Ingrid, thank you for the explanation. Now my next question, what about the Broeker's in your family tree. I am departed seeking my husbands gr.gr- grandfather who emigrated to USA in 1849. Don't know where he came from or what ship he sailed on.Here is what I know. John Martin Broeker ,born Feb 4, 1831 Gerhard Broeker ,older parents- Maria Catherina Broeker, and Johann Conrad Marquart. I got those names from John Martins marriage record in the catholic church in Missouri. I appreciate any info you could share. Regards Rita Broeker Missouri USA RID1541@aol.com wrote: If some one was from Bohemia, what part of Germany is that and how close to Calenburg. Thank you. Bohemia (Boehmen, Sudetenland) today is part of the Czech Republic. At one time it was part of Germany. There were generations of German settlers, who were forced to leave after WW II. The settlers there were called Sudeten-Germans, (Sudeten-Deutsche) It is still a touchy issue today between the two countries. I believe there is a message board for Sudetentland/Bohemia Calenberg was a principality, part of the Kingdom of Hanover under the Welfen Dynasty, (Guelphs) in southern Niedersachsen now, around Goettingen and the region between the rivers Weser and Leine. It is a fairly long journey from one area to the other. The capital of Bohemia, Prague, was multi lingual at the time and had the first University in Europe, in 4 languages. _http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/nausa/dtlinks.htm_ (http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/nausa/dtlinks.htm) _ /_ (http://www.koenigreich-hannover.de/) _http://www.koenigreich-hannover.de/_ (http://www.koenigreich-hannover.de/) My ancestors are from Calenberg, I do have Broeker in my familytree . Have a nice weekend, greetings. Ingrid Fetkoeter ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== To contact the List Admin: mailto:NIEDERSACHSEN-admin@rootsweb.com To unsubscribe send an email to: NIEDERSACHSEN-L-request@rootsweb.com (In Digest Mode change the "L" to a "D") with the word unsubscribe in the body of the message. ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour