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MID-ATLANTIC GERMANIC SOCIETY A OBH."LOCJCAL SOCI1ITT En.I~Z

VOLUME 2 ISSUE 2

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN •• Time for the annual Fall meeting. This year's reetin9 will be. held in Frederick, Maryl.nd .t the Holiday Inn, on October 27 ••..• nd the speaker will be the Rev. Frederick S. Weiser, p.stor at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Biglersville, Pennsylvania. The Rev. Weiser is active in the Pennsyl­vania German Society. the Adams, Berks, Lehigh and Lancaster County Historical Societies -- and the Pennsylvania Genealogical Society. He will speak to MAGS menilers on "Saturation Research in land Records" (in the morning) -- and "The Pennsyl­vania Germans" (after 1 unch). Watch your mailbox for fUrther information , and .... kommen-sie!

* * • * • • * * * * * * * • • • DO YOO KHOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO? MAGS meniler, William B. Fetters is assisting Herberg Wenk of Weissenhasel, Hessen in locating information on the former residents of the village of Weissenhasel . Mr. Wenk has wrftten a booklet on the history of the village, with a section on the villagers who came · to the U.S., 1847-1860. His in­formation, however, is far from com­plete, and he is interested in finding out what happened to these people once they got here. He would like to write · an expanded version of his booklet, lur Geschichte des Darfes Weissenhasel". Below is the. information (also see Queries Section) that Mr. Fetters has acquired. Anyone recognizing names or

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who ' would just like to 'help out, con­tact Wi ) )iam B. Fetters, 12814 Brunswick Lane, Bowi e, MD 20715. •

Where did 73 emigrants from village of Weissenhasel, Hessen settle 'in U. S.? Twenty-eight arrived on Bremen' ship, itMarhtine ll

; in Baltimore. June 2. 1848: Henrich (54) and , ~lisa Dorothea GEORGE and. 6 children; Martin (35) and Anna Martha ~RA(JN" and 3"children; Madig. EISEL' (6P)' and 2 daughters; Agnes SAND­ROCK (42) and 3 children; Anna Elis. KNABE'{27'); Catherine Elis. WETTERAU (22); Martin WETTERAU (18); BACHMAN (22); Conrad LINHOS '(30) ch SClfotIDT (19); Heinrich ScHNEIDER and ChriStina IDER 25).: ~~~~~

(b 1 1827), Justus 1835, Jakob (b 1836) SCHMIDT; Johann' Adam NOLL '(b ' 1836) , Johannes MENGEL (b 1824), wife and 3 children'; Johannes PL'OSS' (b ' 1826); Johannes KNI~RIM (b 1799'), wife and 2 children; George BAUER (b 1829): Johannes BORNSCHIER (b 1823);_Jakob .. KO,nnrr,a'dd (b 1834) and Georg SCHAFER; « ~RAlJ,N (b IS38); George HERBIG

fe and 2 chil dren; Konrad 1824); George LANDEFEi

Johannes ULRICH

ldren. Adam ' SCHNEIDER MOHLHAUSE; 'Johannes G~~~Xu:~~ LANDBREBE; .nd .Johannes SI and:i ch1l'dren. · 'TIIO came in 1880 ' s: .. George RUPPEL and Martin Adam BRANDAU " ." .

THE PRESIVENT'S MESSAGE -

TheJte. aJr..e. -6 e.veJtal Ue.m6 wruc.h I wou.id like. :to fu CU6-6, -6 ome. tha-t. c.onc.e.M aU. me.mbeJL6 an.d -6ome. that conc.eM j U6:t :tho-6 e. me.mbeJL6 J..n.:teJtu:te.d J..n a -6pe.c.J..6-i..c. ge.ognapruc.al aJr..e.a.

