Walter forever

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Walter Ewig (born December 19, 1897 in Dröschede , now the city of Iserlohn ; † August 1, 1984 in Iserlohn) was a local researcher for the area of ​​the former city of Letmathe and a specialist in folklore and legends for the former district of Iserlohn . He was also deputy district commissioner for nature conservation and landscape management .

Life

Memorial stone in Dröschede

The son of a Dröscheder teacher attended Letmathe Middle School. He completed training as an administrative officer and was employed in the administrative service from 1914 to 1960. Most recently he worked as head of school administration and registrar . After that he took care of files from seven centuries as the city ​​archivist until 1974 .

In 1922, Walter Ewig co-founded the Association for Local and Local History in Oestrich and the Iserlohn District Home Federation. In 1972 he was involved in founding the Dröschede Heimatverein.

Forever was an honorary member of the Märkischer Kreis home association and holder of the ring of honor of the city of Iserlohn. The Walter-Ewig-Weg in his place of birth is named after him.

Fonts

  • The royal road, the fateful road of our homeland. Iserlohn: Wichelhoven 1951. 70 pages.
  • Between Lenne and Hönne. Folk customs and traditions from the Iserlohn district. Letmathe: Heimatverlag Schaefers 1956. 174 pages.
  • In the spinning room. Home pictures from the Sauerland in Brandenburg. Letmathe: Heimatverlag Schaefers 1957. 101 pages.
  • Letmathe. An aspiring Westphalian city. Letmathe: Heimatverlag Schaefers 1961; 2nd edition 1972.
  • At the intoxication. Sauerland village stories. Letmathe: Heimatverlag Schaefers 1963. 120 pages.
  • Old and new folk customs in the Iserlohn district. Letmathe: Heimatverlag Schaefers 1970. 66 pages.
  • Droeschede, the story of a village. Homeland book. Letmathe: Heimatverlag Schaefers 1971. 338 pages.
  • The history of the Protestant parish of Oestrich. Hagen-Hohenlimburg: Dorau 1978. 101 pages.
  • The Hermannsbauer. Historical novel. Published by the Letmathe homeland association. Iserlohn: Schaefers 1984
  • The last Hermannsbauer. Roman from the old county of Limburg. Altena: Heimatbund Märkischer Kreis 1997.

literature

  • Hermann Holtmeier: Striking heads from the Märkisches Kreis , Hans-Herbert Mönnig Verlag, Iserlohn, 1997, ISBN 3-922885-89-6

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personal data
SURNAME Forever, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German homeland researcher and registrar
DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Dröschede
DATE OF DEATH August 1, 1984
Place of death Iserlohn