Hello Ursula, wherefrom in Germany have had the Jeap family came from ? Werner J. Lichter Kabel Deutschland bietet Ihnen Internet, Telefonieren und Fernsehen aus einer Hand. Informieren Sie sich über unsere Produkte unter www.kabeldeutschland.de Diese E-Mail und etwaige Anhänge enthalten vertrauliche und/oder rechtlich geschützte Informationen. Wenn Sie nicht der richtige Adressat sind, benachrichtigen Sie bitte den Absender und vernichten Sie anschließend diese Mail und die Anlagen.

20. ALEXANDRINE AUGUSTE BALSKE - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Female Christening: 22 OCT 1843 Sankt Georgen, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen 21. ANNA HENRIETTE MARIE BALSKE - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Female Christening: 10 DEC 1854 Bartholomaeus, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen 22. AUGUST JULIUS BALSKE - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Male Christening: 25 DEC 1850 Sankt Georgen, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen 23. AUGUSTE AMALIE BALSKE - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Female Christening: 03 MAY 1835 Sophien, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen 24. Christiane Balske - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Female Birth: About 1805 Sommerfeld, , Schlesien, Preussen 25. Emilie Auguste Balske - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Female Marriage: DEC 1865 Torgau, Sachsen, Preussen 26. FRANZ HERMANN BALSKE - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Male Christening: 27 FEB 1853 Sankt Georgen, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen 27. FRIEDRICH WILHELM BALSKE - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Male Christening: 27 AUG 1874 Sankt Markus, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen 28. Louise Balske - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Female Birth: About 1827 Sommerfeld, , Schlesien, Preussen 29. THEODOR AUGUST HUGO BALSKE - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Male Christening: 05 JUN 1858 Sankt Markus, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen 30. WILHELM EMIL BALSKE - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Male Christening: 21 JUN 1846 Sankt Georgen, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search Phone-number of W. Balske in Germany: 0049-2571-97053 Werner J. Lichter ########################### Von: Jerrald Lloyd [mailto:jlloyd@chartermi.net] Gesendet: Dienstag, 24. Oktober 2006 01:47 An: ubatrans@klondyke.net; germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com Betreff: Re: [G-P-L] William Balske Yes, Thank You ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ursula B. Adamson" <ubatrans@klondyke.net> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 2:46 PM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] William Balske > Hello Jerrald, > The BALSKE family immigrated via the Port of Antwerp, Belgium arriving in > New York on 30 Sep > 1881 (Ship name was omitted) > The family consisted of the following members: > John BALSKI, 31 > Marie, 31 > Wilh. 4, > Louise 9 months. > > Their first census enumeration was in 1900: > Mount Pleasant Twp, Whiteside County, Illinois: > > John BALSKEY, 49, b. Feb 1850 in Germany, widower > Louise BALSKEY, 19, b. Jan. 1881, Ger > John G BALSKEY, 17, b. Feb 1883 in Illinois > [Wilhelm/William has probably left the home] > > 1910 Census > Genesee Twp., Whiteside Co., Illinois: > John BOLSKE, 60, married 2 x > Anna BOLSKE, 31, married 2 x (married for 3 years) > > 1917 Selective Service Registration: > William BALSKE, 37, b. Sep 10, 1881 (year??) > Home Address: RFD #2, Ruthorn, Palo Alto, Iowa > Naturalized Citizen, > Farm Laborer, working for Olaf A Nelson, Clay, Iowa > Wife: Dorathy Balski, RFD #2, Ruthorn, Palo Alto, Iowa > > 1920 Census > Spencer Ward 3, Clay County, Iowa > William BALSKI, 35, estimated birth: 1885, b. Germany, Father + Mother b. > Germany; > Dorcas BALSKI, 25, b. Iowa, Father b. IL; Mother b. CAN/ENG > Normandine W BALSKI, 3 +3/12, b. Iowa > Dale E. BALSKI, 2 + 3/12, b. Iowa > Glenys I. BALSKI, 0/12, b. Iowa > > 1930 Census > Fairmont Twp., Martin Co., Minnesota > No William! > Dorcas BALSKE, 38, married 22 Years, b. Iowa, works in canning factory > Normadean W BALSKE, 13, b. Iowa > Dale E BALSKE, 12, b. Iowa > Glennys I BALSKE, 10, b. Iowa > > I hope that's what you were looking for. > > Ursula from Michigan > > > > > > > Jerrald Lloyd wrote: > >> I am trying to find the parents of William Balske. William was born Sept >> 10, 1874 in Germany. At the age of three they came to America, his >> parents they settled in Illinois. Then the family moved to Clay County, >> Iowa. William married Dorcas Battern in 1915 at Terrill, Iowa. >> >> Thanks for any help. >> Jerrald Lloyd >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> . >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Kabel Deutschland bietet Ihnen Internet, Telefonieren und Fernsehen aus einer Hand. 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174. HEINRICH BUSCH - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 13 MAY 1867 Siegburg, Rheinland, Preussen http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search Werner J. Lichter Kabel Deutschland bietet Ihnen Internet, Telefonieren und Fernsehen aus einer Hand. Informieren Sie sich über unsere Produkte unter www.kabeldeutschland.de Diese E-Mail und etwaige Anhänge enthalten vertrauliche und/oder rechtlich geschützte Informationen. Wenn Sie nicht der richtige Adressat sind, benachrichtigen Sie bitte den Absender und vernichten Sie anschließend diese Mail und die Anlagen.

