My ancestors came from the towns of Niedergeckler and Brimingen in the Eifel in the 17th and 18th Century. Before I became a genealogy lunatic, I was a collector of old coins. Now I am wondering what kind of money my ancestors used. I assume their coins were from the Austrian (or Spanish) Netherlands. But I have also seen coins in dealers' stores from Luxembourg and the Bishopric of Trier. The Eifel is so close to so many historical crossroads that the political geography gets a bit confusing. Can anyone help? Jim Ross

The site looks great. Thanks. Joan -- Joan Schneider Born Researching Surnames: Austria-Bohemia; LIEBL, SCHNEIDER, YOUNG(YUNG), HUNA, BENESCH, LENG Germany; BORN, HERRMAN Eastern Belgium(formerly Prussia,Germany) TURBES, ROSS, GROSJEAN, CHRISTEN, MURGES,LAMBY,DROMMER, HAMMES, KLINKERS, KNOTT, HUPERTZ, BRAND

Am looking in Gondorf, Rhineland (formerly Prussia in 1847 when they left). There are two Gondorfs but mine are from just SW of Koblenz near Niederfell on the Mosel River. They were Catholic and came in through the St. Lawrence Seaway and settled in Wisconsin. The immigrants were: Peter Gries 1816-1890 and his wife, Mary Anna Bart/Barth 1822-1897 Surnames in Gondorf: GRIES, RICHTER, JAGMICH, ESS, SCHNEIDER. dating back to 1740. Helen Hewitt

Michael Schummer Searching Surnames Schummer, Schomer ,Holz in area ,also possibly Eschweiler area

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Was just relaying how they are referred to here in Germany. Was just trying to help. ---------- > From: W. David Samuelsen <dsam@wasatch.com> > To: Dawson <dawsons@topsurf.com> > Cc: TRIER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Re: Atlas Terms-Abbreviations > Date: Wednesday, July 21, 1999 6:38 PM > > Not quite right. > > According to German dictionary I have (comphrensive one) > > Burg = castle buildings, castle complex and the word eventually become > part of a city like Strass + burg = Strassburg because a town grew up > around a castle complex of buildings. > > Schloss = castle (of stones) > > W. David Samuelsen > > Dawson wrote: > > > > >From my understanding > > > > Schloss - is Palace > > Burg - is Castle > > > > ---------- > > > From: W. David Samuelsen <dsam@wasatch.com> > > > To: TRIER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Re: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Re: Atlas Terms-Abbreviations > > > Date: Wednesday, July 21, 1999 6:26 AM > > > > > > Schl. - Schloss - castle > > > > > > W. David Samuelsen > > > > > > Richard M Mondloch wrote: > > > > > > > > Have copy of Map in Trier area from 1889 Atlas and trying to understand > > the > > > > following terms used: > > > > > > > > Fuhrt ....appears along the Moselle river in multiple places with no > > > > apparent feature nearby. > > > > W.F. ...appears in same area where it looks like a possible river > > > > crossing...? > > > > Hs. ... appears next to a map feature with a Surname...assume this > > is > > > > abbrev. for family "House"? > > > > Schl ... appears often next to map features....would this be abbrev. > > for > > > > School? > > > > > > > > Any suggestions appreciated....Fuhrt would not translate at my online > > > > german dictionary. > > > > > > > > Thanks, Richard > > > > > > > > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > > Brother, > > > Can you spare $10 for Rootsweb? > > > Ask me why ... mailto:dsam@wasatch.com > > > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > Sister, > > Can you spare $10 for Rootsweb? > > Ask me why ... mailto:dsam@wasatch.com

Hello readers, a Schulte or Maier/Meier/Meyer/Mayer or Zenner/Zender was the local tax collector or village magistrate in a very small area. Sometimes this area was one or two villages with all or the majority of the farms and houses in this law-district. The region what is now germany has it`s history in the small villages and cities of the time 700--->1500 in this periode the law was build in those small communities generation for generation. The count in this area was the "local king" and it was in this local section of politicle law in his mind what happened to his money and where from he god it for his master. To get such money they needed in the splitted small regions a lot of Schulte´s (north germany) and Meier`s or/and Zender`s to handle the law. Werner LICHTER Germany JAYWILPOLT@aol.com schrieb: > > Well, since we seem to be on a discussion of terms, can someone help me with > the meaning of the SCHULTE, when listed before a surname? It is also > mentioned in a Marriage or Death record. > > I know the general meaning is village magistrate or tax collector for the > area. It seems as though there are many listed at the same time. But have can > so many people in such a small area be the "village magistrate" ? > > Thanks for any help. > Jay Wilpolt > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Brother, > Can you spare $10 for Rootsweb? > Ask me why ... mailto:dsam@wasatch.com

