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Visiting the Kokenge Farm near Lohne, Germany, in June 2000

In June 2000, my brother Dale, my daughter Rachel, and I traveled to northwest Germany to meet and visit with our Kokenge cousins.  Barbara (Kokenge) Pasternak, her husband Heiner, and their son Nils drove to Lohne to take me to the site of the old Bernard Kokenge farm, where Adelheid Kokenge-Slotty now lives with her husband and son.  Adelheid's sister, Mechthild Kokenge-Schneiders and her husband Wolbert Schneiders also joined us for a visit. Then we all drove over to the farm where the American Kokenge cousins' ancestors were Heuerleute (hired hands) before they immigrated to the United States.  Here are a few photographs that I took; more will be posted soon.

The lane leading to the very old Kokenge farm across the road from Adelheid's home. Cousins: Nils, Barbara, Heiner Pasternak & Adelheid Kokenge-Slotty
The home where Adelheid & her family live Adelheid next to lake on Kokenge property
Farmhouse at old farm where our Kokenge ancestors were hired hands (Heuerleute). Heiner and Nils Pasternak and Adelheid Kokenge at the old farm.
At left: our Kokenge cousins at Sudlohne (South Lohne) in June 2000.  Standing: Wolbert and Mechthild Kokenge-Schneiders. Seated: Heiner Pasternak, Adelheid Kokenge-Slotty, Nils Pasternak, and Barbara Kokenge-Pasternak.