Travel blog
As I have reached the age of downsizing, I take more frequent trips down to the basement. We have been in one location for the past 27 years, but I swear, some of the current basement finds must have sneaked in at night. I have no idea how they ended up here.
Yes, the reference Hambach (in green) to my hometown village is clear.
Spvgg stands for Sportvereinigung (game association)
Before these plates move on, I want to share these period pieces with you.
The other day, my husband mentioned his sister’s inquiry whether we still had Volksmarsch in Germany (Americans usually pronounced it Folks March). I had completely forgotten about this type of German marching event.
With my sister-in-law coming to Germany next week, she might have fancied going on another one as she had participated in a few when she used to live here about 25 years ago.
Then yesterday, rummaging through the contents in my parents’ old house, I found a wooden box containing at least forty Volksmarsch medals. My hometown village of Hambach (near Schweinfurt) had organized these in the 70s.
Going through my parents’ old farm house is like opening a Wundertüte (surprise bag). I do not know how all these medals ended up in the barn.
3. Int. Deutsch-Amerikanischer Volksmarsch Medal
4. Int. Deutsch-Amerikanischer Volksmarsch 1976 medal
5. Deutsch-Amerikanischer Volksmarsch 1977 medal
On the one from 1977, the term international was omitted.
I used the search engine to find more information about these Volksmarches, but nothing came up. As a matter of fact, only one page with about eight articles came up and none of them had anything to do with my search.
If any one of you is interested in having one of these medals, send me an e-mail.
My name is Maria Shipley. I live in Oberursel, Germany with my husband, son and daughter. I … Read more
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