Good morning, As Malte stated correctly, as of January 1, 2006 the postage for a regular letter from Germany to the States is EURO 1.70 (not EURO 1.55 anymore). Postage airmail: Weight Small envelopes: EUR 1.70 Up to 20 g (approx. 0.7 oz, this is about 2 pages plus the envelope) EUR 2.00 21-50 g (up to 1.76 oz) Letter size envelopes: EUR 3.00 Up to 50 g (up to 1.76 oz) EUR 4.00 51-100g (up to 3.5 oz) EUR 8.00 101-500 g (up to 1.1 lbs) EUR 12.00 501-1,000 g (up to 2.2 lbs) EUR 28.00 1,001-2,000 g (up to 4.4 lbs) There is a good chance that this might increase again next year again. The German post office seems to make these decisions on December 30 going into effect on January 1. Particularly cute was the fact that my local post office did not have a 70 cent stamp until July this year, i. e. seven months after this postage mandatory and I had to put 4 different stamps on each envelope to come up with the necessary postage. For currency conversion I can recommend the website: www.oanda.com <http://www.oanda.com/> Good luck! Andrea Bentschneider _______________________________ Beyond History Wendloher Weg 8 20251 Hamburg Germany fon + 49 - 40 - 46 77 77 35 fax + 49 - 40 - 46 77 77 34 andrea@beyond-history.com www.beyond-history.com Message: 6 Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:43:38 -0500 From: "Wolf Zscheile" <saxonyroots@charter.net> Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Surname Distribution - Fingado To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <000001c6f6ec$4d792ea0$0200a8c0@HP> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Hi Betty, take a look here: <http://wiki-en.genealogy.net/wiki/Virtual_%22German_Post_Office%22> http://wiki-en.genealogy.net/wiki/Virtual_%22German_Post_Office%22 I started this a few years ago, but the demand was not that high.. However, I still have a few stamps left and probably will not re-order any.. Just let me know how many stamps you want.. Good luck with your letters, Wolf [Zscheile]

