Marilyn's sister, Cheryl, researched and found out that their family, the Engelhardts, came from a small town near Crailsheim called Onolzheim. So, on Sunday, we decided to split up; Dan & Marilyn taking the car for the 2-1/2 hour drive to Onolzheim and Jan and I getting a tour of Munich from our new friend, Jens. Marilyn's story follows. Dan and I arrived in Onolzheim after a wondrous drive through the countryside of Germany north from Munchen. Onolzheim is a suburb outside of Crailsheim where my great, great, great Grandfather Joann George Engelhard was born in 1842. Onolzheim is a small berg set on a hillside with only one main Strasse and one restaurant "Kranfischer Rigi". We stopped in for a lunch of bratwurst and sauerkraut. The staff was warm and courteous helping us by looking
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