F.i..JL6:t, .ie.:t me. :talk ab a CLt H amp-6 h.Ur.e. County, VJ..hgJ..n.J..a. I am :ta.ikJ..ng aboCLt Hamp-6we. County a.-6 U Wa.-6 olUgJ..n.aU.y eJte.c.:te.d, J..n 1753 . P le.a.-6 e. Jte. 6 eJt :to my aJr..:tJ..c..te. J..n VeJt KwUeJt, Vol. 2, 1M ue. 2, Nov., .1983. ThJtough tha-t. aJr..:tJ..c..te. and thJtough my plUvate. c.oJtJtuponde.nc.e., I Jte.c.omme.nde.d The. Wu:t VJ..hgJ..n.J..a Advocate. a.-6 an. -<-n.-6:tJtume.n.:t Ob Jtu e.aJr..c.h. I:t Lo publlihe.d J..n Capon BlUdge., Wu:t VJ..hgJ..n.J..a an.d un.:til Jte.c.e.n.:t.ty, c.on.:ta.J..ne.d ge.ne.alogJ..c.al aJr..:tJ..c..tu J..n. e.ac.h J..-6-6ue. c.onceJtn.J..ng Hamp.6we. County. I:t ctt60 con.:ta.J..ne.d an e.x.c.e.lle.n.:t que.Jty -6 e.c.:tJ..on 60Jt :tho-6e. who had quu:tiOn.-6 Jte.gaJr..ding Hamp-6we. County ge.ne.alogy. VJt. WilmeJt L. KeJtn.-6 06 Mling:ton, VJ..hgJ..n.J..a Wa.-6 the. e.dlioJt 06 :th-i..-6 mate.!U-al. In June., the. papeJt -6:toppe.d c.aJr..Jty-J..n.g VJt. Ke.M'-6 c.olumn. I wJto:te. a le.:t:teJt :to the. e.dlioJt, W. E. VuLLeJte., Jte.gaJr..ding the. c.onUnuanc.e. 06 :thue. aJr..:tJ..c..tu an.d Jte.c.uve.d the. 60llowJ..ng Jte.ply: "Be.c.a.uo e. 06 di6 6 eJte.nc.u 06 opJ..n.J..On.-6 Jte.gaJr..ding Jtue.aJr..c.h me.:thodolo­gy and aJr.;t[c..te. j oUlU1.alJ..-6m -6:tylu, co n.:te.n.:t 06 aJr..:tJ.. c..tu and -6 a 6 om , MJt. Ke.Jtn.-6 ha.-6 wUhd.Jtawn nJtom bung a con.:t!UbuUng c.ofumn.J..-6:t 06 the. Advoca-t.e.. We. will c.onUnue. :to publli h aJr..UC1.u de.alJ..n.g wJ..th the. e.a.Jt.ty h-i..-6:toJty and PJte.­h-i..-6:toJty 06 the. Ea.6:te.M Panhan.d.ie., bCLt thu e. aJr..Uc..tu will no:t go J..n.:to de.­:ta..Ue.d ge.ne.alogJ..c.al data." Re.ade.fL6 may U6 e. th e. co n.:te.n.:t-6 06 :the. J u.ty J..-6-6 ue. 06 the. Advoc.ate. :to make. a de.wJ..on a.6 :to what Will be. publlihe.d J..n the. 6CLtuJte.. I am c.haglUne.d that I le.d man.y 06 you J..n.:to .6 ub.6 c.!UbJ..ng :to :the. papeJt. 16 you Jte.ad 'be.,twe.e.n the. linu' J..n the. above. quo:ta:t.J..on, I be.­Ue.ve. you may be. able. :to de.:teJ1.11l.{.ne. why VJt. KeJtn.-6 J..-6 no longeJt wlUUng ma-t.e.!Ual 60Jt :the. pape.Jt. VJt. KeJtn.-6 J..-6 like. :the. Jtu:t 06 U6, J..n that ge.ne.alogy J..-6 an avoc.a:t.J..on. He. J..-6 J..n.:teJtu:te.d J..n Hamp­-6we. County, Wu:t VJ..hgJ..n.J..a and FJte.de.!Uc.k County, VJ..hgJ..n.J..a c.onc.e.Jtn.J..ng ge.ne.alogy, and ha.-6 e.x:te.n.-6J..ve. 6ilu

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on pe.ople. and gene.alogy 06 :theA e. :two c.ounUu • I have. peM uade.d hJ..m :to c.ond.uc.:t a queJty cOJtJtU ponde.nc.e. wJ..th J..n.:teJtu:te.d me.mbe.!L6 06 MAGS. I wJ..ll place. h-i..-6 name. and ma.J..ling addJtU-6, wJ..th a blUe.6 mU-6age. 6Jtom hJ..m a-t. :the. e.nd 06 thJ..-6 column.

Se.condly, I wa.n.:t :to poJ..n.:t oCLt :that J..n thJ..-6 J..-6-6 ue. J..-6 an aJr..Uc..te. :that I have. w!U:t:te.n on GeJtman JteA e.Mc.h. The. aJr..Uc..te. J..-6 J..n JtupOn.-6e. :to thO-6e. 06 you who have. w!U:t:te.n :to me. aboCLt ~eJt how :to go aboCLt -6uc.h Jtue.Mch, oJt whe.Jte. :to .iook 60Jt mate.lUal J..n thJ..-6 aJr..e.a 06 Jte.--6 e.aJr..c.h. I belie.ve. :the. aJr..Uc..te. a.n.-6We.!L6 thO-6 e. q uu:tio n.-6 :to a limUe.d e.x.:te.n.:t. FCLtuJte. aJr..Uc..tu wJ..ll fu c.U6-6 otheJt a.-6-pe.w 06 :the. pJto ble.m -60 :tha.:t me.mbe.!L6 may have. a Jte.liable. guide. :to 6 allow J..n :thuJt Jtu e.aJr..c.h. The. plUC.e., $5.00 60Jt :the. -6 e.:t 06 Jtu e.Mc.h pape.fL6, COVe.!L6 plUnUng and 6J..fL6:t c.la.-6-6 malUng C.O-6U. TheJte. J..-6 muc.h mateJtJ..al :tha.:t c.an be. U6 e.6u.i J..n GeJtman Jtu e.Mc.h and :th-i..-6 will be. plac.e.d J..n VeJt KWLieJt a.-6 -6 pac.e. peJc.JnLt6.

