- JAHN TOURS
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In February 1999 Mr. Ernest
John Rohr from South Holland, Chicago/Illinois (USA) found the Internetservice of
GYMmedia 'GYMworld - The World of
Gymnastics' and he saw the web site of his Great-, Great-, Great-,
Grandfather, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn. He E-mailed to GYMmedia Berlin - and a half year later he got an invitation from the European GYM online Agency GYMmedia Berlin, to visit the historical places of his famous ancastor. The high light of the first day in Freyburg was the opening of the reconstructed Jahn museum .... |
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Im Februar 1999
fand Ernest John Rohr aus South Holland , Chicago/Illinois (USA) die
Website von GYMmedia 'GYMworld - The
World of Gymnastics' und auch die Seiten über den Turnvater Friedrich Ludwig Jahn zu dessen 220.Geburtstag, schickte eine E-Mail und .... ...ein halbes Jahr später besuchte er auf Einladung der Europäischen GYM Online Agentur GYMmedia Berlin die historischen Plätze seines weltberühmten Vorfahren. Höhepunkt des ersten Tages war die Wiedereröffnung des Jahnmuseums mit einer völlig neuen Ausstellung.... |
WELCOME In front of Jahn's living house, the Jahn Museum now, Prof. Jochen Bartmuss, Chairman of the Jahn Society and the Mayor of Freyburg, Mr. Martin Bertling welcome the Great-, Great-, Great grandson of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Mr. Ernest John Rohr and his wife Kellee Ann from Chicago (USA). BEGRÜSSUNG |
FAMILY TREE The family tree of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn is more than 1 yard long (1 meter). Ernest John Rohr in discussion with the Great-, Great-, Great Grandaughter Sigrid Burchard (from Werne/Germany) - from the direct line of Jahn's daughter. Both meet together for the first time in their lives. STAMMBAUM |
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OLYMPIC AND WORLD STARS Together with Erika Zuchold - World Champion on Beam 1970, Olympic Silver medalist 1972 and first woman, who jumped the flic flac on Beam 1963 and Klaus Koeste - Olympic Champion (vault 1972, Munich) in front of the Jahn hall of Honor. OLMPISCHE UND WELTSTARS Zusammen vor der Jahnehrenhalle mit Ex-Weltmeisterin Erika Zuchold (Balken 1970) - der Frau, die 1963 den ersten Flick Flack der Welt auf em Balken sprang und mit Olympiasieger Klaus Köste (Spung, 1972, München).
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On Friday afternoon the new
Jahn exhibition was opened.
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