[Leica] Monday Misc.

[Nathan Wajsman]

Interesting church. Quite different from the 11th century abbey in Hungary that I visited earlier this week, but very nice.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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> On 27 Apr 2026, at 12:54, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Greetings to all.  I went down to the farming communities surrounding
> Schulenburg, TX.  Schulenburg invited the railroad in so it remains a
> viable town.  In any case this area was settled by Czech and German
> immigrants starting around 1855.  Once established they built schools then
> churches.  If you remember your European history, that part of Europe
> remained Catholic after the many wars.  The next three images provide some
> insight into the artistic expression put into their churches:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/down+the+aisle.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/starry+night.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Painted+Church+ceiling.jpg.html
> 
> These churches now only have about 60 families as members, however the
> greater community supports them at their annual auctions.  Last year a
> watermelon went for over $500.
> 
> All the best.
> 
> -- 
> Don
> don.dory at gmail.com
> 
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