Hallo Milko I believe you are looking for Schichau Werft Try Google "schichau Werft"
Good Luck Uwe-Karsten Krickhahn Medicine Hat, Alberta Canada www.kartenmeister.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Milko Kretschmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "OW-Preussen-L" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 10:03 AM Subject: [Elbing-L] Schickau GMBH > Hello, > > I'm looking for more information on the (once worldwide known) > Elbing-based company Schickau GMBH, > manufacturer of steamengines and locomotives. I'm am particularly > interested in lists of former employees, > for the following reason: > My greatgreatgrandfather Emil Franz Kretschmann, born in Elbing in > 1856, emigrated to the Netherlands > somewhere in the 1870's. The reason for this emigration is still > unclear to me, however I do know that he started > working for a steelworks company in Amsterdam. Since this branche is in > line with the Schickau company, I'm inclined > to think that my gggfather worked for Schickau (who was an employer for > a lot of men living in and around Elbing in those days), before he went > to the Netherlands. > It could have been that he took an apprenticeship at Schickau, for some > or another reason could not stay there and decided to try his luck > abroad (in this case Amsterdam). > Another possibility is that he was employed at Schickau and the company > at a certain time decided to send him to Amsterdam to work for what may > have been an annex(-factury) of Schickau. > > So, in short I have the folliwing questions: > 1. Where can I find more information on (the history of) Schicaku GMBH? > 2. Are there lists of former employees of this company? > 3. Did Schickau GMBH also have facturies in other parts of the world, > i.e. Amsterdam? > > Thanks in advance for your reply, > Milko Kretschmann. > > Milko Kretschmann > Software Developer > T +31 (0)24 3606233 > M +31 (0)6 51960162 > E [EMAIL PROTECTED] > W www.telebyte.nl/~milko/kretschmann > ICQ 9388307 > AIM milkok > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.5/67 - Release Date: 09/08/2005 > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <font face=arial size=-1><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12ho0opsf/M=364397.6958316.7892810.4764722/D=groups/S=1705171099:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1123698149/A=2915264/R=0/SIG=11t7isiiv/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=34443/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs";>Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page</a></font> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elbing-L/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
