The earliest inhabitants of the Lower Rhine level were the Celts. This ancient nation in the opinion of the Lore-language name Rheydt back which leads as they say- is derived from the Celtic word “rithi=Wasserfurt”. Besides the exact history is written extensively about the church and the feudal lords and vassals Rheydts until the time of French rule.

The presentation of the history of the monastery was at the instigation of Baron Friedrich von der Leyen-Bloemersheim. He was also undertook the design changes and so the buildings saved from destruction. In this way, a lot of memories, the former to the monastery and its former owner remembered, will receive. Besides the detailed description of the historical events since the foundation of the monastery, the geographic extent, a genealogy, Description of the donations and privileges, is particularly the list of champions, Nuns, Priors and priests of the monastery (versehen  [...]

A recommended online directory to individual noble families, and manors, Castles from the states of Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Nordwestbayern und Baden-Württemberg.

The State Archives of North Rhine-Westphalia has published a brochure, mit wichtigen und nützlichen Tips zur Familienforschung und dem richtigen Weg zum eigenen Stammbaum.

Beginnen möchte ich mit zwei Büchern die herausgegegen werden vom Verlag Steffen Iffland in Nordhausen-Salza. Aljährlich a historical calendar laid with old views of the surrounding area. This year, the calendar is a little different wound, denn er zeigt neben den alten, zum Vergleich auch neue Ansichten aus der Region. Die Ansichtskarten stammen aus der Sammlung von Horst Weber & Harald Ehrhardt. Bestellseite: Steffen Iffland ist darüber hinaus ein anerkannter Heimatforscher und Genealoge in der Harzregion. Das zweite Buch trägt den Titel: “Hohnstein – Zur Geschichte der Burgruine” und es  [...]