Request for Family History

When family gets together, questions about ancestral heritage bounce around. Hanging on to family history isn’t easy. By the time young people get old enough to take interest in their past, the old timers are getting too old to remember it. Memories get muddled, not only because of their age, the elders that remember things speak from a personal perspective. That’s why stories sometimes conflict.

Oma told many stories about growing up in Indonesia. It doesn’t matter how each of you children heard her stories, please comment on this posted website. That way we can all preserve our ancestral memories.  One member of Oma’s family has already provided some information along with names. Tante Vonny can also fill in some questions any of you may have.

Oma (Bertha Breuer) with Armand, Vonny and Wally

Indonesia, as you all know, had been settled by Dutch colonists who began to marry the native population. That’s why, Opa was Dutch and Indonesian. Oma was a mix of German, Dutch, and Indonesian. The German name, Breuer, stuck.