The homestead of the estate Seljonoje which the mother of Nicholas J. Fehderau, Maria Bahnmann, had inherited. The veranda in front is where they often sat during the evenings. Part of the estate administration buildings can be seen to the left.

A view of the Seljonoje homestead taken from the garden in the back. Seljonoje had large gardens with many trees.

The horses returning from the pasture to the enclosure of the Seljonoje estate. The estate manager's house is in the background. The father of Nicholas J. Fehderau had between 80-100 horses, some for breeding. The military regularly bought their horses. All the horses and cows at Seljonoje were branded with the Russian initial for "F".

This photo is of the yard plan for the Jakob Fehderau estate, Zelyonoye (Seljonoje).
(near Veseloye, Ukraine)

The boat dock on the river "Stovok" in Seljonoje. Jascha, brother of Nicholas J. Fehderau, is in the boat.

The long shaded path running through the fruit orchard on Seljonoje. The mother of Nicholas J. Fehderau is standing on the right with two of his sisters in the background

Threshing at Seljonoje estate. The straw was blown away along the long pipe and used as animal feed.

This photo is of an Orientation Map for Zelyonoye (Seljonoje), showing the distances of Halbstadt and Melitopol from the town of Veseloye.

The breeding stallion "Bojez" held by a servant in front of the Fehderau homestead on Seljonoje.

The Seljonoje estate manager, Walter Epp (standing on the left), in the cherry garden on Seljonoje. The sister of Nicholas J. Fehderau, Liese, is sitting under the tree on the right

The father of Nicholas J. Fehderau is on the left with son, Peter, beside the steam engine of the threshing machine on the Seljonoje estate.

Threshing at the Seljonoje estate. Women help in the background.

This is a photo of the Peter Bahnmann (owner of Zelyonoye and Brodsky estates) and his family in [1897?]. He is pictured with his two married daughters and their husbands. Peter's wife, Marie (Martens) Bahnmann, had already passed away (d. 1889). The four children in the photo are probably four of the Fehderau children (Liese, Tina, Manja, and Peter). The adults in the photo are (l-r) Maria (Bahnmann) Fehderau, Jacob Fehderau, Peter Bahnmann, Katherina (Bahnmann) Wiebe, and Peter Wiebe (GR#396619).