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Marie Ledebur-Wicheln

Křemýž, 5 Nov 1920 – Heidelberg, 14 Jun 1984

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Facts and their sources

  • Born5 Nov 1920, Křemýžnot verified1 source
  • Died14 Jun 1984, Heidelbergnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 5 Nov 1920

    Born in Křemýž

  2. 20 Oct 1951

    A son is born

  3. 14 Jun 1984

    Dies in Heidelberg, aged 63

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Křemýž.

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

The 1920s · Marie is born in Křemýž

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

Working-class diets relied on meatless staples

Ordinary working-class families often survived on a daily diet of coffee substitute made from chicory or grain, eaten with bread, and thick meatless soups. Meat was a rarity, typically reserved for Sundays, while vegetables like potatoes, legumes, and cabbage formed the daily base.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

What people wore

Low daily wages for field work

Working women often received only 24 kreutzers for a full day of field work, while young boys received 12 kreutzers for their help.

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.