The Bernard & Caroline Rottkamp family
Bernard Rottkamp
b. November 17, 1822 Großneder, Westphalia, GermanyImmigrated to New York City 1847
d. July 19, 1891 Foster's Meadow, Queens County, New York
Caroline Engel Rottkamp
b. July 4, 1834 New York Cityd. January 31, 1910 Foster's Meadow (Elmont), Nassau County, New York
About:
Vincent C. Rottkamp: Memorial of early family life
Carol Hintze: 1990 Rottkamp Family Tree Afterward
Ed Wesnofske: Bernard's immigration story
Bernard, the Successful Farmer
(More farming news coming to continue to 1880)
Rottkamp Romance, or,
The Triple Play that Failed
The Lady behind the scenes of a
Rottkamp business
Arpil 3, 2011 Rottkamp Reunion Essays: PDF file
The Saga of the "Rottkamp Coat of Arms".
Chapter 1
The start of the Rottkamp clan folklore on the made up coat of arms.
Chapter 2
The lack of authenticity of the coat of arms.
Chapter 3
How the coat of arms was created.
Chapter 4
The large story of the business of making coats of arms:
The Sanson Institute of Heraldry.
Email: edwesnofske@optimum.net