J b: Yes I was on this list emailing everyone about my relatives the Ohlrogges. I got many answers and now know about Lutje Ohlrogge and family from the Hannover area. (Fred Rump was the greatest person helping me).
I love genealogy and get very excited when I find information regarding my family but to learn more about the people themselves is even more important. I just hope that this list continues to be as lively as it has been. The history lessons are wonderful. I only wish that when I was a young girl and spent three months in a town ourtside of Frankfurt, Germany, I had been more interested in genealogy and the history of Germany (the worst part is now I find out that another part of my family was from Stadtlengsfeld in Thuringen).
I belong to the Daughters of the American Revolution and if we did not have that war, where would America be.
Sorry for getting back on my soap box, J b. Thanks everyone.
Leslie