Marie Bierdumpfel was born and raised in Harburg, Bavaria, Germany, north of Munich.
She migrated to America in 1903. Click on an image for a larger view.
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Here is a picture of the house she
grew up in, taken in 1991.
Her granddaughter Carol Casement is
standing in front of the house.
Photo courtesy of Arthur Casement.
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In 2006, her great-granddaughter
Kim Jordan visited Harburg and
found the house, too.
Photo courtesy of Barbara Bilodeau.
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This view is taken from in front of the
house towards the castle on the hill
in 1991.
Photo courtesy of Arthur Casement.
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This is the 2006 view from the house
to the castle on the hill, with
great-granddaughter Kim Jordan
holding a book with property history,
Harburger häuser - chronik.
Photo courtesy of Barbara Bilodeau.
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Here is a picture of the Harburg home
from an unknown earlier time.
Photo courtesy of Patricia Appleton.
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The front of the Harburg home in 2006
with great-granddaughter Kim Jordan.
Photo courtesy of Barbara Bilodeau.
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For the tourist, here is a stylized map
indicating Harburg's relative postion
to other German cities.
(It helps if you can read German, too.)
Brochure picture courtesy of Patricia Appleton.
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