Sherrie Have You Checked out http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp or http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ or http://www.surnamenavigator.org/ Just fill out the blanks , and click " search " , or " go " There are several Archives in Germany , however check out those above web pages first , there maybe records online. Karl Roussin ====================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherrie Blackman" <silkweb@tpg.com.au> To: <PRUSSIA-ROOTS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 9:08 PM Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Umlandt, Uland, Oldenburg, Coyle > Hi everyone, > > I'm trying to find relatives of a Rebecca UMLANDT nee OLDENBURG. > > I do not know Rebecca's husband's name. The family did speak German. > > I have a picture of Rebecca's grave, but I have no idea where in the world > she is buried! > > Rebecca Umlandt nee Oldenburg > born: 14 Sep 1840 > died: 13 Mar 1916 > > Is there a central Registry of Births, Death & Marriages in Germany, that > I can write to requesting a birth or death search? > > Rebecca UMLANDT is the Grandmother of: > > 1. William Peter Uland - Jun 1886 Antwerp, Belgium > (have been unable to find William's birth certificate in Belgium) > > 2. Frances Uland (female) - c.1888 (last heard of in Hamburg, Germany 1916 > - > occupation: nurse) > > > Parents of William & Frances: > > Julius Christian ULAND & Henrietta Elizabeth Fransisco COYLE > > Does anyone have any idea the origin of the surname COYLE. To me, it > sounds English, however the middle name 'Fransisco' does not. > > I also do not know if Rebecca UMLANDT is the paternal or maternal > Grandmother. > > It has crossed my mind that William Peter ULAND, changed his name from > UMLANDT to ULAND. > > William Peter ULAND is my Great Grandfather. > > I have his Naturalisation certificate & marriage certificate. I have not > been able to find William's birth certificate in Belgium. > > I would appreciate any suggestions, as this family has been my 'brick > wall' for years. :) > > Kind regards, > Sherrie. > > NSW, Australia. > > > -- > http://www.silkweb.com.au/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi folks, As you may have seen either in an update message here or on the site itself, the Poznan marriage records indexing project ( http://www.man.poznan.pl/~bielecki/mrecords.htm ) is now up to the amazing amount of over 115,000 marriage records - that's 19.5% of ALL catholic marriages and 9.5% of all lutheran marriages recorded in the area between 1835-1884. In the last year, the project has really begun to pick up speed - many Poland-based researchers are now using it and have started indexing places that the LDS haven't filmed, and more parishes are being completed every month. But with the tremendous growth of the project, the temporary server it's located on is now struggling to cope. Without a new, paid server, the newest indexes cannot be uploaded - to do so would ruin the ability of the site to work for the indexes it already has. Lukasz has been appealing for donations to expand the site for some time now, but unfortunately users of the site have been unresponsive. That's why I'm sending this email out to a few of the message lists - to explain why the site needs donations, and to ask those who may have considered making a donation in the past but never did, to please consider it again. To make donating easier, Lukasz now has a PayPal ( http://www.discovering-roots.pl/poznan_project/support.htm )account. So even small amounts are now gratefully accepted. In addition, with thanks to some very generous volunteers, the possibility now exists for particular films to be indexed quicker in exchange for a minimum donation to the project (parishes and marriages that fit the place and timeframe of the project only - the list is at http://www.man.poznan.pl/~bielecki/mrecords.htm ) . If you are interested, please email Lukasz Bielecki ( bielecki@man.poznan.pl )directly to discuss this. The volunteers who've worked on this project have been able to give up many hours of their time to help those who have none. If the project has helped you, please consider the time that you've been saved in your research and what it might be worth - and donate to the project. May all your ancestors be locatable, :) Elyssa Kowalinski Melbourne, Australia

Kyle, Thanks for the response. They lived in Rockville, Tolland County CT. marilyn ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Marilyn, Where in the US did this family end up? Thanks Kyle -----Original Message----- From: prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Maarbilp@aol.com Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 12:51 PM To: PRUSSIA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Preuss Am looking for any info on August Preuss born between 1798-1827 in Prussia. He married a woman named Emily (b. bet. 1807-1830 in Prussia)- I have no maiden name. I have info on a son Hermann A. Preuss born 04 Feb. 1849 in Brandenburg. Thank you for any help. Marilyn ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information or otherwise protected by law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.

