[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Hugenot Society in Germany

[Jürgen Kaut]

i was under the impression that Pinache was founded by Waldensers, not 
Huguenots, they are/were a different Protestant sect that left France
see ya , jurgen

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There were indeed quite a few Huguenots who settled in various parts of
Germany.  Although I am not affiliated with the German Huguenot Society, I 
am
aware of two villages in Baden-Wurtemberg that were founded by Huguenots
when  they were driven from France.  One was called Friedrichstal, in honor 
of
 Duke Friedrich of Baden, who welcomed them to the area (near Karlsruhe).
It is now part of the municipality of Stutensee (my ancestors came from
Spöck,  also part of Stutensee now).  The other village was called Pinache, 
and
was  located near Pforzheim in Wurtemberg.  I believe that you will find
Huguenot villages all over Germany.

To try and locate the actual village that your family came from, you can do
 a search of the on-line German phone book to see where your name turns up
in any  appreciable number.

Good luck!

    -Paul


In a message dated 6/27/2011 9:43:51 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
dabookk54 at yahoo.com writes:

My  brother just got back from a trip to Germany. He met someone on his
trip who  is tied with the Hugenot Society in Germany. They claim to have 
many
of their  own historical and genealogical resources. Has anyone on this
listserv dealt  with them - particularly any of our German  members?
http://www.hugenotten.de/

I have suspected Hugenot lineage  in my ancestry (Taron) which I can trace
in Polish records back to Brandenburg  at the turn of the nineteenth
century. Their brochure says 44,000 Hugenots  left for Germany of which the 
bulk,
20,000 went to Brandenburg. I'll question  them to ask the extent of data
resources they have. With some luck I might  take my Taron line way back -
something I am sure my Taron 4th and 5th cousins  would appreciate. (BTW - 
if
you have the Taron name in your ancestry you are  most likely related to 
me).


For anyone who has French names in your  pedigree this society may be of
interest. In the Lublin Project we find  several French names and I believe
many of us will have ancestral links with  them.
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