Western Marylander here! German-Swiss American here! My Swiss family came to the USA in 1812.They married into an English family who came to the colony of Maryland in 1643! MD was established by English/ Catholics escaping from England in 1634! A priest in our family traced our family roots! It was a very interesting read! He taught history. Retired teacher her 37 years! I think tracing your family's ancestry would be an excellent way for students to learn American history! 🤔🤔🤔😉😉🤗🥰🤗👩🏫👩🎓👩🎓
What a pretty church. I love these cemeterys. Legend has it that a tree would be planted over a witches grave so she couldn't get out. So...... It was nice you found some ancestors. ❤❤❤❤
2:56 This pinkish sandstone was recently dug out of the ground and set upright. It is unidentified. 5:31 Bolman, Johannes, 01 Jan 1755 - 01 Dec 1836 5:54 Bolman, Ana Maria (Philippi), 30 Jan 1763 - 27 Feb 1844, w/o Johannes 6:19 Double stone, d/o Michael and Sarah Holstein, Malinda Augusta, 15 Nov 1840 - 15 Dec 1844 and Sara Elisabetha, 08 Sep 1830 - 15 Dec 1844. 7:18 Lamb - unidentified 8:38 Noll, Philip, 23 Apr 1755 - 16 Jan 1816 9:25 Strickler, Leonhard, 12 Feb 1738 - 31 Jul 1815 9:56 Strickler, Catharina (Stump), 25 Sep 1746 - 25 Nov 1823 10:13 Strickler, Daniel, 17 May 1820 - 01 Aug 1838 10:58 Betz, Christina (Mercky), w/o William, 14 Jun 1767 - 26 Feb 1825 11:47 Saltzgeber, Johannes, s/o Andreas, 14 Sep 1747 - 30 Mar 1829 12:19 Mayer, Johannes, 03 Mar 1745 - 15 Jun 1812 15:01 Shaak, George Washington, 15 Jun 1849 - 15 Oct 1851 15:25 Miller, Benjamin, 02 Jan 1758 - 25 Mar 1814 and Maria Magdalena, 30 May 1763 - 19 May 1807 16:18 Seibert, Frank, 05 Mar 1751 - 10 Mar 1811 17:09 Scholl, Simon, 1775-1825 and Maria 1782-1820 17:56 Meyer, Catharina (Ruth), 30 May 1737 - 3 May 1801 18:22 Miller, George, 07 Aug 1797 - 02 Sep 1799 18:54 Steiner, Johannes, 04 Apr 1793 - 12 Oct 1800 19:31 Stum, Barbara, died 1772 20:28 Saltzegeber, Andreas, 26 Dec 1708 - 11 Nov 1769. Andreas married Anna Maria Zeller. She is your 7x great aunt. 21:08 (tree) Viehman, Valentin, 03 Jun 1719 - 19 Jan 1779 21:38 Hoffman, Jost, 22 Oct 1716 - 21 Aug 1794 22:12 Trion, Dr. Michael, 17 Jul 1731 - 24 Nov 1799 22:40 Numann, Peter, 18 Aug 1718 - 14 Mar 1795 24:25 (tree) Zerbe, John H., 25 Jan 1850 - 22 Dec 1853 24:43 Cox, William, 11 Mar 1821 - 04 Aug 1857 25:05 Moosi, Elisabeth, 12 Jul 1772 - 15 Jun 1858 25:16 Houser, Madalena, 28 Feb 1815 - 23 May 1874 25:58 Zarn, Adam, 18 Jan 1788, 14 Aug 1877
I found my first American ancestor, on my father's side, earlier this year in the old cemetary in Carlisle. He's my great, great, grandfather from Germany. It was kind of awe-inspiring.
Wow that is so cool! I am 51 when i was young we would fly out to Iowa. My grands & great grandmother great aunt etc lived there. We would go on day drives including to the cemetery. I can no longer remember the name but it was a stone of a 4 yr old relation who had died from a disease that has vaccines now. ❤
Wow. That has to be a great feeling! I am always hopeful when you do the cemetery videos that I will hear a name of one of my PA ancestors. Since, I am in the southern U.S I will probably never make it there to see for myself.
I love checking old cemeteries. I found a one near Portland that had a section that were in the late 1800's and it was Nuns from Ireland very interesting. .
Nice to see how well kept up the graves are. It would be nice if a historical group that is knowledgeable in the process could clean the lichen off the stones. Glad you found your ancestors. Thanks.
I think me and my kid drove past this in October. It looks familiar. We were on our way to do a Rocky Horror Picture Show performance down in East Greenville.
