Hi Everyone: I'm back on the list, which I missed very much during the summer. Yes. back to the devastation of hurricane Charley. I am so very, very lucky that my house is still standing altho damaged and leaking. Fortunately, the room where I have my computer and all my research is intact.
I want to thank all those who had questions or comments about my books, especially Marlene in Australia who wrote such a nice kudo. For those who missed the original info, check out my website http://saxonchronicle.hypermart.net That will give you all the info you need to order the books. There are now three - the trilogy is complete. For those who want to know more about the history of our Heimat, you can't do better than read - and enjoy - The Saxon Chronicle. Altho fiction, it is based on my own genealogy and good solid historical research.
I just spent some time looking thru the Archiv for those messages I missed during the summer. For Richard Freytag who is collecting millers, I'll send you my list in a few days. But I suggest you read the above books - Vol. III , The Millers' Daughters, will interest you especially. It is full of millers.
For Pat Huck - again I suggest Vol. III - it will give you lots and lots of reasons why they emigrated. But why Illinois? I've been wondering myself. Mine all went to Elgin in Kane Co. Where is Clinton Co?
Again, I'm happy to be back. I have a few queries of my own which I'll write in a few days. Love to all, Jane
Jane Swan
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Hi Jane,
Welcome back. I might be new since you left, but I also met Hurricane Charley this summer, at Wilmington. It was only a category 1 by that time but I was still impressed.
I live in Southern Illinois. We joke that there is Chicago, and then there is "downstate," with everything but Chicago being of relative unimportance to the world. While that is true politically, it is certainly not true speaking genealogically. I live only an hour away from Paducah, Kentucky -- Illinois' neighbor to the south and southeast, but I used to teach in Clinton county. It is east of St. Louis, Missouri -- about 40 miles, I guess. We drive through it when we go to St. Louis. I can tell you taught in Aviston, which is so completely Catholic that the public school there is taught by Notre Dame nuns. I was a Notre Dame at the time and the only two places we had like that were Aviston and Teutopolis, a town north of there by Effingham. Clinton county has a "Germantown" and, of course, that's what Teutopolis means -- it's just that Illinois already had a "Germantown" so they couldn't use the name. We also have "New Baden" and many other German names for towns. Clinton county is great farm country, with field after field of hay, corn, and soybeans. By the way, one of my husband's cousins lives in Teutopolis and belongs to a group of men who meet at one of the local restaurants to drink coffee and speak Platt. His name is Mac Kitten. What's funny is that in Puesselburen, where the Kitten farm is located, one of the sons, Martin, told me that his generation in Germany can hardly understand Plat anymore. So, my German friends, you can be encouraged that is Platt dies out over there, you can always come here to Illinois and find it spoken!
I have to get going. We finally have a beautiful dry Saturday and I have to get busy out there. It's 9:20 already and the sun waits for nobody.
Happy weekend, everybody!
Gina
Gina Hi,
I was born in Randolph Co., IL on a farm between Evansville and Ruma. Ruma is where the Sisters Adorers of the Most Precious Blood have their convent. I imagine you know about that.
Things in souther IL always catch my eye.
Betty Scherle Carpenter
Hi Betty,
You're right -- everything about southern Illinois catches my eye, too. By the way, SIU beat Illinois State today, 34-13, I think.
My first encounter with Randolph county came about because of genealogy. John Einig, my husband's immigrant ancestor, was supposed to have for a while in Waterloo. After spending several fruitless days in the courthouse I found out that he was the first house on the other side of the county line. He did that in so many places I have since called him "county line Einig." But all the folks in Randolph county were very helpful!
TTFN, Gina