Stacy Hopefully the following URL is still operating. Go to http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/HINTS/ForeignChar.htm or perhaps http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/codes/vowels.html This page lists the keystrokes to obtain all international character codes, all languages. This is not listed; for the Euro "E" symbol hold down ALT key and using the numeric keypad type in 128. Jerry Dittman Boonsboro, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: <staceylynn61@hotmail.com> To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 5:55 PM Subject: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Help > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Budde/Boody > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/3972 > > Message Board Post: > > I need to know if someone out there could assist in telling me how to make > German characters on my keyboard? I have tried going through > windows/accessories/charactermap etc...but none of the examples look to be > German. > Also, could someone explain a geographic question? > If someone is from a parish like: Gross Berkel...would the "county" or > Amt, then be Hameln? then "State" of Hannover? Trying to figure out how > to properly list these areas on a chart. Thanks to anyone who has a clue. > Stacey > > > ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== > NOTICE -- To answer messages from the MESSAGE BOARD you > must click on the link in the message. This will take > you to the MESSAGE BOARD and you can click POST REPLY > to answer. Your reply will be sent back to the list for > all to benefit. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Budde/Boody Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/3972 Message Board Post: I need to know if someone out there could assist in telling me how to make German characters on my keyboard? I have tried going through windows/accessories/charactermap etc...but none of the examples look to be German. Also, could someone explain a geographic question? If someone is from a parish like: Gross Berkel...would the "county" or Amt, then be Hameln? then "State" of Hannover? Trying to figure out how to properly list these areas on a chart. Thanks to anyone who has a clue. Stacey

Hello, Don, I refer to your email below and ask you for the favour to send me a sample card about one - let us say - HOPFGARTEN or BECHSTEDT or ABICHT. Nice to hear from you! In advance already I thank you very much, indeed. Mit freundlichem Gruß. Fritz Hopfgarten Thoelstedter Weg 18, D-28816 STUHR Tel. 0049 [0]421 562311, Fax 5669826 mailto: FritzHopfgarten@gmx.de From: "Don Watson" <dwat@cox.net> To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 7:50 PM Subject: [<nieder>] Ancestral Index of the German People The "Ahnenstammkartei des deutschen Volkes" started in 1922 and ceased to accept new contributions in 1993; it is maintained by the Deutsche Zentralstelle für Genealogie in Leipzig. It is a collection of genealogies of persons and families of Central Europe, mostly German. : In 1991-1992 the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, microfilmed the whole collection and the films are available through LDS/FHC centers except in Germany. This filming contains approximately 2,700,000 personal names on 1219 microfilm rolls. : A second, much smaller filming, made after the collection closed, covered the accessions subsequent to the first filming. This filming contains perhaps 200,000 personal names on 19 microfilm rolls, and is unindexed and unordered. : You can order an indexed book at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnggs/die_ahnenstammkartei_des_deutsch.htm (this option is not free), : OR : you can take THIS E-Mail to your area Family History Center. The site which shows you, for example, the surname Schultz, the town where it is found, and the roll of film it is found on, is http://www.genealogienetz.de/lds/AST-ind.html . Scroll down to Item #5. You can look up the surname, town, and film number at home, or use the computer at your area FHC. (These options are free). : We all know that we search from the known to the unknown, BUT perhaps this jump to the Ahnenstammkartei may be helpful to some. If you would like to see a sample of what a card in the card index looks like, contact me, dwat@cox.net. I can't send a sample to an entire mailing list since the sample must be sent as an attachment. : At http://members.cox.net/hessen/links.htm, Table #2, you'll find lots of similar research aides. : :-) Don http://go.to/hessen The German research site listed in Germany by Germans!

