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Title: one for Pamela
Post by: RAY on February 19, 2006, 01:54:46 AM

hi Pamela

can you please translate this if you can make it out thanks

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Title: one for Pamela
Post by: pamela on February 19, 2006, 11:23:25 AM

Hi Ray,
it reads

REICHSMÜTTERDIENST IM DEUTSCHEN FRAUENWERK
MUTTERTAG 1935

I need a little time for historically correct translation, but can say already now, Muttertag is Mother's Day, in Germany always the second Sunday in May  :)

returning to you later

Title: one for Pamela
Post by: pamela on February 19, 2006, 10:16:32 PM

it must be comparable to Hitler's WHW Winterhilfswerk Spendenbelege - google WHW Tieste Bremen please
in German language we tend to build endless words....

it reads
REICH (genitiv-S) MÜTTER (plural of MUTTER mother) DIENST (service)
IM (within) DEUTSCHEN (german) FRAUENWERK (women's association?)

difficult, Ray, as I have no ancestors alive I could ask  :(

and this leads me to a general question to all GMB members:
am I really the only one in Germany who contributes here? In fact I never came across a neighbour so far  :?

Title: one for Pamela
Post by: Ivo on February 19, 2006, 10:20:28 PM

We're seriously lacking in Belgians and French collectionneurs, too

Title: one for Pamela
Post by: RAY on February 19, 2006, 11:11:21 PM

thanks for your time Pamela