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202: Carol is the organist.

204: The church building, and this baptismal, are about 800 years old.

205: The Church is restoring the paintings on the ceiling.

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206: Laura, with our friend and guide, Susan.

207: The altar depicts Jesus with 11 of the disciples.

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209: A list of the 30 pastors who served St. Laurentii since 1565.

210: The small lower window is the one through which food was passed when the Church served as a soup kitchen.

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212: St. Laurentii and the other two churches in Föhr, are famous for their talking tombstones.

213: The Church recently renovated this gold dove of peace.

214: The organ was installed in 1898.

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218: A parishoner painted this scene depicting the view from the window when the Climate Crisis causes sea level to rise.

219: A list of renovations at the church.

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221: This modern tombstone speaks to the person's love of sailing and the sea.

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223: Susan found Church records identifying my Great-Great Grandparent, and this, their tombstone.

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228: This tombstone for Comander "Der glückliche" (Lucky) Matthias Petersen of Oldsum boasts about the 373 whales the he killed (thus explaining his wealth).

229: Historic tombstones.

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231: Tombstones of the less affluent.

232: A monument naming parishoners who died during World War I, surrounded by stones remembering those who died in World War II.

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240: My mother visited this grave in 1990. Her photo is here.

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243: Susan discovered that this lot, formerly known as Lot 216 in Toftum (today it is lot 236) is where my Great-Grandfather's family lived.

277: Follow this link to more photos of the Dr. Carl Häberlin Friesen Museum

278: Locals use sheep to control plant grown on levies and keep them compacted.