Not quite right. According to German dictionary I have (comphrensive one) Burg = castle buildings, castle complex and the word eventually become part of a city like Strass + burg = Strassburg because a town grew up around a castle complex of buildings. Schloss = castle (of stones) W. David Samuelsen Dawson wrote: > > >From my understanding > > Schloss - is Palace > Burg - is Castle > > ---------- > > From: W. David Samuelsen <dsam@wasatch.com> > > To: TRIER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Re: Atlas Terms-Abbreviations > > Date: Wednesday, July 21, 1999 6:26 AM > > > > Schl. - Schloss - castle > > > > W. David Samuelsen > > > > Richard M Mondloch wrote: > > > > > > Have copy of Map in Trier area from 1889 Atlas and trying to understand > the > > > following terms used: > > > > > > Fuhrt ....appears along the Moselle river in multiple places with no > > > apparent feature nearby. > > > W.F. ...appears in same area where it looks like a possible river > > > crossing...? > > > Hs. ... appears next to a map feature with a Surname...assume this > is > > > abbrev. for family "House"? > > > Schl ... appears often next to map features....would this be abbrev. > for > > > School? > > > > > > Any suggestions appreciated....Fuhrt would not translate at my online > > > german dictionary. > > > > > > Thanks, Richard > > > > > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > Brother, > > Can you spare $10 for Rootsweb? > > Ask me why ... mailto:dsam@wasatch.com > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Sister, > Can you spare $10 for Rootsweb? > Ask me why ... mailto:dsam@wasatch.com

Well, since we seem to be on a discussion of terms, can someone help me with the meaning of the SCHULTE, when listed before a surname? It is also mentioned in a Marriage or Death record. I know the general meaning is village magistrate or tax collector for the area. It seems as though there are many listed at the same time. But have can so many people in such a small area be the "village magistrate" ? Thanks for any help. Jay Wilpolt

>From my understanding Schloss - is Palace Burg - is Castle ---------- > From: W. David Samuelsen <dsam@wasatch.com> > To: TRIER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Re: Atlas Terms-Abbreviations > Date: Wednesday, July 21, 1999 6:26 AM > > Schl. - Schloss - castle > > W. David Samuelsen > > Richard M Mondloch wrote: > > > > Have copy of Map in Trier area from 1889 Atlas and trying to understand the > > following terms used: > > > > Fuhrt ....appears along the Moselle river in multiple places with no > > apparent feature nearby. > > W.F. ...appears in same area where it looks like a possible river > > crossing...? > > Hs. ... appears next to a map feature with a Surname...assume this is > > abbrev. for family "House"? > > Schl ... appears often next to map features....would this be abbrev. for > > School? > > > > Any suggestions appreciated....Fuhrt would not translate at my online > > german dictionary. > > > > Thanks, Richard > > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Brother, > Can you spare $10 for Rootsweb? > Ask me why ... mailto:dsam@wasatch.com

Schl. - Schloss - castle W. David Samuelsen Richard M Mondloch wrote: > > Have copy of Map in Trier area from 1889 Atlas and trying to understand the > following terms used: > > Fuhrt ....appears along the Moselle river in multiple places with no > apparent feature nearby. > W.F. ...appears in same area where it looks like a possible river > crossing...? > Hs. ... appears next to a map feature with a Surname...assume this is > abbrev. for family "House"? > Schl ... appears often next to map features....would this be abbrev. for > School? > > Any suggestions appreciated....Fuhrt would not translate at my online > german dictionary. > > Thanks, Richard

Have copy of Map in Trier area from 1889 Atlas and trying to understand the following terms used: Fuhrt ....appears along the Moselle river in multiple places with no apparent feature nearby. W.F. ...appears in same area where it looks like a possible river crossing...? Hs. ... appears next to a map feature with a Surname...assume this is abbrev. for family "House"? Schl ... appears often next to map features....would this be abbrev. for School? Any suggestions appreciated....Fuhrt would not translate at my online german dictionary. Thanks, Richard

