conc. message one : Algermissen
Hi Bob, there is a town of the name Algermissen, near Harsum and Hildesheim
in Niedersachsen (= called Lower Saxony nowadays, in old times called
"Hannover "). The spelling Gary used was not quite correct.
However, there are still many families everywhere in Germany by the name of
"Algermissen"as well, also in the town of Algermissen itself (tel. no.
49-5126-1427 or 49-5126-8265, maybe more). Then, if you look under
_www.Ellisisland.org_ (http://www.Ellisisland.org) and under _www.castlegarden.org_
(http://www.castlegarden.org) you find 4 people of the name "Algermissen" who
emigrated to the States from 1891-1923. Since this entry was put into the diary
while being in the US, I imagine that a person by the name of "Algermissen"
must have visited Conrad Fehlig, if he himself did not visit the town of
"Algermissen" at that particular time. By the way, Algermissen and Harsum are just
4 miles apart! Thefamily name "Algermissen" is to be found in the towns
around Algermissen and Harsum as well, these 2 phone numbers are just an example
and a start for you, if you have to find out more. The different "Fehligs" you
can also find under _www.ellisisland.org_ (http://www.ellisisland.org) and
under _www.castlegarden.org_ (http://www.castlegarden.org) .
For many years I lived 15 miles away from Algermissen, but now,
unfortunately, I am a bit far, so I couldn´t be of any further help.
Loretta Nettling, Mainz,Germany