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5 janvier 2008

NEIL MOLLOY is dead

NEIL MOLLOY is dead
I am sorry to report that Neil passed away on Dec 31, 2007. They say it was a heart attack. His funeral is Saturday. Here are links to his obituary in the newspaper: http://www.mem.com/Story.aspx?ID=2202974 or http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/deathsobituaries/story/97997E3CFDA07273862573C5001532F8?OpenDocument...
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11 décembre 2007

The Castle of ODEREN by Gilles SIFFERLIN

The Castle of ODEREN by Gilles SIFFERLIN
The first writings about the village ODEREN, dated from 1253 . At that time there was a castle on the MÄEREL. This castle certainly was the oldest of all the bailiwick. It was one of the seigniorial castles, one of the royal residences that Frank Kings...
26 novembre 2007

WESPHALIA TREATIES 1648

WESPHALIA TREATIES 1648
We know what the Thirty Years War brought, misery, diseases on the Alsatian and Lorraine population but what do we know about the Westphalia Treaties? ALSACE made of pieces of lands where the emperor was not the absolute owner, who had the same rights...
4 novembre 2007

The ARNOULTS from GERBEVILLER till 1632

The ARNOULTS from GERBEVILLER till 1632
Hereafter we will study the name ARNOULT with the help of our cousin Claude GEWISS. This name was widespread in the area on the last century. Archives of Beaupré (Arch. Nancy H350) show that from 1568 a Johan ARNOULT in Saint-Rémy-des-Bois at about 12...
31 août 2007

COUSINADE DES 15 ET 16 AOUT 2008 A KRUTH

COUSINADE ARNOLD Family ARNOLD who comes from GERBEVILLER an old Dukedom from Lorraine and who set up in KRUTH in the High Valley of the THUR (Alsace) will organize on August the 15th and 16th of 2008 her 6th COUSINADE which will be also the birthday...
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9 avril 2007

The other families ARNOLD from ALSACE

The other families ARNOLD from ALSACE
Several families from Alsace-Lorraine are also called ARNOLD and are not of our family. We have not any common ancestor. In the valley of SAINT AMARIN several families called ARNOLD are living since the 16th century in WILLER- SUR-THUR with branches in...
4 avril 2007

OUR ANCESTORS FIRST NAMES

OUR ANCESTORS FIRST NAMES
SAINTS WILL BE AN EXAMPLE OF VIRTUE TO ALL BAPTIZED PEOPLE WHO WILL LOOK UP TO AND SAINTS WILL BE INTERCESSORS BESIDE GOD… Our name is old…for many centuries, but our first name also has a STORY… The passing down of a first name is always an astonishment...
2 avril 2007

WHO ARE THE CHURCHWARDENS ?

WHO ARE THE CHURCHWARDENS ?
Our ancestor Claude ARNOLD was a CHURCHWARDEN for the Abbey of Munster in the little village Ampfersbach (1651 to 1657) and for the chapel of SCHWEINSBACH where he received the pilgrims, rang out the masses and wrote the register of the Administration...
30 mars 2007

THE BEAUTIFUL VALLEY OF SAINT-AMARIN

THE BEAUTIFUL VALLEY OF SAINT-AMARIN
From the text of Paul STINZI " La vallée de St Amarin au cours des siècles " A Roman way forking off the one which is along the bottom of Vosges near of Cernay, was crossing the valley of SAINT AMARIN. In front of the textile mill of MALMERSPACH, it left...
22 mars 2007

Do you know MAUGUE ?

Do you know MAUGUE ?
Do you know MAUGUE?? I am sure that many of you making researches on the Alsace History looked to the writings of this famous naturalist!! His writings help us to understand the ways and customs of our ancestors and he describes with humour the NATURAL...
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