Am looking for any info on August Preuss born between 1798-1827 in Prussia. He married a woman named Emily (b. bet. 1807-1830 in Prussia)- I have no maiden name. I have info on a son Hermann A. Preuss born 04 Feb. 1849 in Brandenburg. Thank you for any help. Marilyn ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Hi All: A "huffschmid" shoes horses. I don't know the other word. Ed. -------------- Original message -------------- From: K E <kenofnocal@yahoo.com> > Greetings, > > I'm wondering if someone might be able to translate > the following occupations from a 1724 Stolberg (Harz) > property list: Huffschmid and Huffschmid und > Gerichtsschöppe. > > The link is here: > > http://www.stolberger-geschichte.de/Stadt/gebaeude.php > > (The occupations are in reference to the Hempels on > the list.) > > Thanks for any help you might be able to provide. > > Best regards, > > Kenneth > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hufschmied: Huf= the foot of a horse Schmied: smith Tilo Peter 10247 Berlin ahnen.peter@gmx.de Ostpreußen: Ksp. Kattenau, Budwethen: Lamprecht, Hundrieser, Mühlbredt, Neubacher, Fuchs, Barth, Riegert, Drückler, Kwidderen, Plauschinat Thüringen: Kirchkreis Schmalkalden: Peter, Wolf, Stengel, Messerschmidt, Jung, Lapp, Fuchs, Rommel, Wingeß, Gießler, Reckenbeil, Vogt, Schmeißer, Storch, Weisheit -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] Im Auftrag von K E Gesendet: Mittwoch, 18. April 2007 19:20 An: prussia-roots@rootsweb.com Betreff: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] need translation of occupations: "Huffschmid" and "Huffschmid und Gerichtsschöppe" Tilo, Thank you so much for your help. I understand farrier to mean blacksmith but by lay assessor do you mean property/tax assessor? Thanks, Kenneth --- Tilo Peter <ahnen.peter@gmx.de> wrote: > Hufschmied= farrier > Gerichtschöppe= lay assessor > > Tilo Peter > 10247 Berlin > ahnen.peter@gmx.de > > Ostpreußen: Ksp. Kattenau, Budwethen: Lamprecht, > Hundrieser, Mühlbredt, > Neubacher, Fuchs, Barth, Riegert, Drückler, > Kwidderen, Plauschinat > Thüringen: Kirchkreis Schmalkalden: Peter, Wolf, > Stengel, Messerschmidt, > Jung, Lapp, Fuchs, Rommel, Wingeß, Gießler, > Reckenbeil, Vogt, Schmeißer, > Storch, Weisheit > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] Im > Auftrag von K E > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 18. April 2007 18:52 > An: prussia-roots-l@rootsweb.com > Betreff: need translation of occupations: > "Huffschmid" and "Huffschmid und > Gerichtsschöppe" > > Greetings, > > I'm wondering if someone might be able to translate > the following occupations from a 1724 Stolberg > (Harz) > property list: Huffschmid and Huffschmid und > Gerichtsschöppe. > > The link is here: > > http://www.stolberger-geschichte.de/Stadt/gebaeude.php > > (The occupations are in reference to the Hempels on > the list.) > > Thanks for any help you might be able to provide. > > Best regards, > > Kenneth > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hufschmied= farrier Gerichtschöppe= lay assessor Tilo Peter 10247 Berlin ahnen.peter@gmx.de Ostpreußen: Ksp. Kattenau, Budwethen: Lamprecht, Hundrieser, Mühlbredt, Neubacher, Fuchs, Barth, Riegert, Drückler, Kwidderen, Plauschinat Thüringen: Kirchkreis Schmalkalden: Peter, Wolf, Stengel, Messerschmidt, Jung, Lapp, Fuchs, Rommel, Wingeß, Gießler, Reckenbeil, Vogt, Schmeißer, Storch, Weisheit -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] Im Auftrag von K E Gesendet: Mittwoch, 18. April 2007 18:52 An: prussia-roots-l@rootsweb.com Betreff: need translation of occupations: "Huffschmid" and "Huffschmid und Gerichtsschöppe" Greetings, I'm wondering if someone might be able to translate the following occupations from a 1724 Stolberg (Harz) property list: Huffschmid and Huffschmid und Gerichtsschöppe. The link is here: http://www.stolberger-geschichte.de/Stadt/gebaeude.php (The occupations are in reference to the Hempels on the list.) Thanks for any help you might be able to provide. Best regards, Kenneth __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Kenneth Here is a link of German occupations http://www.worldroots.com/~brigitte/occupat.htm Karl Roussin ================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "K E" <kenofnocal@yahoo.com> To: <prussia-roots-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 11:52 AM Subject: need translation of occupations: "Huffschmid" and "Huffschmid und Gerichtsschöppe" Greetings, I'm wondering if someone might be able to translate the following occupations from a 1724 Stolberg (Harz) property list: Huffschmid and Huffschmid und Gerichtsschöppe. The link is here: http://www.stolberger-geschichte.de/Stadt/gebaeude.php (The occupations are in reference to the Hempels on the list.) Thanks for any help you might be able to provide. Best regards, Kenneth __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Although