TWdly, J..n :the. no:t :too fu:ta.n.:t 6CLtuJte., we. will have. an ele.c.:tJ..on 60Jt 06 6-i..c.e.!L6 06 :the. Soc.J..e.:ty. 16 anyone. wJ...6hu :to -6 ubm-U nam u 60Jt c.an.dida.:tu, ple.a.-6 e. -6 e.nd thu e. namu I me.mb eJL6 only, ple.a.6 e.1 :to Anne. T. Te.nny, Nomina:t.J..ng Commi:t:te.e., to 807 Mon.:tJtO-6e. Ave.., Ga.JtJte.:t:t PaJr..k, MV 20896.

I'm -6 uJte. -6ome. 06 you Jte.c.uve.d neJJJ-6 le.:t­:te.fL6 la.-6:t time. wJ..th a blank pag e. oJt :two. The. plUn.:te.Jt "go06e.d" and 6 oJt -6ome. Jte.a.6 on, -6ome. -6he.w did no:t plUn.:t. 16 you Jte.­c.uve.d a c.opy wUhoCLt aU. pagu J..n.:tac.:t, ple.a.6 e. wille. me. and you will be. ma..Ue.d a c.omple.:te. copy.

I wondeJt J..6 theJte. Me. MAGS me.mbe.fL6 J..n th e. M aJr..y land -V J..JtgJ..n.J..g -Wu:t V J..JtgJ..n.J..a­Pe.nn.-6ylva.n.-i..a Me.a, who wou.id like. :to atte.nd a woJtk.-6hop conc.eJtn.J..ng :the. pJtope.Jt lay 0 CLt an.d ac.cuJta-t.e. lo c.a:t.J..o n 06 .ta.n.d :tJtaw. The. aJr..e.a J..n wruc.h :the. land :tJtaw may be. lo c.a.:te.d J..-6 no:t J..mpoJt:ta.n.:t, the.y c.an. be. anywheJte..

I wou.id like. :to pJtopO-6e. a 60uJt-houJt woJtk.-6hop on thJ..-6 :topJ..c. Two hoU/L6 J..n . the. moJtn.J..ng wou.id be. a le.c.:tuJte. -6 u-6J..on wJ..th ade.qua-t.e. illU6:tJta:t.J..ve. mate.!Ual and

handou..-t6. A one.-hoWl. bll.own-bag f.u.rr.ch, wLth clJUrr.M pll.ovide.d by the. Society, would be. 60Ltowe.d in the. a6te.ll.rr.oon by a two-hoWl. WOIl.M hop .6 e.6.6ion pll.ovid-tng fuyout. and .toc.ation 06 .tand tIl.ac.:t6. PaJrt.icipant.6 would be. pll.Ovide.d wah .6 ome. WOIl.k. mate.ll.-i.a1-6 and a.6 k.e.d to bll.-tng a 6ew aemo. CO.6U to paJrt.icipant.6 would be. k.e.pt to a m-i.rr.-tmum by me.eting in a c.e.rr.tIl.aLtq - .to c.ate.d .to c.al chWl.ch • P .te.a.6 e. .tet me. he.aIl. 61l.om you on tlU.6 pIl.OPO.6al -- NOll.man L: Eme.ll.-i.c.k., 1323 G.tendale. Rd., BaLti.moll.e., MV 21239.

The. 60Ltowing -i..6 a me.6.6age. 61l.om VIl.. Wilie.ll. L. Ke.Il.Y!..6: "1 am c.onduc.t-i.ng a 1l.e.6 e.aIl.ch pll.O j e.c.t on the. Il.OOU 0-6 6am,[Ue.6 wMch .6e.tile.d in Hamp.6MIl.e. County, We..6t V-i.Il.giMa and F Il.e.de.ll.-i.c.k. County, V.vr.g irr.-i.a. The. 1l.e.6 ult.6 06 th-i..6 .6tudq will be. pubw he.d at a much .tate.1l. time.. 16 you all.e. 1l.e.6 e.aIl.ch­ing 6am,[Ue..6 in the..6 e. two c.ou.rr.tie.6, 1 will .6 e.aIl.ch my data ba.6 e. all. e.xchang e. in60ll.mation. The.ll.e. -i..6 no chall.ge. 601l. th-i..6 .6 ell. vi c.e. • A.t.6 0, i 6 you want to inc..tu.de. a 6am-i..ty name. in the. pll.opo.6e.d book., 1 am ope.n 601l. additional 6ami­Ue..6 • VetaJ.1.6 will be. pll.ovide.d upon ll.e.qUe.6t. WfLU:e. to: VIl.. Wilie.1l. L. Ke.Il.Y!..6, 4715 Noll.th 38th P.tac.e., MUngton, VA 22207."

