Dear researchers: For anyone interested in the family names that came from the Giekau Church Area of Schleswig/Holstein, Germany, please check www.giekau.com Dear researchers: For anyone interested in the family names that came from the Giekau Church Area of Schleswig/Holstein, Germany, please check www.giekau.com . If you have other families that lived in the four counties of: Dixon, Dakota, Thurston or Wayne, their names can go on the Emerson Friends and Neighbors page. Don't forget to check out the German Friends and Neighbors page also as anyone's name can be listed there as we are all friends and neighbors in the genealogy world. The goal of this page is to bring families together but it is new so please bare with us as we get started. Gary Schoening 204 Harolds Dr. Glenwood, Iowa 51534 Please check the www.giekau.com site for family information about families from the Giekau, Holstein area.