There was an interesting mail on a closed list, which might help especially some of the English speaking listers. So I added a translation. Good luck.
zu Hans-Peter
f�r das englischsprechende, vielen Dank f�r dieser hilfreich Info.
beste Gr��e, Jb
Hi Barbara,
Thanks again, I followed up on your leads from the emigrant list search. Here is what I found out so far.
The email address for Osnabruck(SP) records is different than the Hanover email. The Osnabruck email address is osnabueck@nla.niedersachsen.de.
As an engineer I just had to try the searches myself so I went through the process you provided (thanks again) and got the same results - how comforting. In doing so, I noticed a few areas where addtional explanation and an example might be helpful so I added both to the explanation and have developed a revised explanation (word file) for what it is worth. Anyone who wants a copy pls ask for it - it is too large to make it past the 35K limit imposed by this list so I could not attach it to this email.
Lastly, using mapquest I tried to follow up on the town reference you found in the search which is
"Kirchspiel Dom (Haste, Schinkel)" and I find a town named Haste and another named Schinkel and they are quite a disatnce apart so I do not know what this is referring to. Can anyone help me with this question.
Meanwhile I will make the request for the files at the email address above.
Best Regards,
Barney Speckman
<bmspeckman@aol.com> schrieb:
Lastly, using mapquest I tried to follow up on the town reference you found in the search which is
"Kirchspiel Dom (Haste, Schinkel)" and I find a town named Haste and another named Schinkel and they are quite a disatnce apart so I do not know what this is referring to. Can anyone help me with this question.
Hello Barney,
there are two Haste in Hannover: one about 20 km west of the city of Hannover, and another 3 km north of the city of Osnabrück (today part of Osnabrück). That's yours, I think.
Regards
Wilfried Petersen
Wilfried,
Thanks for the insight. I assume that because the second Haste (the one 3 km north) is now a part of Osnabruck it does not show up as a separate entity any more.
Thanks again,
Barney Speckman
Hi All,
The email address I included for the Osnabrueck area was osnabueck@nla.niedersachsen.de which I was given by a representative of the Hanover site but it was in error - should have been osnabrueck@nla.niedersachsen.de.
Sorry for the error.
On the question related to the meaning of the area listed in the search ("Kirchspiel Dom (Haste, Schinkel)"), I am still a bit confused. First of all, I don't know what the phrase means. In addition, while Wilfiried clarified that Haste has now been engulfed by Osnabrueck (thanks Wilfried), Schinkel (according to Mapquest) is quite some distance from Osnabrueck so this phrase ("Kirchspiel Dom (Haste, Schinkel)" ) does not seem to describe an area.
Any additional clarification would be appreciated.
Thanks again to all,
Barney Speckman
Hi Barry,
Since you are ordering records, I think it will become clear which
town (Haste or Schinkel) your ancestor came from. It could be that the
files were combined in the records for some practical reason. I had also
wondered about the Dom named. There is a Dom (cathedral) right in the
Osnabrück city center. There are a few other times in the Osnabrück
"Gliederung" which combine records from various towns.
The error about the Osnabrück email address was not yours, as I recall.
I forget if you said what church your people attended. If Catholic,
you may have to go to Osnabrück to do research on your own. That Dom is
right by the Catholic archives office in the city center of Osnabrück.
We've been there. I can give you some hints on that research.
Barbara
Barry,
I pushed that send button a little too soon. My super-duper Autoatlas
shows Haste to the northwest of the city of Osnabrück and Schinkel right in
the center of today's Osnabrück. They are indeed not far apart.
You're right about mapquest. It does not show the Schinkel near
Osnabrück at all. If you like, I could scan the map page from my atlas
and send it to you personally.
Barbara
Hi Barbara,
Thanks for the additional insights - I am anxiously awaiting the records. I am not sure which church the family attended. I am hoping to find their marriage announcements ( pre 1870) in the newspapers and find out that way. Unfortunately, some newspapers srchives were destroyed in the Great SF Earthquake and Fire in 1906.
Thanks again,
Barney
Hi Barbara,
Thanks again, you have solved yet another puzzle for me. If scanning the map would not be too much trouble I would appreciate receiving a copy.
Again, thanks
Barney Speckman