According to German Immigrants by Zimmerman. August Winter age 29 from Emsdetten arrived in NY on board "Hermann" on June 4, 1866 Marge K ----- Original Message ----- From: <fenix@hawaii.rr.com> To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 3:43 AM Subject: [NIEDERSACHSEN] What next? Genealogy in Hannover, August Philip WINTER > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: WINTER > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/4010 > > Message Board Post: > > Hi all, > > I have an ancestor, his date of birth, and a ship passenger list that > indicates he came from Hanover, Prussia (via Bremen). Can anyone give me > advice on how to go about finding his origins in Hanover (b. 1836, > immigration 1865)? > > I have read that the Lutheran Church in Hannover has many records but am > not sure what steps to take to access them (or any "tricks" to locate his > information). Is it best to hire someone in Germany to investigate? Is > there a single, general index or would finding him require traveling to > multiple places and searching through individual documents? Are there any > other local resources (Hannover or Germany in general) I should consult? > Any advice is appreciated. > > In the off-chance that someone else is researching him, here is his info: > > August Philip WINTER, b. 2 NOV 1836. Arrived in New York via Bremen on > 15-16 MAY 1865, destination Ohio. Married in Dearborn, IN in 1867 to > Friedericke KESSLER. Naturalized in 1868 and subsequently moved to KS then > Platte and Lafayette, MO. > > > > ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== > Helpful websites! > http://go.to/hessen > http://members.cox.net/hessen/telephones.htm > > ============================== > 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 > >