Montbeliard flowers

In the 1700's and up to 1822, my "Schlunegger" Swiss Amish ancestors sojourned for a while in Montbeliard, France, before coming to northeast Ohio. I found their names in the old church record book there. The principality of Montbeliard in the Alsace-Lorraine area provided--for a time--safety from persecution and exemption from military service.

An April visit to the Montbeliard Mennonite meetinghouse included a stark contrast between the rather drab stone church and the stunning wall of yellow and purple spring flowers behind the building.

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