*[Ich hatte viel Spass.]
I had a topic picked for this Note but I can’t find the reference document (letter) that I needed for it. I had asked Dr. Hermann Stierle what he thought the spelling might have been of the name which became Barlow. Some of the references in Virginia spell it as Barler, Berler, Perler, Perley, Perlor, and Parlur. Some of the Barlow researchers can probably add several names to this.
Dr. Stierle was kind enough to give me his thoughts, but I have lost his letter. With so many visitors for the Holidays, there was a massive cleanup and now I am having difficulty finding a few things. On the other hand, I found several items which I had completely forgotten about.
I can’t remember Dr. Stierle’s answer which even he had to admit was probably a guess, but still an educated guess. He thought the name probably did start with the letter "P" in Germany. He stated that the inhabitants of southwest Germany had, and have, difficulty saying the letter "P". Instead, it usually comes more like a "B".
When I started the research into the Unteroewisheim, Oberoewisheim, and Neuenbuerg Church Records, I had been motivated to see if I could find any record of a name which might have become Barlow here in America. There is a claim floating around on the Internet that a Barlow had married a Smith in one of the churches above. I did not find anything to encourage me.
As we start a Neues Jahr, I am in need of subjects to write about which do not require an extensive amount of research. I have only a limited amount of time and some very interesting projects beckon. But finding the time is always the problem.
By now you have probably noted the short German lessons. Eleanor and I were given a calendar which has a short phrase in German and its translation for each day. Let me try an original composition which may have errors in it.
Heute ist der 2 Januar, ein Dienstag. [I am trying to say, "Today is the 2nd of January, a Tuesday."] The translation of the opening statement follows.
*[I had a lot of fun.]
(02 Jan 07)
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