Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Topics - mbrssmd

Pages: [1]
1
Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Deciphering help needed for geographical bearings
« on: Friday 14 December 18 21:18 GMT (UK)  »
The image below is from a 1959 letter's reference to a shared 17th century ancestor, Hans Casper, from Hönningen (not "Höningen,"  correct?).

My feeble deciphering/translation skills are thrown by the elevated letters immediately preceding the words "Rhein" and "Wetzlar."

My specific difficulty is making out the nature of the reference to "Altenberg" -- is it Altenberg as an area, or a town (which would be hundreds of km away), or is it a reference to the "Altenberg Abbey" which is near Wetzlar?

I would be most grateful for any assistance in deciphering and translating.  Thank you.

2
Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Help with five words on familie X
« on: Wednesday 24 January 18 15:17 GMT (UK)  »

Examining mysteries of great-great grandma's 19th century involvement with another family in Germany (Geissen?).

I would be most grateful for assistance deciphering writing on back of photo. Many thanks.

3
Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Decipher Stambaum 17th cent. place name?
« on: Thursday 11 January 18 16:21 GMT (UK)  »
Attached are two snippets from an old family tree. I've (sort of) got the names and birth/marriage/death dates but I detect a place name and/or occupation lurking. One jpg is the snippet for Hans Casper, and the other for his son, Lorenz.

Extraordinary gratitude and good thoughts extended for any assistance provided. Thanks.

MBR

Pages: [1]