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Wednesday, March 18, 2015
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Saturday, February 7, 2015
Thursday, February 5, 2015
WHY DID NABINGERS LEAVE GERMANY FOR BRAZIL AND AMERICA ?
Above Drawing depicting the Thirty Years War:
“The Great Miseries of War” by Jacques Callot, 1632
*** REST ASSURED THAT OUR ANCESTORS DID NOT LEAVE GERMANY IN SEARCH OF ADVENTURE. THEY ALREADY HAD TOO MUCH OF THAT AT HOME!
Life during the 1600's, 1700's and 1800's was marginal and a challenge at best. Germans were seeking a better, more stable and secure life.
Glen Novinger ***
1600 (Nabingers migrated to Frankenstein)
In the 1600's, many Germans emigrated through the ports of LeHavre, Rotterdam and London. Some were seeking religious freedom in the United States after Martin Luther split from the Catholic Church. The Thirty Years War (1618-1648) had destroyed vast parts of Southwest Germany. There was widespread devastation of many German states with 33% - 66% population declines. Many immigrants left in hope that the New World would provide a brighter future for themselves and their families.
1732 (Nabingers migrated to Philadelphia)
German language in American press: The Philadelphische Zeitung was the first German newspaper published in the United States.
Only 7 years later, in 1739, a German printer born in the Palatinate named Christopher Saur established the first German publishing company. He printed the first edition of the Bible, written in a European language (German). It was called Luther’s translation of the old and new testaments.
1848 (Nabingers migrated to Brazil)
About one million Germans, nicknamed "48ers", escaped the harsh political situation during the Revolution. These new immigrants joined the others, already settled immigrants, which increased the size of the German settlements. Many of these immigrants were well-educated intellectuals who contributed greatly to the culture of America. Architect and "48er" Adolf Cluss came from Heilbronn in Southwestern Germany. He settled near Washington, D.C., where he designed many public buildings, including schools, markets, government buildings, museums and residences. His most famous building was the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building on the National Mall.
"Above timeline history from: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia"
Saturday, January 31, 2015
NABINGER FAMILY IN AUSTRIA
I recently heard from Ernst and Rosina
Nabinger who gave the following information about the Nabinger Family history in
Austria. Following is what they
reported.
Our family lives in a village in Austria
called Wulkaprodersdorf, 50 kilometers from Vienna. The landscape is idyllic
and is part of the "Wulka-plain" with the Wulka River crossing the
area. We are in the Austrian state of Burgenland which is the easternmost state
of Austria. Lake Neusiedl, the largest steppe lake in Europe is about 15
kilometers away. The area is quiet, has almost no crime, and people work as
civil servants, laborers, artisans and farmers. Due to the mild climate and the
proximity to the lake we have a strong vineyard and wine industry. People like
good food with a glass of wine and Vienna schnitzel with potato salad and
Hungarian goulash (spicy, with onions meat) are both popular meals. The
population is almost exclusively Catholic.
In Austria, there are only about 50
"Nabingers". They come from our village and spread throughout the
country only in recent years with the growth of motorization. Nabingers in our
area were first recorded around 1850 at which time the area was inhabited with
Croatian-speaking people. The colonization of the Croatian Adriatic Sea took
place in 1650, as prior to that time the area was almost completely
extinguished by wars and epidemics. Croatian culture has been partially
maintained through language and traditions to this day. The people in our
village still speak mostly Croatian and, of course, the language of the
country, which is German. The area until 1921 was part of the Hungarian side during
the time of Austria-Hungary Empire and at school we were speaking Hungarian. It
was only in 1921, after the First World War, that our area was split off from
Hungary and added to Austria. From that date, the official language has been
German.
Nabinger is a German name. We therefore
assume that a German journeyman came to our area and stayed. Family genealogy
is difficult because before 1921 the files are incomplete and there are
language problems. The church is planning a digitization of archives and
perhaps after that is completed we can learn something more about our
ancestors.
My husband, Ernst, was a police officer
and I have worked with a notary. Our daughter Ursula studied Nutritional
Sciences and her husband is a landscape architect. They have three daughters
18, 13 and 9 years old.
We live in a house with a 1,800 m2
garden, so since our retirement we work more with the garden, the own fruit
trees, and bio vegetables. In addition we have a 10,000 m2 garden next to the
Wulka River. We love this idyllic base and spend a lot of time with family and
many friends.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
NABINGER FAMILY HISTORY IS TIED TO THE HISTORY OF THE PALATINATE
Since the earliest years of the known history of the Nabinger Family, about 1600, our Family history has been tied to that of an area known as the Palatinate in what is now central western Germany.
The Palatinate, also known as Rhenish Palatinate (German: Rheinpfalz), occupies more than a quarter of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz). A resident of the Palatinate is known as a Palatine and the area was part of Bavaria during most of the time of the Kingdom of Bavaria. The regional dialect of the Palatinate is Palatine German or Pfaelzisch, a West Franconian dialect of German.
In the west, the Palatinate borders on Saarland. In the northwest, the Hunsrück mountain range forms the border with the Rhineland region. The eastern border with Hesse and the Baden region runs along the Rhine River. In the south, the German-French border separates the Palatinate from Alsace. One third of the region is covered by the Palatinate Forest (Pfälzerwald) which is Germany's largest contiguous forested area and part of the Franco-German Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve.
The German Wine Route (or the Deutsche Weinstrasse) passes
through the Palatinate which is one of the greatest wine producing regions in
Germany and in the last two decades has became well known for a large number of
prizewinning white and red wines of highest quality produced by a number of
young winemakers.
The relatively mild Palatinate weather permits the
cultivating of almond and fig trees, stone pines, Mediterranean Cypress, palms,
and even banana species. The lower hilly regions are known for its extended
chestnut forests, sometimes referred to as "German Tuscany" in
tourist advertising.
Saumagen
The traditional Palatine cuisine is in parts very hearty and substantial mainly because the recipes were developed by the physically hard-working population or in times of poverty. In comparison to other regional German cuisines its dishes are also hotter and spicier. The most renowned dish from the Palatinate is Saumagen which is a mixture of lean pork, sausage meat, potatoes, onions, marjoram, cloves and pepper in a casing. It is so famous that even cooking competitions for butchers and cooks take place. As with most traditional dishes there are many variations with additional ingredients and spices, but they all have in common that the stomach of a pig is used as the cooking container in which the mixture is simmered. The finished product is then removed from the casing, cut into slices and can be either served fresh or be roasted before eating.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
75th Annual Novinger Family Reunion
All descendants of Dewalt Novinger are welcome to attend the:
75th Annual Novinger Family Reunion
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Wiconisco Creek Park Pavilion
Water Company Road
Millersburg, PA 17061
12:30pm Covered dish luncheon promptly - rain or shine
1:30pm Business Meeting
From Millersburg, take Route 209, go past Weis Markets and take the first road on the right, Romberger Road
From square in Elizabethville, follow Route 209 for 5.7 miles, turn left on Romberger Road.
Announcement information provided by Brian Novinger
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