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Berge
Street
Our
Köster ancestors were born in Dalvers, a small village
near Berge, in Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), about 30
miles northwest of Osnabrük. |
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The
Altar
Interior
of the Catholic church in Berge where our Köster
ancestors worshiped.
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dates from the 12th century and has hills running along
the eastern edge of the village. Thus its name is derived
from the old German word "Dalwede" which meant
"in the yards." |
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Where
Köster's were Baptized
This
is the place in the church where our ancestors were baptized.
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Catholic
Church
Dalvers
is a very small community that does not have its own Catholic
church.This is the Catholic Church in the nearby town
of Berge, where our Köster ancestors were baptized. |
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Kösters
in Germany
In
1972, Sr. Pauline Wittry and David Nieland (standing)
visited Lena and Franz Köster, who are first cousins. |
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Catholic
Church
Another
v iew of the Catholic Church in Berge. Dalvers is about
1.8 kilometers northeast of Berge. |
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Kösters
in Germany
Lena
and Franz Köster with Sr. Pauline Wittry in front
of their house in Dalvers. This is the house where Anna
Köster worked just before she emigratied from Germany. |
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Cemetery
in Berge
The
cemetery in Berge is now a Protestant cemetery. The Catholic
Church can be seen in the background. |
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Kösters
in Germany
Sophia
Köster Lassey (center) with Sr. Pauline Wittry and
David Nieland in front of her house in Dalvers bei Berge
about 1970. |
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