BC Holtzclaw does take note of the various Guilds that the people he was researching belonged to. I have seen note throughout his publications of the younger male member of a family becoming a member of a Guild which meant that his father was probably dead. I agree that more research needs to be done about the German guilds. Perhaps we could ask some of our German members to respond or perhaps I can contact members of the Heimatvereins. Good idea! Barb Price In a message dated 11/10/2008 07:48:31 Pacific Standard Time, holtzclaw.research@yahoo.com writes: I am resending this because it apparently never came through for unknown reasons-- Suzanne Collins Matson ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Suzanne Matson <holtzclaw.research@yahoo.com> To: Germanna Colonies <GERMANNA_COLONIES@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 9:08:30 AM Subject: Questions about guilds Has anyone done any research on guilds in the Siegen area? Were they organized like the Dutch guilds or the British guilds (livery companies today)? Did membership have benefits such as care when ill or no longer able to work or confer social status? Did membership pass automatically to male direct line descendants? Was the control of the members of the guild limited to the town limits of any given town? Suzanne Collins Matson ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other Holiday needs. Search Now. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212792382x1200798498/aol?redir=http://searchblog.aol.com/2008/11/04/happy-holidays-from -aol-search/?ncid=emlcntussear00000001)

The location of guild records today would also be helpful.  The British guild records are stored at Guildhall Library in London and I wonder if Germany has something similar.  I haven't located a similar library in Germany yet. Suzanne Collins Matson ________________________________ From: "RockCatt@aol.com" <RockCatt@aol.com> To: germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com; GERMANNA_COLONIES@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 10:55:52 AM Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Fw: Questions about guilds in Siegen area BC Holtzclaw does  take note of the various Guilds that the people he  was researching belonged to. I have seen note throughout his publications of the younger male member of  a family becoming a member of a Guild which meant that his father was probably  dead. I agree that more research needs to be done about the German guilds.  Perhaps we could ask some of our German members to respond or perhaps I can  contact members of the Heimatvereins.  Good idea! Barb Price In a message dated 11/10/2008 07:48:31 Pacific Standard Time,  holtzclaw.research@yahoo.com writes: I am  resending this because it apparently never came through for unknown  reasons-- Suzanne Collins Matson ----- Forwarded Message  ---- From: Suzanne Matson <holtzclaw.research@yahoo.com> To:  Germanna Colonies <GERMANNA_COLONIES@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday,  November 10, 2008 9:08:30 AM Subject: Questions about guilds Has  anyone done any research on guilds in the Siegen area? Were they  organized like the Dutch guilds or the British guilds (livery companies  today)? Did membership have benefits such as care when ill or no longer  able to work or confer social status? Did membership pass automatically  to male direct line descendants? Was the control of the members of the  guild limited to the town limits of any given town? Suzanne Collins  Matson ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list,  please send an email to GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word  'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the  message **************AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other Holiday needs. Search Now. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212792382x1200798498/aol?redir=http://searchblog.aol.com/2008/11/04/happy-holidays-from -aol-search/?ncid=emlcntussear00000001) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message