Mary-Ann Ervin
May 9, 2025 | By Annie C. Reller, MRN Journalist
QUINCY — Friedel Schuette, a German hobby historian, sent a letter to Quincy in 1985. Mecki Kosin, a native of Germany, was asked to translate the letter, which was written half in German. “The letter basically asked, ‘What happened to the 200 families that came from our county in Herford Germany to Quincy and Adams…
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