I'm not sure of this order, but there was and still is a religious monastery downriver from Cincinnati in the beautiful little town of St. Ferdinand, Indiana. St. Meinrad's Abbey is there, but I believe there is also a convent. Many German Catholic families went downriver from the Cincinnati area to settle this place in the 1800's. It's quite a bit like Oldenburg, Indiana. Later, Ann Bergelt Florida In a message dated 3/25/2010 5:55:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, pa12bauer@comcast.net writes: Can anyone help me determine if there was ever a religious order of nuns in the Cincinnati area named "The St. Ferdinand Order"? This would be in the 1900-1915 time frame. I tried Google with no success. This is my first attempt at genealogy in Hamilton County and I'm not sure where to begin. I'm trying to find information concerning my GGAunt, surname is DANGEL, who became a nun. Her order was listed in the obituary of my GG Aunt. The whole family lived in Pittsburgh PA, so I'm not sure how she got to Cincinnati. Paul Bauer Pittsburgh PA To contact the List Administrator, send an email to: Kaesemein@aol.com Did you miss a message? You can find it in the list's archives here: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/OHHAMILT/ Don't forget--there is also a message board for Hamilton County: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.hamil ton/mb.ashx ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message