Thank You Jerrald Lloyd ----- Original Message ----- From: <Werner.Lichter@kabeldeutschland.de> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 1:35 AM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Wilhelm Balske - William Balske 20. ALEXANDRINE AUGUSTE BALSKE - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Female Christening: 22 OCT 1843 Sankt Georgen, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen 21. ANNA HENRIETTE MARIE BALSKE - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Female Christening: 10 DEC 1854 Bartholomaeus, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen 22. AUGUST JULIUS BALSKE - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Male Christening: 25 DEC 1850 Sankt Georgen, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen 23. AUGUSTE AMALIE BALSKE - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Female Christening: 03 MAY 1835 Sophien, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen 24. Christiane Balske - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Female Birth: About 1805 Sommerfeld, , Schlesien, Preussen 25. Emilie Auguste Balske - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Female Marriage: DEC 1865 Torgau, Sachsen, Preussen 26. FRANZ HERMANN BALSKE - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Male Christening: 27 FEB 1853 Sankt Georgen, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen 27. FRIEDRICH WILHELM BALSKE - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Male Christening: 27 AUG 1874 Sankt Markus, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen 28. Louise Balske - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Female Birth: About 1827 Sommerfeld, , Schlesien, Preussen 29. THEODOR AUGUST HUGO BALSKE - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Male Christening: 05 JUN 1858 Sankt Markus, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen 30. WILHELM EMIL BALSKE - International Genealogical Index / GE Gender: Male Christening: 21 JUN 1846 Sankt Georgen, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search Phone-number of W. Balske in Germany: 0049-2571-97053 Werner J. Lichter ########################### Von: Jerrald Lloyd [mailto:jlloyd@chartermi.net] Gesendet: Dienstag, 24. Oktober 2006 01:47 An: ubatrans@klondyke.net; germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com Betreff: Re: [G-P-L] William Balske Yes, Thank You ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ursula B. Adamson" <ubatrans@klondyke.net> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 2:46 PM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] William Balske > Hello Jerrald, > The BALSKE family immigrated via the Port of Antwerp, Belgium arriving in > New York on 30 Sep > 1881 (Ship name was omitted) > The family consisted of the following members: > John BALSKI, 31 > Marie, 31 > Wilh. 4, > Louise 9 months. > > Their first census enumeration was in 1900: > Mount Pleasant Twp, Whiteside County, Illinois: > > John BALSKEY, 49, b. Feb 1850 in Germany, widower > Louise BALSKEY, 19, b. Jan. 1881, Ger > John G BALSKEY, 17, b. Feb 1883 in Illinois > [Wilhelm/William has probably left the home] > > 1910 Census > Genesee Twp., Whiteside Co., Illinois: > John BOLSKE, 60, married 2 x > Anna BOLSKE, 31, married 2 x (married for 3 years) > > 1917 Selective Service Registration: > William BALSKE, 37, b. Sep 10, 1881 (year??) > Home Address: RFD #2, Ruthorn, Palo Alto, Iowa > Naturalized Citizen, > Farm Laborer, working for Olaf A Nelson, Clay, Iowa > Wife: Dorathy Balski, RFD #2, Ruthorn, Palo Alto, Iowa > > 1920 Census > Spencer Ward 3, Clay County, Iowa > William BALSKI, 35, estimated birth: 1885, b. Germany, Father + Mother b. > Germany; > Dorcas BALSKI, 25, b. Iowa, Father b. IL; Mother b. CAN/ENG > Normandine W BALSKI, 3 +3/12, b. Iowa > Dale E. BALSKI, 2 + 3/12, b. Iowa > Glenys I. BALSKI, 0/12, b. Iowa > > 1930 Census > Fairmont Twp., Martin Co., Minnesota > No William! > Dorcas BALSKE, 38, married 22 Years, b. Iowa, works in canning factory > Normadean W BALSKE, 13, b. Iowa > Dale E BALSKE, 12, b. Iowa > Glennys I BALSKE, 10, b. Iowa > > I hope that's what you were looking for. > > Ursula from Michigan > > > > > > > Jerrald Lloyd wrote: > >> I am trying to find the parents of William Balske. William was born Sept >> 10, 1874 in Germany. At the age of three they came to America, his >> parents they settled in Illinois. Then the family moved to Clay County, >> Iowa. William married Dorcas Battern in 1915 at Terrill, Iowa. >> >> Thanks for any help. >> Jerrald Lloyd >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> . >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Kabel Deutschland bietet Ihnen Internet, Telefonieren und Fernsehen aus einer Hand. 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Thanks to all who have given me information on German postage. As usual, this is the place to ask and get answers! Betty FL

