Hal, I grew up with the Helderbergs on the western skyline - don't recall worrying about the spelling. Berg is mountain in German, which is what the early Palatines were. Maybe it has an h in Dutch? While we're on the subject, I think the mountains in view on a clear day were known as the Three Sisters, but it was long ago and there isn't anyone I know left to ask. Can anyone verify that? Anyway, I agree with others that naming the site that might make it difficult for people who did not grow up in that area. I wouldn't myself think of it. AlbanyHilltowns is good - why change it? Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harold Miller" <halned1@gmail.com> To: "NYALBANY-L" <NYALBANY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 9:07 PM Subject: [NYALBANY] Helderberg or Heldebergh
as information i have also seen it spelled Heldeberg (as in blues stone quarry) jim Jane Fiske wrote: > Hal, > I grew up with the Helderbergs on the western skyline - don't recall > worrying about the spelling. Berg is mountain in German, which is what the > early Palatines were. Maybe it has an h in Dutch? While we're on the > subject, I think the mountains in view on a clear day were known as the > Three Sisters, but it was long ago and there isn't anyone I know left to > ask. Can anyone verify that? > Anyway, I agree with others that naming the site that might make it > difficult for people who did not grow up in that area. I wouldn't myself > think of it. AlbanyHilltowns is good - why change it? > Jane > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Harold Miller" <halned1@gmail.com> > To: "NYALBANY-L" <NYALBANY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 9:07 PM > Subject: [NYALBANY] Helderberg or Heldebergh > > ====NY-Albany Mailing List==== > Check out the mailing list's website at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/ > Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.9/1900 - Release Date: 1/18/2009 12:11 PM