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I would like to contact anyone by the last name of Kremer. This was my mother's maiden name. My grandfather, her father, was born in Camp Springs, Kentucky. His name is Anthony Michael Kremer, and he lived in Dayton, Ohio, as an adult, where my mother and I are from. He passed away in San Diego, California in l970. My mother is now deceased also. I would like to hear from any relative of ours, or anyone who recalls either my grandfather or my mother, who visited Camp Springs as a child - her name is Doris Dean Kremer, also known as "Dody" Kremer. Thank you for your time in assisting me. I can be reached at this E-mail or by phone: Area code 207- 223- 5277' or Address: 31 Ferry St., Winterport, ME. 04496.
Sincerely,
Lynn-Diane Nunn

<nplm@roadrunner.com >
- August 11, 2009
I just found your web-site, and I will be visiting it often. Camp Springs holds a lot of memories for me also. My father, George Stortz, was a Campbell County Police Officer for several years, and actually was a partner to George Arnold, who eventually became Chief of Police. Mom and Dad lived on Fender Road at the time and rented a house from Ruth and Bob Kohls. I went to school "up on the hill" until the 4th grade, then moved to Crestview and then attended St. Joe's in Cold Spring. I loved living out there. When I married Greg Fuller, we built a home next to the home we rented. Greg's grandfather, Andy Fuller, was the first bus driver (and only schoolbus) in Campbell County. I love to listen to the stories about that time. If anyone has any stories about Andy Fuller and those days of riding his bus, I would love to hear them. I know Greg's father, Bill Fuller, would love to hear them. We came across a map of the area of long ago and learned that the creek behind our home was called Fuller Creek.
If you have any memories of my father, I would love to hear them also.

Sherry Stortz Fuller
<sfuller@graydon.com>
- July 10, 2008
I am currently looking for a couple more cemeteries in the Camp Springs area. One is on 10 mile road. I have really good information that it was there. Will have to visit to verify if anything is left. I just heard about the other on this weekend. It is or was on the hill to the east of the old Schuchter farm at the corner of Nine Mile and Four Mile Pike. I think the property now belongs to Fred Mashinot Jr. per the PVA web site. The story is that there were graves on that hill marked only with field stones. We are interested in them even if we can't readily identify who might be buried there. We found about 50 such graves near the corner of Tug Fork and Four Mile. Just to the east of St. John's Church. It contains five rows of field stones all in a nice row. Right now, we are calling it the Tucker Cemetery. That could change as we learn more. There is another in that area that has been referred to as the Greene Cemetery and it was on the Uthe farm. We haven't be able to locate that one. If you hear of any of these old cemeteries I would appreciate a heads up so Marvin Record and I can investigate. Oh, there is also one somewhere on the Neltner farm. Several people remember seeing the stones but we haven't located that one either.

Buck Seibert
- June 24, 2008


Visited the Camp Springs web site and noticed the story about the Regular Baptist Church. It was mentioned that you had not located this cemetery. For several reasons, I believe this cemetery is the 12 Mile Baptist Church Island Cemetery in 12 Mile Creek. Once called Well's Creek, the cemetery at that location was served by Jesse Beagle. There was once a headstone in this cemetery for the wife of Jesse Beagle. Also, I have found a broken headstone in this location that says "member of the Regular Baptist Church". I will attach a photo. It is not very clear, I should return with my brush and baking flour to make the inscription stand out. I do not believe this is too much of a stretch to have called this the 4 mile Baptist Church. I believe the area was referred to as 4 mile even if it was on another creek. I have also found very early records which call 4 mile creek Salima creek. This is in one of the old deed books in the County Clerks Office in Alexandria. More information supporting my claim can be found here:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kycampbe/fourmilechurchrecords.htm

A partial list of those buried in the Island Church Cemetery can be found here:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kycampbe/islandcreekcemetery.htm

I hope this helps and I would be interested in your opinion on the subject.

