Around 1900 four of the Popok children, Moshe, Maier, Hanna and Esser, went to the United States. Sheldon visited in mid-August 1977 and took photos and a video. He was kind enough to send photos of Mir and some information about the town. Sheldon reports that Mir lies entirely on one side of a two lane highway. This is the countryside on the opposite side of the road from the town.
Agriculture is the major occupation in the region.
Here is Mike Kneller on a road approaching Mir. The famous castle is in the background on the left. This is the main street into the center of town. It may be the top of the of the road into Mir, as seen in the old photos. Sheldon is standing in front of the entrance to the town square.