In regards to Neustadt...my family came from Elmstein, Neustadt Germany or Baden kingdom of France occupied They were Nock or Nook or Nuck also Keysers or Kiser or Kayser Kizer or Keiser. Why all the town place names and what did it mean? This was in 1833. Please reply bteusch@fwi.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Widener" <widener@galstar.com> To: <BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 11:00 AM Subject: [BAVARIA] Neustadt > Hi, some time ago I asked for help on locating Frey Fischer in Neustadt, > Bavaria. Mentioned it had a college or university. Was successful in > finding it was Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, originally Haardt. According to > a German Guide Book, this is a half timbered town at the foot of the Haardt > hills, at the end of the sixteenth century, the Count Palatine Casimir > established a Calvinist university here as a competitor to the Lutheran > counterpart in Heidelberg. So it seems there at one time was a university, > as our family tradition stated. But it was Winzingin they lived in, but it > no longer is listed, now being part of Neustadt. Just wanted to get this > cleared up. Again, thanks for the help. Mary Widener > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > Sister or Brother, > Can you spare $10 dollars to support Rootsweb? > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html#personal > >