the spelling leaves something to be desired, the place of origin for Eric's father appears to be Leipzig and the mother's place of origin appears to be Visla?????????. Sheila K. -------------- Original message from "Judith Schweitzer" <junan37@hotmail.com>: -------------- > Kenneth, > Did any of your Hempel's settle in Milwaukee? I have an Eric Hemphel who I > have been trying to locate his parents. They were from Germany. But I can > not make out the name of the town in the 1920 census. They are in the > Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1920. > > ERIC AND BERTHA HEMPEL > > Maybe you could take a look and see if you can figure out the name of where > his father and mother were born. > Thank you > Judy > > > > From: K E > Reply-To: prussia-roots@rootsweb.com > To: prussia-roots-l@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] the Thieles of Stollberg, Sangerhausen > District,Province of Saxony, Prussia > Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:54:20 -0700 (PDT) > Greetings, > > I've recently been able to determine the names of my > 4th great-grandfather in my direct paternal line as > well as the name of his wife, and I'm wondering if > someone might be researching her family (the Thieles > of > Stollberg), or otherwise have an insight into them. My > 3rd great-grandfather Carl Joseph Ernst Hempel was > born 13 September 1822 in Stollberg (Harz) to Ernst > Christoph Siegmund Hempel and Johanne Henriette > Friederike Thiele. I don't yet have either of their > dates of birth but my guess is that both were probably > born between 1790 and 1804. I mentioned in a previous > post about the Hempels that my family believed them to > have been Jewish. > > The raft of vital records I just received from > Osterode concering this family (Carl Hempel relocated > to Osterode am Harz from Stolberg in the 1840s) > indicates strong evidence they were practicing > Lutherans and no evidence they were Jews; all the > parish records relating to this family in Osterode > were from Lutheran churches. On the other hand, my 2nd > great-grandfather Carl August Willhelm Hempel (born > 1850 in Osterode) attended an overwhelming Jewish > school in nearby Seesen (the Institut Jacobson, which > was founded by a Jewish philanthropist in 1802). > Apparently the school also admitted a few Christians, > but I'm still inclined to think this family may have > been Jewish but converted in the 18th or early 19th > century (perhaps in Stollberg). I'm also inclined to > think however that the Thiele family I'm now searching > for in Stollberg is probably more likely to have been > Lutheran but I'm disinclined to make assumptions; > I honestly have no idea. > > Thanks for any help you might be able to provide. > > Best regards, > > Kenneth > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Mortgage rates near historic lows. Refinance $200,000 loan for as low as > $771/month* > https://www2.nextag.com/goto.jsp?product=100000035&url=%2fst.jsp&tm=y&search=mor > tgage_text_links_88_h27f8&disc=y&vers=689&s=4056&p=5117 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Found this old msg on the Rootsweb board. Thought it might provide some clarification perhaps: << This discussion has been most interesting for me an my wife's ancestors from Zschortau a small village / town near Leipzig were stated as being:- 1) "+ 1721 Johannes Rühl, alter Nachbar, Einwohner und Beltzigschen Anteils allhier in Zschortau Gerichtsschoppe, 67Jahre Weniger 4 Wochen" I have interpreted this to mean [1721 Johannes Rühl, resident, house owner and Beltzig share ? in Zschortau] I would translate: Died in 1721, Johannes Ruehl, old settler, property owner, and Gerichtsschoeffe (member of the local court) in the Beltzig Section here in Zschortau, age 67 years less 4 weeks. In some places, your legal status was determined for some purposes by when your family became residents. This is probably an indication that his family were not recent immigrants to the town, but long settled there. An Einwohner owned at least a house, but could well have owned more property than a house/homestead. That is, he could have had a business or workshop, etc. 2) "+ 1803 Johann Christoph Rühl, ein Witwer alter Nachbar und Einwohner wie auch gewesener herrschaftl. Piperscher Gerichtsschoppe in Zschortau." I have interpreted this to mean [J C Rühl a widow .... ...... to the lord Piper share Juryman in Zschortau.] Died 1803, Johann Christoph Ruehl, a widower, old settler, property owner, and also a former Gerichtsschoeffe [member of the court panel] on the section of Zschortau belonging to Lord Piper. By former, this probably means that he had retired from exercising this function some time before he died. 3) "+ 1853 Hausler und Einwohner wie auch Huf - und Waffenschmied in Lemsel (auch Spater. Acciseinnehmer und Gerichtsschoppe, Ortsrichter)". [Also stated was