We hope that you have glanced at the Partner Church Corner in the MUUF Library and have examined some of the artifacts which we display there. It has been there for a number of years, pretty much unchanged. This year, as part of an overall cleanup and “refresh” of the Library we are refreshing the Partner Church Corner as well. Here is a picture after the refresh.
In addition, we are dedicating it in honor of two long-time members who passed away recently, Don Price and Judy Oehler (see the two items below).
We have had physical 3-ring binders with paper photos for people to look through. Here are the same photos in PDF form for you to look at whenever you like:
Photos of First Trip to Sinfalva, Summer 1994
Photos of Second Trip to Sinfalva, Summer 1998
Here are some other photo collections which had not been displayed in the 3-ring binder but are being made available now. I will add captions to these collections in time.
Photos of Third Trip to Transylvania, Summer 2001 Mostly of the Unitarian Headquarters in Kolozsvar, also some photos of the Unitarian Bishop
Photos of Fourth Trip to Transylvania, Summer 2004 These are not in order. I took my 13-year-old (at the time) son Andras with me. We stayed in the church guest house, which had since been renovated
In 2001 Gabor left some single-use cameras with the folks in Sinfalva. Here are the photos they made (three different cameras):
Photos from Sinfalva single-use cameras 2001-2002
Here are some other photos sent by the folks in Sinfalva to us:
Photos of wine-making and wall repair – 2005
(More photos will be added …. )
Finally, though, no one it seems can hear the word “Transylvania” without thinking of Dracula. In fact, many are probably surprised that it is a real place, the “land beyond the forest”. Naturally, the Partner Church Committee addressed this enduring association, in a presentation called: