Hello Marilyn, you're right, your gr-grandfather did most probably speak Alsatian dialect and understand German. Alsatian was (and still is, but less and less) the daily language for Alsatians. His birth record was in French because Alsace was in France in 1854. In Baden too, dialectal forms of German are spoken, which belong to the Alemannic group like Alsatian (at least in its major parts). Therefore, there is some mutual understanding between Alsace and Baden. As discussed earlier, Bavaria is a distinct German region, far from Alsace (apart from the part of Palatinate that was ruled for some time by Bavaria). There are also Bavarian dialects, which are unrelated to the Alemannic group. Etienne > Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:36:55 -0500 > From: "Marilyn Potthast" <omaandopa06@att.net> > Subject: Re: [A-L] Bischwiller > > I find this very interesting about the language. My gr grandfather > came > over here in 1854 but his birth certificate is in French. He did > speak > German as when he left the old country he came to WI and stayed with a > family from Baden, Germany. That to me is an indication that his > particular > language was German or what you say is called Alsatian. This to me > means > that they had their own language or I should say there own > dialect. I am > confused on this as my gr grandparents on my dad's side came from > Bavaria > and that whole are spoke German and no French. They were not > Catholic. I > enjoy this site as I have learned so many things. Keep up the good > work.

Thanks for the input. Am going through two reels at the LDS right now. Very confusing since I do not know French. Am still glad to find his siblings and hope I can put together more pieces of the family. -----Original Message----- From: alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Etienne Herrbach Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 4:56 AM To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [A-L] Bischwiller Hello Marilyn, you're right, your gr-grandfather did most probably speak Alsatian dialect and understand German. Alsatian was (and still is, but less and less) the daily language for Alsatians. His birth record was in French because Alsace was in France in 1854. In Baden too, dialectal forms of German are spoken, which belong to the Alemannic group like Alsatian (at least in its major parts). Therefore, there is some mutual understanding between Alsace and Baden. As discussed earlier, Bavaria is a distinct German region, far from Alsace (apart from the part of Palatinate that was ruled for some time by Bavaria). There are also Bavarian dialects, which are unrelated to the Alemannic group. Etienne > Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:36:55 -0500 > From: "Marilyn Potthast" <omaandopa06@att.net> > Subject: Re: [A-L] Bischwiller > > I find this very interesting about the language. My gr grandfather > came > over here in 1854 but his birth certificate is in French. He did > speak > German as when he left the old country he came to WI and stayed with a > family from Baden, Germany. That to me is an indication that his > particular > language was German or what you say is called Alsatian. This to me > means > that they had their own language or I should say there own > dialect. I am > confused on this as my gr grandparents on my dad's side came from > Bavaria > and that whole are spoke German and no French. They were not > Catholic. I > enjoy this site as I have learned so many things. Keep up the good > work. -- Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3632 (20081121) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3665 (20081204) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

Be sure to look up the French research helps on theFHC website, and print out the word list. It is a huge help. Valorie On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 6:20 PM, Marilyn Potthast <omaandopa06@att.net> wrote: > Thanks for the input. Am going through two reels at the LDS right now. > Very confusing since I do not know French. Am still glad to find his > siblings and hope I can put together more pieces of the family. > > -----Original Message----- > From: alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Etienne Herrbach > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 4:56 AM > To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [A-L] Bischwiller > > Hello Marilyn, > > you're right, your gr-grandfather did most probably speak Alsatian > dialect and understand German. Alsatian was (and still is, but less > and less) the daily language for Alsatians. His birth record was in > French because Alsace was in France in 1854. ::snip old:: -- Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.php?id=507013560 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/valoriez MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/valoriez Genealogy Blog: http://genweblog.blogspot.com/ All my pages: http://valorie.zimmerman.googlepages.com

Thank you. I will do that. -----Original Message----- From: alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Valorie Zimmerman Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 4:29 AM To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [A-L] Bischwiller Be sure to look up the French research helps on theFHC website, and print out the word list. It is a huge help. Valorie On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 6:20 PM, Marilyn Potthast <omaandopa06@att.net> wrote: > Thanks for the input. Am going through two reels at the LDS right now. > Very confusing since I do not know French. Am still glad to find his > siblings and hope I can put together more pieces of the family. > > -----Original Message----- > From: alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Etienne Herrbach > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 4:56 AM > To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [A-L] Bischwiller > > Hello Marilyn, > > you're right, your gr-grandfather did most probably speak Alsatian > dialect and understand German. Alsatian was (and still is, but less > and less) the daily language for Alsatians. His birth record was in > French because Alsace was in France in 1854. ::snip old:: -- Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.php?id=507013560 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/valoriez MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/valoriez Genealogy Blog: http://genweblog.blogspot.com/ All my pages: http://valorie.zimmerman.googlepages.com -- Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3666 (20081205) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3666 (20081205) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

FHC site does not exist. I do not know how to get on what you are talking about. Please explain. -----Original Message----- From: alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Valorie Zimmerman Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 4:29 AM To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [A-L] Bischwiller Be sure to look up the French research helps on theFHC website, and print out the word list. It is a huge help. Valorie On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 6:20 PM, Marilyn Potthast <omaandopa06@att.net> wrote: > Thanks for the input. Am going through two reels at the LDS right now. > Very confusing since I do not know French. Am still glad to find his > siblings and hope I can put together more pieces of the family. > > -----Original Message----- > From: alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Etienne Herrbach > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 4:56 AM > To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [A-L] Bischwiller > > Hello Marilyn, > > you're right, your gr-grandfather did most probably speak Alsatian > dialect and understand German. Alsatian was (and still is, but less > and less) the daily language for Alsatians. His birth record was in > French because Alsace was in France in 1854. ::snip old:: -- Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.php?id=507013560 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/valoriez MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/valoriez Genealogy Blog: http://genweblog.blogspot.com/ All my pages: http://valorie.zimmerman.googlepages.com -- Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3666 (20081205) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3666 (20081205) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

Marilyn, They are referring to this site: www.familysearch.org *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 12/5/2008 at 9:26 AM Marilyn Potthast wrote: >FHC site does not exist. I do not know how to get on what you are talking >about. Please explain. >

Go to http://www.familysearch.org/ along top see Research helps, point on and click on articles > FHC site does not exist. I do not know how to get on what you are talking > about. Please explain. > > -----Original Message----- > From: alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Valorie > Zimmerman > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 4:29 AM > To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [A-L] Bischwiller > > Be sure to look up the French research helps on theFHC website, and > print out the word list. It is a huge help. > > Valorie > > > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 6:20 PM, Marilyn Potthast <omaandopa06@att.net> > wrote: >> Thanks for the input. Am going through two reels at the LDS right now. >> Very confusing since I do not know French. Am still glad to find his >> siblings and hope I can put together more pieces of the family. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Etienne > Herrbach >> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 4:56 AM >> To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [A-L] Bischwiller >> >> Hello Marilyn, >> >> you're right, your gr-grandfather did most probably speak Alsatian >> dialect and understand German. Alsatian was (and still is, but less >> and less) the daily language for Alsatians. His birth record was in >> French because Alsace was in France in 1854. > > ::snip old:: > -- > Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.php?id=507013560 > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/valoriez > MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/valoriez > Genealogy Blog: http://genweblog.blogspot.com/ > All my pages: http://valorie.zimmerman.googlepages.com > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 3666 (20081205) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 3666 (20081205) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message