NOll.man C. Eme.ll.-i.c.k.

* * * * * * * HISTORICAL CANENDAR:

-JULY:

4--1784, Boston citizens celebrate Independence Day with a 13-cannon salute.

12--17.84, First issue of American Mercury published by Joel Barlow.

26--1775, Postal system established by the Continental Congress.

AUGUST: . --~

2--1776, Declaration of Independence signed by members of Congress.

10--1784, Virginia legislature votes to commission a statue of George Washington.

27--1776, The Battle of Long Island, New York.

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SEPTEMBER: 6--1774, At Concord, Massachusetts,

a meeting of delegates con­demns recent acts of the British parliament.

11--1776, John Adams took part in peace conference with the British on Staten Island.

22--1776, Nathan Hale hanged by the British as a spy.

* * * * * * * * * (Edi.toll.'.6 Note.: Be.ginMng th-i..6 -i..6.6ue., Veil. KwUe.Il. will have. a Il.e.gulall. book. Il.e.v.{ew c.olumn on pe.Jtt,[ne.nt bOOM and pe.ll.-i.od-tc.a1.6 de.vote.d to ge.ne.alogy and IU.6toJU.c.al 1l.e..6 e.aIl.c.h. OWl. book. Il.e.vie.w e.di.tOIl. -i..6 VIl.. VOll.othy Boyd-RLI..6h. 16 MAGS me.mbe.ll..6 would lik.e. c.e.Il.tain bOOM Il.e.viewe.d all. have. .6 ugge..6UOY!..6, p.te.a.6 e. wfLU:e.: VIl.. Boyd-RLI..6h at Jame.6 Mafuon Urr.-i.ve.ll..6 .. i;ty, Ve.pt. 06 H-i..6toIl.Y, HaJr.Jt.h., on­bWl.g, VA 22807.)

" PFALZISCH-RHEINISCHE FAMILIENKUNDE I may be getting off to a bad start as your book review editor. 11m not gOing to mention any particular book or books. Instead, 11m going to concentrate on a truly splendid quarterly that we, as members of the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society, should become familiar with and urge our local libraries, both public and private, to begin subscribing to, if they are not already doing so, "PF ~LZISCH-RHEINISCHE FAMILI ENKUNDE: PFALZISCHE FAMILIEN- UNO WAPPENKUNDE [PALATINE-RHENISH FAMILY DATA: PALATINE FAMILIES AND HERALDRY] . Today, the best most libraries and in­dividuals can hope to do, given the realities of their budgets, is to begin receiving the current issues. The pub­lication has been in existence for more than thirty years. Back issues are, therefore, both numerous and expensive to obtain. Moreover, the title did ex­perience a few changes in the course of its existence, which adds to the prob­lem. The series contains a veritable treasure-trove of information. Since a great many of the Germans who settled in the mid-Atlantic states came from the

very area designated in the title, PFALZISCH-RHEINISCHE FAMILIENKUNDE, the issues, past, present and future, may, indeed, hold the key to solving some of the more enduring and per­plexing facing us all. Every issue is loaded with primary source material and new leads that can and should be pursued. If anything will encourage you to begin or resume your study of the German q 1anguage, it's having access to PFALZISCH­RHEINISCHE FAMILIENKUNDE. For the sake of example, here's a partial listing, in translation, of the articles from a typical, recent issue (December 1983): "Abstracts from the Church Visitation Records of (G1an-) Odenbach to the Year 1558" (Schaaff); "The Inhabitants of G1eisweiler in the Seventeenth Century" (Schonsiege1); "The Names in the Munchwei1erer and Gonbacher ACCOUNT­BOOK, 1767-1791" (Busch); "From the Evangelical-Lutheran Churchbook in Freimersheim" (Sa1m); "Palatine Deserters/Refugees in Krefe1d, 1693-1697" (Jansz); "The Marriages of Non-Residents Recorded in the Lutheran Churchbook, A1zey, 1764-1798" (Monti no) ; "The Discovery of a Long-Lost Churchbook" (Schaaff); "Palatines Buried in St. Peter's Churchyard in Urbana, I hdi ana" (Haupert and Paul); "The Religious Emigrants from Lachen to the United States (1834)" (Anhaeusser); and, "Some Indications of Swiss Immigra­tion into the Palatinate" (Monti no) . Information about an annual subscrip­ti9P can be obtained by writing: PFALZISCH-RHEINISCHE FAMILIENKUNDE, 6700 Ludwigshafen/Rhein, Rottstr., 17 (Stadtarchiv) , West Germany. The cost is $15.00 (U.S.).

