The other resouce I love, in addition to the German alphabet, is Ernest Thode's book, German English Genealogical Dictionary. Without it, I would not be able to figure out the occupations, calendars, diseases, holy days,etc. As long as you can read part of the word, you can usually find it in the dictionary. I bought a copy for our local FHC. No connection to Ernest, etc. Good luck everyone. The Germans were such excellent record keepers you can't afford to miss out. Give me a shout if you need help. Elsie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 1:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BW] reading the old German script Elsie, thanks so very much. This is very helpful. I have the book If I can read German you can (brief) it is great. Thanks again for shaing. Walk in peace, Linn ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Elsie, I so admire all you have accomplished. Wish I had a village or town in Wurttemberg to search for records. I have names, years born and that they were born in Wurttemberg, had three children then immigrated around 1850 to 1853 to Ohio. Three children were born in Wurttemberg the last one in 1850 and the next child was born in Ohio in 1853. That is all I have and after nearly 40 years I have not found them anywhere, not in immigration lists or ships lists. Have gone searching for them in various areas of Wurttemberg to no avail. So I am happy for those of you who have had much better luck. Wistfully, Ellen [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: saare <[email protected]> To: baden-wurttemberg <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Mar 27, 2012 2:36 pm Subject: Re: [BW] reading the old German script The other resouce I love, in addition to the German alphabet, is Ernest hode's book, German English Genealogical Dictionary. Without it, I would ot be able to figure out the occupations, calendars, diseases, holy ays,etc. As long as you can read part of the word, you can usually find it n the dictionary. I bought a copy for our local FHC. No connection to rnest, etc. Good luck everyone. The Germans were such excellent record eepers you can't afford to miss out. Give me a shout if you need help. Elsie -----Original Message----- rom: [email protected] ent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 1:05 PM o: [email protected] ubject: [BW] reading the old German script Elsie, thanks so very much. This is very helpful. I have the book If I an read German you can (brief) it is great. Thanks again for shaing. Walk in peace, Linn ------------------------------- o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without he quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

Ellen, I'm sorry for your plight. My parents were the immigrants so I knew the home towns. Unfortunately, I didn't learn the language very well but am learning it better by doing genealogy. What names are you looking for? Perhaps I have some in my database of 25,000 people. All my roots are in Wuerttemberg except for one 10 great-grandfather who came from Switzerland. Makes me 99.999% German, LOL. To commiserate, after 14 years we have made no progress on DHs great-grandfather and several other of his ancestors. No further along than before we began. But keep searching, especially on the LDS site. One of DHs grandfather did pop up there and we got back to 1600. However, we don't know where the son, DHs grandfather was born. Seems ggf and a wife and 3 kids in one town, then pops up onboard ship with another woman and a son. Don't know where that son was born. Found the woman's home town but the son is a brick wall. Ah, such is the agony and ecstasy of research. Do send me some names, perhaps I or someone else knows something. Elsie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 3:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BW] reading the old German script Elsie, I so admire all you have accomplished. Wish I had a village or town in Wurttemberg to search for records. I have names, years born and that they were born in Wurttemberg, had three children then immigrated around 1850 to 1853 to Ohio. Three children were born in Wurttemberg the last one in 1850 and the next child was born in Ohio in 1853. That is all I have and after nearly 40 years I have not found them anywhere, not in immigration lists or ships lists. Have gone searching for them in various areas of Wurttemberg to no avail. So I am happy for those of you who have had much better luck. Wistfully, Ellen [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: saare <[email protected]> To: baden-wurttemberg <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Mar 27, 2012 2:36 pm Subject: Re: [BW] reading the old German script The other resouce I love, in addition to the German alphabet, is Ernest hode's book, German English Genealogical Dictionary. Without it, I would ot be able to figure out the occupations, calendars, diseases, holy ays,etc. As long as you can read part of the word, you can usually find it n the dictionary. I bought a copy for our local FHC. No connection to rnest, etc. Good luck everyone. The Germans were such excellent record eepers you can't afford to miss out. Give me a shout if you need help. Elsie -----Original Message----- rom: [email protected] ent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 1:05 PM o: [email protected] ubject: [BW] reading the old German script Elsie, thanks so very much. This is very helpful. I have the book If I an read German you can (brief) it is great. Thanks again for shaing. Walk in peace, Linn ------------------------------- o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without he quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

