-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: "Hartleys" <hartleys@mciworld.com> An: <BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com> Gesendet: Dienstag, 15. Februar 2000 07:38 Betreff: [BAVARIA] Re: BAVARIA-D Digest V00 #65 > Hi. > Can anyone translate this phrase from my gg-grandfather's obituary "theilhaber in > einem blühenden Wirthschaftsgeschäfte"? I am getting a "something in a flowering > restaurant business." Am I close? Also what is "empora_beitete"? Can't make out > one letter. Thanks for the help. > Cheryl Biermann Hartley > > Hi Cheryl, I would translate as follows: "he was a partner in a booming ecomonic business" The meaning of the German Wirtschaft can be "economy" or "pub" (restaurant). I think your translation must be economy. empora beitete = emporarbeitete which means that he worked his way up Regards, Helga Weigl > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > Going on Vacation? Longer than 5 days? Please unsubscribe > Just click this and send it. It is all set up for you. > mailto:Bavaria-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe >