Hi Claire, "Pommern" is the German word for Pommerania, a section of north-eastern Germany. If you don't have ancestors from there, you've probably not bothered to remember the name of it, just I can't remember the Hesse-Kassel and Pfalz kind of names. Many Pommerns settled in WI, and they have Pommeranian Day (Tag) every year. I had hoped (rather unrealistically) that I might be able to visit it this year. Fred also has Pommern ancestors, so that's why I mentioned it in connection with his trip. Hope that helps Mona On Fri, 22 Jun 2001 12:01:27 -0400 "CJ Lisa" <cjlisa@worldnet.att.net> writes: > I'm really ignorant here and would like to be enlightened on what the > background and translation of Pommern Tag is? > Thanks > Claire > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <mona_houser@juno.com> > To: <GERMAN-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 2:49 PM > Subject: [GERMAN-LIFE] Fw: RE: Pommern Tag > > > > Here's the message that I"ve been saving, and wishing I could > attend. > > > > Mona > > > > > > --------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: "Leslie A. Riggle" <lesrig@feist.com> > > To: "Larry Messer" <lamesser@uswest.net> > > Cc: Pommern-L@genealogy.net > > Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 16:05:27 -0700 > > Subject: RE: Pommern Tag > > Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20000530160527.007c4100@feist.com> > > References: <200005291730.NAA23779@tisch.mail.mindspring.net> > > > > Hello Larry, > > > > You asked: > > > > >When and where is Pommern Tag? > > > > First of all, do not confuse this with the Pommerntage (plural), > or > > Pommerntreffen, that is held every two years in Greifswald in > Vorpommern. > > > > The CPommerntag Mary Ann Conklin was speaking of is the one > sponsored by > > Pommerscher Verein Freistadt. It is a one-day affair held on the > last > > Sunday of June. This year it will be held at Mequon City Park in > Mequon, > > Wisconsin. We will have continuous entertainment with music by > the Alte > > Kameraden Brass Band and Pomeranian folk dancing by Pommersche > Tanzdeel > > Freistadt. There will be cultural and genealogical exhibits and > German > > food. Also, the best beer this side of Munich will be available. > > > > Activities will begin at noon and will continue until about five. > There > > will be a flag raising of the American and Pomeranian flags and we > will > > sing "The Star Spangled Banner" and "Das Pommernlied". > > > > Martha and I expect to be there and so do several other members of > > Pommern-L. > > > > Les Riggle > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > > > ==== GERMAN-LIFE Mailing List ==== > > Complaints: > > Contact the list administrator at: > GERMAN-LIFE-L-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > > > > > > ==== GERMAN-LIFE Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from digest mode send a message to: > GERMAN-LIFE-D-request@rootsweb.com and add the word UNSUBSCRIBE > in the message and send. > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the > #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.