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

Many old maps abbreviated the very common portions of names in order to save space. The abbreviation hm for heim (which translates as "home") is very common. Nelson ///////////////////////////////////////// ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Stevens" <joe2phil@nwlink.com> To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 8:55 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! > >