Anyone find this on Yahoo? Do you know what category under U.S. Stamps this is located? Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vincent E. Summers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 1:17 PM Subject: [ORIGINAL-13] A CONCORD STAMP post to the old list... > A fellow posted to the old list! Here is his message, which, he no > doubt, would have liked to come to you. I have told him how to join... > > Vince > > Subject: concord stamp > Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 09:39:51 -0700 > From: <[email protected]> > To: "original13" <[email protected]> > > > The Original 13 Germantown Settlers - > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~original13/ > > there is a full sheet of these stamps available on yahoo auction for us > stamps page 8 bottom of page scott # 2040 with a minimum bid of > 10.50 > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > >

The item #2040 is not a sheet of stamps but rather is a first day cover, used Concord stamp. not really in demand at all except for some filberts like us who have ancestors who came over. I suggest that we try to get a single, unhinged, copy of the US stamp and the like-one issued by Germany, and that way we can have both. Local stamp dealers are generally helpful.

I'm not sure if this is the same stamp, but I found #2040 The Concord at this address: http://page.auctions.yahoo.com/auction/16459286 Perry Shappell

There is a Founders Monument in Vernon Park in Germantown. Is this the statue that you refer to?

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A fellow posted to the old list! Here is his message, which, he no doubt, would have liked to come to you. I have told him how to join... Vince Subject: concord stamp Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 09:39:51 -0700 From: <[email protected]> To: "original13" <[email protected]> The Original 13 Germantown Settlers - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~original13/ there is a full sheet of these stamps available on yahoo auction for us stamps page 8 bottom of page scott # 2040 with a minimum bid of 10.50

Does anyone know if the statue appearing on Liese Uptegrove's page, honoring the "original 13 families" was ever built in Germantown? All I was able to find there was the one honoring Pastorius with the others names listed below his. Barb Locker

I have two copies I bounght off of ebay. Prior to that I had inquired the US Post Office, and being 1983 stamps, they are no longer available through any source other than a private party (ebay, collector, personnel, etc.,). Occassionally you can spot one on ebay, as I found two. Use the "Concord" as a source word for the search in both the title and description portion for all catagories. John [email protected] wrote: > Hi All, > > First... I would LOVE to get a Few Stamps at whatever the cost for my > kids and I. Also, Could we maybe find them at an Online P.O? > and when where they issued.. > > I have Sheets That Show the German Script and it's English Equvilant, and > also have some good friends in Germany, So I would Love to Persue The > both sides of the Ocean Once again. > > Regarding GODSHALK... Did I join the list AFTER you all Discused this > surname, because I have about 20 with a few Spelling varients.. > > and a request, ... Would someone PLEASE send me Deborah Suppllee's B-day, > I can't read it from the Photo, She Married Christopher Zimmerman. Also > If Anyone has a Zimmerman line they know arrived in 1694... would you > please contact me? This Family was Very involed with DeHaven Levering, > Suppllee more than Most other's and Kliens' who do not apply to this > list. > > Thanks in Advance, > Cali > BTW: Many of the People in Germany are Bilingual for German and > English. I know a few possibles that could help us. > and if you would like the script translation , also Vince can let me know > If I could email it to each who wants it, or if it can be posted and > saved somewhere? What do you think Elise? > > Cali's German PA, Genealogy > http://www,geocities.com/heartland/Falls/3610 > > I will be putting an updated page at rootsweb soon..There are some errors > in the first > page I need to remove, or fix.. Thanks,Cali {{{HUGS}}}} > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/

The Germantown Historical Society still has the stamps encased in plastic as a key chain.

Hi All, First... I would LOVE to get a Few Stamps at whatever the cost for my kids and I. Also, Could we maybe find them at an Online P.O? and when where they issued.. I have Sheets That Show the German Script and it's English Equvilant, and also have some good friends in Germany, So I would Love to Persue The both sides of the Ocean Once again. Regarding GODSHALK... Did I join the list AFTER you all Discused this surname, because I have about 20 with a few Spelling varients.. and a request, ... Would someone PLEASE send me Deborah Suppllee's B-day, I can't read it from the Photo, She Married Christopher Zimmerman. Also If Anyone has a Zimmerman line they know arrived in 1694... would you please contact me? This Family was Very involed with DeHaven Levering, Suppllee more than Most other's and Kliens' who do not apply to this list. Thanks in Advance, Cali BTW: Many of the People in Germany are Bilingual for German and English. I know a few possibles that could help us. and if you would like the script translation , also Vince can let me know If I could email it to each who wants it, or if it can be posted and saved somewhere? What do you think Elise? Cali's German PA, Genealogy http://www,geocities.com/heartland/Falls/3610 I will be putting an updated page at rootsweb soon..There are some errors in the first page I need to remove, or fix.. Thanks,Cali {{{HUGS}}}} ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

