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Herta, at left, born in 1905 and her sister Rita (Margarete), at right, born in 1905, sit beneath the decorated Christmas tree in their home with their dolls and other Christmas presents around them. The Christmas tree had real candles. The other decorations on the tree were homemade and consisted of nuts and homemade cookies. These girls were the daughters of Dietrich and Anna (Wiens) Rempel, Elfrieda (Gossen) Dyck’s grandparents and Rita was the mother of Elfrieda (Gossen) Dyck. Anna (Wiens) Rempel was born in Bachmut and likely both of her daughters were born there as well. It is not known when the family moved to Halbstadt.

House and yard plan of Jakob Fehderau’s house at 7 Poststrasse, Neu-Halbstadt, Taurien.

Jakob Dyck, brother-in-law of Nicholas J. Fehderau, on the right of the photo, greeting a friend on Jakob Dyck's property.

Jascha, brother of Nicholas J. Fehderau and his sister Tina with their bicycles.

Portrait of Kornelius Bergmann and his wife, Halbstadt, Russia.

Manja Fehderau, sister of Nicholas J. Fehderau, standing to the right of the photo, with her friends, Suse and Lena Dick.

Mennonite Central Committee delivery notice of aid for the Fehderau family from Mr. John Goering of Kansas.

Mennonite Central Committee delivery notice of aid for the Fehderau family from Mr. Jonas A. Stucky of Kansas

Mother of Nicholas J. Fehderau and his older brother Jascha with his bicycle at the back of their house.

Mr. Hänsel, at left, Anna (Wiens) Rempel in the middle and her husband Dietrich Rempel, share a toast at an outdoor picnic. Anna and Dietrich are Elfrieda (Gossen) Dyck’s maternal grandparents. The two daughters of Anna and Dietrich: Rita (Margarete) at the left, mother of Elfrieda (Gossen) Dyck and Herta on the right, sit with their parents.

Nicholas J. Fehderau with his older sister, Tina, in the garden facing Zentraljnana Strasse. An iron fence surrounded the property. The family pet dog, “Scharik” is on Tina’s lap.

Nicholas J. Fehderau mounted on his beloved pony, “Krolik”, with the coachhouse in the background. “Krolik” means ‘pet rabbit’.

Nicholas J. Fehderau’s second oldest sister, Tina. As a young woman, Tina spent a year in Plauen, Vogtland, Germany at Housekeeping School (ca 1915). While there she learned about photography. On her return to the Ukraine, Tina took great pleasure in taking and developing her own pictures. Some of the following casual family poses were likely taken by her. See From the Heights into the Depths, p.69

Nicholas J. Fehderau seated in the middle with a friend seated next to him and his older brother, Jascha, standing to the right.