hannover-l - Nachricht 2007-09 00135

[Cindy Ball <jordon85(a)earthlink.net>]

Heide,
My Elbrecht's and Stegemoeller's came from Buer,Hannover, my Feustel's from
Weissendorf, Thrungia and Kuetenbrink's came from Roedinghausen.
My grandmother's mother was a Elbrecht who married a Kuetenbrink which
became Kittenbrink over here.
Cindy


> [Original Message]
> From: HeideB <heideb(a)uneedspeed.net>
> To: Hannover-L <hannover-l(a)genealogy.net>
> Date: 9/18/2007 3:58:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [HN] Words in German Records
>
> That's a complicated question.  If her family spoke the only one I can
think
> of that is no longer spoken is Plattdeutsch.  I can't speak it or read it
or
> understand it.  My family came to Hannover from the Eichsfeld region
around
> Goettingen during the 1880's.  My grandmother could still speak it, she
died
> in 1984.  I think because so many people left the area, the language died
> out.  Hi German refers to around the present city of Hannover where the
best
> German is spoken.  (Not because that is my home, but that's what they
speak
> on the Stage, TV, Radio, you name it.  It's also the one used in books 
and
> taught in schools.  When you get to the North (North Sea area) there are a
> couple of dialects up there, one is Flemish.  That is a very difficult
> language.  Berlin has it's own unique dialect.    Low German would be the
> Bavarian, Schwaebisch, Black Forest.  I can't understand them but if I
tell
> them to speak high German they know how.  You have to remember Germany was
> made up of all these little Kingdoms and each had it's own customs and
> culture and language.  My German History is not too good so I don't know
> when they united, but the people didn't want to give up was was theirs. 
To
> this day you ask a Bavarian what he is and he will tell you Bavarian first
> and German second.  If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to
ask.
> Oh, one more thing.  Anything printed before WWII is printed in what is
> known as the Black Letter Script.  After WWII everything printed in the
way
> we write.  Handwriting too, resembled the black letter script.  After
WWII I
> had it one year in school, then we switsched.  Heide
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cindy Ball" <jordon85(a)earthlink.net>
> To: "hannover-l" <hannover-l(a)genealogy.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 8:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [HN] Words in German Records
>
>
> Heide,
> Having lived in Germany, can you tell me anything you know about the high
> and low German spoken  awhile ago in Germany.
> My Grandmother would always talk about this and i can't quiet understand
> the meaning behind it. Her family spoke the one that is no longer spoken
> over there.
> Cindy
> Indiana
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: HeideB <heideb(a)uneedspeed.net>
> > To: Hannover-L <hannover-l(a)genealogy.net>
> > Date: 9/18/2007 3:30:22 AM
> > Subject: Re: [HN] Words in German Records
> >
> > It's Heide - I live in Kingman, just below the Grand Canyon.  If you
ever
> go
> > to Vegas, you pass by me.  please stop by.  I was born in Hannover, know
> it
> > well.  Let me know if you need help.  Heide (which is Heather in German
-
> > does Lueneburger Heide mean anything to you?)
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "LadyBonita (USA)" <ladybonita(a)usa.com>
> > To: "'Hannover-L'" <hannover-l(a)genealogy.net>
> > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 7:53 PM
> > Subject: Re: [HN] Words in German Records
> >
> >
> > Heidi ... You are a dream.  I wish you were close to Phoenix, AZ ... I
> have
> > purchased some books about the villages where my HILLMER's lived ... I
> pick
> > out a few words and head for the dictionary, but it is very slow going.
> >
> > Bonita
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: hannover-l-bounces(a)genealogy.net
> > [mailto:hannover-l-bounces(a)genealogy.net] On Behalf Of HeideB
> > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 5:20 PM
> > To: Hannover-L
> > Subject: Re: [HN] Words in German Records
> >
> > If you ever needs help, I'm a native speaker and teacher of German. 
Heide
> >
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