Today I went to Bonfeld with Erika and her father Ewald. Bonfeld is where my ancestors emigrated from to Hoffnungstal Russia in 1817. It's a tiny little village. We went to the cemetary, but the grave isn't there anymore. They remove the gravestones after 30 years. We lit two candles and laid flowers in the cemetary. I took a picture of the house where my ancestors lived. Ewald is my grandmother's cousin. That makes Erika my father's second cousin, and Christian my third cousin. We're Schwäbisch, Germans from Russia. The dialect is a little different from the high German I learned in college, but I can understand. I might go visit other relatives on Monday.
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