Great church and cemetery. I thought of a place you should visit...maybe you have been...the old church and cemetery at Warrior Run (near Watsontown). Lots of Rev War Graves and like you saw, trees growing around tombstones, and of course the church.
interesting video, I've checked out two old cemeteries near me, could only read like 3 stones the others were so badly eroded there was no way to read them, kind of sad they weren't replaced by someone
Wow, I had to rewind and watch the one marker that may be Seibert. That's one of the names of my ancestors. I looked on the Find a Grave website and that marker is for Frantz Seibert. Birth 5 Mar 1751. Death 10 Mar 1811.
The one born in 1738 is Leonard (Leonhard), but I can't make out the last name. One the neighboring stones, it looks like Striefler or Striesler, although that isn't a name I'm familiar with.
Don't scrape or manipulate the old stones. Your channel is big enough that you'll influence others. A lot of damage can be done to old stones. Cleaning should only be done by those knowledgeable how to do it without damage (usually a contactless biologic).
My people were Zimmerman. Take the flashlight please. Smart people experiment, and wouldn’t it cheered you up if it were readable with a flashlight? We didn’t send you anything yet. We plan to!
My Zimmerman relatives came to Alabama and are buried in Eclectic, Alabama and in a few older cemeteries. They came in the early 1800s! Mariah Zimmerman Britt.
Chalking is very bad for older stones. Its basically vandalism given modern knowledge of whats good or bad for preserving these monuments. The least-risky hands on approach is to wrap the stone with tinfoil and use a fine artist's brush to carefully press into the indentions... but I would not want to do that without permission and it probably wouldn't give results as good as simply cleaning the stones with D2.
What a beautiful church. Lovely graveyard too. So good you found some relatives. Thanks for taking me along. Please take care
Western Marylander here! German-Swiss American here! My Swiss family came to the USA in 1812.They married into an English family who came to the colony of Maryland in 1643! MD was established by English/ Catholics escaping from England in 1634! A priest in our family traced our family roots! It was a very interesting read! He taught history. Retired teacher her 37 years! I think tracing your family's ancestry would be an excellent way for students to learn American history! 🤔🤔🤔😉😉🤗🥰🤗👩🏫👩🎓👩🎓
Great video. I love strolling through old cemeteries. Peaceful and the mind wonders
Cemeteries are always interesting places to visit, especially when we find ancestors!
What a pretty church. I love these cemeterys. Legend has it that a tree would be planted over a witches grave so she couldn't get out. So...... It was nice you found some ancestors. ❤❤❤❤
I follow death stairs on fB.
Me witches stairs
Yeah those and my progressives 👓 are going to reveal my secrets
Beautifully kept cemetery.
We share the same ancestors the family same looks are uncanny enjoy your stories
Oh my gosh, what a picturesque church. I love those windows.
It’s cool to find your past like that. The last names on those stones was Strickler.
George without the "e" is the German spelling and was pronounced Gay-org. I love looking at old cemeteries.
2:56 This pinkish sandstone was recently dug out of the ground and set upright. It is unidentified.
5:31 Bolman, Johannes, 01 Jan 1755 - 01 Dec 1836
5:54 Bolman, Ana Maria (Philippi), 30 Jan 1763 - 27 Feb 1844, w/o Johannes
6:19 Double stone, d/o Michael and Sarah Holstein, Malinda Augusta, 15 Nov 1840 - 15 Dec 1844 and Sara Elisabetha, 08 Sep 1830 - 15 Dec 1844.
7:18 Lamb - unidentified
8:38 Noll, Philip, 23 Apr 1755 - 16 Jan 1816
9:25 Strickler, Leonhard, 12 Feb 1738 - 31 Jul 1815
9:56 Strickler, Catharina (Stump), 25 Sep 1746 - 25 Nov 1823
10:13 Strickler, Daniel, 17 May 1820 - 01 Aug 1838
10:58 Betz, Christina (Mercky), w/o William, 14 Jun 1767 - 26 Feb 1825
11:47 Saltzgeber, Johannes, s/o Andreas, 14 Sep 1747 - 30 Mar 1829
12:19 Mayer, Johannes, 03 Mar 1745 - 15 Jun 1812
15:01 Shaak, George Washington, 15 Jun 1849 - 15 Oct 1851
15:25 Miller, Benjamin, 02 Jan 1758 - 25 Mar 1814 and Maria Magdalena, 30 May 1763 - 19 May 1807
16:18 Seibert, Frank, 05 Mar 1751 - 10 Mar 1811
17:09 Scholl, Simon, 1775-1825 and Maria 1782-1820
17:56 Meyer, Catharina (Ruth), 30 May 1737 - 3 May 1801
18:22 Miller, George, 07 Aug 1797 - 02 Sep 1799
18:54 Steiner, Johannes, 04 Apr 1793 - 12 Oct 1800
19:31 Stum, Barbara, died 1772
20:28 Saltzegeber, Andreas, 26 Dec 1708 - 11 Nov 1769. Andreas married Anna Maria Zeller. She is your 7x great aunt.
