Hi All, My ancestors are Matthew Harmon also spelled Herman & Herrmann. On the LDS website I found he was born Sept 29, 1835. Place Katholisch, Herxheim Landau, Pfalz Bayern. His father is listed as Georgii Petri Herrmann and mother is Apolloniae Heider. Matthew was also listed as Mathaeus Herrmann. He married Mary Bullinger in 1856, Germany, on his Civil War papers I got from Nara. Can't read the place and have had several people try, but to no luck. Do not know who her parents were. Does he have any siblings? I have been told that 2 brothers followed him over here, but who were they? Mat changed the spelling when he came to the US, but on his death cert his wife spelled it Herman. They came to the US in 1858. I think I found them FINALLY on a ship list, but not sure. There is a Math Herrmann who arrive in the US from Le Havre, France in 1858, July 6. Age 25 from Germany. Just above his name is Mary Bellinger age 24 from Germany. Also a Martin Bellinger age 30 and another Martin Bellinger age 59. My question is, would Mary have used her maiden name even though they were married 2 years before they came to the US? Also would/could that be her father and brother with them? The ships name is New Orleans and arrived in NY, July 6, 1858. Thank you very much for any info, Teresa G. Holcomb

Marie, Go to GenWeb. find your county and see if there is someone who does lookups. Chances are that someone will do it for you. You can explain your predicament and offer to pay the dollar plus stamp. I have had alot of help from other people from other states that has helped me alot Good luck Cindy Indiana > [Original Message] > From: Cecelia <cheinric@tca.net> > To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> > Date: 10/1/2006 5:17:57 PM > Subject: Re: [G-P-L] ancestry > > I just wanted to add that, I asked last week about how to go about getting > naturalization records for my great-grandfather, etc. from my hometown > courthouse. The index is online on the county gen web site. > I was told I am welcome to come there and find them, and it is $1 to make > each copy. So, that will mean a trip there, rather than being able to ask > for a copy to be sent to me. > It isn't far, but I haven't been driving due to knee problems. > Just thought I would let you know that some places may not send out > naturalization records, like my home county. I'm sure that they are small > and don't have anyone to do that. > Cecelia in Texas > P.S. I like to work at home, too! I spent so many years in the classroom, > it's just so nice to be able to be at home during the day! I think I would > fall asleep if I had to sit in the library, reading in a quiet place all > day! It does sound nice, but I can see me, asleep on the table and having > to have someone wake me up when they close! Oh dear! > > > > You still need to write away to the court house where they applied for > > citizentionship to obtain naturalization papers and ancestry doesn't have > > the films from overseas as does the LDS. It's great for the census and > > maybe > > some ship arrivals. The Federal Building archives in your area has > > ancestry > > on their computers as well as many films but overseas is LDS. > > Marie > > > > > > > I would rather work at home. > > > > > Paul > > > > > > >> > >> > >>> If I am looking for immigration records of Germans/Alsations in the > >>> 1800s, as well as German/Alsation birth/marriage/death records for the > >>> 1700s and 1800s, which Ancestry membership makes the most sense? > >>> Paul > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.10/459 - Release Date: 9/29/2006

For the library I use, I have to go through several steps: 1. Access the library website 2. Find a selection for OPLIN and click that. 3. Then on the left of the new screen click on RESEARCH DATABASES 4. Then put in my library card #. Click that 5. Then select the branch I use. Click that 6. Then on the next page that comes up, scroll down until I find HeritageQuest and click that. 7. Finally Heritagequest is open and now I have the menu with the specific options of census, books, etc. I had a heck of a time figuring it out at first but it works great once you get it beat. And I don't believe it has Ancestry on it. (This may only be in Ohio, however, I think OPLIN is some Ohio specific program) -----Original Message----- From: germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Joanne Schmidt Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 10:56 PM To: german passenger list Subject: [G-P-L] using heritageQuest at home? Regarding the messages about researching at home using the library or ancestry: how do you access the library online? I have a library card for Fort Bend County in Houston, TX, and was told you could access ancestry through HeritageQuest if you had a libary card. I was told you just search the library catalog online using genealogy as the keyword, and that HeritageQuest would come up. Well, I tried that and got about 3,600 book listings instead. Can someone suggest how this dummy can do this at home? Thanks, all. Joanne Schmidt --------------------------------- All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. ------------------------------- 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

