In einer eMail vom 08.01.2008 18:58:17 Westeuropäische Normalzeit schreibt
hannover-l-request@genealogy.net:
Regarding the marriage records, I just want to make sure you understand the
distinction between the civil (state) marriage license/certificate and the
church record
(sacremental record) - the church records are typically much more
informative.
Since there are so many marriages, there is a good chance of finding their
parents listed there which will help further substantiate the connection
when
they look for the baptismal record.
Hi Sandy
Its correct was Bob was telling you with a little bit o luck you can find
infos directly in the church of Doegerode. Usually church records AFTER 1875 are
still visible at the town major before in the church of a town. This may
differ from town to town.
1. Possibility
You can send a letter to the church in Doegerode (if you need help to write
the letter in German i will do this for you no problem and you can print it
out and sign it). But the problem may be they send you a copy of your family
perhaps with good luck they may have more than 3 Generations on one paper
!!!!!!!! i had that luck with my wifes family, but ...... i needed someone to
read it for me. Cause that old writings are sometimes hard to read, then you
have a piece of paper and you cant read not one single word.
2. Possibility
You try to get a membership like Bob told you.
3. Possibility
You hire a professional Genealogist or Historian for the region of Hannover.
I have a Historian which is working for me
_http://www.moehle-research.com/_ (http://www.moehle-research.com/)
This is for example MY helper, i am very content with her, this is only a
SUGGESTION i do not make promotion for anyone, there are surely others in
Hannover.
Maybe the church in Doegerode is giving you the name of a person who is
making researches, cause in most cases i got the reply that the church "has no
time to do researches in genealogy". But those volunteers are very different in
their quality. A professional searcher is sometimes more expensive but more
effective. Its your choice. But you have and thats the best you can have the
exact date of birth of both persons so even a complete newcomer in genealogy
should find the datas.
Good luck
hi,
I was and printed this info out on my printer. How many churches are in that area? Is the lady you spoke with Sylvia? I spoke with her about 5-7 years ago and she she she could not help until I had a town. Also, since I am in the US, how do I pay her? Is it better to go to the church for records and just pay someone here to translate?
blessings
sandy sievers cooper
Sandy,
How much German research do you have to do? Is this your only line or do have several others? Over three-quarters of my ancestry goes back to what is now Germany and/or Poland, all Germanic speakers. I've not had any formal German language training, but I picked up a German-English dictionary and Edna Bentz's "If I Can You Can Decipher Germanic Records" and can now get through most church records that I come across. Bentz's book includes phrases in Latin which are very helpful for early records. Handwriting is always an issue, but that is a problem in any language. When I've come across something that I couldn't translate clearly then I've usually been able to find a kind person on one of the lists who translates for me.
Of course you might get very lucky like I did on my one family from Hessen. The man I made contact with in Germany was not only fluent in English, but he had written a book on the migration of families in that area to America. He was able to send me my family lines from that area and after much discussion and comparison of notes we actually found we had a common ancestor back around 1600.
Good luck!
Joel
http://www.mindspring.com/~jsruss/
HI- My name is Gerald Bailey and I am doing the family history of the Schroeder Family that can for Hannover, Germany in about 1879-1881. The Schroeder name is for my mother, but I do not know if Hannover is a town or Kingtom. I am looking for information on Fred and Welhelm Schroeder who are brothers that Came to SE MN, Fillmore County, and the Chatfield and Fountain area. They came to this area because of family in the area on their mothers side of the family.Where might one find information on where in Hannover they came from and the ship they came on, etc. Thanks for any help. Gerry. Can not read German.
"Joel S. Russell" <jsruss@mindspring.com> wrote: Sandy,
How much German research do you have to do? Is
this your only line or do have several
others? Over three-quarters of my ancestry goes
back to what is now Germany and/or Poland, all
Germanic speakers. I've not had any formal
German language training, but I picked up a
German-English dictionary and Edna Bentz's "If I
Can You Can Decipher Germanic Records" and can
now get through most church records that I come
across. Bentz's book includes phrases in Latin
which are very helpful for early
records. Handwriting is always an issue, but
that is a problem in any language. When I've
come across something that I couldn't translate
clearly then I've usually been able to find a
kind person on one of the lists who translates for me.
Of course you might get very lucky like I did on
my one family from Hessen. The man I made
contact with in Germany was not only fluent in
English, but he had written a book on the
migration of families in that area to
America. He was able to send me my family lines
from that area and after much discussion and
comparison of notes we actually found we had a
common ancestor back around 1600.
Good luck!
Joel
http://www.mindspring.com/~jsruss/
Hi there Joel,
Oh no! in my family I have Stamm, Kueker, Liefer, Buescher, Meyerhoff, and Tockstein. That's just to name a few. But now that I have an area in Germany to seach I dont want to let any grass grow under my feet. haha! I really would like to find the a church I can search for the Sievers Family. A lady in Ruma, Il. did alot of research many years ago and even wrote to some churches in Germany. She found out the Liefer Family was from Borstel, and the Kueker Family was from Neustadt, am Rubenberge. Do you know how close that is to Dogerode Germany. I may have to buy some "deciphering books" myself.
Blessings
sandy sievers cooper
Sandy,
Roughly....
Dögerode is 60miles SSE of Neustadt am Rübenberge.
Neustadt am Rübenberge is 25 miles SE of Borstel
Joel
Hi Joel
I have been following the Sievers saga. I am interested in the person in Hessen you were in contact with. I have located some of my Knopfel and related families in Hessen. They lived in the area south of Kassel (villages of Lendorf, Singlis, Gombeth and several others).
Thanks,
Don Knoepfel
Hello Joel
You have just nearly ruined my day. I have much to do and along comes this wonderful site you included in your last posting. Absolutely great. Thank you for sharing this with us.
I have a few old portraits which I cherish but not nearly the number you have. I can only imagine the total when the identified ones are included. I have a couple of tin types that are not identified, too difficult to write on the back. I have a reasonable idea as to who is in the picture but no way to confirm it. I have asked a couple of sources for the name of a photography historian who may be able to shed some light as to the time frame it was taken. I live in Chesterfield Mo and eveyone sends me to Creve Coeur Photo. No help. Do you know of a person who has this talent either professionally or as a hobby? If so drop me a note.
I once had Dr. Moehle do some work for me and was well satisfied even though the search did not turn up the right Burgdorf. I have a couple of new leads and I may have her look some more.
Now, I'll go back and look some more at your pictures.
Incidentally I am very lucky to have what I do have. After my brother died in New Orleans his wife found them in their attic and passed them on to me. That was in May and in September Hurricane Katrina totally destroyed her home. She fortunately fled to Mississippi where she now resides.
Max
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