Andy
Hier ruht sanft ... und die Zeit rast weiter.
(Here lies in peace... and time marches on. #HistoryMeetsModern)

When Caroline Mensing was laid to rest at the Neustadt Cemetery in 1850, #Hannover was a different world. No cars, no concrete, no internet. Today, her headstone looks out upon the Conti Tower at the University of Hannover - a symbol of modernity that has itself grown old over the years, something she could never have imagined. A place of mourning has become a city park where life passes her by.

Inscription on the gravestone: Here sleeps peacefully our beloved sister Caroline Mensing, born on November 27, 1802, died on October 9, 1850.

Inschrift auf dem Grabstein: Hier ruht sanft unsere geliebte Schwester Caroline Mensing. Geboren am 27ten November 1802. Gestorben am 9ten October 1850.

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And just in case: Zine permission granted.
Mar 23 at 10:34amWeb
Show threadAndy2d ago
I "spoke" with Gemini about the possible background to Caroline’s story. This may, of course, be pure speculation, but it’s still fascinating: At that time, there was the Mensing Pawnshop (Mensing’sches Leihhaus) in Hannover. It’s quite possible that the owner, Johann Heinrich, was one of her brothers. Or perhaps it was the court official (Hof-Beamter, Silberdiener) Georg or the merchant August. She was likely unmarried and lived with one of her brothers. The neo-Gothic style of the tomb suggests that she came from a well-established bourgeois family.