Retuning to Woodbine

We took a break from the beach, pool, and boards one day to go south to Woodbine. Our family is seeped in Woodbine's history and we wanted to get back for a visit and show Ben and the boys just where our roots are. Woodbine was the only all-Jewish town ever incorporated in the USA and was founded by a rich Jewish railroad Barron. Both sides of my maternal lineage lived in the town and it's where my grandparents met and the rest is history! 

We stopped at the Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue, which is now a museum all about the Jewish community in the area. My mom went to the synagogue when she was growing up and was able to show which pew my grandfather sat in. The woman who runs the museum is an old family friend and she was there so it was wonderful to see her, too. We also paid a visit to the cemeteries in the town (yep, small town, two cemeteries...politics!!). It was the first time my sister was back where my grandparents were buried since my grandfather died 14 years ago (yesterday on the English calendar) and the first time I'd been since the unveiling. 

We also went over to what used to be our family's propane gas company. My great-great-grandfather founded the company in the early 1900s and my grandfather took it over and ran it for many years until we sold it in the early 2000s. By beyond random chance, my grandfather's office manager was working that day and we had a special reunion. He watched Avi and me grow up and it was beyond amazing to catch up. He let out explore the building and propane yard. Avi and I used to spend summers running around, climbing on tanks, and playing hide and seek! Bill had some old family photos that he gave to us as well as magnets and other office supplies that had the original company name on them. 

It was a beyond-amazing day of reunions and memories!

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