Carol, one of the reasons why are most kinship books from the Lahr area is that Mr. Köbele (who wrote many books) lived in that area. > Though I've never seen one of these kinship books, it sounds like one that > an e-mail friend I know has for the Furtwangen area. He referred to it as a > "farmer's book", but it sounds the same - one he purchased about 15 years > ago or so, but is no longer available. In it were several pages that I remember I saw such books which contains the history of farms. Yes, farmer's book and house books are also useful for genealogical research. And other history books, too (there is also a history book of Schönenbach). - Wendelin

Are there any books on Ottenhoffen that anyone knows about? Thanks---Toni Walier McCarthy -----Original Message----- From: Wendelin Irslinger [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 10:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Ortenau] kinship book / Familienbuch Carol, one of the reasons why are most kinship books from the Lahr area is that Mr. Köbele (who wrote many books) lived in that area. > Though I've never seen one of these kinship books, it sounds like one that > an e-mail friend I know has for the Furtwangen area. He referred to it as a > "farmer's book", but it sounds the same - one he purchased about 15 years > ago or so, but is no longer available. In it were several pages that I remember I saw such books which contains the history of farms. Yes, farmer's book and house books are also useful for genealogical research. And other history books, too (there is also a history book of Schönenbach). - Wendelin ==== DEU-BAD-ORTENAU Mailing List ==== Pre Napoleonic maps of B-W which include the lands of the Ortenau: < http://www.hoeckmann.de/deutschland/bwsued.htm > < http://www.pantel-web.de/bw_mirror/history/bwmaps/bw_316.jpg >. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx