It is very common to abbreviate names in this fashion. For example Frankfurt am Main is often written Frankfurt/M while Frankfurt an der Oder is written Frankfurt/O In the case of Lamphershiem being written as Lampershm the (ie) is given to be understood. I believe in the case of a pair of towns named Ober and Unter, if there is insufficient space the prefix will be abbreviated to O or U with the rest of the name following. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Stevens" <joe2phil@nwlink.com> To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 11:55 PM Subject: [HESSE] Name of Town ??`s > Hello list , Harking back to days of yore in old Germany , I found a 1892 > map in my Library today , On which I see what I think is the birthplace of > my G grandaddy , towit: Lampershiem , as it is spelled today , This map > showns ' Lampershm ' , So the question I put before you today is , Was it > customary to not use the ' ei ' in town names on maps that long ago , OR is > it now the accepted way to spell towns with an ei in it , Thanks , Phil > > > > > > ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== > Don't overlook the Hesse mailing list taglines at the > bottom of each list E-Mail you receive. Valuable infor- > mation is presented there! > >

Hi guys , All bets are off ! , would you believe I wrote the name wrong the town is ' Lampertheim ' , located west of Darmstadt , I will be returning to the Library to get copy of the Map !! , Thanks , Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Rorer" <drorer@fuse.net> To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 6:06 AM Subject: Re: [HESSE] Name of Town ??`s > It is very common to abbreviate names in this fashion. For example Frankfurt am Main is > often written Frankfurt/M while Frankfurt an der Oder is written Frankfurt/O > In the case of Lamphershiem being written as Lampershm the (ie) is given to be understood. > I believe in the case of a pair of towns named Ober and Unter, if there is insufficient > space the prefix will be abbreviated to O or U with the rest of the name following. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phil Stevens" <joe2phil@nwlink.com> > To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 11:55 PM > Subject: [HESSE] Name of Town ??`s > > > > Hello list , Harking back to days of yore in old Germany , I found a 1892 > > map in my Library today , On which I see what I think is the birthplace of > > my G grandaddy , towit: Lampershiem , as it is spelled today , This map > > showns ' Lampershm ' , So the question I put before you today is , Was it > > customary to not use the ' ei ' in town names on maps that long ago , OR is > > it now the accepted way to spell towns with an ei in it , Thanks , Phil > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== > > Don't overlook the Hesse mailing list taglines at the > > bottom of each list E-Mail you receive. Valuable infor- > > mation is presented there! > > > > > > > ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== > Many towns in Germany have the same name! Add the 5-digit > zip code in front of the name! Zip codes explained, > http://members.cox.net/hessen/table.htm >