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/3971.1 Message Board Post: Kristy, an important question must be asked here: Did August Hoffmeister come directly from the city of Brunswick (in German: Braunschweig) itself, or was he from another city, town, or village located somewhere in what was until 1945 the small state (until 1918, Duchy) of Brunswick (Braunschweig), the capital of which was the city of Brunswick (Braunschweig)? It's similar to when a person says an ancestor came from New York. Did that ancestor come from New York City, or was that ancestor from another city, town, or village located somewhere in New York State? Robert

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hoffmeister,Brandau,Teufel Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/3971 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on my great great Grandfather August C.Hoffmeister. He was born July 24,1836 in Brunswick. He came to the United States in either 1850 or 1852.(He lists both these dates on tow different census) I am assumming he came through the port of Baltimore. He owned a grocery store in Baltimore city. But he may also have relatives in St Louis Missouri. In his daughter Ida's obituary it says for St Louis Missouri papers to please copy. I would like to find out who his parents were and if he came to Baltimore by himself or with his parents or brothers or sisters? There is a family story that five brothers came to America and then split up and went their separate ways. But I have no evidence that this even happened. So if anyone can help me,I'd appreciate it. August was married twice. First to my GG grandmother Mary E. Brandau,then after he death in 1883,he married a Margaretha Ruppell. Thanks, Kristy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kummings Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/397.579.1591 Message Board Post: Decendant of John and Catherine Kummings of Indiana via Germany. Have you found any more info on this family? Thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kuhl, Merscher Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/3705.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for the help. It is very much appreciated! Best wishes in your research.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MERSCHER and KUHL of Lengerich Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/3705.1 Message Board Post: Hi Cathy, I looking around the My Ancestry message boards when I came across your message and recognised the surname of Merscher. I think this link concerning Maria Engel Eliza MERSCHER and Hermann Johannes KUHL may be of some interest to you: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ottof&id=I4409 I hope this will help you in your search.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Geisfeld, Geistfeld, Ganske Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZVC.2ACE/3970 Message Board Post: Looking for the parents of Heinrich Geisfeld who was born in Reinsdorf, Schaumburg in what is currently Niedersachsen. He was born March 4, 1837. He evenutally came to the United States and settled in Iowa where he married and had a family and died in Bremer County, Iowa, USA. I have been told that there are five listings for Geistfeld who are all living in Lower Saxony. If you know any of them, I would like for them to contact me through Rootsweb.com. Also, if you have any suggestions on how to find out who Heinrich's parents were I would appreciate hearing from you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Loeske, Muhle Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/24.1.1 Message Board Post: www.ni.schule.de/~pohl/emigration/amt_whs/ausw_gr2.htm Has Loseke and Muhle

Hello to Nancy and Dennis researching your Woeltje relatives :) I was struck by the mention of "New Bremen" NY in your notes... is interesting... because I have relatives from New Bremen, Ohio. I know that there were Nieters (my family name) in New York State also. And it is probable that they had also come from the Hannover area of Germany. Interesting coincidence that NY and OH both had towns named New Bremen. In some of the historical material in Ohio, I learned though that the first name of the community had been Bremen (around 1832), but when it was learned another town had already been established in Ohio with that name, the founders changed it to Ober Bremen... which later became New Bremen. Do either of you know the year when New Bremen was founded in NY state? Curious, Judy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Olding, Oldig, Oldiges, Goedeker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZVC.2ACE/3388.1.1 Message Board Post: Sorry, but I have found almost nothing on my Olding. I know that he arrived in May 1852 and went to Louisville. The passenger list has the place name Mäbden, which may be Meppen. I now believe that the name may really be Oldig or Oldiges. I see the online Findbuch shows only one emigration record that mentions Gödeker and that was Osnabrück, but you did say your ancestor was from Oldenburg, not Hannover.

Greetings to the Niedersachsen List: I am looking for someone doing research in the area of Holzminden and Bad Driberg during the period from about 1860 to 1890. One of my grandfathers brothers, Maximillian Haase, had his photo taken at a studio with an address in the two above named towns. Max was born sometime between 1861 and 1879, but the photo dates to about16 or 17 years later. Grandfathers name was Johann Julius Haase. His and Max's father was also named Johann Haase. I would really appreciate some help and guidance here. I have checked the IGI and the LDS records from most of the Lutheran Churches in that area with nothing turning up. Thank You, Sincerely Warren Haase janwgh@localnet.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Olding, Goedeker, Hoerner Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/3388.1 Message Board Post: Hello Michael, I have the death certificate for George Goedeker, born September 12, 1848 in Germany. His father was Bernard Goedeker and Catherine Olding was his mother. They were both born in Germany. I feel that he must have been related to my great grandfather Bernard Goedeker from Loningen, Oldenburg, Germany who came to the US in 1888. George made millinery in St. Louis, MO. He died in 1917. HIs wife was Anna Hoerner, and they were Catholic. I am hoping that perhaps you might have Catherine Olding in your family tree. I appreciate any help you may be able to give. There were Goedeker's who settled in KY in Louisville also.

