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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 8: I Can Identify

Hello! I'm trying to catch up on weekly ancestor posts for the 52 Ancestors genealogy challenge. ( www.amyjohnsoncrow.com ). Week 8: I Can Identify My Oma, Ernilore Marianne Wirth, was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany in 1929. Her parents were Friedrich Wilhelm "Willi" Wirth and Annemarie Vera Helene "Vera" Eckhardt. When I was in high school, my family traveled to Frankfurt with my Oma to visit her sister, my great-aunt Ursula, and other family and friends. We saw the home where she grew up, at 72 Grunebergweg, and other landmarks of her childhood. Many years later, I was looking through some of the heirloom items from my Dad's side of the family. This book of photos looked interesting, so I took it with me to my daughter's Tae Kwon Do class, to page through while watching her practice. Cover of the small book, "Frankfurt am Main in alten Ansichten." By Franz Schaub, published in 1979, Europ รค ische Bibliothek - Zaltbommel/Niederlande. Much