Alternative Title: Sisters Decide To Take A Trip Together Each Year Instead Of Giving Christmas And Birthday Gifts.
(This year the Lovett girls decided to visit their roots in honor of our mother, Uhlma Wynn Zittrouer Lovett)
Many of you know I was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee…I am a Tennessee Vol…but my roots on both my mother’s and father’s side are in the lower coastal plain of Georgia.
My mother is from a small town northwest of Savannah. Her maiden name was Uhlma Wynn Zittrouer and she was a Salzburger. Many Georgians are familiar with Salzburgers.
The Georgia Salzburgers were expelled from their homes in Salzburg, Austria because of their Protestant beliefs. Most were Lutheran following the teachings of Martin Luther.
“The first group of Salzburgers sailed from England to Georgia in 1734, arriving in Charleston, South Carolina on March 7, then proceeding to Savannah on March 12. They were met by James Oglethorpe, the founder of the Georgia colony, who assigned them a home about twenty-five miles upriver in a low-lying area on Ebenezer Creek. Subsequent ships brought the rest of the original exiled Salzburgers” as presented in New Georgia Encyclopedia. You can read the entire article here.
“The original settlement of Ebenezer failed largely because of its poor location. It was too far inland and no clear waterway existed to the Savannah River.
In early 1736 Oglethorpe gave the Salzburgers a new site on the high bluffs above the Savannah River.”
The bluff in New Ebenezer today.
Sisters enjoying visiting their roots!
Loving being together in a very special place.
One of the original cabins…
Jerusalem Church Cemetery, Ebenezer, GA…
Our great grandparents…
earlier descendants are buried at the old Ebenezer site…my sisters and I are 10th generation Salzburgers.
My point in talking about roots…we all have them…and we should take pride in the people, faiths, and traditions that came before us. And enjoy getting together to celebrate those roots.
Our parents met in Savannah and celebrated their engagement at The Olde Pink House…
(my mother saw the debut of Gone With The Wind across the square at The Lucas Theatre)
Back to our roots…a small town in Georgia…think I will paint this iconic picture of the water tower and the train tracks.
Celebration…what life should be about….
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours! No matter one’s faith…family and friends are the fabric of our lives.
Come celebrate with me. I’ll save you a seat at the table.
8 Comments
I really enjoyed your blog! So glad you had this time with your sisters.
Thanks Jane. Know how much you love Savannah. We also had some delicious meals in some great restaurants. My favorite was Jazz’d Tapas Bar.
Your parents must have been very attractive, as their girls are beautiful.
Coming from you Bob, that is a very nice compliment! Thank you!
I loved seeing the pictures of your sisters in Savannah and reading more about the history of Salzburgers and their trip to America and the impact it had on your family’s life.
We had such a grand time. Thank you for your comment. Newington was interesting too. We visited numerous cemeteries where many of my relatives are buried.
So much fun! Love my sisters!
SisterTime!