I'd suggest: A Social History of Hesse: Roman Times to 1900 by Dan C. Heinemeier A pictorial comprehensive history of how people lived, worked, ate, and housed themselves in all areas of Hesse, Germany, including Hesse-Nassau, Rhineland-Hesse, etc. Focusing on the common citizens, not the kings and princes, this is an excellent interpretation of life among the Germans who settled in Pa. Topics: life in the small villages, Protestant Reformation impact on life on the land, Thirty Years’ War and its hardships on the common folk, relationship of farmers to their landlords, ancient three-field system of agriculture, emigration over the centuries, introduction and evolution of crops (grains, potatoes, fodder), half-timbered framing techniques, and design and use of kitchen stoves. Regards, Kathleen > > If someoe can provide info and direction, I would appreciate it. I don't >expect anyone >to do my work. First, is there a book available with the history of the >Duchy of Nassau? >Secondly, this is the problem. There was very little info passed down in >the family as to >to origin of my great grandparents. They came to the U.S. in August,1871 >purportedly >sailing from Liverpool on the ship "Abbysinia" to New York City. They then >came to Iowa. >On the 1870 U.S. census, birthplace for them is listed as Nassau and >married in Baden. >This is all that is known about them. I am the oldest of this family and >I'm trying to >establish their origin for my children and nephews and nieces. Any >direction would be >truly apppreciated. Thank you. Cas Endlein. _________________________________________________________________ Watch LIVE baseball games on your computer with MLB.TV, included with MSN Premium! http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200439ave/direct/01/

I would not suggest this book. It is poorly written and contains many errors of grammar as well as fact. It's maps are useless and the illustrations are poor quality reproductions of old post cards. Postcards that could have come from anywhere in Germany. Mr. Heinemeier has also self published a book on Brunswick which is of the same poor quality. Neither is worth the $30 or so dollars he asks for them. One could do far better by going to the library and looking through their section on Germany history or going to Borders and looking through their selection David Rorer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Schilling" <kschilli@hotmail.com> To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 10:06 AM Subject: [HESSE] Book re Hesse > I'd suggest: > > A Social History of Hesse: Roman Times to 1900 by Dan C. Heinemeier > > > A pictorial comprehensive history of how people lived, worked, ate, and > housed themselves in all areas of Hesse, Germany, including Hesse-Nassau, > Rhineland-Hesse, etc. Focusing on the common citizens, not the kings and > princes, this is an excellent interpretation of life among the Germans who > settled in Pa. Topics: life in the small villages, Protestant Reformation > impact on life on the land, Thirty Years' War and its hardships on the > common folk, relationship of farmers to their landlords, ancient three-field > system of agriculture, emigration over the centuries, introduction and > evolution of crops (grains, potatoes, fodder), half-timbered framing > techniques, and design and use of kitchen stoves. > > Regards, > Kathleen > > > > If someoe can provide info and direction, I would appreciate it. I don't > >expect anyone > >to do my work. First, is there a book available with the history of the > >Duchy of Nassau? > >Secondly, this is the problem. There was very little info passed down in > >the family as to > >to origin of my great grandparents. They came to the U.S. in August,1871 > >purportedly > >sailing from Liverpool on the ship "Abbysinia" to New York City. They then > >came to Iowa. > >On the 1870 U.S. census, birthplace for them is listed as Nassau and > >married in Baden. > >This is all that is known about them. I am the oldest of this family and > >I'm trying to > >establish their origin for my children and nephews and nieces. Any > >direction would be > >truly apppreciated. Thank you. Cas Endlein. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Watch LIVE baseball games on your computer with MLB.TV, included with MSN > Premium! http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200439ave/direct/01/ > > > ==== 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! >