I do find this discussion interesting and not inappropriate because it is, to my thinking, tied to our "German" roots in Alsace and Lorraine, and prior. The first mass migration from Germany to the Americas began with the "Palatine" emigration of Germans to New York in 1709-1710. Emigration from Germany to the colonies grew until it hit its highest numbers in the period 1750-1753, with many of the North American colonies in direct competition in recruiting of Germans in Germany. Although the term "Palatine Emigration" has been applied to this migration in general, the Germans were not only from the Palatinate (Pfalz) region. They were primarily from protestant parts of central and southern Germany which had been heavily hit in the wars of the previous century. (Click thumbnail map showing areas where they primarily left from, below). The above is taken from an interesting site including some map images: http://www.progenealogists.com/germanemigration.htm Germany was far from a state until the nineteenth century so we are talking about German speaking people before then. Many of the settlers to Alsace or those passing through travelled by the Rhine River, especially from the Palatinate. There are personal genealogy sites that indicate immigrants from the Alsace area came as early as the early 18th century to the US. As far as German town names in the US (NY, etc.) the towns may be too small for us to know of, or else the names were changed, even as late as at the time of WW I. Since the German population in Pennsylvania at the time of the Revolution was substantial, it is logical that the "English" founding "fathers" were politically savvy enough to court the German speaking population. Gloria I Domaine de Curé Luxury Gîtes (vacation apartments) in centuries old farmhouse near Carcassonne, France Jean-Noël Ishida and Agathe Moréchand-Ishida http://www.domaine-cure.com/

I was surfing the Internet the other night looking for something I've since forgotten and happened upon a site talking about an entire community in America of Alsatian immigrants. My computer crashed and darned if I can find my way back. Does this sound familiar to anyone? I loved that website, Gloria. Thanks for posting it. Best wishes, Lynda Jones Bloomsburg, PA USA _____ . Weberstedt, Thüringen, Germany – home of the Uttrodts Family names: Brong, Freitag, von Freitag, Miller, Prang, Savino, Schueller, Uetterodt, von Uetterodt, Utterodt, Uttenrodt, von Uttenrodt, Uttrodt, Ottrott, Van Etten, Van Horn Collateral lines: Dwyer, Eltus, LaFrance, Prentice, Smith . -----Original Message----- From: alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Gloria Ishida Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 8:17 PM To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [A-L] Newspapers, Literacy and Genealogical Research I do find this discussion interesting and not inappropriate because it is, to my thinking, tied to our "German" roots in Alsace and Lorraine, and prior. The first mass migration from Germany to the Americas began with the "Palatine" emigration of Germans to New York in 1709-1710. Emigration from Germany to the colonies grew until it hit its highest numbers in the period 1750-1753, with many of the North American colonies in direct competition in recruiting of Germans in Germany. Although the term "Palatine Emigration" has been applied to this migration in general, the Germans were not only from the Palatinate (Pfalz) region. They were primarily from protestant parts of central and southern Germany which had been heavily hit in the wars of the previous century. (Click thumbnail map showing areas where they primarily left from, below). The above is taken from an interesting site including some map images: http://www.progenealogists.com/germanemigration.htm Germany was far from a state until the nineteenth century so we are talking about German speaking people before then. Many of the settlers to Alsace or those passing through travelled by the Rhine River, especially from the Palatinate. There are personal genealogy sites that indicate immigrants from the Alsace area came as early as the early 18th century to the US. As far as German town names in the US (NY, etc.) the towns may be too small for us to know of, or else the names were changed, even as late as at the time of WW I. Since the German population in Pennsylvania at the time of the Revolution was substantial, it is logical that the "English" founding "fathers" were politically savvy enough to court the German speaking population. Gloria I Domaine de Curé Luxury Gîtes (vacation apartments) in centuries old farmhouse near Carcassonne, France Jean-Noël Ishida and Agathe Moréchand-Ishida http://www.domaine-cure.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