1953 Hanna Kroeger (Dark Sweater Center) Aboard the Neptunia Coming to America
After a harrowing journey on a tiny ship (Neptunia) which was built primarily for travel around the Mediterranean Sea, Hanna and Rudolf Kroeger and their five children arrived in America in May 1953. They had to wire Hanna’s cousin in Milwaukee to send money so they could buy train tickets for Chicago, as they had not realized that New York was that far from Wisconsin. When they picked up a dime lying in the gutter, they were convinced that they had made the right decision to abandon their homeland to start a new life in a rich country. They visited their sponsors (the daughter of Dr. Clark) in Adrian, Michigan, for a week where they were showered with clothing, sheets, towels, and dishes which they shipped to Milwaukee, their final destination. They also sent many packages to their friends and relatives in Germany. It took them three years, living first in Milwaukee, then in Escanaba, Michigan, before they moved to Boulder, Colorado in 1956.
 1953 Hanna Kroeger and Childern -1st Thanksgiving in America |
 1954 Rudolph and Hanna Kroegers First Family Portrait in USA |
 1959 Portrait of Rudolf Kroeger |