Buck Seibert
Member Campbell County Historical & Genealogical Society
- June 16, 2008
Hey Folks,
My name is John Groeschen Jr. My father was John Richard Groeschen. He was the son of George J. Groeschen and Florence Reitmann. My father and me loved to read Don's history of this part of Campbell County. My dad would tell all kinds of storys of the Steffens and Enzweilers from his youth. Many of them were his cousins. My dad recently passed away after a brief illness and as he requested I will be bringing him home soon. He often spoke of days he spent running the back roads and was particurly fond of the area around Tugfork Rd.were his father owned some property. He was born in 1934 at 46 East Alexandria Pike in Cold Spring in a large stone house that his father built. He had 14 brothers and sisters many of whom still live in the area. Thanks for the great memories Don.

John R. Groeschen, Jr.
Saint Petersburg, Florida
<jgroesch2@verizon.net>
- May 17, 2008
Does anyone on your website Campsprings.com have any information regarding my gg-grandfather Joshua Johnson who was born between 1804 and 1808 either in VA, TN or KY and died on 28 or 29 July, 1871 in New Richmond, Clermont County, Ohio. He was a member of the http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kycampbe/islandcreekcemetery.htm both the 4-Mile- and 12-Mile Baptists Churches in Campbell County, KY between 1835 and 1860--when he and his family moved to New Richmond, Clermont Co., Ohio. Joshua was a church leader and often preached at the 12-Mile Baptist Church, My Joshua was married four times. The location of his burial site is as yet unknown; and was not found alongside that of his fourth wife Sarah Kennelly (Plotner) Johnson [they were married in Clermont Co., Ohio on 23 August 1863] who is buried at the Watkins-Hills Cemetery.Ohio Township, Clermont County near New Richmond, Ohio. Joshua's first wife, Harriet (Grover) Johnson (they were married in Mason Co., KY in 1828) is buried at the Carmack Family Cemetery at the 12-Mile Baptist Church in Campbell, County, KY.

If your Campsprings community knows anything about this Joshua Johnson I would be happy to share the considerable information I have about his family and descendants. I have especially been having a problem finding out more about his place and date of birth, his place of burial, and any info on his parents and grandparents.

Dr. Gerald G. Schaber<gschaber@infomagic.net>
- April 4, 2007
Hello, Camp Springs, Ky . My name is Glenn Smith I have a brother name Cleo we use to live at mailing address Rt 1, Box 41, 4 Mile Rd. I went to school at A.J Jolly Elementary, Donald E. Middle, and Campbell Co. High School. I move after my freshmen year to Georgia. I have a lot of good memory's of growing up there, Do you still have dance's at the fire house? Oh man those where the days, When I read the history of Camp Springs with the grapes it explained why there where Grapevines around the house. Well gotta go, love the web sight, and all the picture's of home.

Glenn Smith<roy.smith3@purina.nestle.com>
- November 5, 2006
Greetings to the Camp Springs Web Site Readers. I am humbled by the response to my writings about the Steffen Families. After a long pause in new Chapters, I hope to continue writing about other families. The response to my chapters has been overwhelming and I have provided research information to so many relatives. I hope to continue next with the Enzweiler Families. I have so much research information about the Enzweilers in Germany but I sometimes have lost some of the Enzweiler families her in the U.S. If anyone would like to share information about your Enzweiler family, I would be most interested. Thank you. You can reach me at donbaumann@fuse.net I look forward to hear from descendants of Enzweiler Families.

Don Baumann<donbaumann@fuse.net>
- September 10, 2006
Hi everyone,

I've been corresponding with Don Baumann about the STEFFEN family. With his help, and that of many other STEFFEN researchers, I have put together quite a large file on the STEFFEN family. I greatly enjoy the Camp Springs website. It is truly a unique place and I hope it is preserved as a little bit of paradise in Northern Kentucky, especially in the face of all the development that is taking place there.
Keep up the good work on the website.

Paul Weisenberger<pjweisen@sbcglobal.net>
Milwaukee, WI (but born and raised in Kentucky) - March 10, 2006
Great issue Two of Camp Springs Press. We thank those contributing to make the Press a huge success.

