Jerry, I got it okay. Vielen dank! Very informative. I do indexing for the LDS familysearch project. I've indexed some of the German films, but I haven't seen these yet. I'll probably order them thru the Family History Center here in Cleveland, Tx. Thanks again. Marven Weitzel, aka der Alte On Mon, 6 Dec 2010 09:45:33 -0800 "Jerry and Fran Goertzen" <[email protected]> writes: > Linda: > > Most of my microfilm work has been in the Grandduchy of Hessen. The > records I found were mostly in German and not too difficult. There > were many different scribes recording the information and their > handwriting differed considerably. Some, were very legible where > others wrote with extreme flair. The sample copies you sent were > examples of the latter. The first letter had all the flair and the > rest of the word is barely there. This script doesn't copy well > because the small writing almost disappears. So, I am sorry but I'm > not able to help you much with the copies you sent. Another problem > is that some of the scribes mixed Latin with the German because at > the time, the German States were actually all part of the Holy Roman > Empire. Trier, Germany was the northern capitol of the Holy Roman > Empire. > I've been lucky so far with the Hessen films but also the Family > History Center that I use has a library volunteer of German heritage > that can read the flair and latin so he has helped me. You might > check your local family history center to see if they could > recommend a Script reader for you. > The search for Schierstein was easy since there is only one in all > of Germany, but finding the Parish records proved more difficult. > Schierstein is on the north side of the Rhine River, northwest of > Mainz and Southwest of Wiesbaden. It is in present day Hessen. > I first checked the Grandduchy of Hessen and it wasn't there so I > had to go back in time to find the boundary changes and the nearby > German States. > When Catharine of Russia sent out her call for colonists, it came at > an opportune time for many German farmers. The Seven Year War > (1756-1763) had just ended and it had devestated most of Germany and > the people welcomed a chance to better their life. The big > migration started in 1765/66 on the way to Russia. > Boundaries changed during the Seven Years War and changed again > after the treaties that ended the war. Checking the States nearby, > I found Schierstein in the Kingdom of Prussia, Province of Hessen > Nassau, Regierungsbezirk Wiesbaden. This information is in Volum 9 > of the German Parish Records. The village was in the Kreis (county) > Wiesbaden and Schierstein had its own Parish church. The parish > records have been filmed by the LDS and are available for rental at > your local FHC. The Schierstein records are on three microfilms > that cover the period from 1663 to 1878. The film number 1193450, > the same film as your copies. It was the first roll, the other two > rolls are ..451 and 452. These films record the birth marriage, > death and confirmation data. Reading the data direct from the film > is better than trying to read from a copy so I would suggest trying > to find someone that could accompany you to the FHC to help read the > actual film. > Since Anton Heinz (1740) mentioned he was from Altenkirchen was > another story. There are five (5) Altenkirchens in Germany > scattered all over. I looked for the closest one, only 33 miles > north of Schierstein and it happens to be just east of Welburg. It > also happens to be in the same volum (9) of German Parish Registers > as Schierstein. > It is in the Province of Hessen-Nassau, Regierungsbezirk, Wiesbaden, > Oberlahn Kreis and has its own parish Altenkirchen. The LDS has > filmed these records also. They also are on three rolls of > microfilm and the first is #1195172. These three films go back to > 1605. > Most of this information comes from the series of books "Map Guides > to German Parish Registers" by Kevan Hansen. They are available > from Family Roots Publishing Co. at < www.GermanMapGuide.com > They > have completed 33 of the proposed 55+ volumes. Each volume contains > a brief history of the area covered as well as a timeline and a > listing of Genealogical resources and archives. Each book has an > index of the villages covered, with their parish by religion. It > aalso includes the microfilm number of the parish if they are > available. Most of the parishes are on multuple rolls of film and > the number listed in the first one of the series. If you go to ( > www.Familysearch.org ) and enter the film number in the numer > search, it will give you all the films for a given parish and the > years included in each roll. > If you are not sure which volume would have your village, go to the > Family Roots website and click on German Map Guides. This will show > all volumes available. Click on the Volume of interest and it will > show the index of all villages listed in that volume. If your > village isn't listed, go to another nearby area until you find it. > The index does not give the Parish and other information, you will > need to the book for that. The book of your ancestral village will > give you a broader view of your ancestors life in Germany. > I am sorry I could not help you with the microfilm copies you sent, > but I hope this information will help you find some local help. > Check with your local FHC to see if they can recommend a helper to > read the films. > They deal in microfilm data all the time and should know someone > that would help you, > > > Jerry Goertzen > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ____________________________________________________________ Wall Streets Secrets Revealed The secrets that Wall Street Traders Don't want the public to know http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4cfd3b58409c15c76cm05duc