2000 GREVESMÜHLEN 2000

MECKLENBURG, GERMANY

Location of the town  of Grevesmühlen    within Nordwestmecklenburg district

          After the Federal Dance Festival in Braunschweig, some of the group members went on personal trips, while the rest traveled to Grevesmühlen, the home of Anngret and Eckard Redersborg.  We visited folklore museums, Baltic seaside resorts, performed with local groups in various sites and visited the island of Rügen.  Also, we were treated to a fashion show of reproduced costumes by a factory that produces uniforms and costumes for various folklore organizations.

          The highlight of the trip came when we hoisted the American Flag on a flag pole and sang both national anthems.  It was the first time since 1945 that an American Flag had flown over Grevesmühlen.  At the end of the war in 1945 American forces had occupied this area of Mecklenburg, only to withdraw a short time later to allow the Russian Army to occupy Mecklenburg and Pomerania.  This placed Mecklenburg firmly behind the Iron Curtain.

Information and Photographs Courtesy Karin Gottier