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THE NEHRENZ NETWORK NEWSLETTER
---Dave Nehrenz---
Greetings from Oklahoma to all of you fellow NEHRENZ and NERENZ folks. The
number of our contacts, relatives and interested family members still is
increasing! It seems clear so far that there is a connection between the
NEHRENZ and NERENZ lines. But the NEHREN line does not seem to be a part
of either of these.
Thus, we will be dropping the NEHREN names from our roster. Actually, in
the genealogy records I have seen, there are many more NEHREN people
around and someone in their line has probably already done their research.
It is much rarer to find the NEHRENZ or NERENZ name, which is good for
genealogy pursuits. I guess the more odd and unusual the name, the easier
it is to make actual connections between various people who share it!
Thanks to all of you who are participating!
"TROLLENHAGEN-we have pictures!
The ancestors of Johann Christian Theodore Nehrenz have their roots in
Trollenhagen, a little town north of Neubrandenburg, north of Berlin. I
contacted a man there who sent me 90 addresses of every household in
Trollenhagen.
I wrote a letter in German to all of them, requesting that somebody send
pictures, photos and information about their little "dorf" (village) Three
people have responded so far: an airport administrator of the Trollenhagen
Flughafen; a registrar of the area churches; and a resident presently
living there in Trollenhagen.
Though I am sure that they think I am some "kook" from the USA, (writing
all these German people "sight unseen"!) it is exciting to begin to have
some of them correspond!
USA NEHRENZS
News about Nehrenz folk in the USA includes the following:
-Harold Nehrenz son of Dr. John Nehrenz (Henry Nehrenz Line) passed away
this March in Oklahoma. Our condolences to his wife Lucille and
family.
-A Nehrenz family reunion was held September 1st in Ohio and for the first
time Alvin Nehrenz (Frederick Nehrenz line) and his wife from Baltimore,
MD. have joined them. It is great to see Nehrenz people "networking"! :)
-Isabelle Pusey in Ohio contacted Leonard Nehrenz and his daughter
Kathleen (William Nehrenz line) asking about other Nehrenzs. Isabelle is
from the (Christian Nehrenz line) and now a whole new link has been
established! Welcome to Isabelle and her family!
-No contacts have as yet been made with
members of the ("Jane" Johanna Nehrenz line- she became a "Beier"). Nor
have we located family from the other sister -(Wilhelmine Nehrenz line).
Can anyone help with either of these ancestral lines?
-The (Henry Nehrenz) line will have a reunion in the summer of 1997 in
Indiana. (Clyde Nehrenz family) ANYONE ELSE HAVING A REUNION THIS YEAR?
GERMAN NEHRENZS
In Germany, the only folks related to us are the Nerenz people. There are
no Nehrenz named people over there anymore.
-The Nerenz line we have learned about came from WARNITZ and SCHOENFLIESS,
in MARK BRANDENBURG PRUSSIA.
-The Nehrenz line we know came from GRISCHOW in POMMERANIA (Daniel Nehrenz
came from there to TROLLEN- HAGEN) Daniel was father of Christian
Matthias, father of Johann Christian Nehrenz. |
TROLLENHAGEN RECORDS
The microfilm copies of the Trollenhagen Church records are still being
painstakingly reviewed. Any page with any Nehrenz or Nerenz name is being
photocopied.
-The varied spellings include: NERENZ, NEHRENZ, NEHRENTZ, and NIERENTZ
(earliest). This gives an important clue, because both the Nerenz and
Nehrenz line go back to the common Nierentz.
-Records include: birth, baptism, confirmation, marriage, funeral. Written
in old German script, they are very difficult to read and de-cipher. The
Nehrenz family lived with and intermarried with families in Trollenhagen
named: Gunther, Lemke, Scharff, Bors, Greve, Wilk, Bartel.
-The Church District for Trollenhagen was in Neddemin north of the town.
Neubrandenburg, though close by, was in a different district.
Correspondence with German church officials is presently continuing.
NOTES
I. To repeat from the other newsletters: the 750th anniversary of the
founding of the city of Neubrandenburg, just south of Trollenhagen, is in
1998. This would be a great time to see this famous "City of the Four
Gates" and research and visit Trollenhagen. Check out the web site for
Neubrandenburg:
Click Here
(it's in German) This is a graphic of one of the gates in Neubrandenburg:
II. There are still old and
new houses, the church, streets and cemetery in Trollenhagen!
The pictures we have show a small, typical German suburb.
III. If anyone is interested in a vacation trip to Germany, that person(s)
(on our behalf) could take photos, video with camcorder, as well as have
personal contact with people there!
ANY TAKERS!?! LET US KNOW!!!
INFO
1. Please save and do not discard these newsletters!
2.WILLIAM (brother of Frederick not son) NEHRENZ family. We do NOT have
any photos of him, his wife and family. Send copies for next TNN
Newsletter!
3. When you travel, take the enclosed NEHRENZ ROSTER with you. Take the
time on your travels to call or visit one of your Nehrenz relatives listed
there. LET'S NETWORK!
4. Please send updates and changes in your addresses, phone numbers etc...
HOW YOU CAN HELP?
A. You can still keep on sending photos, clippings, certificates etc... to
be put into the Nehrenz Archives.
B. To those of you who have helped with postage: Paul Nehrenz, Chuck and
Ruby Wolcott, Isabelle Pusey, Virginia Harwood, Alvin Nehrenz, Leonard
Nehrenz and others. Thanks to all.
Future help is indeed appreciated!
C. Write down stories, incidents, memorable events and your memories of
grandparents and parents NOW! Don't wait- record these, copy them, send us
one copy and send the other copies to your immediate family members.
D. Recall once again the 3 Purposes for "The Nehrenz Network":
1.) RESEARCH of our ancestry in GERMANY
2.) DISCOVERY of our ancestry in the USA
3.) NETWORK with our living relatives WORLDWIDE
TNN - THE NEHRENZ NETWORK
NEWSLETTER-Second 1996 edition
Editor - Dave Nehrenz
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