Michelle, is that near Sargenroth? Because I have Jungs from that area. Fritz H. Friederich -----Original Message----- From: Michelle Nardone <kitkat1@ptdprolog.net> To: PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com <PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 10:38 AM Subject: [PFALZ] History of the Pfalz >I have been researching my mothers' family of JUNGS, who were born in the Pfalz area in the town of Dِrrmoschel. I recently ordered the Church Records (Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirch Dِrrmoschel-BA. Rockenhausen) through the Family History center and have had great success. I plan on ordering the films for the Church from Rathskirchen also. The Old German Script was very hard to decipher, but I have been able to determine many of the words with some luck. > >My question pertains to the history of this area and some words I would like to confirm the meaning of. I came across the word, which I think is spelled Schmeidermeister, can someone confirm that this means a Master Blacksmith? I also came across the word gütsbesitzer, and have found in the German dictionary that it means Landowner? I also found many towns in this area with the ending of Hof - Spreiterhof, Felsbergerhof etc. would these (Hof) towns be small farming communities, maybe named after the major Landowner or Manor House in the area? > >This leads to my final question being, does anyone have a particular name of a book or website that deals specifically with the history of this region especially during the late1700's to early 1800's? > >Thanks, > >Michelle Nardone >kitkat1@ptdprolog.net > > > > >