Cecilia, Have you checked to see if there is a volenteer in the county at www.raogk.com ?? Maria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cecelia" <cheinric@tca.net> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] ancestry >I just wanted to add that, I asked last week about how to go about getting > naturalization records for my great-grandfather, etc. from my hometown > courthouse. The index is online on the county gen web site. > I was told I am welcome to come there and find them, and it is $1 to make > each copy. So, that will mean a trip there, rather than being able to ask > for a copy to be sent to me. > It isn't far, but I haven't been driving due to knee problems. > Just thought I would let you know that some places may not send out > naturalization records, like my home county. I'm sure that they are small > and don't have anyone to do that. > Cecelia in Texas > P.S. I like to work at home, too! I spent so many years in the > classroom, > it's just so nice to be able to be at home during the day! I think I would > fall asleep if I had to sit in the library, reading in a quiet place all > day! It does sound nice, but I can see me, asleep on the table and having > to have someone wake me up when they close! Oh dear! > > >> You still need to write away to the court house where they applied for >> citizentionship to obtain naturalization papers and ancestry doesn't have >> the films from overseas as does the LDS. It's great for the census and >> maybe >> some ship arrivals. The Federal Building archives in your area has >> ancestry >> on their computers as well as many films but overseas is LDS. >> Marie > >> >> >> I would rather work at home. > >> >> Paul >> > > > >>> >>> >>>> If I am looking for immigration records of Germans/Alsations in the >>>> 1800s, as well as German/Alsation birth/marriage/death records for the >>>> 1700s and 1800s, which Ancestry membership makes the most sense? >>>> Paul > > > ------------------------------- > 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

I just wanted to add that, I asked last week about how to go about getting naturalization records for my great-grandfather, etc. from my hometown courthouse. The index is online on the county gen web site. I was told I am welcome to come there and find them, and it is $1 to make each copy. So, that will mean a trip there, rather than being able to ask for a copy to be sent to me. It isn't far, but I haven't been driving due to knee problems. Just thought I would let you know that some places may not send out naturalization records, like my home county. I'm sure that they are small and don't have anyone to do that. Cecelia in Texas P.S. I like to work at home, too! I spent so many years in the classroom, it's just so nice to be able to be at home during the day! I think I would fall asleep if I had to sit in the library, reading in a quiet place all day! It does sound nice, but I can see me, asleep on the table and having to have someone wake me up when they close! Oh dear! > You still need to write away to the court house where they applied for > citizentionship to obtain naturalization papers and ancestry doesn't have > the films from overseas as does the LDS. It's great for the census and > maybe > some ship arrivals. The Federal Building archives in your area has > ancestry > on their computers as well as many films but overseas is LDS. > Marie > > > I would rather work at home. > > Paul > >> >> >>> If I am looking for immigration records of Germans/Alsations in the >>> 1800s, as well as German/Alsation birth/marriage/death records for the >>> 1700s and 1800s, which Ancestry membership makes the most sense? >>> Paul

I just wanted to add that, I asked last week about how to go about getting naturalization records for my great-grandfather, etc. from my hometown courthouse. The index is online on the county gen web site. I was told I am welcome to come there and find them, and it is $1 to make each copy. So, that will mean a trip there, rather than being able to ask for a copy to be sent to me. It isn't far, but I haven't been driving due to knee problems. Just thought I would let you know that some places may not send out naturalization records, like my home county. I'm sure that they are small and don't have anyone to do that. Cecelia in Texas P.S. I like to work at home, too! I spent so many years in the classroom, it's just so nice to be able to be at home during the day! I think I would fall asleep if I had to sit in the library, reading in a quiet place all day! It does sound nice, but I can see me, asleep on the table and having to have someone wake me up when they close! Oh dear! > You still need to write away to the court house where they applied for > citizentionship to obtain naturalization papers and ancestry doesn't have > the films from overseas as does the LDS. It's great for the census and > maybe > some ship arrivals. The Federal Building archives in your area has > ancestry > on their computers as well as many films but overseas is LDS. > Marie > > > I would rather work at home. > > Paul > >> >> >>> If I am looking for immigration records of Germans/Alsations in the >>> 1800s, as well as German/Alsation birth/marriage/death records for the >>> 1700s and 1800s, which Ancestry membership makes the most sense? >>> Paul

Hello Wilma, The passenger ship list of Severinus Thomson can be found on Ancestry.com however, today the 'image viewer' is not working at Ancestry so I can give you only one name and not the names of other family members who may have traveled with him. Here is the standard info (note spelling of his first name): Severinas THOMSON Arrival date: 15 May 1885 Est. Birth: 1855 Age: 30 Gender: male Port of Departure: Hamburg, Germany and LeHavre, France Destination; USA Ship: Hammonia Port of Arrival: New York Line: 41 Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: 486 List Number: 558 Port of Arrival: New York, USA Ursula Trouble62736@aol.com wrote: > The above name is my grandfather. He came to US from England and landed in > New York in the first half of 1885. I have not been able to find him listed. > Actually his name is Severinus Johannsen Thomsen but he told my cousin that when > he got on the ship in England or when he landed in NY the captain of the ship > put him down as John Thompson. He was born in 1868 in Haderslev that was under > German control but was actually Danish. > > I have been checking Castle Garden Database, Ancestry.com and several other > sites but have been unable to find him. > > If someone could check the German CD Passengers list and see if a John > Thompson was listed in 1885 I would be very greatful. > > Thank you. > > Wilma Carpenter > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > . >