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With September 1st, came the MAGS new year and time to check your membership status. If you will check your address label, your membership number is listed -- ending with the year in which your membershi p expi res. If it says, "84" -­you will need to send in your dues right away to be sure that DER KURIER and Society announcements will continue to reach you. We have managed to keep membership at $5 single, $7 family for the moment, but this might be a good time to think about sending in dues for multiple years. Check the membership on the back page and mail in your dues NOW.

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WE WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:

Dorothy Boyd-Rush Donald R. Brown Mary Roe Campbell Sam Chickenberger Mrs. Paul Creason Francis N. Crotty Loi sM. Crotty Jo Ann W. Cuddy Cathleen Czarnecki Paul E. Fogle Eva Dale Gentry Rachel S. Goode Juanita S. Halstead Barbara Hanley Pamela D. Hollin Grace Z. Hoster William H. Hunter Louis E. McGee Marilyn I. Miller Anne E. Moss Schifferstadt Museum Hans Prohaska-Schondorf Jo Ann Roland JoAl i ce Schmitz Cynthia E. Schott Charles P. Shephard Nancy W. Singleton Frances Swartz Charlotte Roehm Taylor Maryl L. Taylor Lt. Col. E. F. Wieneke, Jr. Virginia Wise Marti Wiseman

CANADIAN RESEARCH - Ted Wallace, though not a professional genealogist is willing to help any­one with Canadian research. Send 2 International Reply coupons per request to: Ted Wallace, 21 Southglen Rd., Brantford, Ontario, Canada, N3R 6Z8.

NAMES ON FI LE -Since the beginning of MAGS, the Re­search Committee has received a great deal of data on German names and families, together with identifica­tion of members researching them. The following files have been or­ganized to provide access to this data. The Surname File: Most MAGS members are familiar with this file, and hopefully most have submitted cards for inclusion. If not, see instruc­tions elsewhere in this issue for preparing the cards. And thtnk of the wealth of data contained on them; not only the primary surname but also the synonyms/alternative spellings, as well as names of the families with whom intermarried and of other families being researched. Some cards have as many as 20 names on them! In order to make all the names as acces­sible as the primary names, a computer­generated directory is being prepared which will cross-index all the names in the SUrname File. It is expected to be ready in time for the October meeting. Keystone Families and Keystone Queries: This collection was started by Bev Hoch, assisted by Elsie Swartwout; they' have c1 i pped family write-ups and genealogical queries from Schuyler C. Brossman's column in The Press and Journal of Middletown, Pennsylvania and cross-indexed them on file cards. This index will be added to the com­puter data base at a later date. The card index is checked now when you send in a query for the surname file. MAGS Families: This is a notebook containing family newsletters or genealogies which have been submitted by MAGS members. To date, the sur­names include Caque1in/Cocklin; Dohner/Donner, etc.; Graybill; Lucas; Repasz; and Replogle. They have not been indexed, but copies may be ob­tained at cost from Stumped Roots. Family Group Sheets: Group sheets submitted by MAGS members when they send problems to Stumped Roots are filed, but have yet to be organized.

(con't.) A volunteer for Family Group Sheets would be welcome.

Sue Schnebly Smyser has volunteered to join the Research Committee and will take over responsibility for the Surname File. So, beginning the first of October -- SURNAMES for the Surname File and re­quests for information from the file should be sent to Sue S. Smyser, 6266 Rose Hill Dr., Alexandria, VA. Surnames should be submitted on a 3x5 card using the following format. Or bring them to the October meeting:

, Primary name State County 1 Alternate spe11ing(s)

First name, birth date, marriage data, 1 children, death data, other pertinent in-1 formation. (If all information not avai1-1 able, send what you do know.)

Also researching surname(s):

1 Your name 1 Address

Date submitted 1 1 _______________________________________________ _

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GERMAN RESEARCH - There have been a good many requests from time to time from those of our members who desire guidance in researching their German ancestors, both in this country and in Europe. In an effort to satisfy this desire, Norman Emerick has put together a collection of different types of in­formation which could be of considerable help for anyone whether they are ex­perienced or not. First, there a~e a number of articles in past issues of the NATIONAL GENEALOGI­CAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY which deal with material concerning German ancestors both in this country and in Europe. This publication is available at most 1 arge 1 i brari es . 1. GERMAN REFORMED CHURCH RECORDS IN

PENNSYLVANIA, by Prof. William J. Hinke, Vol. 37, June 1949, No.2, p. 33.

