Hi ! ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 5:13 PM Subject: Re: [SWITZ] VON ALMA Variations > PART II: Raetisches Nammenbuch III (RNB III) > Reference to a "Margaretha von Alma-Weiler from Hassliland" is found. > The citation is from RNB III, Part II, page 470, See under: "von Allmen." > - --------------------------------------------------------- > "von Allmen Schi. 1662 Marg. von Alma-Weiler (aus dem «Hassliland» > > swdt. Allmeini «Gemeindeland». SId. 1. 190. > - --------------------------------------------------------- > Where: > von Allmen => the present day spelling of the original "von Alma." [snip] > (aus dem «Hassliland») => originally from the Hassliland. a region in SE > Canton Bern, east of Grindelwald, through which passes the upper course of > the Aare River. In addition to Pete's message I would suggest you take contact with Sarah von Allmen [email protected] who has a rather large website about Von Allmen genealogy http://perso.club-internet.fr/jeanmarc.vonallmen/vonAllmen/index.html Sincerely Guillaume