Kurzfuehrer_Abt_1_5 1..21 - Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte
Kurzfuehrer_Abt_1_5 1..21 - Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte
Kurzfuehrer_Abt_1_5 1..21 - Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte
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12 n KeepinginTouch<br />
In an age without the Internet or the telephone,<br />
letters were the only way of keeping<br />
in touch with family and friends back<br />
home. This has been very helpful to historical<br />
research, which has a great deal of<br />
firsthand written accounts of daily life in<br />
America to fall back on. Visits to or from<br />
Germany were very much the exception<br />
until the mid-20th century, largely because<br />
of the expensive and arduous journey.<br />
Photographs were a substitute for perso-<br />
nal encounters. People could see children<br />
growing up, and their parents and family<br />
growing ol<strong>der</strong>, or they could turn emigration<br />
into a success story by posing, proudly<br />
and well-nourished, in front of their<br />
very own house in the New World. Presents<br />
sent in both directions also kept<br />
people aware of each other Ÿ and in times<br />
of war or crisis, packages sent from America<br />
provided very welcome support.<br />
n Erfolgreiche Auswan<strong>der</strong>er erwiesen sich den Menschen <strong>der</strong> Alten<br />
Heimat gegenüber oft sehr großzügig. So verteilte Karl Kirchner bei<br />
seinen Besuchen Goldstücke an die Kin<strong>der</strong> in Otterberg und er erhielt<br />
den Beinamen „Goldonkel“. Karl Kirchner war 1853 noch min<strong>der</strong>jährig<br />
nach Newark/New Jersey ausgewan<strong>der</strong>t.<br />
n Successful emigrants were often generous to people in their home<br />
country. Karl Kirchner distributed gold coins to the children of Otterberg<br />
during his visits. There he was given the nickname „Goldonkel“<br />
(„golden uncle“). Karl Kirchner emigrated to Newark, New Jersey in<br />
1853 while still un<strong>der</strong> age. Karl Kirchner (1835 Ÿ1907) from Otterberg,<br />
Palatinate (Dr. Hans Steinebrei, Kaiserslautern)<br />
n Benno und Joseph Neumayr waren 1881 bzw.1900 aus Leitenberg bei Rosenheim nach Amerika ausgewan<strong>der</strong>t.<br />
Der Kontakt nach Bayern riss 1926 ab. Erst 1998 führte ein Familienforscher die amerikanischen und bayerischen<br />
Zweige <strong>der</strong> Familie wie<strong>der</strong> zusammen.<br />
n Benno and Joseph Neumayr had emigrated from Leitenberg near Rosenheim to America in 1881 and 1900 respectively.<br />
Correspondence between Bavaria and America broke off after the death of Benno Neumayr in 1926. It<br />
was only in 1998 that a family researcher brought the American and Bavarian branches of the family back together.<br />
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