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From: "Doris Mathis" <>
Subject: Genealogy - Help With Hessians
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 14:42:27 -0600


This is an article from the April 2005 issue of Family Tree Magazine.

Help With Hessians
James M. Beidler's "Germane Advice" (October 2004) provides a wonderful
guide to researching German roots. I noticed one missing source, however.
More than 30,000 German soldiers fought for the British during the American
Revolution. Roughly 5,000 of these "Hessians" stayed in the United States
when their countrymen returned home, and many Americans descend from them
(see www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_hessians.html)
The Johannes Schwalm Historical Association supports historical and
genealogical research related to the German soldiers who remained behind.
The association published journals, and researchers can access its registry
lists and publications on its Web site www.jsha.org
Anyone hearing hints of a Hessian ancestor should visit this site.
Janice Anton Nolin
Huntsville, AL

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