Lost in Worms

As all Jahn family experts know, Konrad Jahn was pastor in Worms, Nebraska for several years. Across from the parsonage was the lone store where Mutti undoubtedly bought items for the family. Years later it because a tavern, most recently known as the Nitecrawlers Bar.

Sadly, the tavern burned to the ground this morning and one more footprint in the sand of Konrad's life, a place in which he once stood, is gone.

Fire Destroys Nitecrawlers Bar

An earlier story about the town and the bar:

One of Two Places to Go in Worms

The Jahn Children

From the same photographer on the same day, this picture was found about five years ago in the closet of a church member in Amherst, Nebraska, whose family had been members at Immanuel in Watertown. She had a number of old pictures, including this one which was labeled on the back - Rev. Jahn's children. What a find!

The Jahn Children (Our Grandparents)

In anticipation of the gathering in April in Chattanooga, let's get grounded on who is whom. Konrad and Mutti (Freda) had 5 children with descendants. They were, in birth order, Jack (Gustav), Dorothea, Richard, Paul and Erich. Here's a picture of the 4 oldest from about 1900. From left to right: Richard, Dora, Paul and Jack.

April in Chattanooga

There are now four Jahns who have booked their trip. I'll update the count as I hear from more.

Family Gathering in April!

Come on all you Jahn family members, descendants of Gustav Jahn! Join us April 2 and 3 in Chattanooga, TN. See link for details!

http://www.vonfange.com/Jahn/index.htm

Mutti's Handiwork

Mutti, Konrad's wife, Gustav's daughter-in-law, was an amazing woman with a keen eye and a steady hand. Look at this craftsmanship!

The Whole Story

Well, maybe not the whole story, but a lot more than we knew in 1983 when the first Jahn history came out. What a great story - the lives of these two men! I hope you have enjoyed it and, of course, more is in the works.

Mayor

During the 1850s, Gustav Jahn was the mayor of Sandersleben and near-by Freckleben. He managed a refurbishing of the city hall (Rathaus) which was adjacent to the Lutheran Church St. Marien. A picture of both from about 1903 shows how both looked not long after Gustav's death in 1888.

Sandersleben Rathaus und Kirche (City Hall and Church)

Neuer Frühling

One of Gustav Jahn's best-known books was "A New Spring," a book of poetry that expressed the renewal of life he felt after the death of his beloved first wife, Anna Wappler, and the new love of his life, Dorothea von Dieskau. The photo above shows three different editions and bindings for this widely distributed book.