I am searching for someone who has knowledge of actions taken by Bexar County and/or the City of San Antonio which changed the German names of various landmarks, roads, etc. due to the anti German sentiments aroung the beginning of World War I. (For instance, West Avenue was once known as Moegelin Road because of the Moegelin family members who lived and farmed in that vicinity.) I have been researching the Moegelin family name for many years in anticipation of eventually publishing my findings in a family history book. I have accumulated a vast amount of information about this family but this is one of the things on which I would still like to do more research. How would one go about finding the proclamation (or whatever is would be called) which ordered the changing of Moegelin Road to West Avenue.

I look forward to the answer to this one. I believe the King William district was named Kaiser Wilhelm before the change. Also, One of my aunts was Lorraine Moegelin Braun. Do you have her ancestry in your research material? Fred ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 3:29 AM Subject: [TXBEXAR] Calling all San Antonio historians > I am searching for someone who has knowledge of actions taken by Bexar > County and/or the City of San Antonio which changed the German names of various > landmarks, roads, etc. due to the anti German sentiments aroung the beginning > of World War I. (For instance, West Avenue was once known as Moegelin Road > because of the Moegelin family members who lived and farmed in that vicinity.) > I have been researching the Moegelin family name for many years in > anticipation of eventually publishing my findings in a family history book. I have > accumulated a vast amount of information about this family but this is one of > the things on which I would still like to do more research. > How would one go about finding the proclamation (or whatever is would be > called) which ordered the changing of Moegelin Road to West Avenue. > > > ==== TXBEXAR Mailing List ==== > Posting of non-genealogical-current events, polital opinions, prayers, virus warnings, non-approved solicitations, chain letters, jokes, poems, non-genealogical stories, missing children notices, and flames are not allowed on this list and may be grounds for immediate removal and exclusion from the list. Questions or comments about this policy may be directed to your list administrator, Susan Cearlock Tilleman, at the following address: > [email protected] . > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >