The Original Homestead in Osnabruk Germany
The1800's
The name Fienning is derived from the German word for Penny"PFENNIG".
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This is an image of the Fienning family homestead in Osnabruk, Germany in the process of being restored in December of 1975. The house was approximately 250 years old at the time this image was taken. This is also the birthplace of George Fienning.
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A postcard from the area of the German Fienning Family Homestead.
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This is one of the original wooden nails used in the construction of Holznagel, our homestead in Germany.
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This is multi page piece complete with color photographs of the
original Fienning Family Homestead in Osnabruk, Germany. This is the
house that George Henry Fienning was born in and what Johann,
Katherine and George left when they came to the United States.
Written in April, 2006 by Dana Fienning Minaya, who with her husband
Frank, sought to learn more about the family history of this house.
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This detail map of a section of Germany is an important one as it has underlined several Villages/Towns that are of significant importance to the family past history in Germany. Want to get a better look at these places as well as learn more about our German connections? Well Click Here or on the image to the left to go to our "German Roots" page.