JASPER'S BOND WITH SISTER CITY STRONG LINK WITH PFAFFENWEILER ENTERS 25TH YEAR

Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) | August 8, 2009| | Copyright

JASPER, Ind. - In 1847, more than 100 residents of Pfaffenweiler, Germany, left their hometown to start life anew in Jasper.

The parting song they sang to the approximately 300 family members and friends staying behind had one lingering and sorrowful message: Oh dear little friends, don't cry so much, we see each other today and then never again.

In 1985, more than 138 years later, tears were shed again by descendants of the two groups, but this time in joy rather than sadness as the long-lost relatives of Jasper and Pfaffenweiler reunited to forge a Sister City relationship.

Now in its 25th ...

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