Don Baumann<donbaumann@fuse.net>
Ft. Thomas, KY USA - October 7, 2005
Interesting to read your website, "The Steffen Family - Chapter 1" by Donald A. Baumann. If my father had not legally changed his surname from Baumann to Roberts in 1943, my name would be Drew Baumann. I was born in 1944 and have searched for my Paternal Baumann ancestors since I was ten years old. My grandfather, Charles F. Baumann, was born in Sidney, OH. He was the youngest child of Christian P. Baumann and Anna Elisabeth Geminn. Christian Baumann was born in Kusel, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany in 1833 and immigrated to America in 1853 and became a naturalized citizen in 1858. He had six siblings in Kusel. His father was from a family of 12 Baumann in Kusel. Christian's grandfather, Andreas, was born in Herborn, Dillkries, Hessen in 1705 and probably followed the leaders their to Kusel about 1738 to restore and repopulate the Palatinate. Andreas Baumann was appointed "Stadtschultheissen zu Kusel" (Mayor-Judge) in 1748, probably by the Duke of Zweibrucken-Pfalz, until his death at age 85 in 1790. The Herzog (Duke) of Zweibrucken had fostered and encouraged Evangelist Reformed and Lutheran churches since the Reformation. From Andreas Baumann's children and succeeding generations, there was always one son who became Ev. Ref. German Parish Pastors who married daughters of Ev. Ref. Pastors. Andreas was educated and graduated from the "Hochen Schule Herborn", where his father, Johann Siegfried Christian Baumann, was a Book Binder and Caretaker. Andreas Baumann's grandfather, Siegfried Baumann, was from Westerburg, Dillkries about 1633 and married Elisabetha Neid in Herborn in 1666, who was the daughter of Johannes Neid of Trarbach, Mosel, Germany. I enjoyed reading your web page.

Cheers, Drew Baumann Roberts.

<drew@familytrails.net>
September 17, 2005
 Hello cousins!

I was absolutely thrilled to discover this website. I am a descendent of Isidore Baumann and love having Don’s story to share with my family. I currently live in Tennessee, but the rest of my family is still in the area. My Grandmother was Anna Catherine (Baumann) Gerner daughter of Joseph Christian Baumann. I had no idea how many of us are out there! Thanks Don for opening up a whole new (old) world to us.

Linda Kunberger
Franklin, TN
<Lark626@comcast.net>
September 12, 2005
 I wanted to thank Don again for the info that he's collected. It's allowed me to build an amature website for my family members. To anyone who is interested it's at http://www.geocities.com/steffenfamilytree/index.html It shows Steffen offspring that moved from Kentucky to California. It's by no means complete or definetive but it serves its purpose. It includes acknowledgements to Campsprings.com and to Don personally. After speaking with Don about companies like Ancestry.com and such, I took their acknowledgement off the site because what he said made alot of sense. Thanks again Don!

Jeff Steffen
Hemet, California
<jeff.steffen@verizon.net>
August 25, 2005
 Don, Even though our interest is personal, the history here is so interesting and well written that we would enjoy reading this for the pleasure of it. We're glad that you told us about www.campsprings.com and we will certainly tell our children. They will enjoy being able to go back in history to learn about their ancestors. Thank you.

Ruth and Carl Enzweiler
<carlandruth@fuse.net>
August 25, 2005
 Thanks Joe, Through this site I have contacted or have been contacted by many family cousins. Your efforts are appreciated by so many who still feel that Camp Springs is the beginning of most families in Campbell County. Keep up the great work.

Don Baumann<donbaumann@fuse.net>
Ft. Thomas, KY USA - August 25, 2005
I just learned about your site. I am a direct descendant of Peter Steffen and Anna Bone from Chapter 10. I am researching these two lines as well as the following related lines from Campbell County, KY - BOHART (aka BUCHHEIT), FILLHARDT, BOHRER, FEILEN, BLAU, HECK... I would like to hear from other cousins researching the same lines.
Traci Spears <tlspears1@fuse.net>
July 21, 2005
This is some interesting reading, I'm so glad I stopped in. I heard their are some real big babies born in Camp Springs. Cute ones. Thanks for all the info.
Helen Schultz <schultzza@fuse.net>
April 15, 2005
i just found this site and i love it..my name is nancy stewart akers..i lived at 377 ( later changed to 105) 3 mile road..i lived there from 1950 to 1960..i had a big family of 13 brothers and sisters..so we had few pictures...we rented our house from a farming family named schultize..if anyone has any pictures or knowledge i would love to have anything...thank you ..this will be my favorite site now...nancy akers

Bill Akers - Commandant
James M. Slay Detachment
Marine Corps League
C: 901-5479
<twoakers1@juno.com>
March 23, 2005
Hello to all family and cousins.

