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From: Marilyn Lane <>
Subject: [Germans-STL] Sud St. Louis Turnverein
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 14:03:44 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <200312031701.hB3H17TC019595@lists2.rootsweb.com>

Would you please do a look up in your Turnverein book
for HEBERER, BURKHART or MOELLINGER.

Thanks,

Marilyn Lane

> 1905-06 booklet of the
> Sud St. Louis Turnverein (South St. Louis Gymnastic
> Society) which was
> located on 10th and Carroll. This contains a
> membership list with
> addresses, officers, photographs and other
> information. If anyone else
> is interested I will be happy to do look ups.. >>
>
>
> Hello Ginny and Joan,
>
> Thank you both for all the information. I love the
> photos & hope I can get
> copies of them.
>
> My grandparents (Wilhelm Happel & Lina Stremme) on
> my web site met at a
> Turnverein, perhaps one off Chouteau Ave. in early
> 1900s.
> These 2 families immigrated from Hessen villages
> that were only a few
> kilometers apart, but only first met in St. Louis.
>
> We lived on Papin at Newstead, just 2 blocks south
> of Forest Park, where my
> grandfather would celebrate his birthday ever June.
>
> Not far from our grocery store, I remember a
> "Turner's Hall" & was told it
> was like a gymnasium, a place for Germans to meet &
> socialize.
> Joan, will you please check for my grandparents in
> the membership list in the
> booklet you have?
> Thank you!
>
> All I have are mental memories, so I treasure
> anything you have to share.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Gerri...
>
> Geraldine Happel Graham San Antonio, TEXAS
> A tree will whither if no one tends to the roots...
>
> Family History http://members.aol.com/dickandgerri/
>
> ______________________________

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