the area specified as:- Beltzigschen Anteils allhier in Zschortau. I understand to be the share allocated by a will at some time to an individual called Beltzig / Böltzig.] I understand this to mean that they were Blacksmiths for Horses and weapons, and Juryman (like a Justice of the peace in UK) and tax collectors. (This is a modern translation, and may be missing the areas historical slant.) ----- Original Message ---- From: Dena Marriott <dmm1014@hotmail.com> To: prussia-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 1:18:34 PM Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] RE: need translation of occupations: "Huffschmid" and "Huffschmid und Gerichtsschöppe" Hello, Huffscmid, I believe is a blacksmith. I'm not sure about Gerichtsschoppe. Geritchts, I believe, refers to a jurisdiction. > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:52:25 -0700> From: kenofnocal@yahoo.com> Subject: need translation of occupations: "Huffschmid" and "Huffschmid und Gerichtsschöppe"> To: prussia-roots-l@rootsweb.com> > Greetings,> > I'm wondering if someone might be able to translate> the following occupations from a 1724 Stolberg (Harz)> property list: Huffschmid and Huffschmid und> Gerichtsschöppe.> > The link is here:> > http://www.stolberger-geschichte.de/Stadt/gebaeude.php> > (The occupations are in reference to the Hempels on> the list.)> > Thanks for any help you might be able to provide.> > Best regards,> > Kenneth> > __________________________________________________> Do You Yahoo!?> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Get it now! http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello, Huffscmid, I believe is a blacksmith. I'm not sure about Gerichtsschoppe. Geritchts, I believe, refers to a jurisdiction. > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:52:25 -0700> From: kenofnocal@yahoo.com> Subject: need translation of occupations: "Huffschmid" and "Huffschmid und Gerichtsschöppe"> To: prussia-roots-l@rootsweb.com> > Greetings,> > I'm wondering if someone might be able to translate> the following occupations from a 1724 Stolberg (Harz)> property list: Huffschmid and Huffschmid und> Gerichtsschöppe.> > The link is here:> > http://www.stolberger-geschichte.de/Stadt/gebaeude.php> > (The occupations are in reference to the Hempels on> the list.)> > Thanks for any help you might be able to provide.> > Best regards,> > Kenneth> > __________________________________________________> Do You Yahoo!?> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Get it now! http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx

Tilo, Thank you so much for your help. I understand farrier to mean blacksmith but by lay assessor do you mean property/tax assessor? Thanks, Kenneth --- Tilo Peter <ahnen.peter@gmx.de> wrote: > Hufschmied= farrier > Gerichtschöppe= lay assessor > > Tilo Peter > 10247 Berlin > ahnen.peter@gmx.de > > Ostpreußen: Ksp. Kattenau, Budwethen: Lamprecht, > Hundrieser, Mühlbredt, > Neubacher, Fuchs, Barth, Riegert, Drückler, > Kwidderen, Plauschinat > Thüringen: Kirchkreis Schmalkalden: Peter, Wolf, > Stengel, Messerschmidt, > Jung, Lapp, Fuchs, Rommel, Wingeß, Gießler, > Reckenbeil, Vogt, Schmeißer, > Storch, Weisheit > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] Im > Auftrag von K E > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 18. April 2007 18:52 > An: prussia-roots-l@rootsweb.com > Betreff: need translation of occupations: > "Huffschmid" and "Huffschmid und > Gerichtsschöppe" > > Greetings, > > I'm wondering if someone might be able to translate > the following occupations from a 1724 Stolberg > (Harz) > property list: Huffschmid and Huffschmid und > Gerichtsschöppe. > > The link is here: > > http://www.stolberger-geschichte.de/Stadt/gebaeude.php > > (The occupations are in reference to the Hempels on > the list.) > > Thanks for any help you might be able to provide. > > Best regards, > > Kenneth > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Greetings, I'm wondering if someone might be able to translate the following occupations from a 1724 Stolberg (Harz) property list: Huffschmid and Huffschmid und Gerichtsschöppe. The link is here: http://www.stolberger-geschichte.de/Stadt/gebaeude.php (The occupations are in reference to the Hempels on the list.) Thanks for any help you might be able to provide. Best regards, Kenneth __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Das würde mich auch Interessieren. Und dazu die Frage wer älter ist: Die Stadt Sangerhausen oder die Herren von Sangerhausen. Christoph Haupt Haupt'S finden&suchen Christoph Haupt, MA Am Friedenstal 1 D-30627 Hannover Tel.: 0(049)511 522313 eMail: haupt-researcher@online.de www.haupt-researcher.de ----- Original Message ----- From: Bernard Singer To: PRUSSIA-ROOTS@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:24 AM Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Sangerhausen