"If you ever meet a Gersbach, you're related to them!"
These were my father's words as I grew up hearing about Anton and Margaretha Gersbach, my second great-grandparents, and their son Francis (Frank), my great-grandfather! We knew Frank as "Pargie". He died 7 years before my birth but was always talked about with such love and affection that I feel close to him. Our earliest photo of "Pargie" aged 24 Sydney, 1885 Then, there was his bible that always fascinated me as a child - beautifully coloured and with those faded photos of Anton and Margaretha who'd come from German to Australia. When I started to research the family, it provided wonderful details of a large and close family! So, it's time to start documenting what I've found in the hope that others will add to the story, correct as necessary and share any treasured photos of our Australian/German ancestors. The starting point, are two small towns on the Rhine, Eltville and Oestrich-Winkel, just over 8kms apart and not far from Frankfurt