PART I: SSD database von Alma von Moos: Not found von Alma Familiennamenbuch 1989: Not found Von Alma Familiennamenbuch 1989: Not found 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." Schi. => Schiers [a community im Prättigau] 1662 => the year when citizenship for this surname was first recorded in Schiers (GR). Other subsequent citizenships will often be found in the source document cited above. (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. swdt.=> Schweizerdeutsch Allmeini «Gemeindeland» => ? SId. 1. 190 => "Schweizerisches Idiotikon" Part 1, page 190. From the "Wörterbuch der Schweizerdeutschen Sprache. - Frauenfeld 1881 ss. ---------------------------------------------------------- WOLF: Can you help us with "Allmeini «Gemeindeland»?" Is "Allmeini" possibly the Schweizerdeutsch for "Allmendingen b. Bern?" PART III: Swiss phonebook von Alma - not found Alma - 4 listings (3 in Canton Zuerich) von Allmen - 1,363 listings in all Switzerland. The largest grouping of which are found in or very near "the Hassliland." This is the region of Interlaken. Grindelwald, Mürren, Wengen, and the Lauterbrunnen Valley. PART IV: Research recommendations 1. Shotgun a letter to the von Allmen's living in the area of the Hassliland (Interlaken, Grindelwald, the Lauterbrunnen valley, etc.). While this is certainly somewhat of a long leap, and therefore of questionable cost effectiveness, you don't have much else to work with. If you wish to pursue this avenue of research, let me know and I will send you an address list for the Hassliland von Allmen's. You would write a short letter (less than thirty typed lines) in English, and foreward it for translation ENG>GER to the online translation group at: ===== German GenealogyTranslation Team http://www.genealogy.net/gene/misc/translation.html ===== This is a FREE service provided by the German Genealogy Group. The only recompense your translator receives is your thank you. So be sure and e-mail a short "thank you" note to the person doing the translation. As to cost effectiveness, postage on a 1-ounce letter would be 80¢. Experience indicates a rate of reply of around 7-10 percent. In larger mailings, thirty or more letters sent, the chances are good that at least one recipient will have done some genealogical work on the surname, and possibly on the same family tree which you are researching. While the available information is certainly scant, it could be improved upon if you knew more information, such as: hometown in Switzerland and date of either birth, Baptism/Confirmation, or emigration to US. This information may be known from naturalization papers, passport, old family bible, etc. Pete Mattli SSD Admin [email protected] [3-ggg's] ========================= Subj: [SWITZ] VON ALMA Variations Date: 1/31/2003 2:52:42 AM Eastern Standard Time From: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> To: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> Sent from the Internet (Details) Hi all! I'm looking into my Von Alma family in Ontario, Canada. I know they weren't "Von Alma". They could have been any one of the many variations ... alleman, allaman, almen, alman, etc, etc, etc ... Then there's the same variations, only with the "von" in front, etc ... I'm interested in hearing from anyone who has a line with the variation of this name. I'm soooooooo stumped as where to turn with this family line! Thanks Linda