David, I don't know how long you are researching your ancestors in Germany. If you are still not experienced you will learn soon that in this country you will never get a simple answer to a simple question :-). The history of Germany is rather complicated and and so is the history of its administration. And Rosna the small village you are interested in is even a worse case than a usual one. Unfortunately it lies in a region were the the pride, the jealousy and the religion of three states interfered: the Grand Duchy of Baden, the Kingdom of Württemberg and the Princedom of Hohenzollern. So there is no way to find out where the files about the former teachers of Rosna are preserved than to ask those who are responsible for the education of today's Rosna: the administration of the town Mengen. I recommend to write a letter to Mayor of city of Mengen. He certainly will forward your letter to the right place. This is the address: Herrn Buergermeister Stefan Bubeck Rathaus Hauptstraße 90 88512 Mengen Germany If you are lucky he addresses you to knowledgeable person of this region. Stroebel is a rather common name there and possibly some research has already been done by other persons. Good luck Dieter PS If you encounter severe problems let me know. I live only dozens of miles south of Rosna resp. Mengen. On 5 Dec 2008 at 13:14, David Stroebel wrote: > Thanks very much Dieter, > > Do you know if any school records exist that will reveal my GGF's > first name, address, etc when he was a teacher around 1844-1865? > > Thanks > > Dave > > > --- On Fri, 12/5/08, Dieter Joos <djoos@dieter-joos.de> wrote: > > > From: Dieter Joos <djoos@dieter-joos.de> > > Subject: Re: [BW] Anyone Ever Lived in Rosna, Sigmaringendoft Dist? > > To: "David Stroebel" <davidstroebel@yahoo.com>, > > baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, December 5, 2008, 12:32 > > PM David > > > > Rosna is a small village of 320 inhabitants, nowadays > > integrated into the > > town Mengen. Here is a link: > > http://www.mengen.de/wDeutsch/stadtportrait/ortsteile/rosna.php?navi > > d=102 > > > > Dieter > > -- > > Dieter Joos > > Ueberlingen / Bodensee, Germany > > Webmaster of RootsWeb's Baden-Wuerttemberg Mailing List > > > > > > > > > > > > On 5 Dec 2008 at 11:52, David Stroebel wrote: > > > > > I am seeking anyone familiar with Rosna, near > > Sigmaringen in > > > Baden-Wurttemberg? I am seeking a web link (I already > > tried looking > > > for it) that will give me all the schoools in the > > Rosna area. > > > > > > I learned today that my great great grandfather was a > > teacher in this > > > town, but his first name is not known. > > > > > > Thanks so much, > > > > > > David