Re: Deerwester -Thurwachter
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Re: Deerwester -Thurwachter
7/03/01
I don't where the Thuerwaechter family was before the Thirty Years War (1618-1648). It was a very devastating war, after which many people were wandering around looking for subsistance. Only about 10% of the former population of Freckenfeld survived the war. People then came from Switzerland and the larger towns around Freckenfeld. There is a Freckenfeld website (all in German) www.Freckenfeld.de. The Heimat Museum is mentioned on it but seems to be mostly interested in artifacts.