This is a late reply to message #1 of Digest #58 re Dutch Germans (see below). My husband's ancestors were from the Westphalia region of Germany (Northwestern). They spoke Dutch. "Hello, I have a number of Dutch ancestors, and some that "spoke Dutch" as I'm told, but they were from "Osterwald, Hannover, Germany" and "Binnenborg, Germany". Were there Dutch Germans, or "ethnic Dutch" in Germany? My family settled in the Grand Rapids area, and in Missaukee county, so I thought I'd ask here and see if anybody was familiar with this. Thanks!" _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com