Missionary Ms. Ellen Giebel 紀貴平 傳教士（1922 - 2015）
台東中山路51號 an early address/residence in Taiwan
1948 - 1950 in China and Hong Kong
1951 - 1992 in Taiwan
Giebel 紀老師 with Tseng's family,
auntie Susan 阿信Ah-shin (center) and 姨丈曾思行 (right)
This looks a very early picture with Giebel and color was rare at the time.
It was probably the year of 1960.
Giebel holding Grace Tseng
She corrected me once in an email because I mistakenly addressed her as Mrs. Ellen Giebel.
Ji Laoshi took both of these pictures and
used the below for her mission flyer June - July 1967
Giebel holding Grace Tseng, Auntie Susan Ah-shin's youngest daughter
She basically raised her up.
Beautiful mountain ridge in the east coast of Taiwan
Auntie Ah-shin, Giebel and Auntie Shui-liu
Giebel holding Grace Tseng
Japanese "It is that American." and "On 3rd floor balcony (?)"
written by Auntie Ah-shin on the back presumably
A picture to treasure (taken by Giebel presumably)
From left to right, Ah-shin auntie, Amy and Tomiko auntie (this was her I remembered at Ta-hua village大華莊, Taipei during my 1-2 days visit in 1963. I was supposed to try out the Taipei high schools entrance examination but I chickened out.)
Tseng曾思行姨丈 と アメリカ人 (taken by Giebel presumably)
Giebel was across the table from Tseng曾思行姨丈.
Dr. Brown (?)
It looks like a rangefinder camera.
"This is for you to recall Kon-Kun Chen (空軍陳)" (Giebel's note)
Giebel with Hualien High School girls
Auntie Ah-shin's family with Giebel at Taroko, Hualien
"Picnic time" (Giebel's note)
Grandfather Hsu Yuan 許圓 in the middle of the family with grandma next to him, to his right 3rd auntie 水治 and daughter of 1st auntie 淑美, to his left 姨丈曾思行 and his little daughters, auntie Susan Ah-shin阿信 in the front
Grandfather Hsu Yuan 許圓 at the center of the photo
Ms. Giebel always declares herself a member of 許家 Hsu's family.
My mother describe Ms. Giebel as a person of "好性" (this Taiwanese means good personality).
"our monkey" (Giebel's note)
Giebel had told my cousin Jane Chen the story about a monkey taking her pen away while she was writing. This is she. While the monkey was way up on a tree with her pen, Giebel said she succeeded by trading a banana for the pen.
My auntie Ah-shin also told stories about the monkey. One time the monkey searched through the pockets of clothes belonging to many of her guests who came to her house and took away edible stuff. Accordingly, my auntie disciplined the monkey for that. Then one evening she noticed the rice pot on the stove was all messed up. Immediately she knew that was the act of the monkey's revenge. When she found the monkey, she sat squarely, seemingly knowing what was coming to her.
Giebel, first left of 2nd row, auntie Ah-shin 阿信 2nd left of first row and husband (姨丈) 曾思行 first right of 2nd row with daughter Nai-di in front of him.
"at picnic" (Giebel's note)
"Moraga front yard" (Giebel's note)
"at Moraga home back yard" (Giebel's note)
"Dr. Brown, Christian hospital founder" (Giebel's note)
"Taken on Aug 11th"
"Happy Birthday Grace" (Giebel's note)
Fuji Printing August 1983
Ms. Ellen Giebel had reviewed this program note. It was for the "From Asia: Beautiful Melodies and Hymns" concert we performed at the Nixon Library in 2006.
She sent me in the email her comment on "Flowers (Lillies) of The Field 野地的花", so I included it in the program note (see below).
For Chinese writings on Ellen M. Giebel 紀貴平傳教士,
please visit 貞吟Jane Chen's website:
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2015/02/28 13:39
