I have a question for anyone who speaks the German language. How is the name "Tobias" pronounced? I have several men in my Kopp family with that name. Thanks ! Carol in St. Louis

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Eggeling Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZVC.2ACE/4055 Message Board Post: I am looking for more information on the Eggelings, as I believe the family was fairly large. My great grandfather was: Johann Andreas Christian Friedrich Eggeling b. Jan 20 1822 in Ohlendorf. His brother was Johann Heinrich Andreas Christian Eggeling b. Dec 4 1816, and sister Johanne Friederike Henriette Eggeling b. August 21 1824. This information I got from the Regional church in Brauschweig Kind regards Lisbeth Edwards

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/4052.1 Message Board Post: Evelyn, it's me again, and you made the same error in your query this time that you made last time: As I told you last time, Bergkirchen was NOT located in what was until 1945 the very small state of Lippe (capital: Detmold). It was located in what was until 1945 the very small state of Schaumburg-Lippe (capital: Bückeburg). Robert

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: KOESTER/KOSTER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZVC.2ACE/4054 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on Hannah and Harmann KOSTER from Hannover, Germany. They were siblings. They came to America and settled in Mobile, Alabama, USA. HARMANN KOSTER was born 12 May 1817. HANNAH KOSTER was born 08 April 1825. Hannah was married to Charles Romann in Mobile, Alabama, 01 May 1846. They were my great-great grandparents. I would like to find out anything about the Koster family from Hannover.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ROHMANN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZVC.2ACE/4053 Message Board Post: I'm looking for the family of CHARLES/CARL ROMANN who was born in Germany in 1820. He came to America from Germany in 1842. He was granted citizenship in Mobile, Alabama, 14 July 1851. He died 10 April 1859, at the age of 39 with consumption and is buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Square 15, E 1/2, Lot 60, Mobile, Alabama, USA. He married HANNAH KOSTER on 01 May 1846 in Mobile, Alabama. They were the parents of Louis Henry Roman, Herman George Roman, Henry Anton Roman, Charles Roman, and Caroline L. Roman. Hannah had a brother named HERMANN KOSTER who was born 12 May 1817, in Germany. Hannah was born 08 April 1825 in Hannover, Germany. Please help if you can.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rohmann, Koster, Seagle Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZVC.2ACE/4052 Message Board Post: Carl was born 11 Mar 1820, Bergkirchen, Lippe, Germany. I'm trying to learn something about him. I think he may be one of my great great grandfathers. Please write if you have information about him.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Schmeckebier Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/4051 Message Board Post: I am looking for Diane Schmeckebier who lived in Matteson Il. Her Dad was the local denist she would have lived there in the 40's and 50's. I am looking for her for my Mom she and Diane grew up together. My Mom is Ronelle (Fink) Hartman she often speaks of her and would like to get in touch with her. I do know she married and moved to CA and that's about it. Any info and help would be great.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Meier, Lehmann Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZVC.2ACE/4050 Message Board Post: Berliner Zeitung, Berlin, Germany, July 30, 2005 Marianne Meier née Lehmann Born 20 April 1921 Died 25 July 2005 Survived by Martin Meier Funeral and inurnment in Meine, County of Gifhorn

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Nehls, Heintze, Babst Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZVC.2ACE/4049 Message Board Post: Berliner Zeitung, Berlin, Germany, July 27, 2005 Eckhardt Nehls Born 9 April 1945 Died 23 July 2005 Lived on Eisenacher and Elberfelder streets in Berlin Survived by brother Werner Nehls and family, Böhmerstr. 33, 30173 Hannover; sister Susanna Heintze née Nehls and family Funeral 28 July 2005, Seelhorst Cemetery, Hannover Arrangements by Adolf Babst, Hannover

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZVC.2ACE/2921.1.1 Message Board Post: The information about Johann and Marie Kreier was taken from an online genealogy by Eileen Kellesvig of Minnesota. Have you found different parents for Dorothea J. C. Kreier?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Meyer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/824.113.115.1.1 Message Board Post: I have heard that they came thru Mexico during the time of the California gold rush. The ships were coming "around the Horn". One ship that I have heard of was the Falcon and that was in the begining - there were many others. It was unable to anchor near town (Chagres). some of the crew abandoned ship and some of the passengers paid native boatmen to take them to shore. A rush was on to cross the Isthmus. Many walked or traveled by any means they could hire.(canoes, mules etc.) Getting into Mexico some of the Germans stayed for awhile before moving on. My family research has been with the Maasberg surname. This story has been told to me with no way of verifying it. The rush to get to California this way went on from 1848 to around 1869. Somewhere I have the names of the cities in Mexico. I will look for them and add them when found.

