I've been wanting to visit Germany for a very long time. Ever since we discovered the baptismal records of my great-grandfather, Aloys Panther, and the rest of his family in Moesbach, Ortenaukreis, Baden, Germany, I've wanted to go. There always seemed to be something preventing this from happening. So why did it happen now? It all started when my son-in-law was assigned to temporary duty near Kaiserslautern, Germany. Kaiserslautern is the birthplace of my wife's mother. Our daughter visited Kaiserslautern while her husband was stationed there to spend time with him and to visit my wife's aunts, uncles and cousins that remain in the area. She absolutely loved the time she spent there and encouraged my wife to visit. When my wife said she wanted to go, I agreed whole-heartedly.