2. EMIGRANTS FROM BURDEN-DURLACH TO PENNSYLVANIA, 1749-1755, by Dr. Friedrich Krebs, Archivist, Speyer,

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-Germany, Vol. 45, Mar 1957, No.1, p. 30. RESEARCHING BEYOND THE ATLANTIC IN SEARCH OF GERMAN IMMIGRANT ANCESTORS, by Klaus G. Wust, Vol. 45, June 1957, No.2, p. 61. GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH IN GERMAN­SPEAKING LANDS, A Symposium, Editor Milton Rubincam, Vol. 45, Sept 1957, No.3, p. 118.

a. Genealogical Sources in German-Speaking·tands, General Introduction, by Ralph Dornfeld Owen.

b. Searching for American fami­lies in Germany and Austria, by Karl Friedrich Von Frank.

c. Possibilities for Gena1ogi­cal Research in the Palati­nate by Dr. Fritz Braun, Director, Archives, Kai sers 1 autern.

d. What can the Archives at Speyer Offer American Gene­alogy by Dr. Friedrich Krebs, Di rector.

Continued in Vol. 45, Dec 1957, No.4, p. 203.

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Sources for Hessian Genealogy, by Dr. Heinz F. Friederichs. Genealogical Research in Hesse-Darmstadt, by Dr. Adam Heldmann, Gross Bieberau, Odenwald, Hesse. Concerning Genealogy in Switzerland, by Dr. W. H. Ruoff, Zurich. The Ahnenpass (Ancestor Passport) of Nazi Germany, by Milton Rubincam and John I. Coddington.

Each of the above articles has an ex­cellent bibliography, which can be helpful for additional research, whether experi enced,:or not; even though not of recent vintage.

Second, an article in the penns~l­vania Genealo~ica1 Magazine, Vo . 25, 1968, No. 4, 1S of companionable interest to some of the above articles; Researching European Origins of the Pennsylvania German Families, by Milton Rubincam, p. 227. There is an

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-excellent bibliography with this article.

A series of splendid resource books of great help in researching your German ancestors, both here and in Germany are:

1. Address Book for Germanic Genealogy, Second Edition 1980, by Ernest Thode, RR7, Box 306, Kern Rd., Marrieta, OH 45750. (This book covers most of the genealogical societies, libraries, public and private archives, map sources and form letters to different agencies.) $8.25 postpaid; $8.67 in Ohio.

2. Atlas for Germanic Genealogy, 1982, by Ernest Thode. (A thorough and complete atlas covering all of the areas of concern, one would have need for in their research.) $8.25 post­paid, $8.67 in Ohio (Maps are hand­drawn and are not detailed.)

3. Bibliography and Source Materials for German-American Research, Vol. OQe, USA, edited by Arta F. Johnson, 153 Aldrich Rd., Columbus, OH 43214. (One of the most complete bibliographies of its kind in existence. Tells how to go about research, covers immigration, religious groups, special groups, source materials for individual states, libraries and archives in addition to several other categories.) $10.80 postpaid.

-4. Locating Your Colonial German Families in Pennsylvania and Locating Your Pennsylvania German Ancestor in Europe, by Annette K. Burgert, P. O. Box 93, Worthington, OH 43085. (Each of these booklets covers in brief, but thorough form all of the information required for adequate research.l $2.50 each, postpaid.

Each of the above authors has a collection of books and research aids, which are very helpful in furthering your research. A descriptive price list may be obtained from the suthors by writing and requesting a copy of the list and enclosing an SASE.

MAGS has a number of articles on many dif­ferent aspects of German research both in this country and in Europe. Some of.you may have received a few of these art1cles

in your membership package, but not all of them. Reprints of these articles may be obtained by writing Paula L. Busick, Corresponding Secretary, 1212 W. 41st St., Ba1to., MD 21211 -- and enclosing $5.00 to cover printing and postage. The articles are as follows:

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Searching for Mennonite Ancestors, by J. Lemar and Lois Ann Mast. (5 sheets) Genealogical Research in Germany by Richard G. Schmidt, Ft. Meade Genea 1 ogi ca 1 Soci ety .. (4 sheets) Finding Your German Ancestors by Dr. Robert E. Ward, Editor, Journal of German-American Studies, reprinted from Family Heritage Magazine, Vol. 1, No.1, Feb 1978. (5 sheets) German Settlement in the Carolinas, Georgia and Virginia by Clifford Neal Smith. (A bibliography, 2 sheets) German Script and Alphabet with pronunciation guide. (2 sheets) Sample Form Letters that may be sent to different German Agencies. In German and English (2 sheets) Some references on German-American Family Names, a bibliography, by C. E. Schildknecht. (1 sheet) Genealogical Tidbits and books for German Research; explanation of Social Security Numbers, avail­ability of European Maps are the tidbits. (2 sheets) Some German Surname Spelling Vari­ations and where they occur in the United States before 1850. (4 sheets) Sources for Finding Places of Origin in Germany. (2 sheets) Information Regarding Naturaliza­tion Records, compiled by Waldo A. Tulk, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1 sheet) Two books which show Roots of Early German Settlers in Frederick County, Maryland by Calvin E. Schildknecht (4 sheets)

There is a very good source concerning German immigrants who settled in Maryland. It is THE REPORT, A Journal of German-

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AIi1ericanHistory.,,·published by the Society for the History of the Germans in Maryland. These journals are pub­lished periodically and begin in 1887. This publication is available in most large libraries. Issue No. 38 (1982) contains two articles (bibliography) on German Church records in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. One article is by Frederick S. Weiser and the other by Peggy Shomo Joyner.

