German Web Sites, Translated Documents and Maps
Winfred Liebrich's Web Site
Dr. Winfred Liebrich of Berlin has been very active in compiling information about the
Liebrich family across the world. He maintains an extensive
web site which includes both
English and German language resources. Lineages, document copies, newspaper clippings and
other items are available there.
As a way of sharing that research, Dr. Liebrich organized a world-wide reunion in
Bockenheim Germany, in April 2000. I was privileged to attend that event, along with a number
of others from the US. We celebrated the Liebrich heritage, enjoyed music and poetry and
humorous lectures by various speakers and wine from the local Liebrich winery and toured
sites of interest to our specific branches of the family.
Translated Documents, courtesy of Reinhard Zell
The souvenir booklet produced by Dr. Liebrich contained a wealth of additional information
on the family. One of the articles included in that booklet was entitled "Über den Namen
Lieberich in der Pfalz". It was published in "Arbeitzgemeinschaft Krupfälzischer
Sippenforscher", Volume 1, number 2, in August 1927. This anonymous article chronicles the
Liebrich name and its variants beginning in 774 A.D. up through the early 1700's. It describes,
among other things, the circumstances under which our ancestor was awarded a coat of arms.
An English translation of this article, done by Reinhard Zell, can be found HERE. I can
provide contact information for Mr. Zell, if you wish to follow up with further questions. For
a map of the areas mentioned in this document, click HERE.
A second article included in the reunion booklet by Dr. Liebrich is entitled "Familien
Lieberich in Der Pfalz", and was written by Heinz Lieberich. It was published in
"Pfälzisch-Rheinische Familienkunde, Volume 8, number 3, in 1978. Mr. Reinhard Zell has
done a translation of this document into English, and it can be found HERE. This article
covers the time frame from 1350 A.D. into the 1800s.
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