Please email me if you would like me to send you a link to view my tree on Ancestry.com. There you can see additional photos and records.
Von Der Linn Family Reunion, April 2019
Von Der Linn - Heil Family History book (pdf to download or read online)
Purchase a paperback copy of the Von Der Linn - Heil Family History book
The following books are gold mines; they are in German but are easy to understand once you learn a few basic terms; Google Translate works great:
Clausen Municipal Records 1466-1806. Search for Vonderlin.
Clausen Municipal Records 1807-1875. Search for Vonderlin. (Vonderlin family section starts on page 220.)
Donovan-Meyer Family History book (pdf to download or read online)
Purchase a paperback copy of the Donovan-Meyer Family History book
Photos of Ray and Heddy Donovan's families
Skibbereen (Ireland) photos and audio clips
Pictures of Ahiohill (Ireland) and Kusel and Rammelsbach (Germany)
Jim Von Der Linn 70th birthday video. Note: we don't know for sure whether we are in fact from the town of Linn, but it certainly seems plausible. It is unlikely that Otto was our ancestor, as he was a nobleman, and we were likely serfs.
Cougar Mt. and Newport Hills Videos
Jim Von Der Linn Memorial Service Aug. 6, 2021