Mike, Map24 is an online atlas for most of the world. It does require Java, check it out at www.map24.com or for Germany it is http://www.de.map24.com/ . I've found it to be pretty reliable thus far. Joel At 06:22 AM 11/21/2005, you wrote: >Hi Joel: > >Wolfenbuettel is where the Braunschweig troops of the day were >headquartered and stationed. I have assumed that the further away from >there a person then resided, the less likely that he would have been >recruited to join their ranks. The spelling of "Schatteburg" is how it is >shown on my ADAC atlas. Forgive my ignorance, but what is >Map-24? Thanks Joel...this town is starting to look good. Do you have >any idea of where to look for the baptism records for this parish? > >Mike > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel S. Russell" <jsruss@mindspring.com> >To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 11:21 PM >Subject: Re: [NIEDERSACHSEN] American Revolution soldier > > >>Mike, >> >>The spelling of Schattenburg is what comes up on Map24 for 26817 >>Rhauderfehn. How does Wolfenbuettel come into the picture? I didn't see >>it mentioned in your original post. >> >>Joel >> >>At 09:18 PM 11/20/2005, you wrote: >>>Hi Joel: >>> >>>Thanks for the reply!!! >>> >>>Yes, I have been aware of this town, 26817 Rhauderfehn, but it is >>>spelled Schatteburg...missing an "n". It is quite a ways from >>>Wolfenbuettel, but is certainly a possibility. >>> >>>Mike >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel S. Russell" <jsruss@mindspring.com> >>>To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> >>>Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 9:08 PM >>>Subject: Re: [NIEDERSACHSEN] American Revolution soldier >>> >>> >>>>Michael, >>>> >>>>There is a Schattenburg that appears to now be part of Rhauderfehn >>>>which is about 46 km west of Oldenburg. Schattenburg is about 5 km >>>>north-northwest of Rhauderfehn. Try using http://www.de.map24.com/ and >>>>put Schattenburg down as the City under Search Address. >>>> >>>>Joel >>>>http://www.mindspring.com/~jsruss/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>At 08:42 PM 11/20/2005, Michael Kasler wrote: >>>>>Hello: >>>>> >>>>>My g-g-g-g-grandfather, Johann Michael KASLER / KASTLER / KESLER was a >>>>>german soldier sent to America in 1776 to fight for the British. He >>>>>was a musketeer in the Braunschweig Light Infantry Batallion von >>>>>Barner. I have quite a bit of documentation about him in America, but >>>>>I cannot find his place of birth. His name and hometown appear on >>>>>several lists, and these are the spellings of his hometown: >>>>> >>>>>Schatenburg >>>>>Schattenburg >>>>>Schuttenburg >>>>> >>>>>I cannot find any towns with that name in the northern half of >>>>>Germany...does anybody have any ideas that could help? Thank You >>>>> >>>>>Michael Kasler >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== >>>>>Helpful websites! >>>>>http://go.to/hessen >>>>>http://members.cox.net/hessen/telephones.htm >>>>> >>>>>============================== >>>>>View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >>>>>marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >>>>>http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>==== 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. 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