District, Province of Saxony, Prussia Does anyone know who the Sangerhausen District was named after? Thanks Bern ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Jo-an, Bearing in mind that I only began researching my family roots about a year and a half ago, and that the majority of my time has been spent researching northern and southern (American) bloodlines back to the 17th century, my direct paternal ancestry is of German origin, and I have learned a bit about where records are kept and how to locate them. There are archives (stadtarchivs) for some towns and states, and at least some of those have websites with contact information. You might try googling the name of the town with the word archive or even better stadtarchiv, and you might try looking in one of the German phone books (I actually don't know if there is more than one) online. If you can't find an archive for the town you're researching you might try looking for a town website, and asking them if there is a local archive or else who keeps the parish records and how you may get in touch with them. As far as contacting archives, towns, and whoever else may be in possession of the records you need or know how to look them up, you're more likely to get a response by mail rather than email, and obviously it is even less easy to ignore someone when they call you directly. It is always a good idea to be extremely polite, concise in providing information about your family and what you are seeking (don't ask for seventy different records dating back to the middle ages), and provide at least an electronic translation of your query if not a human one. Keep in mind too that if someone does get back to you with information they may also include a bill for the lookup, and if it is on the letterhead of the archive and includes a bank account number that's probably a polite way of soliciting you for a donation. And it's probably a good idea to send them something for their time so these services will continue to be available for others in the future. Best regards, Kenneth --- Jo-an Lavitschke <joanlav@charter.net> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf > Of K E > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 2:54 PM > To: prussia-roots-l@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] the Thieles of Stollberg, > Sangerhausen > District,Province of Saxony, Prussia > > "The raft of vital records I just received from > Osterode concering this family " > Kenneth > Hi Kenneth: > Wondering how you went about getting these records? > Thanks, Jo-an > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Thank you. They were married in Milwaukee. Still waiting for their marraige record Judy From: K E <kenofnocal@yahoo.com> Reply-To: prussia-roots@rootsweb.com To: prussia-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Eric and Bertha Hempel of Milwaukee Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:23:00 -0700 (PDT) Judy, I couldn't make out the town in that census record. Two suggestions: check the death and cemetery records for Eric (and Bertha if they married in Germany). Town of origin is sometimes listed in them. Or else save the copy of that record to disk, solicit someone's help (maybe through a mailing list) who is familiar with German geography and deciphering these things and send it to them privately. There are Hempels all over Germany. Mine came from the Kingdom of Hanover (and before that Prussia) and all went to Massachusetts. Kenneth --- Judith Schweitzer <junan37@hotmail.com> wrote: > Kenneth, > Did any of your Hempel's settle in Milwaukee? I have > an Eric Hemphel who I > have been trying to locate his parents. They were > from Germany. But I can > not make out the name of the town in the 1920 > census. They are in the > Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1920. > > ERIC AND BERTHA HEMPEL > > Maybe you could take a look and see if you can > figure out the name of where > his father and mother were born. > Thank you > Judy > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Interest Rates Fall Again! $430,000 Mortgage for $1,399/mo - Calculate new payment http://www.lowermybills.com/lre/index.jsp?sourceid=lmb-9632-18679&moid=7581

I'll answer this question tomorrow... --- Jo-an Lavitschke <joanlav@charter.net> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf > Of K E > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 2:54 PM > To: prussia-roots-l@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] the Thieles of Stollberg, > Sangerhausen > District,Province of Saxony, Prussia > > "The raft of vital records I just received from > Osterode concering this family " > Kenneth > Hi Kenneth: > Wondering how you went about getting these records? > Thanks, Jo-an > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Does anyone know who the Sangerhausen District was named after? Thanks Bern