The above source material is by no means the total of what is available to help the individual researcher with those many and diverse problems associated with Ger­man ancestors. Over a period of time this subject will be discussed in addition­al articles. If you have requests for specific types of help in this research area, please write: Norman C. Emerick, President, 1323 Glendale Rd., Baltimore, MD 21239, and give him your ideas. They will be incorporated into future articles.

********************************************** URGENT - PLEASE READ: Since the membership of MAGS has dramatically increased, the newsletter is going to a large number of people, libraries and museums. It is our wish to find a volunteer who has access to equipment with a justified right margin. This equipment would produce a more professional newsletter. If you are able to assist your fellow members by preparing DER KURIER (quarterlY), please contact the Editor, Deborah M. Showalter, 207 Duke Drive, Sterling, VA 22170 (703-444-2811) **********************************************

TIDBITS, MORSELS AND CRUMBS -Bucks County Tombstone Inscriptions­Hilltown Township: a 212-page book of approximately 7,500 names prepared by Frances Wise Waite. Order from Bucks County Genealgoical Society, P. O. Box 1092, Doylestown, PA 18901. Cost is $17.50 + $1.50 postage. Pennsylvania residents, add 6% Pennsylvania sales tax.

Le Clericus: a 79-page history, in­cluding index, covering 183 years of history of the descendants of William Clark and his wife Ann McDonald. Compiled by Philip P. Clark, the book

covers 1801-1984. Order from Philip P. Clark, 585 E. Mulberry St., Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Cost is $10.00 + $1.00 postage.

A Century of Emi~ration from Affoltern am Albls, Canton Zurich, Switzerland lists heads of households for the parish from 1649 to 1651. York Count¥ (Pa.) Pioneers from Friedelshelm and Goennheim in the Palatinate lists records of 19 im­migrants. Both books are recently published by Annette K. Burgert, and can be ordered from AKB Publications, P. O. Box 93, Worthington, OH 43085 for $9.00/each/postpaid. -- or for $17.00 for both of them.

Family Periodicals Directo~-1984 ed. is 21 pages of names and ad resses of family organizations listed with ap­proximately 800 periodicals. Cost is $4.50 postpaid. Order from Merle Ganier, 2108 Grace St., Ft. Worth, TX 7611l.

For information on festivities being held in conjunction with the Loyalist Bicentennial, write to The United Empire Loyalist Association of Canada, Dominion Headquarters, 23 Prince Arthur Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5R 1B2.

Saturday, se~t. 22, 1984 is the fall meeting of tePA Chapter of Palatines to America. The meeting this year will be held at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsy.1vania. Mark A. Schwalm will present three lectures on liThe Hessians--who were they and where did they originate?,11 liThe Hessian military presence in America,1I and IIAuthentica­ting a Hessian ancestor.1I Advance registration for members if $10.00 ($18.50 for spouses) and for non­members is $12.00 ($22.00 for couples). Send checks made out to Pennsylvania Chapter, Palatines to America, to Mrs. Lissy L. Weirich, P. O. Box 94, Shermans Dale, PA 17090. . -

More than 28 percent of Americans (over 60 million) can trace their roots to Germany.

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(Some of the f0re~oing material is reprinted with permission from Our Keystone Families.)

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QUE R I E S

Please mention at least one time, one place, one German surname with known vari­ant surnames. Limit each query to one family and use no more than fifty words, not counting your name and address. More than one query may be sent at a time, but each should be clearly written or typed on a separate sheet of 8-1/2 x 11 clean, white paper. Please indicate desired priority for printing. MAGS reserves the right to edit. Neither MAGS or DER KURIER assume any responsibility for accuracy. Send your queries to: Query Editor, MAGS, 9421 Warfield Rd., Baithersburg, MD 20879.

