1901 – A historic postcard shows the church and schoolhouse of Ahrensbök in Germany. Scan © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
As you may know, I keep working through the family archive and keep adding new assets. Here’s a nice postcard of Ahrensbök in Northern Germany where several of my ancesters used to live, namely almost the entire family tree of my great grandfather Theodor Schweim who was born in Havekost near Ahrensbök in 1857.
The postcard was sent in May 1901. It shows the school house (on the left) and the church of the town. Five boys have been placed near the school house in a row and facing the camera. Another boy can be seen at the bottom of the image. Ahrensbök has a long history (founded in 1280) and even had a castle from 1601 to 1765.
My ancesters lived both in Havekost and in a place called Vorwerk Ahrensbök which basically was one of the large granges surrounding the town. The community still exists today, about 3 kilometers south of the town center. If you want to experience the tranquility of the place, why not book a stylish holiday appartment at the former grange?
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The high resolution image
| Capture Date | c. 1900 |
| Publisher | E. Dennemann & J. F. Schröder, Ahrensbök |
| Location | Ahrensbök, Germany |
| Image Source | 13.7 x 8.9 cm postcard |
| 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 | 6400 x 2785 Pixels |
| Copyright | Scan © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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