Hi Gary, What an interesting piece of information. My grandfather was a farmer in his teens and may have worked on this estate - can't find Geikau on my map either. I'll have to check out Mapquest. Thanks for your reply. Appreciate the help. Dot ----- Original Message ----- From: <Huffner5@aol.com> To: <SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 12:09 PM Subject: Re: [S-H-RTS] Neuhaus > Dear Dot: > I don't know if this is of any help but just south of the town of Giekau > is an estate called Neuhaus. It is owned by the Hahn family and is very > large. In census records people are listed as being from Neuhaus as if it were a > town. > This Estate is just west of Lutjenburg about seven miles and on the edge > of the Selenter See. > Hope this is of some help, > Gary Schoening > Glenwood, Iowa > > > ==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > The Frequently_Asked_Questions of the SH-ROOTS can be found at: > http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/index.htm > >

Hi Dot, > My grandfather was a farmer in his teens and may have worked on this > estate - can't find Geikau on my map either. why, do you think, Gary told you about GIEkau, not GEIkau? Gruß/regards Detlef Ziemann Meine Ahnen und ich/my ancestors and me: http://www.dziemann.de.vu