On day two of our family reunion we all traveled the (very short) distance from the ranch up to Alta, Wyoming, to see the home of Frederick and Lena Duersch, Paul's great-grandparents. There had been a large Frederick Duersch family reunion a couple of weeks before we all came up, but Paul's dad's cousin (sorry, names have slipped my mind already) and her husband, who own the house now, were nice enough to open it up to us. (A couple of months later the details of the house have become fuzzy. If any of the family read this, please correct our mistakes!)
Lena's stove
We were interested to find a Book of Mormon and other scriptures in German on the bookshelves.
Frederick's steamer trunk
A sweet note from Paul's great-uncle Fred, who was serving a mission, to his brother Alma (who was the father of the cousin who showed us the house)
A butter churn
It was a really fun experience to see the old home and hear many fun family stories. I only wish I could remember more details and the significance of the things we photographed!
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