Thank you Kathy, We are not sure why he contacted the Dawson County coordinator but I have asked her to contact him and ask him why he posted his query there since he made no mention of the county or state. I doubt we will post his query but we wanted to first be able to understand what he was saying in his message. Thanks so much for the quick reply! lenerz@worldnet.att.net wrote: > The family name Backemeier apparently originates in the Landkreis > Schaumburg Lippe, place: Frille, in what was then Westphalia. But I'm > not 100% sure. Perhaps there is some information from this time. My > father: Karl-Heinz, born 1935; my grandfather: Heinrich, born ? The > names of all other ancestors are unfortunately not known. The only > thing known for sure is that the family originated in Frille. Who can > help me? > > Kathie-- > What's really unclear is why this man is making this inquiry of a > Nebraska list. > Kathy > > Kathie wrote: > >> List members, especially anyone that speaks GERMAN, I need your help. >> One of my fellow NEGenWeb Project county coordinators received a >> query that is completely in GERMAN and we are trying to find out >> exactly what this man is trying to say in his query, Using an online >> translator still does not help much. Here is the message in GERMAN >> and also the translated version which leaves much to be desired. Your >> help will be greatly appreciated! >> >> Thank you!! Kathie Harrison - GERMANS-WI and GERMANS-NE-IA List Admin. >> >> > Familiennamen >> > "Backemeier" stammen wahrscheinlich aus dem Landkreis >> > "Schaumburg >> > Lippe" Ort: Frille im damaligen Westfalen. Bin mir aber auch >> > nicht zu 100 % sicher. Vielleicht gibt es irgendwelche Angaben >> > aus dieser Zeit. Mein Vater:"Karl-Heinz" geb. 1935, mein >> > Großvater: Heinrich geb. ? alle anderen Vorfahren sind leider >> > nicht namentlich bekannt. Sicher ist wahrscheinlich nur, dass >> > sie >> > aus Frille stammen. Wer kann mir helfen? >> > >> > >> > >> > Using online translation: >> > >> > Who can give data possible distorting shank relations? My >> > ancestors, with the surnames "cheek Meier" probably originate >> > from the district "foam castle lip" place: Frille in the >> > Westphalia at that time. Are safe me in addition, not to 100 >> > %. Perhaps there are any data from this time. My Vater:"Karl >> > Heinz "geb. 1935, my grandfather: Heinrich geb.? all other >> > ancestors are not in particular well-known unfortunately. Safe >> > it is probably only that they originate from Frille. Who can >> > help me? > > -- Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/