Forwarded to Hessian lists: From: <abcgenealogy@comcast.net> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 1:54 PM =============================== > Source: BACHMANN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Sons of the American Revolution - Library, > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Message Board URL: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AmB.2ACIB/85.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2 > > It is extremely nice to hear from you and I am glad you were on this list. Yes I heard about your work and was not certain of the date for when it will be used. I am guessing it has to be inventoried and indexed and catalogued before people will be able to use it there. I am heading to Louisville for Trustees on the 25th of this month. > > I heard about your donation at the Congress in Pittsburgh in July of this year and also several members of the SAR told me about Hessians staying on after the Revolution as well as returning home with stories about the new world and then coming back to settle. I know several in the MDSSAR who have both Hessians and Patriots and Hessians who were Patriots (came to fight, switched sides and stayed). The problem has been that until your work, I am not sure there was a lot of effort to get those records published. > > I have used the official militia lists and then done research locally at courthouses on my ancestors if I believed they served but never found comprehensive lists locally on Hessians. I am assuming that the records were at some other location rather than local courthouses. I must admit being 25% German I have been intrigued but just not knowledgeable about German record research. I had to hire German firms to do my research for me. I can't wait to see your work and pursue the other German surnames in my line. I would love to find a Hessian soldier that came to America in there. Most of the ones of that time period in my direct line, if they fought, must have returned to German since we have death and burial records for them but just a few that I have I can't find their death information so it would be super to learn they came to America and stayed. > > I know your work will be a great benefit to future generations especially someone like me that loves the Amer. Rev. era records. > > Also the SAR is building that huge new complex (Center for Advancing America's Heritage) that your work will be a great part of. > > Thanks again, > Christos Jr. >