheim
church. The wall was for protection of the church, with the holes in the wall for
firing at attackers. |
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| Nr. 6 Alzeyer
Straße, home of Heinrich Schömbs, his son Johann, Johann's nephew
Johann, and his son Johann from 1732 until the early 1800's. |
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St. Albans Hof
for Mittagessen / Lunch |
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| Hanni and Erwin
Schömbs, Martin and Monika Schoembs, and Ken Garn |
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Mittagessen at
St. Albans Hof |
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| The Bike at St.
Albans Hof |
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At St. Albans
Hof, Herr Peter Schwamb talks to Erwin Schömbs about the history of the
Hof. |
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| Jim Schembs
quenches the wall's thirst |
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Mimi, Ken,
Monika, and Martin, after lunch at St. Albans Hof |
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| Several of the
Undenheim visitors at St. Albans Hof, before departure. |
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Eric,
Christiane, and Alain Schömbs at the Evangelical Church in Dorn-Dürkheim,
where their ancestor-emigrant Adam Schömbs worshiped before he left for
France in about 1845. The Church was first built in 1564. |
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| Alain getting
to know Linda Schambs Hatch and Pamela Schembs. |
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Arno introduces
the family, at the Weingut. |
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| Keith and Earl
enjoy the discussion. |
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Alain poses,
while Monika sneaks behind. |
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| Arno draws a
glass out of the barrel for Keith Schembs. |
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Martin and
Monika meet the Schambs, Schembs and Münzenbergers. |
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| Steve, Linda,
Pamela, and Earl talking at the Weingut. |
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Freitag Abendessen
(Friday dinner) at the Zum Löwen. |
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Saturday, 4 June 2005:
Samstag, 4 Juni 2005:
Tour of Worms
Worms Dom /
Museum
Treffen at
Gasthaus Krone
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Eric, Ernie, Mimi, and Ken
go on a tour of the Wormser Dom with the Bishop. |
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| The Wormser Dom |
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Mimi unexpectedly finds a
sculpture by Eckhard Schembs at the Stadt Museum. Unfortunately
Eckhard missed the Familientreffen, as he now lives in Lagos, Nigeria. |
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| Statue to Martin Luther in
Worms |
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Fest at the Gasthaus Krone,
mit Schembs Wein |
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| At the Treffen, Jim Schembs
surprises the Germans auf deutsch, and receives a round of applause. |
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Families brought old family
pictures to show. |
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| From Hahnheim, a memorial
to those killed, missing, and civilian casualties in World War II. |
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A remembrance of a family
member who died in China in the 1909 Boxer Rebellion. |
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| Berlin, Bensheim,
Wolfratshauser, Laubenheim, Worms, Rockenhausen, Ganglof. . . . Schömbs
from everywhere! |
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Reinhold addressing the
family. |
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| Steve Schembs, Michaela and
Doris Busch |
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A table of Amerika,
France, Berlin, and Mainz |
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| A little twig of the Tree. |
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The Kuhns enjoy a beautiful
afternoon in Herrnsheim. |
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| Peter Röß playing the
accordion; Marion, Mechthild, Annegret and Gisela listening. |
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Johanna and Alfred
Schömbs, with the Busch table in the background |
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| People talking before
Abendessen. |
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Meet my Mom! |
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| The descendants of Anna
Maria Schembs (*1858) keep the conversation going. |
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Ken and Steve join the Elsa
Schembs family. |
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| Jim Schembs, Reinhold
Schembs, and Linda Hatch |
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Leo Schembs, Ernie and Mimi
Mortensen |
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Ina, Reinhold, Werner,
Paul, Carmen and Sabine |
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| The Kuhns fill another
table. |
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Ernie reviews a little of
the family Geschichte. |
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| Jochen and Harald visit
with Reinhold's family - Katharina, Irene, and Christine |
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Susan Ferguson, Magda
Schömbs, and Karl Grosser. |
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| Carmen and Sabine Schömbs
liven up the party. |
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Wolfgang and Marion
watching Peter play the accordion. |
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| Mieke wondering about the
wine. |
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Erwin and Hanni Schömbs relaxing. |
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| Kris meets Silke, with
Jochen and Harald on hand. |
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Arno explaining to Pamela. |
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| Does anyone want to hear
about Ohio? Werner and Maria Schembs and Paul Schambs |
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Hey Georg, why do people
think we are related? |
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| Steve meets Leo and Mia. |
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Inka, Mechthild, Annegret,
Gisela, Peter and Julius |
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| Mimi auditing the history
with Reinhold. |
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Steve, Carmen, and Keith |
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| It's past midnight, but the
Party continues! |
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O.K., that's it! |
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