Hesterfeld Letter Archive

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The Hesterfeld Letter Archive is a section of the Hesterfeld Archives. Many letters have been recovered, mainly from the 60s.

1950's

Letter about Jos from Sydney

This letter was sent on the 17th of June, 1956 by an unknown author. The letter was primarily written in Kurrentschrift, although there are also lesser elements of Sütterlin.The letter was sent to Elizabeth Heissbach, informing her of the delayed arrival of a relative Jos, who is traveling by ship from Sydney. It is known that some members of the extended Hester Family traveled to Australia some time before in search for gold, but the details are unknown. According to the letter, the ship "Hoechst" stopped in Aden, Yemen and Antwerpen, Belgium on it's way to the arrival destination of Bremen.

1960's

Letter from Düren to Hesterfeld 1

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1980's

Letter from Bavaria

This letter was sent from Siegsdorf, Luftkurort, on the 25th of July, 1983. The letter is written in standard cursive, however it occasionally retains the sharp, rhythmic angles common in older scripts. It is written by Eva Schmidt, aged 38, addressed to her mother Elizabeth Heissbach. She speaks of her holiday in Vorauf, Bavaria (Chiemgau region) with her children Christian, Julian, and Patricia. They are staying in a country house with beautiful views of meadows and woods.