DERR/ DARR/ TARR KOOGLE/ KUGEL

#3-40 John DERR d 1785 Wash­ington Co MD, lived earlier Lancaster Co PA. Ch: Philip, John, Jacob, Anna Mark, Eliza­beth & Catherina. Was John im­migrant? When? Married whom? German Origins? Seek parents of Christian KOOGLE d 1829 Frederick Co MD & sis Barbara 1755-1815 who m Philip DERR 1750-1821 of Frederick Co MD. Roy Wampler 4620 N. Park #1006E, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

SCHMIDT-FEDTER #3-41 Franz SCHMIDT-FEDTER FEDTER & Elizabeth FEDTER of GRONE Altengeseke, Nordrhein-Westfa1en

ca 1790. The Caspar Hienrich SCHMIDT-FEDTER & Maria Franziska GRONE family of Altenges~ke, 1813, Paderborn 1834, Nieheim 1840 - 1850, Nordrhein-Westfa1en. New York City, NY 1860. Franz Hermann SCHMITZ-FEDTER of

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NEUMAN/ NEWMAN REED

TEETER REICHERT STUBER /STUVER

Neiheim 1840, Nordrhein­Westfa1en, & East New York City, NY 1860, San Francisco, CA 1870. JoA1ice Haines Schmitz, 5209 62nd Street, Sacramento, CA 95820

#3-42 Jacob NEWMAN/NEUMAN b 1750-60 where? Lived Emmitsburg, Frederick Co., MD 1790-1810. Where in 1820? by 1825 in Morgan Co., OH, d there ca 1833. Was Mary A. REED, who Jacob md Jacob NEWMAN, Ba1to, 1795 a 2nd wife, first wife named Elizabeth? Jo Ann Whitson Cuddy, 1005 Sheri ngham Ct., Kingsport, TN 37660

#3-43 David TEETER b 22 Aug 1814 PA, d 15 Ju1 1888, md Susannah (REICHERT) STUBER/ STUVER b 28 Oct 1811, North­ampton Co PA. Ch: Jacob md Libby WATSON, Isaac F md Elizabeth OWEN, Mary md Jacob R. DOHNER, Leah md Joseph WATSON, Jennie md Clark INMAN. Who were David's parents? Mrs. Lucille Stover RandOlph, C170-84, Box 605, Caldwell, ID 83606-0605 (208) (208) 459-2829

GEORGE #3-44 Where did following BRAUN emigrants from Weissenhase1, EISEL Hessen settle in US? All SANDROCK arrived on Bremen ship KNABE "Marianna" at Baltimore, 2 WETTERAU Jun 1848. Heinrich (age 54) BACHMAN & Elisa Dorothea GEORGE & LINHOS 6 ch, Martin (35) & Anna SCHMIDT Martha BRAUN & 3 ch, Madiga SCHNEIDER EISEL (60) & 2 daug. Agnes

SANDROCK (42) & 3 ch, Anna Ellis KNABE (27), Catherine E1is. WETTERAU (22), Conrad LINHOS (30), Heinrich SCHMIDT (19), Heinrich SCHNEIDER (25). Wi11iamB. Fetters, 128 14 Brunswick

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PROTZMAN LEWIS

RISEN/ REISEN/ RASEN/ RAZEN HELSER

SHAFFER ROSS WOODS

NEWMAN POWELL MARSHALL WALKER DENNIS DEVOLT PETTIT SMITH

Lane, Bowie, MD 20715

#3-45 Jacob PROTliMAN b 1777 MD d 1844 Perry Co IN, md Catharine (Caty) LEWIS 5 Dec 1805 Nelson Co KY. Need verification or disproof he was son of Lorentz PROTZMAN 1751-1823 b York Co PA, son of Ludwig PROTZMAN who set­tled in -Frederick Co., MD 1764. Ma~tha F. Smith, 525 Herrick Ave., Sp. 25. Eureka CA 95501

#3-46 Mary RISEN b 1788 in VA md possibly in OH, John HELSER from Washington Co MD The HELSERS were Dunkers. Have found RISENS in English communi­ties in MD & VA. Where were the German RISENS? Mrs. Arthur M. Adams, 1 Manning Lane, Lawrencevi 11 e, NJ 80648

#3-47 David SHAFFER 1806-1847 was he b in German? md Eliza­beth b 1812 Mannsfie1d, Al­legheny Co PA d 1890 Pittsburgh. Was Elizabeth a ROSS or WOODS? Ch: Susan 1830, David 1832-1907, Sarah 1834, Benjamin F. 1836-1894, Henry Harrison 1840-1916, George 1844-1913, Andrew Jackson 1846. Any info welcome. Kathryn Gilly, 318-85, 11716 Evanston N., Seattle, WA 98133.

#3-48 George NEWMAN b 1787 Fred. Co MD, md Susannah POWELL 1809 Fred. Co to OH by 1811 poss Coshocton Co. 1830 set­tled Morgan Co OH. Who were parents of Susannah, b Apr 1785, MD? Ch: Eliza, Jacob, George, Mary Ann, Sarah, Lethinda?, Joseph. Allied Fams: MARSHALL, WALKER, DENNIS, DEVOLT, PETTIT, SMITH. Jo Ann Whitson Cuddy, 1005 Sheringham Ct., Kingsport, TN 37660

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