My Buby Mutter: Vechna Talmaciu Grinfeld

During my growing up years I do not remember any occasion when there was ever discussion of life in Romania., even though both sides of the family, Segall and Greenfield came from Romanian cities. I must admit that I do not remember my brothers or I ever asking any questions in order to learn more. Even with this lack of hearing the stories, without any details, I have learned some things through family memories, my genealogy research and older family pictures.  Using these resources I can draw a picture of an amazingly strong woman.

A Day at the Salt Mines

It is not as bad as the title sounds. As a matter of fact it was just amazing. We were not put to work when we arrived at the amazing Wieliczka Salt Mines, a UNESCO World Heritage site. We did do a LOT of walking around this mine. One does not usually think of a mine, any mine, as being a place of beauty. This historical mine is indeed a place of beauty today. But a while back it was an important working mine.