Does anyone know where I can get the lineage? I am related to Obama through his mother's Dunham line, and would love to be able to "add on!" -----Original Message----- From: alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Judith Werner Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 1:56 PM To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com Subject: [A-L] Obama's Alsatian Roots American genealogists have traced Barack Obama's matrilineal line seven generations to the Gutknescht family of Bischwiller, Bas Rhin, as confirmed by the municipal archivist there: http://www.europe1.fr/Info/Actualite-Internationale/Amerique-du-Nord/Les-rac ines-alsaciennes-de-Barack-Obama/ Les racines alsaciennes de Barack Obama Crii le 25/09/08 - Dernihre mise ` jour ` 17h43 En recherchant les racines du candidat dimocrate ` la Maison Blanche, les ginialogistes amiricains sont remontis jusqu'` Bischwiller, une petite ville du nord de l'Alsace dont l'archiviste municipal a confirmi l'information. A la septihme giniration, la mhre de Barack Obama est bien une lointaine descendante de la famille Gutknescht. Judith Werner Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
According to the site http://lajournalistealternative.hautetfort.com/archive/2008/08/17/obama-un-peu-allemand-et-un-peu-frenchie-alsacien.html the lineage of Barack Obama's mother side has been published in the German magazine "Zeitmagazin" by "Die Zeit". The above site gives an overview of the lineage. The DUNHAM's are listed! Hope this helps Ewald ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve Slater" <georgeandeve@embarqmail.com> To: <alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 9:01 PM Subject: Re: [A-L] Obama's Alsatian Roots > Does anyone know where I can get the lineage? I am related to Obama > through > his mother's Dunham line, and would love to be able to "add on!" > > -----Original Message----- > From: alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Judith Werner > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 1:56 PM > To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com > Subject: [A-L] Obama's Alsatian Roots > > American genealogists have traced Barack Obama's matrilineal line seven > generations to the Gutknescht family of Bischwiller, Bas Rhin, as > confirmed by the municipal archivist there: > > > http://www.europe1.fr/Info/Actualite-Internationale/Amerique-du-Nord/Les-rac > ines-alsaciennes-de-Barack-Obama/ > > Les racines alsaciennes de Barack Obama > Crii le 25/09/08 - Dernihre mise ` jour ` 17h43 > > En recherchant les racines du candidat dimocrate ` la Maison Blanche, > les ginialogistes amiricains sont remontis jusqu'` Bischwiller, une > petite ville du nord de l'Alsace dont l'archiviste municipal a confirmi > l'information. A la septihme giniration, la mhre de Barack Obama est > bien une lointaine descendante de la famille Gutknescht. > > > > Judith Werner > Salt Lake City, Utah, USA > > > > > > > -- > 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