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Sepia Saturday- Accordion, A Piano Recital And A Family Of Musicians
Sepia Saturday is hosting this weekend with theme: Chess: Games: Musicians which made me think of my late father's accordion among other music mementoes. That is my father, the late Hans Werner Bulchmann from Hedemuenden, Germany. People possibly remember him with his skill in playing the accordion and the piano. I remember he also played the accordion when he guested in a town fiesta here in the Philippines.
Photo below was of me in 1979 at a piano recital in Holy Family Academy, Baguio City where I went to a sort-of boarding school as a third grader.
The photo below is of a family of musicians with surname Musick from Hahnenklee. Circa 1960.
And glad I found a note at the back of the photo, handwritten by my mom which reads: "Christmas in Hahnenklee with the Musick Family. All their 7 children play different instruments as their mother is a piano teacher. They have an appropriate family name, Musick, as they can play real music. This picture was taken inside their house before they served the sumptuous Christmas Dinner."
Here's another photo from that Christmas Eve celebration, taken from another angle, you can still get a view of the piano on the left side. There is my mom's friend Ms. Charito Delarmente (please find the lady on the 2nd photo first one from the left). (sorry the photo has some scratches)
Above, another photo with my mom (dressed in red) They were possibly singing Christmas carols then.
This was taken during her first few years in Hamburg where she worked as a secretary/clerk at the Philippine Consulate.
Above, a photo of my father during our hometown Mangaldan's balikbayan homecoming where he played the accordion.
Family tree
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If my mother's side of the family is quite complete, my father's side is still to be thoroughly searched.
Courtesy of itsourtree.com (http://www.verwandt.de/) and myheritage.com I found a friend who is related to a Bülchmann. She emailed me that her late grandmother had the same surname. I'm raring to work on this now that I'm receiving feedback and I think it's a good start!
Click for clear view
On my father's side of the family, though, I have often wondered where all my German relatives could be. It has been 15 years or more since I've lost touch with them due to their change of addresses. Sometimes I wish to find some information online, and indeed, there are many places to possibly find them.
My family - My grandfather, grandmother, father and my mother
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Ha-ha, way back, sometimes I did "Mr.Bean-ish" things like google my surname or my late grandmother's maiden name. Then, months ago, I thought of making the search easier by trying a Google Deutschland search and that is how I was led to verwandt.de where I found names of possible relatives from Hedemünden and Göttingen. And still the quest goes on. I get excited, wow, may pag-asa pa pala. I always thought I was the only Buelchmann sa ibabaw ng lupa. It's also because I've yahoo-searched and googled before as early as 1997 but I got no details.
To further my search I was advised to reach these people thru the online phone directories.
And it's working! Found all info I possibly need =) This is where I've stopped for the moment. I still need to review my German language lessons :D
And for frugality's sake, I will contact all possible relatives via Skype instead of regular overseas phone call. I think it's a good idea. Ay, wais!
To be continued....
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This is the Dauz family tree - my husband, myself and our five children
Click for clear view
On my father's side of the family, though, I have often wondered where all my German relatives could be. It has been 15 years or more since I've lost touch with them due to their change of addresses. Sometimes I wish to find some information online, and indeed, there are many places to possibly find them.
My family - My grandfather, grandmother, father and my mother
Click for clear viewing
Ha-ha, way back, sometimes I did "Mr.Bean-ish" things like google my surname or my late grandmother's maiden name. Then, months ago, I thought of making the search easier by trying a Google Deutschland search and that is how I was led to verwandt.de where I found names of possible relatives from Hedemünden and Göttingen. And still the quest goes on. I get excited, wow, may pag-asa pa pala. I always thought I was the only Buelchmann sa ibabaw ng lupa. It's also because I've yahoo-searched and googled before as early as 1997 but I got no details.Below was the result of my search for the surname Buelchmann at google.de
And it's working! Found all info I possibly need =) This is where I've stopped for the moment. I still need to review my German language lessons :D
And for frugality's sake, I will contact all possible relatives via Skype instead of regular overseas phone call. I think it's a good idea. Ay, wais!
To be continued....
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