Bob- Have you considered having a copy of the Hammer memorial materials donated to the SAR Library and in a sense go together with the Merz and Burgoyne materials? I suggest that this would be a good repository for this. Howard Horne, NSSAR PG 1999-2000 -------------- Original message -------------- > John, > > I even had hired a photographer and we have a video tape of > our grave site dedication for Johann Henrich Hammer. I have > a 1 1/2" 3-ring notebook of prints from the day. Do you > want just a picture of the grave site, with the plaque, or > with "descendants" in the background, or with the uniformed > re-enactors, or with DAR/SAR people, or with any part in the > program? Also, I have a full script, if that is of > interest? As you know, you can have copies of anything I > have----by e-mail attachment or photo prints by snail mail. > What can I send? Don't want to bury you with info or > pictures you already have or don't want. > > Bob Fetters > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Merz" > To: > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 10:36 PM > Subject: [HESSIAN] Hessian Soldier Plaque - Pictures needed > ! > > > > Hello Hessian descendants: > > > > Don't get me wrong, I have plenty of pictures of the > plaque itself, > > what I am after is pictures of the plaque on Hessian > soldier's > > graves, or memorials, or even when presented to some > organizations. > > > > If you have such a picture, scan them and e-mail to me > with > > explanations of where when, who and why, etc. > > > > I want to put together a memento in form of an album to > present > > along with an actual plaque to the Rose House Museum. > > It is supposed to demonstrate that the Hessian Soldiers > have been > > receiving their due respect from their descendants all > over the country. > > > > If you have original pictures you can mail them to me > > > > John H. Merz > > 703-350 Concession St., > > Hamilton, Ontario, > > L9A 1B6 Canada. > > > > Would really appreciate your help, > > John > > > > > > ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > > 6000 Hessian soldiers remained in North America after the > Peace in 1783, the majority settled in the Eastern United > States and Canada. > > A quick check > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/AMREV-HESSIANS-L > > > > > > ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > Please stick to our published subject - Hessian Soldiers of the > American Revolution, not WWII or the Civil War. No other Immigrants. > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=amrev-hessians > One more tip - do not use signature lines (with names) when posting. >