Leaving Reval Behind

Leopold Haase died in Germany almost a decade after his retirement, in 1917. His son Hugo continued the family's fur shop, but eventually was caught up in the Russian revolution. His property was confiscated, and he eventually made his way to Germany at some point in the 1920s. Leopold's widow, Clara, ended up in Stuttgart and faced destitution in the aftermath of World War I.

 

 

 

         In a letter sent to Helene Haase Mueller, the daughter
          of Charles Haase, Clara lamented that "Now I sell one
          piece after another and discover each time anew, with tears,
          that you can't make a lasting agreement with the forces of destiny."

          The two branches of the Haase family apparently lost
          contact with each other after this
          communication, but sixty years later, in 1985, Leopold's
          grandson Helmut Haase met Mary Geschwind, Charles Haase's
          great-great-granddaughter, and the distant cousins were
          able to share documents each had collected and fill in
          gaps in their shared family history.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments on first layout (copy of original layout):

title: "Überschrift 3/Title 3" font (it is not as big and bulky as "Überschrift 1");  caption of letter italic;  !difference in thumbnail type "large/medium/square" only if alignment "center" is chosen; text next to letter indented (to create space btw. image and text).

 

Leaving Reval Behind

Leopold Haase died in Germany almost a decade after his retirement, in 1917. His son Hugo continued the family's fur shop, but eventually was caught up in the Russian revolution. His property was confiscated, and he eventually made his way to Germany at some point in the 1920s. Leopold's widow, Clara, ended up in Stuttgart and faced destitution in the aftermath of World War I.

 

 

In a letter sent to Helene Haase Mueller, the daughter of Charles Haase, Clara lamented that "Now I sell one piece after another and discover each time anew, with tears, that you can't make a lasting agreement with the forces of destiny."

The two branches of the Haase family apparently lost contact with each other after this communication, but sixty years later, in 1985, Leopold's grandson Helmut Haase met Mary Geschwind, Charles Haase's great-great-granddaughter, and the distant cousins were able to share documents each had collected and fill in gaps in their shared family history.

 

Comments on second layout:

title: "Überschrift 1/Title 1" font;  caption of letter italic; more space btw. image and caption (if alignment center) would improve overall layout - also lines framing image (alignment center) too long and noticable;  !difference in thumbnail type "large/medium/square" only if alignment "center" is chosen.

Leaving Reval Behind

Leopold Haase died in Germany almost a decade after his retirement, in 1917. His son Hugo continued the family's fur shop, but eventually was caught up in the Russian revolution. His property was confiscated, and he eventually made his way to Germany at some point in the 1920s. Leopold's widow, Clara, ended up in Stuttgart and faced destitution in the aftermath of World War I.

 

 

 

 

 

In a letter sent to Helene Haase Mueller, the daughter of Charles Haase,
Clara lamented that "Now I sell one piece after another and discover
each time anew, with tears, that you can't make a lasting agreement
with the forces of destiny."

The two branches of the Haase family apparently lost contact with
each other after this communication, but sixty years later, in 1985, 
Leopold's grandson Helmut Haase met Mary Geschwind, Charles Haase's
great-great-granddaughter, and the distant cousins were able to share
documents each had collected and fill in gaps in their shared family history.