Greetings, My grandmother had two aunts who were nuns in Reisbach. Their order was the Sisters of the Sacred Heart. I have two letters written from Reisbach to my grandmother's sister-- one from one of her mother's sisters and another from the Mother Superior at the convent. The return address on the envelope was: Reisbach Saarwellingertr. 24 Saargebiet Franz Zone Would any convent records be still in existence? The letter from the Mother Superior was dated 28 August 1947. The other letter was undated. However, both women thanked my grandmother's sister for sending a package, so I would assume they were written about the same time. Any help would be appreciated. Marie Dallas

Greetings, I just wanted to offer a bit of help to anyone who is searching for a little village in the Saarland (or any other points in Germany, for that matter) and getting nowhere. The wonderful Michelin map series offers No. 417, Deutschland Mitte-West (Central-West Germany). I found this map at my local Barnes & Noble, but no doubt it can be had from any large bookstore. Cost was $8.95. (ISBN 2-06-700417-4) The scale is a marvelously detailed 4 cm = 6 km, so you can find most anything that still exists. Now at last I can see the relationship between my ancestors' little hamlets and the larger communities. Happy hunting, Chanda Seibert Blitch North Carolina

Hello Marty, in the German "Postleitzahlenbuch" (postal codes book) you find 97799 Zeitlofs (Northern Bavaria, about 70 km east of Frankfurt/Main) Ernst. DJVMKF@aol.com schrieb: > Hello Fred, > > I just read this posting and was wondering if you or someone might beable to > help me locate Zeitlofs,Ger. area. I have been told their are still > relatives in area and would like to correspond with them. I have looked in > phone book but find no Zeitlofs listings. Maybe this small town uses another > larger cities mailing address. > > My surname is : HEYL > > Hope you can help me. > > Thank you, > Marty Forst > Grove City, OH USA

I'm on vacation and doing research at the same time, I will be able to check my mail periodically so please continue to post, but don't be offended if I don't answer as soon as I usually would. Be back in a couple weeks. Shelly -------------------- Original Message: Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (204.212.38.30) by mta113.yahoomail.com with SMTP; 20 Jul 1999 00:07:02 -0700 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id XAA27704; Mon, 19 Jul 1999 23:58:43 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 23:58:43 -0700 (PDT) From: TRIER-ROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <199907200658.XAA27704@bl-14.rootsweb.com> Subject: TRIER-ROOTS-D Digest V99 #217 X-Loop: TRIER-ROOTS-D@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TRIER-ROOTS-D@rootsweb.com> archive/volume99/217 Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" To: TRIER-ROOTS-D@rootsweb.com Reply-To: TRIER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com - ---------------------------- Content-Type: text/plain TRIER-ROOTS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 217 Today's Topics: #1 [TRIER-ROOTS-L] BRANDT, ROSENBECK, [Jbcowley@aol.com] #2 [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Trier directory ["Dottie Henderson" <hhh@telepath.c] #3 Re: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Trier director [Ma _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Fred: Elberfeld is part of the city Wuppertal located about 25 km east of Dusseldorf in the Land Nordrhein-Westfalen and belonging formerly to the state Prussia. Ernst. Fred Richter schrieb: > Can any one tell me where this would be located in Germany, Elberfield, > Prussia, ( Nord Rhein-Westfalen)? > > fred richter > ******************************************* > frichter@infocom.com > http://www.infocom.com/~frichter > > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Sister, > Can you spare $10 for Rootsweb? > Ask me why ... mailto:dsam@wasatch.com >

Am looking for a record of my great-grandfather's birth. His name was HEINRICH BERNARDY, b. January 29th, 1831, in Trier ( I think) Also looking for record of my great-grandmother's birth. Her name was KATHARINA KLINKHAMMER, b. April 4th, 1832. Both were Catholic My e-mail address is b.b@cyberback.com Thanks, Phyllis lis

Richard: Thanks for the research information. Carl

Can any one tell me where this would be located in Germany, Elberfield, Prussia, ( Nord Rhein-Westfalen)? fred richter ******************************************* frichter@infocom.com http://www.infocom.com/~frichter