Occasionally I up-date my mailing list for the Camp Springs Writings. If you are getting the Chapters and would wish to be deleted from my list, please let me know. I have developed this list over these last years but do not want to fill your mail box if you would rather not receive what I send. I look forward to hear from each of you.

Still searching, Don
Don Baumann <donbaumann@fuse.net>
Ft. Thomas, KY USA - March 13, 2005
My parents (Jerome and Irma Futscher) married, they lived upstairs in the George and Ida Schultz home, currently the farm that Lonnie Enzweiler now owns. I lived there until age 3 when we moved to the house that my mom still lives in. I am looking for pictures of the old farmhouse, but especially pictures of George and Ida Schultz. Any help is appreciated. I currently live in Glendale, KY with husband Tom Steller. We have two children, Katie and Kevin and a beautiful granddaughter, Natalie. Come see us!! Janet Futscher-Steller.
Janet Steller <janetlsteller@hotmail.com>
March 11, 2005
I picked up a copy of The Camp Springs Press last night at the fish fry. What a wonderful publication! I didn’t grow up in Camp Springs but spent most of my time with friends there. That’s why my family and I always support the school’s fish fry as well as functions at the fire department. I especially enjoyed reading about the initiative to bring wine tasting and the resurgence of vineyards to the area. I often wondered why the people of Camp Springs were always the best home made wine makers in Kentucky. Now I know.

