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Auto slideshow of Ray’s Roots Trekking. December 20, 2009. February 10, 2010. March 10, 2010 Enough already. March 16, 2010 near where Ray’s 3 rd Great Grandfather lived. March 19, 2010 Bridge to Welsh Run, PA. March 19, 2010 Stone Bridge over the Conococheague.
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Auto slideshow of Ray’s Roots Trekking December 20, 2009
Archibald Irwin’s house where my 3th Great Grand Uncle Peter Elliott became a servant at age 12
2nd Great Grandfather Michael Gordon and Annie Hawbakers’s Home in background
July 13, 2010 5th Great Grand Uncle Johannes Zug’s farm (about 1750) Penryn, PA
July 13, 2010 6th Great Grandfather Ulric Zug’s farm Penryn, PA
6th Great Grandfather Ulric Zug’s memorial on Farm … says he came from Canton Zug in Switzerland but he came from Trub, Switzerland in Canton Berne I’ll go find out in September 2010
September 19, 2010 Visiting Friends Len and Marnie on Lake Geneva, Switzerland
September 25, 2010 Brethren Church at Signau, where 8th GGrandfather Hans Zaugg lived
Sept 26, 2010 Hinter Hütten where Christian Fankhauser hid out (a Mennonite relative)
The Fankhauser-Habegger Mennonite hiding place in the barn (this happened in 1672)
Trub, Switzerland where the Zug’s probably all came from … 240 still there
The Church and convent at Trub been here since 1673 Peter Habegger from here was a leading anabaptist preacher My 2nd great Grandmother who married Michael Gordon was Annie Hawbaker
Christian Habegger is a name that has passed down since 1500’s This Christian died in 1992
And some sure footed cattle or else they are hamburger …. Yes it was that steep.
The Äare River in Berne where the Mennonites were exiled in boats to Germany then PA
And at home….. Ray and Bonnie … Watching Paul McCartney in DC in August
If you want to know more, contact Ray. And next year maybe we’ll do the Ackerman Roots Trip to North Dakota ??? Ray and Bonnie wish you a happy 2011!