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    Day 2: London

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    Feel like singing: Who will buy this wonderful morning? From the musical Oliver! I saw a street that looked just like the one from the movie. But much of Kensington looks like this. I love London and so sorry I didn't try to stay longer.

    I am not really seeing it this time. I spent most of it in the archives of the Leprosy Mission that had supported both the work of our ancestors in Lohardaga and Purulia but also in Chandkuri. What a gold mind.  if I get a chance later I will add more pictures and text
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    Day 1: Chicago

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    Drawing by Ludwig Nottrott. He captured iconic scenes all over Germany in 19th century

    My great-niece, Rae, asked if I was going to post my travels on my blog. So I will try.

    This journey to Germany (and London) is a continuation of my heritage travels. Now I travel to the land of our family's origin. For two weeks I will see the birthplace, homes, and schools of the previous generations who had been in Germany prior to World War I.
    I will also meet some distant cousins. It would be impossible to see every place that our family has some connection with. Just focusing on Doris and Ferdinand Hahn's family is a lot. As cousin Wolfram said, they really traveled around a lot; and as cousin Sharon has documented, this particular family was scattered around the world.

    I begin in Chicago Ohare. You already feel like you've arrived in another country. Airport service workers represent every American immigrant group. Various languages are heard spoken. I missed taking a great picture: two Franciscan monks in brown robes and sandals following behind a gaggle of stewardesses in hot red miniskirts.
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