Gustav Jahn

Gustav Jahn

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Immanuel

From Rick, the interior of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Watertown, Nebraska, where now only a marker indicates the location of the alter those many years ago.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Fritz Jahn Art

Fritz was Uncle to Jack, Dora, Richard, Paul and Erich. A subset of his work, the watercolors, has been published here: Click


Sunday, April 17, 2011

New Letter from 1911

Here's one of the discoveries from the gathering in Chattanooga - a letter from Konrad's brother-in-law, Rev. Karl Kuhlmann, dated August 1, 1911. Here is the first page: as written, as transcribed and as translated.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Scenes from Lookout Mountain School

Lookout Mountain School

What an impressive operation! Erich Jahn and this community built a school that continues its legacy of excellence to this day. Inside, a portrait of Erich with his two grandchildren, Dan and Paul.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Friday Evening

The visit got off to a great start with dinner at Niko's in Chattanooga. From left, clockwise, Rick, Roger, Janna, Suzie, Hayden, Dan, David, Jackie, Paul, Paul, Karen, Mike.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

We Made It and It Was Great!

Stay tuned! Follow this blog if you're not already. Ten of Konrad's great-grandchildren gathered in Chattanooga last weekend. Here's part of the city from the vantage point of one of our excursions.