Vielen Dank. Paul On 1 DFómh 2006, at 10:38 am, Georg Wand wrote: > Paul, > > many maps you can found here: > > http://www.hoeckmann.de/deutschland/index.htm > > Regards > > Georg > > eile schrieb: > >> Pardon me for a slighty off-topic question: >> >> Would anyone know of a web site where one can go to find - detailed - >> maps of the Alsace and Germany? >> >> I am making a presentation for my relatives, and I would like to be >> able to show the villages where our German and Swiss relatives came >> from. >> >> I would be looking for digital maps that I could download to my >> Macintosh computer, not paper maps. >> >> Thanks. >> >> best, >> Paul >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >

The above name is my grandfather. He came to US from England and landed in New York in the first half of 1885. I have not been able to find him listed. Actually his name is Severinus Johannsen Thomsen but he told my cousin that when he got on the ship in England or when he landed in NY the captain of the ship put him down as John Thompson. He was born in 1868 in Haderslev that was under German control but was actually Danish. I have been checking Castle Garden Database, Ancestry.com and several other sites but have been unable to find him. If someone could check the German CD Passengers list and see if a John Thompson was listed in 1885 I would be very greatful. Thank you. Wilma Carpenter

Thank you very much. Paul On 1 DFómh 2006, at 10:09 am, genie wrote: > > > http://www.map-of-france.co.uk/map-of-alsace.htm > > You can save this map to your computer. > > Phyllis > ----- Original Message ----- From: "eile" <eile@comcast.net> > To: <GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 11:56 AM > Subject: [G-P-L] map > > >> Pardon me for a slighty off-topic question: >> >> Would anyone know of a web site where one can go to find - detailed - >> maps of the Alsace and Germany? >> >> I am making a presentation for my relatives, and I would like to be >> able to show the villages where our German and Swiss relatives came >> from. >> >> I would be looking for digital maps that I could download to my >> Macintosh computer, not paper maps. >> >> Thanks. >> >> best, >> Paul >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.11/460 - Release Date: >> 10/1/2006 >> >

Paul, take a look to this side: http://list.genealogy.net/mailman/listinfo There are a listing of all(?) Mailinglist used in Germany. Som open, some closed to members of . Most however German-language. But maybe you find help there. (Sorry, my english isnt so good). Kind regards Georg eile schrieb: >I speak German, so that's no problem. > >They were from Bayern, Hessen, and the Alsace. > >Maybe I should try the rootsweb message boards for those areas? > >best, >Paul > >

Pardon me for a slighty off-topic question: Would anyone know of a web site where one can go to find - detailed - maps of the Alsace and Germany? I am making a presentation for my relatives, and I would like to be able to show the villages where our German and Swiss relatives came from. I would be looking for digital maps that I could download to my Macintosh computer, not paper maps. Thanks. best, Paul

Jeanette, It would be hard to say without knowing where Ferdinand was born. Somewhere in Germany? Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanette Seeds" <jseeds@bigpond.net.au> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 4:57 AM Subject: [G-P-L] Frei > Hi all, this is probably not the forum to ask this, but if I want to > obtain a birth certificate where can I look for the volume and or folio > no. I am looking for Ferdinand Frei born 18 November 1854, I think his > parents were Jakob and Mary. Unsure where to start. Thanks Jeanette > Seeds > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Oops -- I see I "mis-spoke" in my message. You can only access Ancestry from the library, which I think you already knew! Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Clark" <susan.g.clark@comcast.net> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 12:59 AM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] using heritageQuest at home? > Hi, Joanne, > > I just looked through the Fort Bend library site and found Ancestry, which > you can access from home, but no HeritageQuest. The online services are > under the heading Databases. > > Susan > NJ Librarian > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joanne Schmidt" <jcsmitty1212@yahoo.com> > To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 11:17 PM > Subject: Re: [G-P-L] using heritageQuest at home? > > >> Thanks, Darlene. However, when I go to my library online site I don't see >> anything there that indicates online services. I live in Houston but have >> my library card through Fort Bend County. I may try to get a library card >> in Harris county to see if that will allow me to access the Houston >> Public >> Library online--although both counties are in Houston. >> >> All I want to do is check a name in the 1930 census. My LDS local >> center, >> which is normally open on Saturday morning until 1 p.m., was closed today >> for some reason. >> >> Joanne >> >> Darlene M Leonard <darldahl@juno.com> wrote: >> If your library is anything like ours here in Yakima, WA we can access >> our libraries online site. Then we go to their online services and we >> find Heritage Quest and if at home we click onto "outside the library" >> but we can only get Heritage Quest this way not Ancestry. Through >> Heritage Quest we can get the census', PERSI, newspaper articles and >> books. >> At our library (city) and at our Family History Center they are connected >> to Ancestry but we have to go to either of them for that. >> I think the only way you can get to Ancestry from your home is to pay for >> their service or get one of their 14-day freebies. >> I have used this for the census' and finding books but nothing else. >> Darlene Leonard >> darldahl@juno.com >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out. >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >

