My ancestors were Protestant burgers (probably wine merchants and dyers)
living in both towns when they were separate. In the 1600's, one was
Burgermeister in Wiedenbrueck. My emigrant ancestor was christened in 1783 in
Rheda.His siblings and parents were also christened in Rheda.
I may have a need to seek the actual church records, rather than those on
LDS film or in the town archives. Can anyone furnish current emails and
postal addresses of the appropriate Protestant church that might hold these
records today?Thanks.Jim
Hi Jim,
I did a search on google and got a website address for Tecklenburg - the
tourist office: www.tecklenburg-touristik.de There is also an email
address: info@tecklenburg-touristik.de I would think they could give you
the names of the churches there.
There is an LDS film of the church records in Tecklenburg. The film IS
a copy of the original record (unlike the website records).
For Bentheim I found a website: www.bad-bentheim.de/ However, I don't
see an email address even though it shows a place to "contact us". The LDS
records are very limited for Bentheim.
The LDS has film covering the church in Rheda. The website for Rheda
is: www2.rheda-wiedenbrueck.de/index.cfm There is a contact place where you
can write a question to them.
I would think by contacting the town/city someone could give you the
address for the churches there.
Good luck,
Barbara