Frederick Kohlhepp - Mission Journal Entries - March 1906 (1 of 3)

1 March 1906 - Thursday

Thur. 1st March Bro. [John M.] Kunz and I went to Wimmis

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and held Bible Class.

2 March 1906 - Friday

Fri. morning 2nd Mar. Kaufman’s applied for baptism. Returned to Dürrenast. Wrote letter home in afternoon.[N1] Went to Thun in the evening.

3 March 1906 - Saturday

Sat. 3 Visited Reusers, and went to Thun to diner.

4 March 1906 - Sunday

Sun. 4th Bro. Andregg and I went to Fruitigen [Frutigen] and held meeting We had splendid time. It was a beautiful day The sun shone bright. We walked It is about Five [hours] walks from Dürrenast[.][N2] We watched a snowslide come tearing down the mountain with a roar. We held meeting in a friend[']s house by the name of [Anna] Schluchter a good Spirit prevailed. Sister [Anna] Schluc[h]ter is seventy six years old and has born twenty four children. She gets about and does her house work yet. They fed us and invited us to

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come again and hold meetings and also to start a Bible Class there, which we will do if possible.

5 March 1906 - Monday

Mar. 5th 1906 Bro. [John M.] Kunz and I went to Thun, and from there commenced a trip into the Oberlands[.] we distributed tracts by the way, Walked to Interlacken [Interlaken] the first day stayed over night at Fabers. 

6 March 1906 - Tuesday

Next day we walked to Brienze [Brienz] and from there took the train to Meiringen then walked to Unterstock and visited Von Almen’s next day returned to Meiringing [Meiringen] had din[n]er with Frau Steiner took train from there Brienze [Brienz], and from there took ship, on Brienzer See to Interlacken [Interlaken] from there took train to Sherzligen[.] A[r]rived home Wed evening 

7 March 1906 - Wednesday

7 Mar. found Pres. J[acob] Mauss + Conrad

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Weber in Lokal waiting for me. Bro. [Conrad] Weber has come to labor with me in this Branch

8 March 1906 - Thursday

Thur 8th Pres. [Jacob] Mauss Bro. [Conrad] Weber, [John M.] Kunz + I went to Thun had our pictures taken[.] Took a boat and rowed on the Lake. Had a fine boat ride for an hour, Then walked to Wimmis and held Bible Class.

9 March 1906 - Friday

Friday morning Pres. [Jacob] Mauss + I went visited Müllers and then returned to Dürrenast, Weather rainy. Cleared up in afternoon Pres. [Jacob] Maus Bro. [Conrad] Weber & [John M.] Kunz + I went to Thun and had dinner and then Pres. [Jacob] Maus left for Biel.

10 March 1906 - Saturday

Sat 10th Mar. Tended to Local buisness.

NOTES:

[N1] This letter is in my possession. Once posted, I'll provide the link.

[N2] The route to Frutigen is approximately around 14 miles away from Dürrenast.

Frederick Kohlhepp - Missionary Journals Entries - October 1905 (2 of 3)

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5 October 1905 - Thursday

Left Steigwille [Gsteigwiler] and commenced our mountain climb to Wingern [Wengen], a village high up on the side of the Alps close to the Yung Frau [Jungfrau].[N7] We passed the Stoub bach [Staubbach] where the water falls hundreds of feet in the air into dust.[N8] We visited a friend in same place, a sister of Sister Gortch named Von Allman.

6 October 1905 - Friday

Visited Friend Anna Schluchter. From there we went to Lauterbrun[n]en where we visited a friend named Hansel Graf[.] Bro. Hirshi is all his these farewell before taking his departure for America. The weather is still stormy. Snowing this morning. Went by the Buentzer [Brienzer] See to Brientz [Brienz], from there took train to Mürringen [Meiringen].[N9] Visited a family by the name of Steiner. From

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there we went to Unterstock[,] a little village high up in the mountains. It is a steep climb over rocks where it was dangerous to climb. Bro. Hirshi is preaching to the friend 11 P.M. We have been so late every night[.] so late I am wore out.

7 October 1905 - Saturday

Left Unterstock for Bern to attend Con[ference]- Priesthood meeting

8 October 1905 - Sunday

[At] Mettlen by Walternvel [Wattenwil we] held [a] Sacrement Meeting at Bro. Berlers. Held evening Meeting at Dür[r]enast.

9 October 1905 - Monday

Sept. [Oct] 9th. Went to Engestein [Enggistein] bei Biglen to visit sister Gross. Her daughter was prepering to go to America with Bro. Hirshi. Stayed over night there.[N10]

NOTES:

[N7]: A little further south from Interlaken. 1891 Map:

Wengen is even further south:

[N8] Fred was not exaggerating here. He was in the valley of 72 waterfalls, many of which did plummet a hundred feet or more.

[N9] These were on the east side of Brienzer See. 1891 map:

[N10] This is likely the place Fred mentioned in this postcard, where he pinpoints where he stayed the night in the photo.