Ursula, If we only accept mail from people in our address books, anyone we haven't communicated with directly will be blocked anyway. And that won't work unless you put everyone you send email to in your address book, which I don't. I save my address book for people I expect to communicate with on a regular basis. Otherwise it would be huge. That said, those of us with spam-blocking software should try to remember to add the address of anyone we email to our verified list right away. That will ensure that the receiver's reply is not blocked. I personally often forget to do this, but I do go into my spam software at least once a day to accept any messages that I want that haven't been verified. So if someone sends me email who doesn't want to verify, they don't have to. I'll verify for them. My apologies to anyone I offend, but spam-blockers are a very effective tool. It's been a long time since I got email about Viagra or about a fortune awaiting me in Nigeria. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ursula B. Adamson" <ubatrans@klondyke.net> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 1:34 AM Subject: [G-P-L] Blocked email addresses > Hello, > I find it most annoying to receive mail from list members who then refuse > to accept replies > unless one registers with them all in the name of 'controlling spam'. > Anyone wanting to control spam - if that's what they consider mail from > the GPL - should not > mail queries. > Apparently some people don't know that the easiest way to control spam is > to only accept > email from people/lists in your address book. It's as simple as that! > > Ursula from Michigan > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Wolf has replied that he has some German stamps. Should I put them on a self-addressed envelope? Betty FL

Hello, I find it most annoying to receive mail from list members who then refuse to accept replies unless one registers with them all in the name of 'controlling spam'. Anyone wanting to control spam - if that's what they consider mail from the GPL - should not mail queries. Apparently some people don't know that the easiest way to control spam is to only accept email from people/lists in your address book. It's as simple as that! Ursula from Michigan

Standard airmail letters (upto 20 grams weight) from Germany to the US actually cost 1,70 Euro. That are abt 2,12 USD. Regards Malte -----Ursprungliche Nachricht----- Von: germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com]Im Auftrag von Bbfritch@aol.com Gesendet: Montag, 23. Oktober 2006 22:08 An: germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com Betreff: Re: [G-P-L] Surname Distribution - Fingado How do we buy German postage to send along with a letter. I sent five - no answers. I heard it costs about $4 for Germans to mail letters to the U.S.?? Betty FL ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Need help finding Henry Busch born 1867 Germany. Trying to find 1900 to 1930 census in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Any help would be appreciate. Jerrald Lloyd

Most every school has transfer students in Germany and they have computors and need money. They should be willing to help recieve and remail your letters,e-mail, or send you stamps. Course I just hand my letter to the postmaster and it is taken care of. Too, most every military person in Germany has a computor. And I find the US embasy is sometimes helpful. Germans themselves are a bit leary of Americans What with the spying that is going on, I cannot blame them. But if one arranges the inquiry so as to give the reciever a feeling of being helpfully useful, That is, it is best to be up front and admit that one needs their help, they will respond. But when I was a transfer student and doing some translating in Europe and wanted to get hold of someone in the states, I put my tax dollars to use and went straight to the Embasy.Ralph A Bauer Bar5@bright.net

