Emslanders Write About Emslanders

This book is filled with stories full of surprises, joy of life, creativity, and adventure, as well as fateful events. 39 Emslanders have penned 42 texts for you, richly illustrated. You'll find snapshots from family albums alongside historical photos. The themes are as diverse as Emsland and its residents: there's a peace garden in Papenburg, Grandpa Stoahl who received the Federal Cross of Merit, two centenarians with plenty of stories to tell, and Germany's first female full professor of education. It covers a monkey café and Ballertuutjes, SV Meppen, Ladies Circle, Helping Hands, and Löwenherz, painting and music, and the Schindler of Emsland. It also includes a children's book author and the bridal period from three-quarters of a century ago, the Ore Mountains in Emsland, cows, bees, and a lovesick cuirassier.