Rodinghausen is a small farming town in northern Germany. My paternal great-great grandfather, Casper Henry Wobker, emigrated from here in the mid 19th century before settling in eastern Kansas, where my father's family still farms.
The bar at the small gastehaus (Inn) where we stayed while in Rodinghausen.
The local church under foggy sodium lamps :)
The local church under foggy sodium lamps :)
Dad under the sign for the Wobker Hay Hotel (equivalent to what we call a Bed & Breakfast)
Henny Wobker's house, a somewhat distant relative of ours.