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New! We've added translations of many old letters and postcards that were sent by German Nielands to their American relatives. See them on the History page under the Over the Ocean heading on the left. (August 2008)
New! The
photograph collection of Henry Joseh Nieland's (1872-1957)
descendants is now on the Photos page. (August 2008)
New! The
1920s photograph collection of Mildred Wittrock Pappe, daughter of Rose Nieland Wittrock (1895-1935)
is now on the Photos page. (August 2008)
New! We
have updated the Family
Tree Book. The January 2008 Edition adds over 1,500 names and more info about our early ancestors. You can download
the book from this website, print it out to use as a reference
book or to share with family members. The book has a full
name index so its easy to find any individual.
(January 2008)
New! Visit our Blog to see the latest updates and data requests. Click here. (July 2007)
New! We've
added a German translation of David Nieland's 1965 book --
Stammbaum der Familie Nieland. Click on Stammbaum
der Familie Nieland - 1965 on the History
page. (December 2006)
New! Thanks
to Dominik Marks in Germany we've discovered another branch
of the family tree. A new "Generation 8" Ancestry
page lists the descendants of Friedrich Kipp (1859-1928).
Friedrich was the grandson of Maria Adelheid (Nieland) Lübbering.
See the Ancestry
page. (May 2006)
New! Our
research has uncovered several earlier generations
of Nielands in our family tree. See the Ancestry
pages. Also see the List
of Biographies on the History
page to read about our earliest known ancestors. (September
2005)
New! We've
updated the Ancestry
pages, adding hundreds of new names. Our family tree has now
has more than 7,800 names. (August
2007)
New! One
of the Nieland descendants, Fr. Steven Boes has been named
as Executive Director of Girls and Boys Town. See the
News page. (April
2005)
New! Upcoming
family reunions are now listed on the News
page. For details click on the links in the left column. Please
tell us about any planned reunions in your branch so we can
help spread the word. (March
2005)
New! We
have updated the family tree of our earliest ancestors and
added 30 new names. See the Ancestry
page and click on the name John Daniel Nieland 1690-1757.
New! The
photograph collection of Franz Josef Nieland's (1885-1958)
descendants is now on the Photos
page.
 We
have added an old letter that describes the immigration experience
and life in America in 1868. We believe Henry Nieland carried
this letter with him when he immigrated in 1869. See the History
page.
New! Over
sixty people attended the Family Reunion in Südlohn,
Germany, including three cousins from the USA. See the News
Page.
New! More
new obituaries have been added to the Obituaries
section of the History
page. They contain lots of details about our ancestor's lives.
We now have 311.
New! The
burials database has just been updated. See the History
page and click on List
of Grave Locations. Please help us fill in the blanks.
New! The
photograph collection of Hermann Franz Nieland (1885-1958)
is now on the Photos
page. Most of the photos are of our German relatives around
the year 1950. Be sure
to see both the Snapshots and Photo Album pages—over
60 pictures in all!
New! We've
added new information about St. Walburga Church in Ramsdorf,
Germany, the church where our ancestors worshiped before they
emigrated from Germany. Go to the History
page and look under the Historical Towns heading.
New! Holy
Trinity Catholic Church in Okarche, OK will be celebrating
its 100th Anniversary in October. Read about it on the News
Page.
New! We
have a brand new look! We've switched to "frames"
format for the Nieland Family Homepage, which should make
it much easier for you to access the information in this site.
And the pages should load much faster, too. It may take a
few weeks to get the kinks out, so please be patient. And,
please report any problems or broken links to the webmaster.
New! There's
another new addition to the Called to the Faith section
of the History
page — Father Don Wolf, great great grandson of Anna
Nieland Boes — bringing the total to 24!.
New! See
where our Nieland ancestors originated. We've added maps on
the History
page that show where they lived in Germany. Click on the link
to The
Nieland Homeland.
New! We've
traced the family tree back one more generation to about 1690.
Kay Davis has found the birth records for John Bernard
Nieland in Gemen, Kreis Borken, Prussia. See the updated Ancestry
page and Biographies
section of the History
page.
New! There's
a new addition to the Called
to the Faith page — Father Daniel Henry Mueggenborg.
So far, we've identifies twenty-three family members who have
followed a religious calling.
New! We've
just added terrific new historical information about Maria
Anna Nieland and Gerhard Boes and their daughter, Clara Boes,
and husband Max Reising. Go to the
History page and look under Family History.
New! We
have added burial information for nearly 400 of our relatives.
See the List
of Grave Locations on the History
page.
New! Lawrence
and Helen Nieland celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary
on January 17th! See details on the
News page (January 2003).
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