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Joachim Fürstenberg

Sýkořice, 28 Jun 1923 – Donaueschingen, 9 Jul 2002

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A life in time

  1. 28 Jun 1923

    Born in Sýkořice

  2. 15 May 1949

    A daughter is born

  3. 9 Jul 2002

    Dies in Donaueschingen, aged 79

Family

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Partner

Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Sýkořice.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1920s · Joachim is born in Sýkořice

In the news1923–1927

Currency restabilization fueled economic recovery by 1927

Following the restabilization of the currency in late 1923, Germany secured 800 million gold marks in foreign loans by 1927, which helped industrial production return to 1913 levels.

Getting around

Avoiding third-class rail travel

When third-class train tickets were the only ones available, passengers sometimes spent the entire journey in the restaurant carriage to avoid sitting in uncomfortable, crowded cars.

At the table

Sweet main courses and Sunday meat

Sweet dishes like dumplings filled with plum jam, poppy seed noodles, or pancakes were frequently served as a main course, especially on Fridays or traditional fast days. In contrast, meat dishes were saved for Sunday dinners or special family occasions like weddings and funerals.

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.Around the world · 1929–1939

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.

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What people wore

Expensive and wide festive skirts

Women's festive skirts were exceptionally wide, using 10 to 12 ells of fabric, and could cost between 10 and 15 silver florins.

Music

Popular Bagpipe and Violin Duos

In the Chodsko region, small musical duos of bagpipe and violin were highly popular for weddings and local festivals because they were inexpensive and portable. Musicians in these groups played by memory, often improvising melodies and rhythmic variations during the music.

Daily life

Living conditions and lighting in homes

Families often lived in a single heated room, where children slept on benches with special tips to prevent them from falling. Due to the high cost of candles and lamps, light was often provided by simple, inexpensive wooden torches that burned for about ten minutes at a time.