Dear List: I would like to invite you to check out our web site at www.giekau.com . You will find a copy of our brochure for the Family Heritage Fair what will be held August 5, 2006 in Emerson, Nebraska. The fair is being sponsored by a group of researchers who have family members that came from the small church district of Giekau in Schleswig/ Holstein, Germany. People from the Giekau area settled all over the country. A large number of families from the Giekau area, lived at least for awhile, in the Mineola, Iowa area. Many of the families then moved to the counties around Emerson. Emerson is located in three counties: Dakota, Dixon, Thurston with Wayne county not being very far away. The families from Giekau, would like to invite their friends and neighbors to display their family information also. If you have family that lives or lived in the four counties: Dakota, Dixon, Thurston or Wayne, and would like to have your information displayed please contact me at <Huffner5@aol.com> . A list of families that came from the Giekau area and the list of friends and neighbor's willing to display their family information can be found on the web site. Thank you for your time, Gary Schoening