THE GERMAN REFORMED CHURCH

German Reformed Church, Fannettsburg, PA
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Just about a mile north of my hometown Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania is this old German Reformed Church. Built in 1844 of local limestone, it served congregations for many years. For several decades, it has been used for one annual service in mid-June. A different priest or minister presides each year.  This year the ceremony is on my birthday, so I plan to attend.

WWI Grave Marker
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Many of my ancestors or their relatives are buried there. My great uncle Lynn Mort (My Mother’s Father’s brother) is one of them. He died of the Spanish influenza during World War I, or ‘World War’ as it says on the marker. An American Legion post in California named after him wanted a picture of his tombstone for a ceremony. .