“We are in Transylvania; and Transylvania is not England. Our ways are not your ways, and there shall be to you many strange things.” – Bram Stoker, Dracula The Saxons that settled in Transylvania have no relationship with the Anglo-Saxons, nor the Saxons found in the present German state of Saxony. They are aContinue reading “Who are the Transylvanian Saxons?”
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DNA-THE STORY OF DISCOVERY
I never knew about my Transylvanian Saxon ancestry until I did genealogy research. My paternal grandfather was the youngest of 10 children, born in America, to Transylvanian Saxon parents who came to America in 1900. My grandfather spoke German and English, but never spoke much about his family’s origins. The only thing he said wasContinue reading “DNA-THE STORY OF DISCOVERY”
Die Orgel/The Organ in Meschendorf
How does an original church organ work? It requires an organ player and an assistant to pump air into the organ. Meschendorf (Mesendorf) , in Transylvania Romania still has its original organ in the well kept Transylvanian Saxon Fortified Church from the 12th century. In this short clip I will show you how it isContinue reading “Die Orgel/The Organ in Meschendorf”
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