Chloe crying and smiling, she had a long day.
A tiny cemetery half filled with Zach's ancestors. We were so excited to buy a genealogy book about the people buried here and their ancestors. It was a huge genealogical score!
Aunt Ruth Orman Wagner, Aunt Jeannie Paterson Olenicoff, and Uncle Morris Turner.
Aunt Ruth Orman Wagner, and Aunt Lillian Orman.
When we got to the reunion there was a very old church, a cemetery, and a lot of people. The church was very interesting because it was the church the original settlers in the area attended. It was previously a sod building, and was re-made in 1926. Zach's ancestors helped to build this place of worship. They came to America to escape religious persecution. In Germany, they could get into trouble for owning a bible.
This is the church as it stands today (Lutheran), in the middle of nowhere.
The house Zach's grandmother Ione Orman was raised, located on the original homestead.
In the middle of nowhere, Nebraska. Quite beautiful. I always marvel when I come upon such beauty out here. Living in Omaha, I start to think Nebraska is nothing special. But it gets pretty gorgeous... as soon as you get to the middle of nowhere.
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