tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post4366095358123495935..comments2023-10-08T08:38:09.714-04:00Comments on Musical Perceptions: Welcome to my world!Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01286095156825716887noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post-33797501777416941122007-06-22T22:40:00.000-04:002007-06-22T22:40:00.000-04:00My dad provided the following information: Your a...My dad provided the following information: <I>Your ancestors came from the village of Klein Benz, Kreis Naugard (a kreis is a "county"), province of Pommern, country of Prussia. This area is on the eastern side of the Oder River, in today's Poland. It is a very short distance east and a bit north of Stettin (German), today it is called Szczecin. This area is about 30 miles south of the Baltic Sea.</I>Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286095156825716887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post-87884027691892374922007-06-20T13:12:00.000-04:002007-06-20T13:12:00.000-04:00Scott:Spiegelberg is a perfectly acceptable name a...Scott:<BR/><BR/>Spiegelberg is a perfectly acceptable name and orthography in German, Dutch/Flemish, and Yiddish, although Yiddish might favor a Schp- or Shp-. "Spiegel" is "mirror" in all three languages, likewise "Berg" is mountain. The current white pages for Germany lists 340 entries for Spiegelberg, spread throughout the country, and there is a small town/village named Spiegelberg in Swabia. <BR/><BR/>The fact that your relations came from Prussia is telling, but doesn't give much detail, as there were bits and pieces of Prussian state territory from the Baltic to Southern Germany (part of the present city of Frankfurt was part of Prussia then, for example).Daniel Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093101325234464791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post-20240418543310970962007-06-20T13:11:00.000-04:002007-06-20T13:11:00.000-04:00"Spiegel" means mirror, and a Berg is a mountain. ..."Spiegel" means mirror, and a Berg is a mountain. In a German dialect "Spiegel" might be pronounced "Schpiegel," but I've never come across the actual spelling of "Schpiegel" in German. <BR/><BR/>Your name sounds German to me. <BR/><BR/>It's possible that "Spiegeltent" could be both German <I>and</I> Flemish/Dutch: <BR/>http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/stories/s1210137.htmTerminal Degreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523014953046778630noreply@blogger.com