My ancestors are from Darmstadt. How far away is that from you? I
would love to fly to
Germany so I can trace my ancestry.
Old message, but it's always interesting to see random things pop up that I have some connection to.
In this case, part of my graduate studies took place in Darmstadt, and this has meant that I'm more fond of the place than other random cities. Living in Mnster, I'm kind of sad that there's not a nice Strassenbahn around like there is in Darmstadt.
And I miss being able to easily head over to Burg Frankenstein. Though now I'm also sad that, due to some construction work on the restaurant there, the big Halloween celebrations that happen there are now moving to some place north of Frankfurt.
But my ancestors are from Northern Germany, and places further north of that (and it was neat to find some likely distant relatives there, and then gravestones for ancestors of mine in a couple places in Denmark.).
Most grave markers don't wind up in place for that long, and given the significantly-larger size of Darmstadt than the places parts of my family came from, it'd probably be a bit less likely to find relations, but I imagine it'd still be neat to see places, and see some things that likely would've been there when your ancestors were.
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