Zeitler Web

Zeidlerei Profession

admin — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:03:08 +0000

Who knew is was all about the bees?

The name “Zeidler / Zeitler” comes from an old German word, ‘zeideln’ meaning to cut honey(comb). They were in charge of honey gathering and documented from 959 onwards. I even found a coat of arms for them!

See the new Zeidlerei Page

Stanislawsky Genealogy

admin — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:33:02 +0000

Names of interest: Balko, Ciszec, Chryplivi, Hawryluk, Kruk, Moroz, Rajterowsky, Wintoniak, Patryk, Stanislawsky

Towns: Lubianki See Stanislawsky Line

Zeitler Genealogy

admin — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:23:13 +0000

The full Zeitler line beginning with Johann Zeitler born about 1540.
Other names of interest: Albert, Aichelseer, Ciszko, Hiller, Jarosz, Kremer, Mayer, Preischl, Rodovicz, Zeitler

Towns of interest: Klokuczka, Czernowitz, Kolomea, Enslwang, Adertshausen, Oed, Armensee, Raittenbach, Hohenfels, Affenrieth, Effenrieth, Haslach, Haasla

— See The Zeitler Line

History of Surnames

admin — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:11:52 +0000

Job designations are the most common form of family names; anybody who had an unusual job would have been bound to be identified by it. Examples: Schmidt (smith), Müller (miller), Meier (farm administrator), Schulze (constable), Fischer (fisherman), Schneider (tailor), Maurer (mason), Bauer (farmer), Metzger or Fleischer (butcher), Töpfer or Toepfer (potter).
Note: the surname of Zeitler means “beekeeping in the woods” — Read Full Article

High Middle Ages Dress

admin — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:10:01 +0000

Images of high fashion in the 14th and 15th centuries:

Eventually, fashion dictated that huge points, stiffened with whale-bone, be attached to both shoes and boots. These were called plumes (a corruption of the word Polonaise) in France, and Cracoves in England - both words showing the fashion’s Polish origin. During the 14th century, the poulaines became ridiculously large, and even influenced the shape of soldiers’ iron boots. At this time, shirts became more common, while lords and ladies took to wearing hose of two different colors: one leg would be white, yellow or green; and the other black, blue or red. Sometimes even the shoes were of different colors.

See Middle Ages Page — Note: I am working in a whole site devoted to the Middle Ages (like my GermanTribes.org site), but I have no idea when it will be done.

Germanic Tribes

admin — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:05:24 +0000

Latin Germani is first used by Julius Caesar, and is thought to be a loan from the Celtic name for the Germanic tribes. There is also a Latin adjective germanus (from germen, “seed” or “offshoot”), which has the sense of “related” or “kindred” and whence derives Catalan germà, Spanish hermano and Portuguese irmão, “brother”. If the proper name Germani derives from this word, it may refer to the Roman experience of the Germanic tribes as allies of the Celts. The name may also derive from one of the principal proto-tribes of Central Europe, the Hermunduri. Read Full Article —– see GermanTribes.org

About Galizia, Galicia

admin — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:03:16 +0000

In pre-Roman times the region was populated by various tribes, including the Lugiis, Goths and Vandals (the Przeworsk and Puchov cultures). After the fall of the Roman Empire, which most of southern-eastern Poland and western Ukraine was part of (all territories below the San, Bug, Dniester and Ztir), the area was invaded by West Slavs and Hungarians. Read Full Article —- Galizia (Galicia) Maps

German Language History

admin — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:01:03 +0000

German (Deutsch) is a West Germanic language and one of the world’s major languages. German is closely related to English and Dutch.

The German language has undergone a number of changes in history. The main phases are called Old High German (Althochdeutsch, AHD), Middle High German (Mittelhochdeutsch, MHD), and New High German (Neuhochdeutsch, NHD). Read Full Article

The English Language

admin — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:00:01 +0000

450–1100 Old English (Anglo-Saxon) – The language of Beowulf.
1100–1500 Middle English – The language of Chaucer.
1500–1650 Early Modern English (or Renaissance English) – The language of Shakespeare.
1650–present Modern English (or Present-Day English) – The language as spoken today.

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Of Two Calendars

admin — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:57:31 +0000

At the time at which Julius Caesar took power in Rome, the Roman calendar had ceased to reflect the year accurately. The Julian reform lengthened the months (except February, owing to its religious significance) and provided for an intercalary day to be added every four years to February, creating a leap year.

This produced a noticeably more accurate calendar, but it was based on the calculation of a year as 365 days and 6 hours (365.25 d). In fact, the year is 11 minutes and 14 seconds less than that. This had the effect of adding three-quarters of an hour to a year, and the effect accumulated. By the 16th century, the vernal equinox fell on March 10 and caused problems in computing the date of Easter. Read Full Article