I once heard Kurt Witcher, who is head of the Allen County Library (Ft. Wayne) give a talk who said to stop putting your surnames into search engines and try searching via the ethnic groups. His reasoning was quite realistic and the proof that he offered made tons of sense. By reading this message I can see where that might work very well. Karen -----Original Message----- From: Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS [mailto:Elissa@PowellGenealogy.com] Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 9:52 AM To: OHMEDINA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [OHMEDINA-L] Germans to the area My Germans came to Medina County about 1812 through a brief stay in Trumbull County (now Mahoning), another brief stay in Armstrong County, PA and Westmoreland County, PA. They had arrived in the port of Philadelphia in 1727 on the ship Friendship. At that time Philadelphia was a larger port than New York and Pennsylvania was very heavily German. Their name changed from Eberhardt to Everhard by the time they arrived in Ohio 85 years later. The Hartmans came to Medina County about 1832 traveling directly from eastern PA to Medina County. They came with the Seiberlings but as far as I can tell were not related to them. Hartman Road in Wadsworth is named for my Hartmans. Also look for religious affiliations. My Rev. George Henry Weygandt brought his congregation with him when he moved to Chippewa Twp., Wayne County. The church is literally across the street from Medina County at the corner where Medina, Wayne and Summit meets. I am told that whenever the church burned they just moved it from corner to corner and so it was in all three counties. Don't know how true that is. The cemetery did not move and is on the Wayne County side. <g> -- Elissa in Pittsburgh Lifetime member, Medina County Chapter, OGS Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS www.PowellGenealogy.com CGRS and Certified Genealogical Records Specialist are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists used under license after periodic evaluations by the Board. http://www.BCGcertification.org/ > -----Original Message----- > From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of albertsdale@netscape.net > Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 3:13 AM > Surnames: Albert > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HZB.2ACI/961 > > I am looking for my Great-grandfather who may have migrated through > Medina. I have found him in Dorr township Mich, in 1858. The history > of that area indicates that people who settled there came from Medina. > I cannot find his name on any ship registrations arriving in this country. > He was supposed to have arrived here in 1854. Would anybody know any > history of Medina and from where the people in that area came from. > If I can find out if they came from Penn or what port it would give me > a place to search. His name was Christopher Albert.