Ursula, I have read often on these lists that IRC's are not that well-liked. I was able to order some German stamps from someone who had a note on a message that she would sell some, but I'm sorry that I no longer have her address. Perhaps if you send in a message that you are looking for German stamps, someone would be able to send you some. It might be worth a try. Florence ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ursula B. Adamson" <ubatrans@klondyke.net> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Buying German Stamps > Hello Betty, > To learn more about International Reply Coupons go to: > http://www.deutschepost.de/ > Then click on No. 3 - Dispatching Letters - Sending mail to other > countries > then click on "International Mail Products" then "International Reply > Coupons. > While the site is written in English, the info is written for German > customers. > You can go to your local Postoffice to obtain the IRCs. > > Ursula from Michigan > > Bbfritch@aol.com wrote: >> How do we buy German postage to send along with a letter. I sent five - >> no >> answers. I heard it costs about $4 for Germans to mail letters to the >> U.S.?? >> >> Betty >> FL >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> . >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Sue, I was also fascinated by Don's tips for the surname charts. I took the opportunity to look up a new surname that has currently appeared in our family tree via a found letter (Passavant) and found out that there were very few records for it (as for your Fingado). I went immediately to www.telefonbuch.de and looked up the name. I found a handful of people with the name living in the area of my ancestors (and a couple outside the area) as well as a bunch of companies with the name in their titles. Looking up Fingado there returned 26 results, of which most seem to be private individuals. Rosenheim seems to be a popular town in the list. Although it is clear that this is a bit of a long shot I do intend to write/call the people involved to see if they are interested in family history and have any information about their forefathers. YMMV of course, but for those of us with slightly less usual names in our trees this could be a reasonable proposition. Has anybody had experience of trying this method? My German is fluent, and I also live over here so no worries about waking someone in the middle of the night if I decide to call, but any tips regarding approach? I know this can be a touchy subject for some people, particularly the older generation. Sorry if this is a bit off topic. Claire > -----Original Message----- > From: germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germany- > passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sue Hubbard > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 5:28 PM > To: germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com > Subject: [G-P-L] Surname Distribution - Fingado > > I was most interested in Don's surname distribution chart. I've > never been able to find my grandfather's birth place in Germany. > > This web page indicates there are two places in "Bavaria" where > Fingado surname appears. > > http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen_map.aspx?mode=abs&lang=en > > Would anyone be able to tell me the city name from the two locations > in Bavaria? > > Or, any other suggestions where I might search church records for my > grandfather? I've exhausted the Lahr region. I always thought he > was from Baden, so not sure from this map where I might do more > research. I'm so motivated to find my missing grandfather! > > Thanks for any assistance. > > Sue Fingado-Hubbard > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANY-PASSENGER- > LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Pat of MN, Curiosity has gotten the best of me. Can you please explain to me just how you were able to obtain the information re your 5x great-grandfather's homestead in Berks Co, PA for the years 1742-95. I have a 4x great-grandfather Jacob BAKER (possibly BECHER) 1770-1846 whose ancestry/nativity escapes me although I believe he may have been born in PA in 1770. He was of German heritage. Bette in WI ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Sterner" <pattylou56571@yahoo.com> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 9:25 AM Subject: [G-P-L] Prufmond > Have discovered the name of my G'g'g'g'g'grandfathers homestead in Berks > Co, PA for the years 1742-95. He was the first to settle this land and he > named it Prufmond. Please, if you can, tell me what this means. > Thank you, > Pat of MN