Keep up the great work! Thanks for the history lesson… and for the Culinary Artist Extraordinaire “Mom” See’s recipe.
Mike Ward
Alexandria, KY
March 5, 2005
I would like to thank you for posting the articles written by Don Baumann on your web site. I am pretty sure that I am a descendant of Joseph Neltner and the information Don provided was great. My grand father, whom I did not get the opportunity to meet, came to Peoria, Illinois from Ohio/ Kentucky sometime in the early 1900's. He worked in the local coal mine until his death, mine accident. Currently that was all the information I had on the Neltner Family. So, Don's articles as I stated were great.
Thank You,
Jeffrey M. Neltner
February 23, 2005
The writings posted by Don Bauman are the best ever written on the history of Four Mile, the Steffen, and Enzweiler families. Don has provided insight and facts unknown to all of our family members prior to his research. These efforts are greatly appreciated and I am proud to have Don as my cousin and the family historian.
Larry Enzweiler
Hoover, Alabama
February 8, 2005
Through the Camp Springs website I have received many contacts from Steffen relatives. I want to thank them for taking an interest in my writings about Four Mile families. Elaine Schenot from Massachusetts has given me much needed information about Peter Steffen's daughter Maria 1819. Maria married Phillip Jergens and moved to Dayton Ohio. You can find her interesting story on the Jergens family website - http://home.comcast.net/~schenot/jergens.html Thanks Elaine. Don
Don Baumann <donbaumann@fuse.net>
ft thomas, ky USA - February 5, 2005
My Grandmother was Anna Mary Blenke. She was married to George Kane. My father Richard Kane married Violet Harness from Kentucky. My family has many burial plots in Camp Springs. I grew up in Burbank, California and do not know much about my Camp Springs relatives.
Regards, Rick Kane <rickokane@charter.net>
2849 Hot Springs Minden, NV 89423 1/8/2005
Thank you so much for printing Don's arcticles. I had heard of Peter Steffens' family from Germany before this. This Chrismas, my aunt found my great-Grandfathers real first name and thanks to Don's research, I was able to tie our families together. Searching last year I was only able to get as far as my grandfather and then hit a rock...I just figured with my luck my family came from a bunch of cut throats and had to change their name, (hehehe)...but now i know better. Thanks again.
Jeff Steffen <jeff.steffen@verizon.net >
Hemet, California USA 12/28/2004
Thanks to Don Bauman and this website, I have a found a part of my family that has been missing to my generation until now. I have not had the opportunity to learn much of the Ensweiler families of Lake County Indiana nor those of Camp Springs, KY but look forward to this in 2005. Thanks to Peter Steffan and Anna Bone` and God all of this is possible, a wonderful 2004 Christmas present! God bless you all this Christmas and every day of your lives.
Paul (Bone`) Bohney <Pjbohney@aol.com>
Griffith, Indiana 12/19/2004 8:21 PM (EDT)
Joe, it is great to hear that Camp Springs is developing a renewed interest in vineyards. "Renewing the Rhine ----" Perhaps after 140 years or so, Camp Springs will again become the vineyards of Kentucky's Fine Wines. There are so many historic stone homes and barns that could be of interest to visitors to the German village of Four Mile. It is a natural for a look back at 1850. In Germany it would be a destination place to visit and dine with fine wine. Camp Springs has a history that must be preserved.
Don Baumann <donbaumann@fuse.net>
12/17/2004 5:55 PM (EDT)
Read the question by Lonnie Enzweiler and noted that you gave him the correct answer but on our side of the family (Blenke)...we always referred to the Four Mile Cemetery by St. Joseph's because that was where our relatives were buried...I know my father always mentioned the Enzweilers but it was in relation to the Catholic Church...don't know if this helps or not...Helen Blenke Brunstrom
AL Brunstrom <abrunstrom@worldnet.att.net>
12/15/2004 1:05 PM (EDT)
Camp Springs is AWESOME!!! i was lookin up stuff online and i came up with campsprings.com how awesome is that!!! campsprings is movin on up!! hey to all my st. joe people i miss all u!!! it has been so long since i seen anyone from up there!!! i'm loving Eastern Kentucky University now but nothing is better than back home!!!!
Jessica N. Enzweiler <jessica_enzweiler1@eku.edu>
12/13/2004 6:28 PM (EDT)
My family moved to Cleveland from Cincinnati in June '67. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Don's articles on the Steffen's. I hope he continues the passage into the 20th Century to bring life back to my grandparents Clara and Joseph.
Mary Mc Hugh (nee Steffen) <msteff0520@aol.com>
Willowick, OH USA - Saturday, October 09, 2004 at 07:36:28 (EDT)
As I write about Peter Steffen it has occured to me that some where out there one might have an old photo of Peter Steffen and his wife Anna Bone. If you are there please contact me. Don
Don Baumann <donbaumann@fuse.net>
ft thomas, ky USA - Monday, September 06, 2004 at 19:23:49 (EDT)
Don: I am the brother of Paul Bone. I am the youngest of eleven children of William and Catherine Bone.I am a consumer of the great research you and others are doing to establish the origin of our roots. I was recently to Bachem and Bortdorf to visit Josh Shumacher who has signed in your your guest book on August 25 2004 and who along with his father in law, Helmut Weik are the keepers of the Historical Museum in Bachem.We are related as you know through the Enzweiler connection. Keep up the great work and I hope you have a successor in place for that day when you may not feel up to it.
Ken Bone (Bohney) <kvbohney@aol.com>
Redondo Beach, Ca USA - Thursday, September 02, 2004 at 14:03:18 (EDT)
Thanks Dad, Don Baumann, for continuing to find more information about our ancestors from Germany. I look forward to learning more about them.
Susie Mansfield <susie.mansfield@t-online.de>
Morfelden-Walldorf, Germany - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 at 02:40:56 (EDT)
Hey Joe. . .great job on the website. Very very interesting and factual at that! if you would like a heads up on NKU Theatre auditions, life, and what not email me and I will give you a scoop! Thanks, and keep up the good work!
Joshua Johnson <gooroo97@yahoo.com>
Camp Springs, KY USA - Friday, August 20, 2004 at 15:52:30 (EDT)
Hello CampSprings !
Paul Bone (IN) gave me the adress of this wonderful website ! You did a great work here ! I'm living in Germany / Saarland / Bachem - 4 Miles away from Losheim / Niederlosheim. My Mothers maiden name is also Bone (Ursula Bone) and I could create the connection to Anna Bone and the Steffens. (I own some familybooks ...)
I'm surprised to read here about my home region, about german emigrations and about Bone's.
DON: I can find only 2 children of Heinrich Bone, our common ancester - Johann Bone and Johann Peter Bone. What were the names of the other childeren, you mentioned in the EMail to Paul Bone IN ?