We always have a brick wall or two to climb, Elsie. Sounds like you are doing wonderfully well. I have been doing genealogy for fourty odd years and have a few brick walls, but my Dad's German background has been really hard to solve. I have a little information on my 3rd great-grandfather, Philip Groff/Graeff and a little more on his wife, my 3rd great-grandmother, Joanna Elisabetha Gintz. My Wurttemberg brick walls are Joseph Fox/Fuchs/Fose (have seen records in Ohio with all spellings) who was born in 1820 in Wurttemberg. His wife, Francizka/Frances Fisher was also born in Wurttemberg in 1822. They came to Ohio between 1850 and 1853. My Dad's genealogy is 100 percent German, no bits of anything except before coming to Germany very, very early on may have been from Switzerland. Thank you for your time and helpfulness, Elsie, I really appreciate it because you never know when something new could turn up. [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: saare <[email protected]> To: baden-wurttemberg <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Mar 27, 2012 5:49 pm Subject: Re: [BW] reading the old German script Ellen, I'm sorry for your plight. My parents were the immigrants so I knew he home towns. Unfortunately, I didn't learn the language very well but am earning it better by doing genealogy. What names are you looking for? erhaps I have some in my database of 25,000 people. All my roots are in uerttemberg except for one 10 great-grandfather who came from Switzerland. akes me 99.999% German, LOL. To commiserate, after 14 years we have made no progress on DHs reat-grandfather and several other of his ancestors. No further along than efore we began. But keep searching, especially on the LDS site. One of DHs randfather did pop up there and we got back to 1600. However, we don't know here the son, DHs grandfather was born. Seems ggf and a wife and 3 kids in ne town, then pops up onboard ship with another woman and a son. Don't know here that son was born. Found the woman's home town but the son is a brick all. Ah, such is the agony and ecstasy of research. Do send me some names, perhaps I or someone else knows something. lsie -----Original Message----- rom: [email protected] ent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 3:51 PM o: [email protected] ubject: Re: [BW] reading the old German script lsie, I so admire all you have accomplished. Wish I had a village or town n Wurttemberg to search for records. have names, years born and that they were born in Wurttemberg, had three hildren then immigrated around 850 to 1853 to Ohio. Three children were born in Wurttemberg the last one n 1850 and the next child was born n Ohio in 1853. That is all I have and after nearly 40 years I have not ound them anywhere, not in immigration lists r ships lists. Have gone searching for them in various areas of urttemberg to no avail. o I am happy for those of you who have had much better luck. istfully, llen [email protected] ----Original Message----- rom: saare <[email protected]> o: baden-wurttemberg <[email protected]> ent: Tue, Mar 27, 2012 2:36 pm ubject: Re: [BW] reading the old German script he other resouce I love, in addition to the German alphabet, is Ernest ode's book, German English Genealogical Dictionary. Without it, I would t be able to figure out the occupations, calendars, diseases, holy ys,etc. As long as you can read part of the word, you can usually find it the dictionary. I bought a copy for our local FHC. No connection to nest, etc. Good luck everyone. The Germans were such excellent record epers you can't afford to miss out. Give me a shout if you need help. lsie ----Original Message----- om: [email protected] nt: Sunday, March 25, 2012 1:05 PM : [email protected] bject: [BW] reading the old German script Elsie, thanks so very much. This is very helpful. I have the book If I n read German you can (brief) it is great. Thanks again for shaing. Walk in peace, Linn ------------------------------ unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without e quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] th the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of e message ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without he quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message