![A real coup while visiting Wallenfels, Germany on my recent scouting trip was the discovery of nearly a dozen old photos of the village taken around 1900. This will help my clients better understand and envision what the place looked like when their ancestors left.](https://www.europeanfocus.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/WallenfelsCenterOldPhoto-212x300.jpg)
A real coup while visiting Wallenfels, Germany on my recent scouting trip was the discovery of nearly a dozen old photos of the village taken around 1900. This will help my clients better understand and envision what the place looked like when their ancestors left.
![WallenfelsOldPhotoOverViewWest](https://www.europeanfocus.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/WallenfelsOldPhotoOverViewWest-300x225.jpg)
July 20, 2016
One of the best parts of my job is when I can hit the road in pursuit of new knowledge and about area or a village. When preparing for a family history tour, this is also an integral part of what makes our service so unique. I wrote a blog about my recent visit to two small villages in the Franconian region of Bavaria recently, and you can check it out here:
http://wallenfelsneufangscouting.blogspot.nl/
– James Derheim