THe Mormons have filmed the genealogical holdings of the statearchives in charge:
Niedersaechsisches Staatsarchiv in OSNABRUECK, so you should go through their library catalogue,
and there is a book (in German) on the history of Steinbild as well, I do not have the exact title just now.
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Hello Diana,
I have ancestors from Steinbild and in nearby towns. In fact, I have
the Kamp name in my family, but they are much earlier. The first birth I
have recorded is in 1667 and the last was born in 1736. Probably it would
tie into your Kamps of a much later era.
Melstrup is very near Steinbild, near Road 70 (to the south). You might
find it on mapquest.com--or I could also scan a picture from my German
Autoatlas. (There it is Mehlstrup on the map, but Melstrup in the index).
I would guess that people from Melstrup went to church in Lathen. However,
there are other possible towns with a church nearby (even Steinbild itself).
I'll try to verify that from some website that I can't remember now.
Obtaining the data from this area is difficult because the Catholic
church has not allowed the LDS (Mormons) to develop film for that area. I
myself visited Osnabrück to do genealogical research. I know you can have
the diocesan office in Meppen do research for you for about $19 an hour.
That could get pricey! This is the website:
http://www.kgverband-meppen.de/familienforschung.html
Your ancestors there were Catholic, right?
There is a German website which has an index of various names:
http://meta.genealogy.net/index.jsp On that page put in the surname and if
you want to fill in the town (ort) you can. There are a number of Kamps
there, but the names and years may not match what you are looking for.
Good luck!
Barbara Stewart