Family records show the birth of HEINRICH HERMANN DIEDRICH WEHNER in 1817 in T. EDINGHAUSEN, Verden, Kingdom of Hannover. Is T. EDINGHAUSEN perhaps Thedinghausen which is near Verden? Assuming that LDS has filmed the area, which church record would most likely record this birth? I have found two children of HEINRICH HERMANN DIEDRICH WEHNER christened at Evangelische Church Sankt Johannis und Garisongemeine Verden (film #31189557), but did not find any reference to HEINRICH HERMANN DIEDRICH himself. Besides documentation regarding his birth, I am interested in his parents: DIEDRICH WILHELM WEHNER and GESCHE CATHARINE RATJE and other siblings of HEINRICH. Beverly Wehner <bwehner1@aol.com>

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/3026.2 Message Board Post: I have my Lutze family coming from Berlin mid 1800's.

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/3029.2 Message Board Post: i am a descendant of regina. she is my ggg grandmother. anna hinkel is my great great grandmother.she and herman r. bierman had charles bierman who with clara larue had howard who is my grandfather. he and hazel had my dad who with barb had me. i can't believe this. bierman is my maiden name and i haven't had my geneolgy out for awhile. your message gave me some info ididnt have like regina's maiden name. so how are you connected? my grandma, howard's wife, said our name used to be bierbauer not sure on spelling and was changed when they came over from germany. do you know if this is true? she said the biermans came over on a boat in 1853. i have been stuck for a long time on finding out who chris and regina's parents are. they must have been born in germany? anxiously awaiting your reply

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/903.2501.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Casandra...well your in luck....I have been very well with my Eggeling research. Write to me at my own email addy...and I'll give you all the information. Lisbeth

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/841.1.2.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank-You Dennis for the information. It almost sounds as if we have a match here. Do you know where Henry and Marie lived and died? My husband's Great Grandfather - H. William Woeltje (believe the "H" stands for Henrich / Henry) b. about 1817 in Germany and d. 11-4-1895 in New York, buried in New Bremen Cemetery, New Bremen, NY. H. William married Mary / Marie / Maria (I have seen all three spellings in reference to Marie) Schal / Schall b. about 1838 in Kesset, Germany and d. 7-17-1898 in New Bremen, NY. I have listed as their children Charles b. abt. 1858 - Frederick b. abt 1866 - William F. b. 1860 d. 1920 married Amelia Hoffman - Matilda b. abt. 1863 married John Meyer - Jeanette b. abt. 1865 d. 8-28-1883 18 yrs. old - Amelia b. abt. 1867 d. 5-21-1890 23 yrs. old - Emma b. 1869 d. 10-13-1884 15 yrs. old - George b. abt. 1872 - Katherine (Kate) b. 1873 d. 1964 - Albert b. 1875 d. 10-28-1887 12 yrs. old - Alexis b. abt. 1877 - and last Frank b. 1879. My husband is descended from H. William - William F. - Robert R. b. 1911 d. 1990. I hope to hear more from you soon Thank-You again. Sincerely, Nancy

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/903.2501.2.1 Message Board Post: Hello Lisbeth, Yes, me. I am still tring to find past Eggelings. The earliest names that I can find relating to us is Ludwig (Anglicised to Louis I am told) and his daughter, Johanne Fredericke Caroline Eggeling born 14 June 1850 in Salzgitta, Hannover, Germany. Johanne/Johanna's details came from an old family bible written in by either herself or her husband. Hoping to hear from you, Cassandra Robinson.