A recent revisitation of US census copies of long ago, especially the ones belonging to those deadbeats, who don't want to tell you where they came from and prefer to be the brick wall. I found a mistake in the 1920 Monroe County, NY, census, where they census taker wrote in the name of the community, then crossed it out, and properly filled in "Germany" in the section of "place of birth". Enhancement of that part of the census provided the possible location. Further research in that community, primarily LDS, resulted in me squeesing out 31 sets of great-grand parents across the ancestor chart, with most ending in the early 1600's and 8 generations. Lesson learned, go back, you may already have the answer, and try to remember, the smallest detail may produce the largest result. Guenter in Michigan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZVC.2ACE/4048 Message Board Post: Hello, My name is Joseph Puentes. I have a podcast at: http://NuestraFamiliaUnida.com The topic of my podcast is Hispanic/Indigenous History and Genealogy. Podcasting is taking audio files and making them available over the internet. It is the perfect medium to get the word out and we need to have Genealogy podcasts on every different type of ethnic genealogical research. I would invite you to step forward and create a 20-30 minute audio once a month on your specific kind of Genealogy. You can basically spell out the different steps involved and any tricks you've learned along the way about researching your ethnic roots. A once a month commitment is very easy to keep in fact you might find this addicting and decide to put out an episode more frequently. I am not an expert but feel confident in sharing my own experience in getting the http://NuestraFamiliaUnida.com podcast up and running. So if you need help with the technology challenge I'm here to walk you through the steps. Now I'm not offering to do your show, but I am available to get you started. So if you have a burning desire to share with others doing your particular type of ethnic genealogical study the basics in how to get started please consider sharing your knowledge in Audio form via a Podcast. contact me at: Joseph Puentes NFU@JosephPuentes.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Speckmann Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/2986.3133.3143.3148.1.2.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Can you tell me wee your Speckmann family originate from. Please write directly to me at marilyn@mcoster.freeserve.co.uk Kind regards Laurie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Speckmann Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/2986.3133.3143.3148.1.2.1.1.1.3 Message Board Post: Can you tell me wee your Speckmann family originate from. Please write directly to me at marilyn@mcoster.freeserve.co.uk Kind regards Laurie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/2986.3133.3143.3148.1.2.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Hi - my name is Monna Lienemann. I am hoping that your email is still the same. I have sent you a ged com file on the Speckmanns. Please respond to grammymammy11@msn.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Van Haaren, Zumwinkel, Hattig, Marx, Wendt, Bsirske, Treml, Bahn Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZVC.2ACE/4047 Message Board Post: Berliner Zeitung, Berlin, Germany, July 18, 2005 Am 13. Juli verstarb im Alter von 66 Jahren Kurt van Haaren Der Verstorbene war von 1989 bis 2001 stellvertretender Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats von Deutsch post World Net und hat unser Unternehmen auf de Weg von der Behörde zu einem global agierenden Logistik-Unternehmen an entscheidender Stelle begleitet. Als Vorsitzender der Deutschen Postgewerkschaft hat er wesentlich dazu beigetragen, dass die grundlegende Umstrukturierung der Deutschen Post in den 90er Jahren im Konsens mit den Sozialpartnern gelungen ist Deutsch Post World Net Der Vorstand: Dr. Klaus Zumwinkel Der Aufsichtsrat: Josef Hattig Der Konzernsbetriebsrat: Dirk Marx ***** „Niemals nachlassen.“ Wir trauern um Kurt van Haaren Der in der Nacht zum 14. Juli 2005 plötzlich und unerwartet kurz vor seinem 67. Geburtstag viel zu früh verstorben ist. Er arbeitete 39 Jahre in der Deutschen Postgewerkschaft (UDPG). Von 1977 bis 2001 prägte er als deren Vorsitzender das Gesicht der DPG. Er trat für die Gründung der Vereinten Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft ein. Als Vizepräsident und später als Präsident der Kommunkations-Internationale (vormals IPTT) sowie als Präsident der Union Network International (UNI) setze er auch hier Maßstäbe. Für die Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft – ver.di Maggi Wendt, Vorsitzende des Gewerkschaftsrats Frank Bsirske, ver.di Vorsitzender Franz Treml, stv. Vorsitzender Andreas Bahn, Vorsitzender des Gesamtbetriebsrats Die Trauerfeier findet am 22. Juli 2005 in Delmenhorst, Lahusenstraße statt. Die Kondolenznanschrift: Marianne von Haaren, Kuhlenweg 20, 277753 Delmenhorst

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZVC.2ACE/4045.1 Message Board Post: We know a very good genealogical researcher in Braunschweig....if you're willing to cough up $50-$100, and if Julius really came from Braunschweig, you may get swamped by info.

I dont have Brauckmann family ONLY BRACHMANN but just wondered if the spelling of your family just evolved to Brauckmann from Brachmann. My Brachmann family are from BOCHUM, WITTEN, WANNE EICKEL, HERNE, BICKERN, HALLE wstfln, VERSMOLD , LOXTEN, BIELEFELD and Gutersloh- all German and almost all Lutheran, Most of them on IGI are ''mine'' , regards from OMAN , Yvonne

Hello ! I'm looking at microfilm Catholic church records from the area once known as Westphalia. In the margin, under the town name, on several birth records, I see the word "Zacharias". I haven't seen the word in connection with the last name, to indicate that this is a first name. Unfortunately, I cannot read the records as they are either in German, Latin, or maybe both. Does anyone have any idea what Zacharias might be? Carol in St. Louis