Hessische Resources

Village and family history responsibilites: Karl-Heinz Reeh Vetzbergerstr. 21, 35444 Biebertal, Tel.: 06409/9826 The working group exists since the foundation of the association in 1995. With Ernst Schmidt a Rodheimer Urgestein was until at the beginning of of 2004, the leader of this working group.

On 26 January 2004 Karl-Heinz Reeh and Heinz Peppler were elected as successors to Ernst Schmidt. Heinz Peppler passed away in 2014.

The local history and family researcher known as "Platte Ernst" was responsible for a special exhibition in the local history museum Rodheim-Bieber in February 2002. Under the title "The life’s work of Ernst Schmidt as a local historian and family researcher of Rodheim" he made his complete activities accessible in the large room of the local history museum. All his books and treatises, a lot of picture material as well as some family trees of Rodheim families (altogether nearly 20) were shown. In 2011 Ernst Schmidt passed away in his 93rd year.

50th anniversary of the foundation of the singing club Eintracht Rodheim on July 05, 1914.

The working group has taken on the task of researching and documenting village and family history. This includes recording oral traditions in writing as well as archiving old pictures and, as far as possible, describing what has been photographed.

In order to view documents in archives, which are often written in the old Kurrent script (Sütterlin), it is a great advantage to be able to read them.

The temporary exhibitions in the local history museum are also largely designed by the working group.

Not only the history of the village but also historical places outside the village are researched, such as the old entrenchments, the Königstuhl, the old shooting ranges, the caves at Dünsberg and near Bieber, forester’s lodges, mills and the old water chamber to name but a uew.

Also current documentations belong to it, like photographing buildings which are to be torn down. People who have time and interest to join us are always welcome.

Access to sources such as registry office books and church books is not always easy. Joint research and the exchange of results make work easier. For this reason, the Hessian Family History Association (HfV) was founded in Darmstadt in 1921. It essentially works on the three former provinces of the old Grand Duchy of Hesse and the People’s State of Hesse: Starkenburg, Oberhessen and Rheinhessen. In addition, former areas of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, e.g. B. County of Lichtenberg (Pirmasens), Hessian hinterland.

The other two clubs in Hesse were founded almost at the same time as our club. The Society for Family History in Kurhessen and Waldeck (GFKW) and the Family History Society for Nassau and Frankfurt (FG/FGNF).

In recent years, the HfV has been able to greatly expand its range of services through the support of its members and will continue to work to help our members with their research.

We would like to provide as many of the documents that are important for our work area as possible in our member area.

One focus is on the digitization of church book duplicates. The originals are in the Darmstadt State Archives and we have the opportunity to scan them in the office. The order of the congregations is determined by the members. There is information about this in the monthly newsletter and in the news on the homepage.

If you are interested, please send an email to the managing director at [email protected]

Transcription Effort

Fewer and fewer people can read old manuscripts.

We have therefore built in the option of typing in the most important information in fields on each page of the duplicate church records in the members’ area. On the one hand, it is easier for less experienced users to understand the entries. On the other hand, you can also search for entries.

A few church book duplicates are fully transcribed. Many have little or no recorded entries.

Which books you work on is up to you. Here, too, it is possible to work from home.

If you have any questions, please email the managing director at [email protected]

Village and family history Responsible: Karl-Heinz Reeh Vetzbergerstr. 21, 35444 Biebertal, Tel.: 06409/9826 The working group exists since the foundation of the association in 1995. With Ernst Schmidt a Rodheimer Urgestein was until at the beginning of of 2004 the leader of this working group.

On 26.1.2004 Karl-Heinz Reeh and Heinz Peppler were elected as successors for Ernst Schmidt. Heinz Peppler passed away in 2014.

The local history and family researcher known as "Platte Ernst" was responsible for a special exhibition in the local history museum Rodheim-Bieber in February 2002. Under the title "The life’s work of Ernst Schmidt as a local historian and family researcher of Rodheim" he made his complete activities accessible in the large room of the local history museum. All his books and treatises, a lot of picture material as well as some family trees of Rodheim families (altogether nearly 20) were shown. In 2011 Ernst Schmidt passed away in his 93rd year.

50th anniversary of the foundation of the singing club Eintracht Rodheim on July 05, 1914.

The working group has taken on the task of researching and documenting village and family history. This includes recording oral traditions in writing as well as archiving old pictures and, as far as possible, describing what has been photographed.

In order to view documents in archives, which are often written in the old Kurrent script (Sütterlin), it is a great advantage to be able to read them.

The temporary exhibitions in the local history museum are also largely designed by the working group.

Not only the history of the village but also historical places outside the village are researched, such as the old entrenchments, the Königstuhl, the old shooting ranges, the caves at Dünsberg and near Bieber, forester’s lodges, mills and the old water chamber to name but a few.

Also current documentations belong to it, like photographing buildings which are to be torn down. People who have time and interest to join us are always welcome.