All, You will find that I have completed updating ALL of my online databases. I would like to thank all of the people that sent me information over the last year that I have been able to include. I still have some more to go through yet, so please send me any updates that you can. I have moved them from GENDEX to a free web site so please check out the main page or the index page to get there. Below you will see the current count of families and individuals for each database. Ancestors - 1029 individuals, 187 families Beal - 133 individuals, 33 families Goedeking - 222 individuals, 79 families Heim - 3857 individuals, 1352 families Heischle - 617 individuals, 217 families Kehrer - 1412 individuals, 498 families Kiess - 4615 individuals, 1668 families Kurtz - 30 individuals, 7 families Marquardt - 2003 individuals, 735 families Mutschler - 736 individuals, 244 families Schiedt - 113 individuals, 41 families Shaffer - 3082 individuals, 1157 families Shale - 561 individuals, 200 families Sholder - 1346 individuals, 492 families Stabler - 1661 individuals, 600 families Staiger - 2747 individuals, 975 families Stoltz - 836 individuals, 288 families Ulmer - 6972 individuals, 2479 families Updegraff - 9115 individuals, 3422 families Wagner - 1701 individuals, 597 families Waltz - 3651 individuals, 1292 families Wolf - 92 individuals, 26 families I am thinking about putting a few of my direct ancestor lines on this site as well or other families that I have an abundance of information for. Please send me your request so that I know which lines are of the most interest. You will find the names in my signature line. Have a Happy Mothers Day!!! By the way, my wife Loa and I are expecting our third about August 29th. It's a GIRL. Big surprise since we have two boys and I come from a family of three boys. Anyway keep an eye on the web site late August or early September to see the new arrival. Sincerely, Kevin L. Sholder [email protected] http://www.siscom.net/~rdrunner/index.htm [email protected] SURNAMES THAT I AM RESEARCHING - Aderhold; Alexander; Bower; Campbell; Carpenter; Cohick; DeRemer; Hafer; Heim; Horn; Kiess; Kinley; Lovell; Mahaffey; Marquardt; Marshall; Metzger; Paulhamus (Polhemius); Pepperman; Rentz; Robinson; Roller; Sholder (Scholderer); Smith; Springman; Stabler; Stoltz; Ulmer; Updegraff (Op den Graeff); Waltz (Walz); Wurster (Wurster Von Igelsberg) and their related family lines. When written in Chinese, the word crisis is comprised of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity. -- John F. Kennedy

Hi gang, I have a question I would like to throw at the Original 13 group, because I am seeking information on either Andrew or Gerhardt Schrauger who married Janicken (Jane) Hendricks. Three of his children married three children of Godshalk Hermans Godshalk. Most of this information is in Phila or Montg. Co. PA. I would like to know if anyone has this man's name correctly listed, and do you know where in Germany he originated. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Susan Hunsicker [email protected]

Please note that this is the blind carbon copy of a letter I sent to [email protected] (See below) Vince "Vincent E. Summers" wrote: > > Hello! > > I am seeking to find someone who knows both German and old German > fairly well, preferrably someone living in Germany, who might be > willing to start a site to Satellite my email list, The Original > 13 Settlers of Germantown (Pennsylvania). We, have the list > [email protected] > > It has homepage: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~original13/ > > Why I write to you, is partly obvious. Many on your list may be > qualified, and someone might wish to spearhead this endeavor. The > person would, logically, want to know English, too. We are interested > in what happened on both sides of the Atlantic, for at least a few > decades time window, when, in October of 1683, 13 families, and some > other families, left for Pennsylvania, 13 stopping at what came to > be called Germantown, Pennsylvania. There is a stamp commemorating > this event. Not that we are trying to create superheroes here, but > we are interested in the events that took place, and the effects of > it all. Also, our family lines and the connections involved. > > It would really boost things if work on both sides were ongoing, > with communication between the two groups. > > Would you be willing to post this letter to your group, to see if > anyone would be interested in such a process? Complete information > as to who the 13 were can be found on the homepage listed above. > > Thanks for your consideration, > > Vincent Edward Summers > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