Julie: I joined ancestorsonboard.com after your email but have not received any updates or been able to access any passenger lists. Am wondering if I was accepted or is there nothing on line yet. Jessie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie" <juls92627@yahoo.com> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 3:24 PM Subject: [G-P-L] ancestorsonboard I know this is a German list, but I am on the mailing list of 1837online.com and this looks interesting. I have one ancestor who came to the States via Liverpool from Poland, so I figure this might be helpful to some of you. Julie Have you reached a brick wall with your family history research? Do some of your ancestors seem to have completely disappeared? If your ancestors emigrated overseas, 1837online.com's latest online project can help you track them down. In association with the National Archives we are scanning and transcribing the passenger lists from ships departing the UK on long-distance voyages between 1890 and 1960, covering routes to the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa, among others. Log on to www.ancestorsonboard.com today to sign up for regular updates on this exciting new project, and to be notified of the launch details. --------------------------------- All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail. ------------------------------- 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

Vielen Dank. On 1 DFómh 2006, at 1:03 am, Georg Wand wrote: > Paul, > > take a look to this side: http://list.genealogy.net/mailman/listinfo > > There are a listing of all(?) Mailinglist used in Germany. Som open, > some closed to members of . > Most however German-language. But maybe you find help there. > (Sorry, my english isnt so good). > > Kind regards > > Georg > > eile schrieb: > >> I speak German, so that's no problem. >> >> They were from Bayern, Hessen, and the Alsace. >> >> Maybe I should try the rootsweb message boards for those areas? >> >> best, >> Paul >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Joanne, Join the Harris County library, get a card, and you can access Heritage Quest from home. There's a link to Databases, then a Genealogy link and there you will find Heritage Quest. I find their census images really easy to use, but there is no 1850, not all of 1930 is done, and their search engine is not as sophisticated as Ancestry's. Still, very convenient for working from home, and for the other stuff I run to the closest library to use Ancestry Plus. Harris County has library card applications online, and you can fill them out online, but still have to print and take in to a branch with proof of your residence. It's worth it! Susan

Can you do me a favor? On your ancestry can you see if you cannot find Philip Weintraub. He is my ggfather whom I cannot find anything on and I have been trying hard for the last three yrs.I know that he was married to a Mollie Goldman-that they have besides Max(gfather)Aaron,Israel(or Samuel Israel) and Ida_Max and Mother were born in Lutsk.Max was born April 29,1870 and Mollie in the fifty's..

Hi, Joanne, I just looked through the Fort Bend library site and found Ancestry, which you can access from home, but no HeritageQuest. The online services are under the heading Databases. Susan NJ Librarian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joanne Schmidt" <jcsmitty1212@yahoo.com> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 11:17 PM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] using heritageQuest at home? > Thanks, Darlene. However, when I go to my library online site I don't see > anything there that indicates online services. I live in Houston but have > my library card through Fort Bend County. I may try to get a library card > in Harris county to see if that will allow me to access the Houston Public > Library online--although both counties are in Houston. > > All I want to do is check a name in the 1930 census. My LDS local center, > which is normally open on Saturday morning until 1 p.m., was closed today > for some reason. > > Joanne > > Darlene M Leonard <darldahl@juno.com> wrote: > If your library is anything like ours here in Yakima, WA we can access > our libraries online site. Then we go to their online services and we > find Heritage Quest and if at home we click onto "outside the library" > but we can only get Heritage Quest this way not Ancestry. Through > Heritage Quest we can get the census', PERSI, newspaper articles and > books. > At our library (city) and at our Family History Center they are connected > to Ancestry but we have to go to either of them for that. > I think the only way you can get to Ancestry from your home is to pay for > their service or get one of their 14-day freebies. > I have used this for the census' and finding books but nothing else. > Darlene Leonard > darldahl@juno.com > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > --------------------------------- > Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out. > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

What are you looking for in the 1930 census - perhaps I can help - Joanne in AZ