Susan What a great idea! Chris 2009/3/5 noshowclc <[email protected]> > I'm not sure whether I recommend this or not. For me it was great, for > others it might not work, I guess. But I did an Internet search on the > village my great-grandfather had left - Arnshain, Hesse-Darmstadt. And I > began opening the various pages and came across a cook at a little cafe in > town. He happened to have an email link, so I wrote him, in English. I > asked about the town, the history of the town, and told him about my > ancestors who lived there. He wrote back in English, although it was > difficult. He was very enthusiastic about meeting someone in America, and > about my ancestry going back to Arnshain. He actually took it upon himself > to go to the church and sent information about my great-grandfather and his > children. And he spoke to what he called the oldest man in town, who told > him where to go for more information. This is how I learned the exact date > in which the family left for America. He also sent me photos of the town, > some were aerial, which were especially beautiful. > > So for me it was a fun experience, and I thoroughly enjoyed our > communications back and forth. I also know I was lucky to have hit upon > such a person on my very first, and only, letter to someone in that town. > But hey, like mentioned in the email I just read, you don't know unless you > try! > Susan > > > On Mar 3, 2009, at 8:19:57 AM, "Thierry Dietrich" < > [email protected]> wrote: > Many germans do speak or understand english a little or fairly well. Some > don't. You won't know if you don't try. ;-) *grin* > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- 86 Macarthur St LEVIN 5510 The Nature Coast - "the Kapiti-Horowhenua experience" Ph +64 (06)368 6766 Fax +64 (06)368 6764 Mob +64(027)413 1504 Get Message Tag now: http://entier.ecosm.com/link/?ywbtwqo