If your ancestors came from Schaumburg in Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), here
is an outstanding website.......
http://mitglied.lycos.de/histagschaumburg/Auswanderer_alles
The search terms are
Suche Alles .. Search Everything
Suche Name .. Search Surname
Suche Herkunft .. Search Town of Origin
Suche Ziel .. Search Town where Settled
Suche Datum .. Search date
Abk�rzungsverzeichnis: Explanation of Abbreviations
Eintr�ge pro Seite w�hlen .. Select the Number of Responses you want to
receive
To translate the abbreviations used, and other words found, use
QuickDic .
The State Archives (Staatsarchive) for several cities in this region are
found at........
http://www.staatsarchive.niedersachsen.de/master/0,,C31625_N14541_L20_D0_I503,00.html
(Look in the left column - the first one is Staatsarchiv Aurich.....)
You'll find street addresses and E-Mail addresses at each location.
Remember - you need to write or E-Mail in the German language. You typically
need to limit your inquiry to a maximum of three (3) persons in one letter
or E-Mail..
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