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The SCHÖMBS FAMILIENTREFFEN 2008
Once again the cousins of the Schömbs family came together from
various parts of the World (France, Ireland, Netherlands, Brazil,
Taiwan, United States and Germany). Friday about thirty of us went to Undenheim and St.
Albans Hof. Saturday afternoon was the main party at the Hernnsheimer
Schloß. Sunday twenty-five of us went on a river cruise down the Rhein
(the German spelling),
enjoying the views of medieval castles and picturesque villages along the
riverbank. We then visited the Dom (Cathedral) in Mainz, first completed
in the year 975, and ended the weekend with a wonderful meal at the Heiliggeist
Restaurant in Mainz, also built in about the year 1000 as a hospital for the
poor.
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Here to see the participant list (Teilnehmerliste) (to be added soon). If you would
like contact information for anyone, send us an E-mail.
- If you would like high resolution copies of some of the Fotos, Click Here.
Steve Mohr and others have taken many wonderful photographs of the weekend.
- The next Familientreffen in Deutschland will be in about 2013, plus or
minus a year.
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Friday, 27 June 2008:
Freitag, 27 Juni 2008:
Gundheim
Monzernheim
Undenheim
St. Albans Hof
Hahnheim
Wahlheimer Hof
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The first stop
Friday was in Gundheim, the birthplace of Thomas Schembs (*1770), the
first known Schömbs emigrant. Thomas and his family left Deutschland for
Brazil in 1825. |
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| Phil and Faith
Schombs stand with Al Schombs in front of an old Monzernheim building |
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We went to
Undenheim for a walking tour of the town and lunch at St. Albans Hof |
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| One of the
local Undenheim citizens presents his credentials as a member of the
Zacharias Schömbs Family |
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The Reinholds:
Reinhold Sittel, former Bürgermeister of Undenheim, and Reinhold Schembs |
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| Herr Sittel gives us history at the Rathaus |
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And more from the Cemetery |
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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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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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| 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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| Wolfgang
Heuberger, Erwin Schömbs and Monika Schoembs |
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Phil and Faith
Schombs, Jean and Frank Schembs, and Carolyn and Gordon Stewart |
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| After Undenheim
we went to Hahnheim and Wahlheimer Hof |
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In Hahnheim, the former home of Philipp Schömbs
(1885-1952), built in 1590!
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Just another
home built in 1689 |
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| Getulio
Schemes, Jim Schembs, Alain Schömbs and Duda Schemes |
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A tour of the
cellar at Wahlheimer Hof with Mimi Mortensen, Adriana Schemes, Eric
Schömbs, Dwayne Lutringer and Al Schombs |
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| One of the
dinner tables Friday night at the Zum Schwanen in Osthofen |
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Arno, our
favorite winemaker |
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| Pauline's
Dinner Art |
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After Thursday
dinner in Rheindurkheim |
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| The French
Schömbs: Alain, Christiane, Clémence, Séverine, Pauline and
Erik |
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Saturday, 28 June 2008:
Samstag, 28 Juni 2008:
Tour of Worms
Wormser Dom / Museum
Treffen at the Herrnsheimer Schloß
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The article in the Worms
Newspaper about the Familientreffen and the Brazilians |
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| Statue to Martin Luther in
Worms |
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Beate Schömbs-Riexinger
came from Ireland to be with her family and cousins |
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| Pia, Mechthild and Rolf
Streicher |
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Finding your roots on the
Tree by Wolfgang Heuberger |
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| Celebrating Alfred
Schömbs, age 94 |
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The Frank Schembs family |
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| The Lottermans and
Nischwitz's |
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Edith Bardong Julius led us
in Hippel-Schembs songs |
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| The family and friends of
Elsa Schembs |
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The Philipp Schömbs family
from Bensheim |
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Foto 1
From Left: Stefan Edel,
Claudia Schembs Edel, Stephanie Schembs, Hans Schembs, Rita Beckerle
Burkhard, Michaela Schembs, Doris Freiermuth Griebel, Mira Würm-Schembs,
Elisabeth Schembs, Wolfram Würm-Schembs, Margret Würm-Schembs
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Foto 2
From Left: Claudia
Schembs Edel, Rita Beckerle, Ralph Griebel, Stefan Edel, Stephanie Schembs, Simone Schembs, Hans Schembs, Rita Beckerle Bürkhard, Margret
Beckerle Freiermuth, Michaela Schembs, Mira Schembs, Doris Freiermuth Griebel, Elisabeth Schembs, Wolfram Würm-Schembs, Friedel Beckerle,
Margret Würm-Schembs
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| Craig, Mimi and Ernie
Mortensen |
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Jim Schembs auf deutsch |
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Foto 3
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Left: Rita Beckerle, Steve Mohr, Margret
Beckerle Freiermuth, Friedel Beckerle, Edith Bardong Julius, Simone
Freiermuth, Rita Beckerle, Doris Freiermuth Griebel, ???, Ralph Griebel,
???
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Schömbs 2008 |
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| A conversation in
Portuguese -- Clair and Pia |
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Elisabeth Schembs and
family |
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| Steve, Mark and Claudia |
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Facial hair or no? |
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| Adriana, Duda, Jim and
Pamela |
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Christoph, Britta,
Mechthild and Pia |
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| Michaela meets Jim (wieder) |
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Who did whaaat?? |
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| Martin joins the Hippel-Schembs |
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Emma Jäger, Mia, Mieke, Arno and Leo Schembs |
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