First I have some JungŽs on my homepage I have only historic side on my homepage (se belown=my ancestors)in germany about the area from Enkenbach and Alsenborn. Any way if you click on the homepage of VG Enkenbach-Alsenborn (se belown=homepage for VG E-A) you can find more history about that area. vhartman@algonet.se www.algonet.se/~vhartman/index1.htm (my ancestors) http://members.aol.com/vgea/historie/index.html (homepage for VG Enkenbach-Alsenborn) SOLA FIDE, QUOD DEUS BENE VERAT ----- Original Message ----- From: Fritz H. Friederich <friederich@surfside.net> To: <PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 11:09 PM Subject: Re: [PFALZ] History of the Pfalz > 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 Dörrmoschel. I recently ordered the Church > Records (Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirch Dörrmoschel-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 > > > > > > > > > > > >