Hello. I am new to the list and looking for help researching my Alsatian ancestors. The last name, based on US census and NY ship records, is KUPPER. I am hoping to take my research back to Alsace to learn more. I do not know their community, which seems to be essential in Alsace. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Joseph KUPPER b. 1839-1840, emigrated to US about 1872 Wife Magdalina b. 1836-1837, emigrated to US (NY) 1875, on the ship Suevia Daughter Adaline KUPPPER (also Adele, Adelah) b. July 1868 emigrated to US (NY) 1875, on the ship Suevia Son Georg KUPPER b. 1870-1871, emigrated to US (NY) 1875, on the ship Suevia Many thanks for any help that is possible Ed Bartholemy

On Tuesday 13 May 2008 8:20:56 am Ed Bartholemy wrote: > Hello. I am new to the list and looking for help > researching my Alsatian ancestors. The last name, > based on US census and NY ship records, is KUPPER. I > am hoping to take my research back to Alsace to learn > more. > > I do not know their community, which seems to be > essential in Alsace. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Joseph KUPPER b. 1839-1840, emigrated to US about 1872 > > Wife Magdalina b. 1836-1837, emigrated to US (NY) > 1875, on the ship Suevia > > Daughter Adaline KUPPPER (also Adele, Adelah) b. July > 1868 emigrated to US (NY) 1875, on the ship Suevia > > Son Georg KUPPER b. 1870-1871, emigrated to US (NY) > 1875, on the ship Suevia > > Many thanks for any help that is possible > > Ed Bartholemy Hi Ed -- if you feel that you have scrutinized all possible sources of information about your direct line, then it is time to spread out, and start researching their kith and kin. "Kin" is easy -- any siblings, half-sibs, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. "Kith" is everyone else -- friends, neighbors, co-workers, fellow parisheners, club or professional organizations, and any other people they regularly associate with. Be sure to look for obituaries published in German-language newspapers and/or church magazines, as these are often much more detailed than those in local newspapers. My collected links about research in the Alsace: http://genweblog.blogspot.com/2006/05/alsace.html Double-check to see that you've covered all the bases in the emigration records, where the village name is sometimes mentioned: http://genweblog.blogspot.com/2006/07/french-emigration-indexes.html Researching those who traveled with your family of interest on the ship Suevia and on Joseph's ship might be valuable also. Valorie