Hello! I am seeking to find someone who knows both German and old German fairly well, preferrably someone living in Germany, who might be willing to start a site to Satellite my email list, The Original 13 Settlers of Germantown (Pennsylvania). We, have the list [email protected] It has homepage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~original13/ Why I write to you, is partly obvious. Many on your list may be qualified, and someone might wish to spearhead this endeavor. The person would, logically, want to know English, too. We are interested in what happened on both sides of the Atlantic, for at least a few decades time window, when, in October of 1683, 13 families, and some other families, left for Pennsylvania, 13 stopping at what came to be called Germantown, Pennsylvania. There is a stamp commemorating this event. Not that we are trying to create superheroes here, but we are interested in the events that took place, and the effects of it all. Also, our family lines and the connections involved. It would really boost things if work on both sides were ongoing, with communication between the two groups. Would you be willing to post this letter to your group, to see if anyone would be interested in such a process? Complete information as to who the 13 were can be found on the homepage listed above. Thanks for your consideration, Vincent Edward Summers

I have two copies of the German & US Stamps, I purchased on Ebay. Occassionally they will pop up there. John [email protected] wrote: > Thanks Vince, BK, and Shirley for sharing the German Concord stamps with the > group. Does anyone live near a stamp dealer that could try to get all of us > a copy of the stamps? What say ye? > > Also the idea of a German connection is a great one! Maybe we could get on a > rootsweb list for a town in Germany (Kaldenkirchen or Kempen etc) and propose > this question? > > Barb L. > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

Thanks Vince, BK, and Shirley for sharing the German Concord stamps with the group. Does anyone live near a stamp dealer that could try to get all of us a copy of the stamps? What say ye? Also the idea of a German connection is a great one! Maybe we could get on a rootsweb list for a town in Germany (Kaldenkirchen or Kempen etc) and propose this question? Barb L.

Dear Lea Buzby: Mr. Summers indicated that you had some information to share. We have information on the Potts/Bone famalies (and some other PA roots), and would enjoy corresponding with you. We are retired teachers, who live in College Station TX. We spoil grandchildren, garden, do genealogy, and travel. Is Lea a nickname? One of our daughters is called "Lea," short for Alethea. Sincerely, R. D. and Jewell Thomas

Folks, By-and-large, this site, now fairly large, consists of American members studying the Krefeldt emigrants to Germantown. Wouldn't it be very interesting if some sort of "satellite" group established itself overseas? Researching and taking photographs, and doing genealogical research into the lines, over there? Maybe, overall, the event is not to significant to most. But maybe if someone knew how to do it, another list, with a page, etc., could be established over the big water, and with a non-English membership! Using German resources, search engines, etc. Is there anyway that one of you could think of, that would make such an event a practicable one? I am thinking aloud here, but I think it might stimulate further research, and be a very interesting project to boot. Vince Summers

Hi David, Since you are going to be in Germany anyway, you might be interested to know that the World's Fair or Expo is being held in Hannover, Germany this summer. It begins on June 1 and sounds like a very interesting event, although not very well publicized here. We almost decided to go and visit both Expo and Krefeld, but we are just opting for England instead. Have a wonderful trip and take lots of pictures. Cheers, Barbara Good <A HREF="http://www.expo.hannover.de/english/start/tourist.htm">Hannover Online - TourismEXPO2000</A> http://www.expo.hannover.de/english/start/tourist.htm

Greetings: I have not posted in some time; have been recovering from some surgery, but have continued to read the Digest and keep up with what's happening. Some months ago, I posted here our intention to travel to Europe, including a day trip to Krefeld. That trip was postponed due to the surgery, but is now back on. We leave June 24 and return home on July 15 or so. Our day in Krefeld occurs around the end of the first week of the trip. If anyone has any updated information on the windows or other data on Krefeld, I would be pleased to receive it. I am not sure what I will accomplish there, but I do at least intend to visit one or more Mennonite Churches and see if I can learn anything through that vehicle. Other ideas would be welcome. Thanks. DAVID UPDEGRAFF [email protected]