I just joined this group, after hearing from my Great Aunt this weekend, that the Lampel line of my ancestors came over from Alsace-Lorraine area. I found a Leonhard Lampel that would match my Great-Great Grandfather if I could find out where he came from. I searched and searched and found he was on the ship SS Herder, came into CastleGarden, and left form ports Hamburg or Havre. Does Alsace-Lorraine have any census records like the United States does?? I am willing to learn French, I know German so sites in those languges are fine. Thank you for any help.

Dear Kenneth, I too am having the same problem trying to find the birthplace of my Mangin and Seyer relatives from A-L. If you find any hints etc, please let me know as this has been a brick wall for several years. They came out of Le HAvre on the Bretagne and the Biurgoyne in 1888 and 1889. They spoke French and considered themselves French too. thanks Mary Anne Jones maryannejones@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenneth Lampel" <kenlampel@yahoo.com> To: <ALSACE-LORRAINE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:06 AM Subject: [A-L] Lampel Emigration >I just joined this group, after hearing from my Great Aunt this weekend, >that the Lampel line of my ancestors came over from Alsace-Lorraine area. I >found a Leonhard Lampel that would match my Great-Great Grandfather if I >could find out where he came from. I searched and searched and found he was >on the ship SS Herder, came into CastleGarden, and left form ports Hamburg >or Havre. Does Alsace-Lorraine have any census records like the United >States does?? I am willing to learn French, I know German so sites in those >languges are fine. Thank you for any help. > > > > -- > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1505 - Release Date: 6/16/2008 > 7:20 AM > >

In a message dated June 17, 2008 2:06 PM kenlampel@yahoo.com wrote: << I just joined this group, after hearing from my Great Aunt this weekend, that the Lampel line of my ancestors came over from Alsace-Lorraine area. I found a Leonhard Lampel that would match my Great-Great Grandfather if I could find out where he came from. I searched and searched and found he was on the ship SS Herder, came into CastleGarden, and left form ports Hamburg or Havre.......>> Hi Listmember, The ship HERDER left Hamburg 15 Oct 1879 (www.castlegarden.org says that the ship arrived at New York 29 Oct 1879).. According to the original passengerlist (with printed text in German language) taken in Hamburg, Leonhard LAMPEL 26 years old was from Nürnberg (Germany). Profession unreadable. If you agree, I can send you a copy of the page. Let me know. All the best from Alsace Ewald