> Von: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Gesendet: Freitag, 31. Januar 2003 17:13 > [...] > 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: > [...] > ---------------------------------------------------------- > WOLF: Can you help us with "Allmeini <Gemeindeland>?" Is > "Allmeini" possibly the Schweizerdeutsch for "Allmendingen b.Bern?" No - this is not a village name, but denoting land owned by the community, the "Allgemeinheit": Allmeinei, Allmend and similar spellings (in different regions). Allmend could e.g. be meadows (where all citizens could bring their animals to graze) or woods (where all could collect fallen wood). Best regards - Wolf > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== > Swiss Resource Site > http://swiss.genealogy.net