Do you live close to Fürth or Nürnberg? I had relatives there that I am trying to get info on, I would be happy to reimburse you for any help you may be. I would love to get to live in Germany a while! Let me know the details and I will get you the Names.... Hopeful, Jim Throneburg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela Splettstoesser" <pamela@palettemasters.com> To: <BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 1:23 PM Subject: [BAVARIA] Willing Assistance > Just a note to reiterate what Narda and Beth have said.... I often have > offered to help people from America who have no way of getting photos of > gravesites or accessing records book which have to be manually checked > here > in Europe. So don't be afraid to ask! Sometimes just a friendly request > will get you a long way. Of course it is always nice when people offer to > pay for gas or postage also but for the most part, I do what I can when > asked. > > As an American that moved to Europe, I can tell you that it is not easy > and > there are so many things you miss the first time around. I came here > specifically to find the information of my ancestors. (that was over 4 > years > ago!) The first time I visited the village where my Great Grandparents > were > born and married, I thought I had hit a gold mine!! I got copies of their > birth, marriage and baptism records as well as all the records for their > parents and siblings! But when I returned just for a vacation a year > later > I realized how much I missed just by not talking to the local town people! > There were stories, old friends and relatives to talk to and even fotos!! > So > even when you think you have it all, look again, and TALK to people! Oh > and > don't worry about bad language skills... most people in Europe speak at > least a bit of English and if you at least put forth an effort to > communicate in their language, they will reciprocate and use what English > they know for you. > > Phone books are a great resource but in Europe they are not always > reliable. > But the local Rathuis is! Everyone in Europe is required to sign in at a > local registry when they move into an area and then carry a slip of paper > that shows to what zone they belong to. For instance, when living in > Berlin > if you move from Postdam to Charlottenburg you have to sign out at the > Potsdam Rathuis and sign in at Charlottenburg. > > Best of Luck to everyone! > Pamela Splettstoesser > <http://www.palettemasters.com/> > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > Have you consider the volunteering of transcribing parish records to be > added to WorldGenWeb Archives for others to research? > Contact mailto:dsam@sampubco.com?subject=transcribing_records > >

Hello Jim, I am sorry but the towns you are requesting assistance with are about 400 miles from where I live. However if you want to send me the information and exactly what you are looking for I will see what I can do for you from here. Unfortunately it will be sometime next year before I will be in the south of Germany again which is where these towns you are asking about are. But in the meantime I can look up addresses, phone numbers and names for you if that would help. Regards, Pamela Pamela Splettstoesser www.palettemasters.com -----Original Message----- From: Jim Throneburg [mailto:timekeeper@classicnet.net] Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 11:23 PM To: BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BAVARIA] Willing Assistance Do you live close to Fürth or Nürnberg? I had relatives there that I am trying to get info on, I would be happy to reimburse you for any help you may be. I would love to get to live in Germany a while! Let me know the details and I will get you the Names.... Hopeful, Jim Throneburg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela Splettstoesser" <pamela@palettemasters.com> To: <BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 1:23 PM Subject: [BAVARIA] Willing Assistance > Just a note to reiterate what Narda and Beth have said.... I often > have offered to help people from America who have no way of getting > photos of gravesites or accessing records book which have to be > manually checked here in Europe. So don't be afraid to ask! Sometimes > just a friendly request will get you a long way. Of course it is > always nice when people offer to pay for gas or postage also but for > the most part, I do what I can when asked. > > As an American that moved to Europe, I can tell you that it is not > easy and there are so many things you miss the first time around. I > came here specifically to find the information of my ancestors. (that > was over 4 years > ago!) The first time I visited the village where my Great > Grandparents were born and married, I thought I had hit a gold mine!! > I got copies of their birth, marriage and baptism records as well as > all the records for their > parents and siblings! But when I returned just for a vacation a year > later > I realized how much I missed just by not talking to the local town people! > There were stories, old friends and relatives to talk to and even fotos!! > So > even when you think you have it all, look again, and TALK to people! > Oh and don't worry about bad language skills... most people in Europe > speak at least a bit of English and if you at least put forth an > effort to communicate in their language, they will reciprocate and use > what English they know for you. > > Phone books are a great resource but in Europe they are not always > reliable. > But the local Rathuis is! Everyone in Europe is required to sign in > at a local registry when they move into an area and then carry a slip > of paper that shows to what zone they belong to. For instance, when > living in Berlin if you move from Postdam to Charlottenburg you have > to sign out at the Potsdam Rathuis and sign in at Charlottenburg. > > Best of Luck to everyone! > Pamela Splettstoesser > <http://www.palettemasters.com/> > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > Have you consider the volunteering of transcribing parish records to > be added to WorldGenWeb Archives for others to research? > Contact mailto:dsam@sampubco.com?subject=transcribing_records > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== Going on Vacation? Longer than 4 days? Go to http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/BAVARIA.html to unsubscribe