Hi Barbara: You are correct. As did the Rheinland, mostly due to the
French influence. Same thing happened in much (but not all) of Austria. I
spoke too carelessly when I said northern Germany. I meant Niedersachsen
(including Hannover) and Brandenburg (Prussia). But B�cken, as I said, was
once Catholic (as was the whole of Europe at that time) and is definitely
now Lutheran. Last time I was over there relatives in both Asendorf and
Vilsen pointed out brand-new Catholic churches that had only recently (in
the 80s) been given permission to build. Finally time for reconciliation,
I guess. Jane
[Original Message]
From: Barbara Stewart <raybarbara@san.rr.com>
To: Hannover-L <hannover-l@genealogy.net>
Date: 6/2/2008 11:01:10 PM
Subject: Re: [HN] HELZENDORF & RENDDLAUEN IN HANNOVERHello,
About the Catholic Churches in northern Germany - The towns along
the
Ems River (near the Netherlands) called the Emsland were Catholic. I've
been
told that missionary priests came through that area and the people went
back
to the Catholic faith (or maybe never left the RC). I have copies of
church
records from there.
Barbara
Hi Bob: Yes, Bucken with an umlaut over the u. Often called
> B�cken-an-der-Weser , altho it isn't directly on the Weser - but very
> close. Yes, directly south of Hoya. And it is now a Lutheran or
> Evangelican Church - since the Reformation - when all RC churches were
> banned in northern Germany. (Only a few are just beginning to come back
> into being in the last few years!! I have some lovely pics I took at
the
> time - if I can find them, will send them later. Jane
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Bob Marhenke <bobmarval@juno.com>
>> To: <hannover-l@genealogy.net>
>> Date: 5/28/2008 9:57:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: [HN] HELZENDORF & RENDDLAUEN IN HANNOVER
>>
>> Looks like my B�ken came out no better! Would that be Buken with
umlaut