21:08 (tree) Viehman, Valentin, 03 Jun 1719 - 19 Jan 1779
21:38 Hoffman, Jost, 22 Oct 1716 - 21 Aug 1794
22:12 Trion, Dr. Michael, 17 Jul 1731 - 24 Nov 1799
22:40 Numann, Peter, 18 Aug 1718 - 14 Mar 1795
24:25 (tree) Zerbe, John H., 25 Jan 1850 - 22 Dec 1853
24:43 Cox, William, 11 Mar 1821 - 04 Aug 1857
25:05 Moosi, Elisabeth, 12 Jul 1772 - 15 Jun 1858
25:16 Houser, Madalena, 28 Feb 1815 - 23 May 1874
25:58 Zarn, Adam, 18 Jan 1788, 14 Aug 1877
Thank you!
I did some work in that church about 5 years ago. At the time, it was open 24/7 for those who needed to pray whenever. Not sure if it still is.
What a great feeling
Flash light really does work. You hold to the side.
Beautiful stone church.
Yes, still in Lebanon County. The county line is just east of Newmanstown and just before Womelsdorf. Millbach is very near to us.
The one alone after your relatives was Franz Seibert. Some headstones are quite pretty. Good Bless
I found my first American ancestor, on my father's side, earlier this year in the old cemetary in Carlisle. He's my great, great, grandfather from Germany. It was kind of awe-inspiring.
Wow that is so cool!
I am 51 when i was young we would fly out to Iowa. My grands & great grandmother great aunt etc lived there. We would go on day drives including to the cemetery.
I can no longer remember the name but it was a stone of a 4 yr old relation who had died from a disease that has vaccines now. ❤
Wow. That has to be a great feeling!
I am always hopeful when you do the cemetery videos that I will hear a name of one of my PA ancestors. Since, I am in the southern U.S I will probably never make it there to see for myself.
Chalking grave stones is frowned upon. It wears down stones a little at a time. Multiple Chalking on interesting graves has proved this
I love checking old cemeteries. I found a one near Portland that had a section that were in the late 1800's and it was Nuns from Ireland very interesting. .
I loved the pink headstones.
Nice to see how well kept up the graves are. It would be nice if a historical group that is knowledgeable in the process could clean the lichen off the stones. Glad you found your ancestors. Thanks.
I think me and my kid drove past this in October. It looks familiar. We were on our way to do a Rocky Horror Picture Show performance down in East Greenville.
That’s awesome that you found some ancestors! History is my favorite subject
Now take us to the Zeller homestead!
I summer in that area, right down the road is the campground I go to
Great church and cemetery. I thought of a place you should visit...maybe you have been...the old church and cemetery at Warrior Run (near Watsontown). Lots of Rev War Graves and like you saw, trees growing around tombstones, and of course the church.
interesting video, I've checked out two old cemeteries near me, could only read like 3 stones the others were so badly eroded there was no way to read them, kind of sad they weren't replaced by someone
Wow, I had to rewind and watch the one marker that may be Seibert. That's one of the names of my ancestors.
I looked on the Find a Grave website and that marker is for Frantz Seibert. Birth 5 Mar 1751. Death 10 Mar 1811.
I think Millbach is in Lebanon County. Lancaster and Berks County are very close to it also.
Cool video, my brotha.
Church maps? My uncle who was a caretaker, of a historuc church, would show me maps that showed some graves were farmed over.
The one born in 1738 is Leonard (Leonhard), but I can't make out the last name. One the neighboring stones, it looks like Striefler or Striesler, although that isn't a name I'm familiar with.
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Don't scrape or manipulate the old stones. Your channel is big enough that you'll influence others. A lot of damage can be done to old stones. Cleaning should only be done by those knowledgeable how to do it without damage (usually a contactless biologic).
My people were Zimmerman. Take the flashlight please. Smart people experiment, and wouldn’t it cheered you up if it were readable with a flashlight? We didn’t send you anything yet. We plan to!
That's cool. My maternal grandmother's family were Zimmerman
I'm a Zimmerman too, grandparents were from the Gouglersville area.
@@BZizzle Mine are from the Apollo area. Closer to Pittsburgh.
My Zimmerman relatives came to Alabama and are buried in Eclectic, Alabama and in a few older cemeteries. They came in the early 1800s! Mariah Zimmerman Britt.
Chalking is very bad for older stones. Its basically vandalism given modern knowledge of whats good or bad for preserving these monuments. The least-risky hands on approach is to wrap the stone with tinfoil and use a fine artist's brush to carefully press into the indentions... but I would not want to do that without permission and it probably wouldn't give results as good as simply cleaning the stones with D2.
Have you learned any German?
I'll bet they enjoyed the visit!