AUGUST 2004 – The tower of the St. Nikolai church overlooks the busy town center of Kappeln in Germany on a sunny summer day. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Our sailing trip to Denmark brought us to Kappeln in Germany, a cosy, busy town near Schleswig in Northern Germany. This photo shows the tower of the historic St. Nikolai church and the popular ice café La Gondola.
Back in 2004 I did not know that the St. Nikolai church plays an important part in my family tree. Several of my direct ancesters got baptized, married, and buried here. And, of course, they baptized many of their children here as well.
| Name | Event at St. Nikolai in Kappeln |
| Jess Heinrich Scharck (1842–?) | Married Maria Dorothea Möller on 6th August 1870 |
| Maria Dorothea Möller (1849–?) | Baptized 17th June 1849 Confirmed 20th March 1864 Married Jess Heinrich Scharck on 6th August 1870 |
| Hans Adolph Möller (1810–1883) | Baptized 25th February 1810 Confirmed 19th March 1826 Married Margaretha Dorothea Lassen on 14th December 1838 Buried 9th March 1883 |
| Margaretha Dorothea Lassen (1813–?) | Married Hans Adolph Möller on 14th December 1838 |
| Hans Adolph Möller (1782–1852) | Baptized 8th March 1782 Confirmed 1st April 1798 Married Adelheid Benedicta Traulsen on 15th November 1805 Buried 8th July 1852 |
| Adelheid Benedicta Traulsen (1782–1857) | Baptized 10th March 1782 Confirmed 9th April 1797 Married Hans Adolph Möller on 15th November 1805 Buried 4th December 1857 |
| Cai Möller (1784–1810) | Baptized 29th October 1748 Married Anna Andresen on 10th June 1774 Buried 17th June 1810 |
| Anna Andresen (?) | Married Cai Möller on 10th June 1774 |
| Gerd Traulsen (?–1822) | Married Ida Margaretha Möller on 23rd February 1770 Buried 21th August 1822 |
| Ida Margaretha Möller (1744–1824) | Baptized 24th November 1744 Married Hans Traulsen on 29th August 1764 Married Gerd Traulsen on 23rd February 1770 Buried 19th January 1824 |
The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | August 2004 |
| Location | Kappeln, Germany |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | Fuji Slide Film |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 3967 x 5951 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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