This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: fuschia07 Surnames: Kraemer, Davancens, Faulkner, Fox, Friel, Grasham, Jacque, Keeley, Lach, Lypps, Marshall, Meeks, Menne, Preuher, Scott, Vallon, Wagner, Zmora, Zrnka, Aanerud, Bruhn, Dueber, Gelting, Ingram, Jaeger, Kowal, Longley, Michelitsch, Patsch, Schuett, Sitta, Staples Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.kraemer/172.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Just to update, we found some pictures of this family and much more. The data and pictures were compiled into a book that is 342 pages. The book was published today, Aug. 4, 2014. ISBN: 1499779720 In case anyone is interested in reading the book, the title is: "Kraemer in Amerika: History and genealogy of the Kraemers from Tiefenbach, Bavaria, Germany, who immigrated to Stearns County, Minnesota, and to Los Angeles, California" Authored by Debra Blau and Kenneth Kraemer The book is extensively indexed by last name, place, and occupation, and is sourced in detail. There are 11 chapters and a large appendix containing additional information, a Tiefenbach history section, church history, family stories, German translations, original documents; photographs (weddings, family snapshots, homes, cemeteries); immigration records, census records; naturalization records; birth, marriage and death records; draft cards; maps; and land certificates. Ken and I stumbled upon an unsolved mystery far away in the homeland of our ancestors. The small village of Tiefenbach - set among the beautiful rolling hills of the Oberpfalz region in Bavaria, Germany - is where the mystery took place. The mystery involved a unique stained-glass church window with an intriguing inscription, "Kraemer in Amerika." Setting out to discover the meaning behind the inscription, we found themselves faced with many unanswered questions, such as: . Who did "Kraemer in Amerika" represent? . Where in America did this Kraemer live? . Who donated money for the Kraemer window? . Could there be a fascinating story behind the donation? The book reveals the answers to these questions. Our research led to Kraemer families in Minnesota - rugged pioneers who settled the town of Lake Henry in Stearns County; and to Kraemer families in Los Angeles who profited from the 1890s land boom; their connection to the Wisconsin Kraemers from Sauk County; and how they all shared the same roots in Tiefenbach. Because Kraemer daughters married into other families, the book also touches on the family stories of the following southern California families: Davancens, Faulkner, Fox, Friel, Grasham, Jacque, Keeley, Lach, Lypps, Marshall, Meeks, Menne, Preuher, Scott, Vallon, Wagner, Zmora and Zrnka. Of the Minnesota Kraemers, the book mentions the following families: Aanerud, Bruhn, Dueber, Gelting, Ingram, Jaeger, Kowal, Longley, Michelitsch, Patsch, Schuett, Sitta, and Staples. Copies of the book have been donated to several libraries and archives and will be available free to the public at the following locations: Stearns County Historical Society, St. Cloud, Minnesota Wisconsin Historical Society library, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin Sauk County Historical Society, Baraboo, Wisconsin Kraemer Public Library and Community Center, Plain, Sauk County, Wisconsin Old Franklin Township Historical Society, Plain, Sauk County, Wisconsin California Historical Society, San Francisco, California Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah Archiv der Gemeinde Tiefenbach (Tiefenbach Community Archive), Hauptstrasse 23, 93464 Tiefenbach, Kreis Cham, Bavaria, Germany Bistumsarchiv der Diözese Regensburg, Bischöfliches Zentralarchiv (Catholic church book archive), St. Petersweg 11-13, 93047 Regensburg Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>