----- Original Message ----- From: "GermanGenealogyGroup" <germangenealogy@optonline.net> To: "Suffolk Rootsweb" <NYSUFFOL-L@rootsweb.com>; "Richmond Rootsweb" <NYRICHMO-L-request@rootsweb.com>; "NYQUEENS Rootsweb" <NYQUEENS-L@rootsweb.com>; "NYC Rootsweb" <NYC-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com>; "Long Island Rootsweb" <NY-LONGISLAND-L@rootsweb.com>; "German-NY Rootsweb" <GERMAN-NY-L@rootsweb.com>; "Brooklyn Rootsweb" <NYBROOKLYN-L@rootsweb.com>; "Bronx Rootsweb" <BronxRoots-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 12:53 AM Subject: {not a subscriber} German Genealogy Group meeting notice - September 1st > The German Genealogy Group will hold its next monthly meeting on Thursday, > September 1st at: > > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Family History Center > 160 Washington Avenue Plainview, New York > > The program topic will be: "German Surnames: Origin and Meaning" with > presenter Richard Haberstroh, CG author of The German Churches of > Metropolitan New York > > Did you ever wonder about the meaning of the German surnames in your family? > This talk > may provide you with the kind of information that can help all who are > researching their German ancestry to understand better the meaning and > cultural context of their family's German surnames. Some of the specific > topics that will be covered include the historical development of German > family names, regional and dialectical differences, categories of names, as > well as a general overview of how to better understand the origin and > meaning of German names. Time will be available afterward for a question and > answer period. > > We welcome all who are interested in researching their Germanic origins. > There is no > fee for guests and all are welcome. > > Visit our website at http://www.GermanGenealogyGroup.com and while there, be > sure and visit our free, searchable databases. > > An Orientation session for beginners and newcomers will be held at 7 PM and > the > regular meeting will start at 7:30. > > Among the many benefits of membership are a newsletter published ten times a > year, > a database of surnames, a free translation service, a book and CD lending > library, > interesting guest speakers at the meetings, mentoring, a start-up kit of > helpful > information and much more. > >