BALTHASAR

SPEYRER

The Doerrenbach Connection

Welcome to the Home Page of the SPEYRER FAMILY ASSOCIATION, a point of reference for members in the United States and abroad. This Page is the continuation in another form of a printed Newsletter which served in planning the first international Speyrer family reunion of October 12, 1996 in Louisiana (USA). The choice of year was no accident; 1996 had special significance, coming exactly 450 years after the birth of Balthasar Speyrer, the family's earliest-known ancestor.

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Membership in this Association is open to his descendants and their friends who wish to stay in touch with one another by means of the World Wide Web. It is the Editor's intention to make available material from the printed Newsletter, of which sixteen issues appeared altogether from 1993 to 1996.

The Speyrer Family in Germany

Dörrenbach [click for map], a hamlet in Rheinland Germany is the place of origin of this branch of the Speyrer family. There, in this village of the Pfalz, Balthasar Speyrer, became the town's school-teacher and part-time Evangelisch (i.e., Protestant) minister.

Born in 1546 (the year of Martin Luther's death), Balthasar Speyrer came from Wertheim am Main. After a brief stay in Annweiler (Pfalz), he settled in near-by Dörrenbach. He is the progenitor of all Speyrers from this village.

Listing of Descendants of Balthazar Speyrer (A few listings are now linked to photographs)
Photographs of Two Notable Buildings in Dörrenbach[With comments in English]
Photographs of Dörrenbach, Germany
- Photo Album 1 [Current and Pre-WWII photos - English comments]
- German Website with Photographs - I
- German Website with Photographs - II
- German Website with Photographs - III
Excerpts from Walter Schlicher's Dörrenbach 992 -1992, which relate to the emigration of members of the Speyrer family from Germany to the U.S.
Letters From Germany
Descendants of Georg Ludwig Speyrer Who Emigrated to America
The Old Speyrer House in Dörrenbach
Balthasar Speyrer: School Teacher and Court Official
A Trip to Dörrenbach - Part 1
A Trip to Dörrenbach - Part 2
Speyrer Family Visits to Germany
Is Dörrenbach Really 1000 Years Old?
Monuments in Paper and Stone
A Journey To the Fatherland - Part I
Ernst Lammering - Wine Expert and Chorus Director
A Journey To the Fatherland - Part II
A List of Events in the History of Dörrenbach
Information about Dörrenbach's strategic location in World War II (Outside Site)

The word SPEYRER is an adjective and simply means 'someone or something from the city of Speyer'. For more information about this city in English click here. Speyer is also an ancient church See. For more on the Diocese of Speyer (in German), follow this link .For another interesting site, go to The German Corner.

The Speyrer Family In The United States

In the 1840's, CONRAD SPEYRER, like many others from his area emigrated for political and economic reasons. He sailed from LeHavre de Grâce (France) for New Orleans. Arriving there, he went by steamboat to the Ports of Washington and Port Barre in Saint Landry Parish where he bought property in Leonville, settled and married Josefina Quevedo. Together they raised five children. For a short story of their lives see The Five Immediate Descendants of Conrad Speyrer below. Records show that other villagers followed after him. See Descendants of Georg Ludwig Speyrer Who Emigrated to America. There is evidence that even a sister of Conrad Speyrer is recorded as having signed a legal document in the Opelousas Court House records, although little more than this about her is known!

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Curious about today's weather in Dörrenbach? See Dörrenbach, Germany Page . A click will show you maps, links, weather etc . For similar information about Leonville, Louisiana go to Leonville, LA

For information or to submit news items, write to the EDITOR at this address: jspeyrer@laol.net All mail will be answered.

For some email addresses of the Association's members and friends, go to the Directory.
Items commemorating the 1996 International Reunion are still available in limited quantities and may be ordered from this list of Souvenirs.

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Have fun as you enter words in the Encarta search window like: BALTHASAR - SPEYER - CONRAD - SAINT LANDRY -STEAMBOAT - PALATINATE. Excellent resource when working crossword puzzles or for that young student doing home work!!

Shop AMAZON.COM from this page for all your books & CDs and help your SPEYRER Family Association. The Association receives a small fee for all book & CD purchases from Amazon.com originating from this page and you pay no additional charges!

For example, let us suppose that you are interested in a book written by a Speyrer. Simply type the word Speyrer in the search window above and you will be given information about Rand Speyrer's Cajun Dancing. You can then order the book very easily. Shipment is made almost immediately.

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