Doreen,
My cousin said she went to the LDS Center near her and ordered the church
books for Rehna, Mecklenburg-Schwerin. She said, she started with the latest
hundred years. Later she wrote back with a long list of grandparents when
she got the film for the previous century. In order to continue looking for
any link with Philipp Otto Runge I will probably have to research back
through the 1500s. There may not be any records much further back. But I
have Wolfgang Runge's family tree which started in Pomerania and if I find
anyone further back than his tree I would be surprised.
Wolfgang is searching for some relatives that he knows left for America and
he needs to know what happened to them.
So, go back to the LDS Family History Center near you and ask for the
Kirschenbucher or churchbooks from the Lutheran Church in Rehna. Then order
the years you need to start at. I will look at what I have here from
Wolfgang Runge in Germany and see if there are any names you mentioned. The
paper is so large I can't scan it and transmit it. I'm going to try a copier
that handles large paper and send it to some folks via snail mail.
I know snail mail is like a dreaded disease these days, so I will email
people and ask if they want me to send a copy of this huge family tree.
God Bless,
Dolly