A reunion/gathering of anyone researching the Holman/Holeman surname is being planned for June 2003 in Salt Lake City. Accommodations and meetings are being arranged in a hotel adjacent to the world-renown Family History Library. Would you be interested in attending? What kind of a meeting program would you appreciate? What subjects?

My maiden name is Holman, from Australia, previously from Holland, then back to Germany first as Hollmann, then eventually Hollemann. I would really like to get in touch with any Dutch or German Hollmanns (Holman) or their descendants. email me at jannhull@yahoo.com Thanks.
I might be interested in attending the Reunion, as I live in Cache Valley, Utah, about 2 hours north of Salt Lake City. Please give more details.

The reunion/gathering is primarily for subscribers to the Holeman/Holman newsletter published by Roger and Merry Ann Malcolm of Illinois, but it is open to anyone, just as the newsletter is now open to anyone researching the surname. However, the newsletter has generally been for folks researching Holeman/Holmans in America. The earliest known ancestor that many subscribers descend from is Daniel Holman/Holeman who entered the Shenandoah Valley in 1736. The gathering is primarily for his descendants and those who may be connected. Plans are not made for the reunion program yet but I hope it will be of broader reserach interest than just Holmans in America.
Barbara

My Holman surname comes from Holland and as far as I know has never been in the United States. I am from Australia but have lived in the US for about 27 years. Before Holland, my ancestors trace back to Oldenburg, Germany, the name changing back to Hollmann and eventually Hollemann. Since I live only 2 hours away from Salt Lake City, I would be interested in the reunion in 2003, but the only thing I could contribute would be my Dutch/German Holmans and their genealogy. Contact me at jannhull@yahoo.com if interested. Thanks.

My mother was a Holleman. How do I find out about the newsletter. I can trace the Holleman's on my side back to a Thomas K. Holleman born 1799, but can not seem to get any further. Any info would be appreciated.

Hi Vicky,
My maiden name is Hollemann (in Germany, man is spelled with 2 n) and my paternal ancestors are from Peine close to the city of Hannover in Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony).
After WW II my uncle Hans Heinrich Hollemann was MiA and the Red Cross or any such organisations have not been able to find a trace, i.e. a grave or even a note about the fate of my uncle.
His birthday is the 20th of March 1920 and he was about 24 or 25 yrs. old at his confirmed Missing in Action.
Since my dad has died in 1957 (he was one year younger) have I promised to search.
I may not learn about my uncle, but perhaps we share a ancestor together ?
Please reply
God bless
Reverend Field

Hi Reverend Field,
Thank you for answering. I don't think I have any information to be of help to you. Both of my parents are gone, so I'm trying to do research on my own. I have a cousin who is a lot older...he remembers our grandparents.....who I never meant....but he wants nothing to do with geneology...does not even want to talk about it.. If I do come across something I will let you know.
Keep Searching, Good Luck and God Bless,
Vicki

Dear Rev. Field,

I'm afraid that I too cannot help you with information about your uncle. It is possible that he was buried in an unmarked grave. I'm sorry.

My Holmans came to America very early, in the late 1600s, so it is unlikely that we could be related in any particular way.

Good luck and God bless.