Yes, Thank You ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ursula B. Adamson" <ubatrans@klondyke.net> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 2:46 PM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] William Balske > Hello Jerrald, > The BALSKE family immigrated via the Port of Antwerp, Belgium arriving in > New York on 30 Sep > 1881 (Ship name was omitted) > The family consisted of the following members: > John BALSKI, 31 > Marie, 31 > Wilh. 4, > Louise 9 months. > > Their first census enumeration was in 1900: > Mount Pleasant Twp, Whiteside County, Illinois: > > John BALSKEY, 49, b. Feb 1850 in Germany, widower > Louise BALSKEY, 19, b. Jan. 1881, Ger > John G BALSKEY, 17, b. Feb 1883 in Illinois > [Wilhelm/William has probably left the home] > > 1910 Census > Genesee Twp., Whiteside Co., Illinois: > John BOLSKE, 60, married 2 x > Anna BOLSKE, 31, married 2 x (married for 3 years) > > 1917 Selective Service Registration: > William BALSKE, 37, b. Sep 10, 1881 (year??) > Home Address: RFD #2, Ruthorn, Palo Alto, Iowa > Naturalized Citizen, > Farm Laborer, working for Olaf A Nelson, Clay, Iowa > Wife: Dorathy Balski, RFD #2, Ruthorn, Palo Alto, Iowa > > 1920 Census > Spencer Ward 3, Clay County, Iowa > William BALSKI, 35, estimated birth: 1885, b. Germany, Father + Mother b. > Germany; > Dorcas BALSKI, 25, b. Iowa, Father b. IL; Mother b. CAN/ENG > Normandine W BALSKI, 3 +3/12, b. Iowa > Dale E. BALSKI, 2 + 3/12, b. Iowa > Glenys I. BALSKI, 0/12, b. Iowa > > 1930 Census > Fairmont Twp., Martin Co., Minnesota > No William! > Dorcas BALSKE, 38, married 22 Years, b. Iowa, works in canning factory > Normadean W BALSKE, 13, b. Iowa > Dale E BALSKE, 12, b. Iowa > Glennys I BALSKE, 10, b. Iowa > > I hope that's what you were looking for. > > Ursula from Michigan > > > > > > > Jerrald Lloyd wrote: > >> I am trying to find the parents of William Balske. William was born Sept >> 10, 1874 in Germany. At the age of three they came to America, his >> parents they settled in Illinois. Then the family moved to Clay County, >> Iowa. William married Dorcas Battern in 1915 at Terrill, Iowa. >> >> Thanks for any help. >> Jerrald Lloyd >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> . >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Just a whole lot of work and reading every history book or relevency. Passenger list, Goshenhoppen Registers, cemetery listings of the township that were family cemeteries (that was the big one and led me right to the place). Checking patent/warrant records plus old surveys. Lots and lots of work...plus being willing to pay for some of this items. Pat Bette McIntosh <bmcintosh@new.rr.com> wrote: Dear Pat of MN, Curiosity has gotten the best of me. Can you please explain to me just how you were able to obtain the information re your 5x great-grandfather's homestead in Berks Co, PA for the years 1742-95. I have a 4x great-grandfather Jacob BAKER (possibly BECHER) 1770-1846 whose ancestry/nativity escapes me although I believe he may have been born in PA in 1770. He was of German heritage. Bette in WI ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Sterner" To: Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 9:25 AM Subject: [G-P-L] Prufmond > Have discovered the name of my G'g'g'g'g'grandfathers homestead in Berks > Co, PA for the years 1742-95. He was the first to settle this land and he > named it Prufmond. Please, if you can, tell me what this means. > Thank you, > Pat of MN ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail.

I have sent IRC to people in Germany, but their mail to me always has postage stamps on them. They never mention the IRC'S. Maria > Hello Betty, > it used to be that one had to go to the local postoffice and purchase what > is known as an > "International Reply Coupon". That was before the German Postal System > became privatized and before they had the EURO. Presently, a standard > airmail letter is Euro 1.55. Before you purchase an International Reply > Coupon you should consult with the person to whom you will be sending it > as I have heard in some cases these coupons were no longer accepted by the > German Postal System. The IRC can only be used for purchasing stamps in > the country where the letter will be mailed. > Perhaps you may want to 'google' to find out more info. > > Ursula from Michigan > > Bbfritch@aol.com wrote: > >> How do we buy German postage to send along with a letter. I sent five - >> no >> answers. I heard it costs about $4 for Germans to mail letters to the >> U.S.?? >> >> Betty >> FL >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> . >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Betty, To learn more about International Reply Coupons go to: http://www.deutschepost.de/ Then click on No. 3 - Dispatching Letters - Sending mail to other countries then click on "International Mail Products" then "International Reply Coupons. While the site is written in English, the info is written for German customers. You can go to your local Postoffice to obtain the IRCs. Ursula from Michigan Bbfritch@aol.com wrote: > How do we buy German postage to send along with a letter. I sent five - no > answers. I heard it costs about $4 for Germans to mail letters to the U.S.?? > > Betty > FL > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > . >

Hello Betty, it used to be that one had to go to the local postoffice and purchase what is known as an "International Reply Coupon". That was before the German Postal System became privatized and before they had the EURO. Presently, a standard airmail letter is Euro 1.55. Before you purchase an International Reply Coupon you should consult with the person to whom you will be sending it as I have heard in some cases these coupons were no longer accepted by the German Postal System. The IRC can only be used for purchasing stamps in the country where the letter will be mailed. Perhaps you may want to 'google' to find out more info. Ursula from Michigan Bbfritch@aol.com wrote: > How do we buy German postage to send along with a letter. I sent five - no > answers. I heard it costs about $4 for Germans to mail letters to the U.S.?? > > Betty > FL > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > . >