Does anyone know of any websites like those posted for Oldenburg that might have pictures or historic information on Berne? My father was born in 1893 in Berne and lived there until he came to Galveston Texas in 1912. As late as 1961, when he and my mother returned to visit, the old home on the river was still there and at the time was being "remodeled."
His father raised stallions and when he was a boy, there were stables in the back of the property.
An old post card of the residence and grounds reads: "Haus Hergens, Berne, Partie an der Ranzenbultelerbrucke". Would anyone in this group know if this home exists?
Any input appreciated.
Ruth
I would be most appreciative.
Ruth Davis
Here's the church:
Years ago, I wrote to the mayor of Bockhorn and received some very
interesting material. You might try something like that.
And if you get REALLY lucky, you might find a post card or two on eBay. I
haven't, but a woman on one of othese email lists found a post card of a
school with all the students outside, and her mother was on the picture!
Marilyn
Hi Ruth!
Try http://www.meinestadt.de/berne/home , click "Fotogalerie der Stadt"
Do you know there is a OFB for Berne?
http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/OGF/index.html , click "Ortsfamilienbuecher auf CD" . There is an index of the persons mentioned in the OFB, too.
Greetings, Andrea> Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 07:35:10 -0800> From: srhdavis@sbcglobal.net> To: Oldenburg-L@genealogy.net> Subject: [OL] Berne Germany - know of any websites?> > > > Does anyone know of any websites like those posted for Oldenburg that might have pictures or historic information on Berne? My father was born in 1893 in Berne and lived there until he came to Galveston Texas in 1912. As late as 1961, when he and my mother returned to visit, the old home on the river was still there and at the time was being "remodeled." > > His father raised stallions and when he was a boy, there were stables in the back of the property.> > An old post card of the residence and grounds reads: "Haus Hergens, Berne, Partie an der Ranzenbultelerbrucke". Would anyone in this group know if this home exists?> > Any input appreciated.> > Ruth > > I would be most appreciative.> > Ruth Davis> > Oldenburg-L mailing list> Oldenburg-L@genealogy.net> oldenburg-l - genealogy.net
Are there any others on this site whose relatives came to the south from
Germany. My great-grandfather came to Charleston, South Carolina around
1865-70. I have had wonderful help from this site on tracing the family
back to Germany. His name was Diedrich Martin Doscher b 12 July 1841 in
Sellstedt Lehe Hanover, Germany. He married after coming to the USA
Fredericka Marguarite Catherina Bierfisher b. Feb. 1844 Hatton, Oldenburg,
Germany. They were Lutheran and met at St. Matthews German Lutheran Church
in Charleston, SC. Charleston had a large German population and many of the
clubs that have been mentioned on this site were also here. I think the
German Friendly Society is the only one left and it isn't all that German
but from what I am told very friendly. There were no real German or other
large ethnic neighborhoods in Charleston so people were assimilated quickly.
My father remembered some of his great aunts and they all spoke German no
English. As far as I know my grandfather did not speak German at all nor
did any of his 8 children. I do not know why Martin left Germany to come
here especially in that time frame. There were other Doscher's already in
Charleston but none that we have determined to be close kin. My father also
said that you did not let people know you were German when he was growing up
so the family never discussed anything about their lives there nor did they
keep any German customs. Any other families on this site settle in
Charleston or the south in general?
Bouy
Here the website of Berne: http://www.berne.de
Good luck,
Werner
Are there any others on this site whose relatives came to the south from
Germany. My great-grandfather came to Charleston, South Carolina around
1865-70. I have had wonderful help from this site on tracing the family
back to Germany. His name was Diedrich Martin Doscher b 12 July 1841 in
Sellstedt Lehe Hanover, Germany. He married after coming to the USA
Fredericka Marguarite Catherina Bierfisher b. Feb. 1844 Hatton, Oldenburg,
Germany. They were Lutheran and met at St. Matthews German Lutheran Church
in Charleston, SC. Charleston had a large German population and many of the
clubs that have been mentioned on this site were also here.
My great-great-grandfather Ludwig Müller was the pastor of St. Matthew's in Charleston for fifty years, so I'm pretty familiar with it. Sermons were in German until the late nineteenth century and church records were also recorded in German.
Ludwig was from Fischbach near Zweibrücken in Pfalz, so no connection to Oldenburg that way, but his offspring and those of my other German ancestors in Charleston (Jatho from Hannover) married several Oldenburg immigrants, the Melchers and von Ovens, who were from Kloppenburg and Bockhorn.
I have a small collection of church records from the St. Matthew's archives---perhaps 500 or so names---and while Hannover is the most common emigration origin for this congregation, Oldenburg seems to be well represented too. I'm working on a project to transcribe the names I have and enter them into a searchable database. If anyone here is interested I'll let you know when it's ready to search.
There were no real German or other
large ethnic neighborhoods in Charleston so people were assimilated quickly.
My father remembered some of his great aunts and they all spoke German no
English. As far as I know my grandfather did not speak German at all nor
did any of his 8 children.
From what I know of my own ancestors, most of the immigrant families still spoke German at home but the first generation born in Charleston were more inclined to English. Some switched to the other German Lutheran church in Charleston, St. John's, because its sermons were in English.
Some of the Germans in Charleston were also part-time inhabitants of a town called Walhalla, about 250 miles west of Charleston, where German language and culture were encouraged.
I do not know why Martin left Germany to come
here especially in that time frame. There were other Doscher's already in
Charleston but none that we have determined to be close kin. My father also
said that you did not let people know you were German when he was growing up
so the family never discussed anything about their lives there nor did they
keep any German customs.
That surprises me because of the exact opposite situation in my families around the same time in Charleston. It would have been pretty hard to hide their German ancestry when the church liturgy was in German. But not all families are the same.
By the second Charleston-born generation I think English was pretty firmly established, and this was part of the decision the St. Matthew's congregation made to offer English as a primary language, though well into the early 1900s the church records were still kept in German.
Regards,
Debra
http://sakionline.net/familypage
Thanks Debra for the reply. The Miller name has been on many of the church
records that I have looked at. Do believe that he even buried a few if
memory serves correctly. The names you mentioned are also familiar and as
you know there are still a lot of German names in Charleston. If you ever
come across anything on the Doscher/Bierfischer line I would be grateful for
any information. I am living in Charleston now. Don't know how to explain
there attending St. Matthews and not keeping the German culture. Not one of
my father's 7 siblings knew anything about the grandparents before they came
to this country.
Bouy
Ruth,
Does anyone know of any websites like those posted for Oldenburg that
might have pictures or historic information on Berne? My father was
born in 1893 in Berne and lived there until he came to Galveston
Texas in 1912. As late as 1961, when he and my mother returned to
visit, the old home on the river was still there and at the time was
being "remodeled."His father raised stallions and when he was a boy, there were stables
in the back of the property.An old post card of the residence and grounds reads: "Haus Hergens,
Berne, Partie an der Ranzenbultelerbrucke". Would anyone in this
group know if this home exists?
there is a German language homepage of this village/city on the left Weser banks: www.berne.de
Regards
Nikolaus
Thanks to you who responded to my request. I appreciate all of the information.
Ruth
Ruth,
Does anyone know of any websites like those posted for Oldenburg that
might have pictures or historic information on Berne? My father was
born in 1893 in Berne and lived there until he came to Galveston
Texas in 1912. As late as 1961, when he and my mother returned to
visit, the old home on the river was still there and at the time was
being "remodeled."His father raised stallions and when he was a boy, there were stables
in the back of the property.An old post card of the residence and grounds reads: "Haus Hergens,
Berne, Partie an der Ranzenbultelerbrucke". Would anyone in this
group know if this home exists?
there is a German language homepage of this village/city on the left
Weser banks: www.berne.de
Regards
Nikolaus