Best Greetings from
Bachem / Saarland / Germany
Josh
Josh (Jürgen Schumacher) <juergen.schumacher@directbox.com>
Bachem, SAL Germany - Thursday, August 19, 2004 at 02:43:15 (EDT)
This note is to Don Baumann...Waiting for your next posting on our family roots. Hope you are well. Did the Enzweilers from Merzig ever come for a visit? Joyce Cowens
Joyce Cowens <cowjac@aol.com>
Amelia, OH USA - Friday, August 06, 2004 at 23:13:43 (EDT)
Hi
What a great site . I was born in cold Springs and my mother was from Four mile (camp Springs) She was Florence Riteman I just spent a delightful day with my son who happened upon thei site He was amazed thast i actually was in that Stone smoke house later this year we intend to tour Northern Ky especially Camp Springs. Great sit wonderfully entertaining Thanks
John R. Groeschen Sr <Tugfork10@aol.com>
St Petersburg , Fla USA - Monday, July 05, 2004 at 00:19:24 (EDT)
Elaine Schenot, Thanks for your visit to the website. If you would send me your email address, I may be able to clear up the relationship. Don
Donald Baumann
USA - Sunday, June 20, 2004 at 18:48:54 (EDT)
My gggrandmother, Maria Jergens, b. 1819 in Germany, d. 1899 in Dayton, OH, may well have been the daughter of Peter Steffen & Anna Bone. It also appears that Maria's husband, Phillip Jergens, had a sister, likely the same Mary Jeurgens who wed Matthias Steffen, son of Peter Steffen and Maria Bodem. Phillip Jergens' parents, Philipp & Monica Jergens, are buried in the same lot in Calvary Cemetery (Dayton, OH) with Matthias and his mother (Sec. 15, Lot 16).
Elaine Schenot
Hopkinton, MA USA - Sunday, June 13, 2004 at 16:35:14 (EDT)
The chapters about the Steffen family have helped with our research. We are descendants of Peter Steffen.
Please visit our website.
Brossart Family Genealogy
www.brossart.org
Betty and Kim <brossartmail@yahoo.com>
FL. USA - Wednesday, June 09, 2004 at 12:26:29 (EDT)
My husband and I bought the Historic Four Mile Inn about 5 years ago. The community has made us feel welcomed. What a surprise it was our first Memorial Day to find people lining up in front of and along side our house. We had no idea what was going on until we heard the sirens! Since then we have enjoyed meeting our neighbors every year to watch the parade.
We are looking for stories and photos about things that have happened at our place and would eventually like to make a scrap book with these. If you have some to share e-mail or snail mail me. We would love to share these memories and stories, as well as just having a record of the history of our place.
I appreciate this web site and enjoy visiting when i get the chance. Keep up the good work.
Carolyn Allender <theinnkeepers@aol.com>
Camp Springs, Ky USA - Tuesday, April 06, 2004 at 20:39:31 (EDT)
I am the 2nd son of Georgia Berger = descendant -n-daughter of George Groeschen + Florence reitman. Georgia recently wrote a memo describing childhood memories from h growing up in large Catholic Family @ 46 East Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring Ky. My adult life has made me wonder where my drive comes from. Sometimes the driving/making mode is quite intense. Over the past 10years I have been fortifying the creek bank behind my house with stone i hand pick from the creek. The wall is growing and nothing feels better than to watch that wall take shape. I also helped weld/fabricate a large statue (32ft.)of the Virgin Mary in Stainles Steel - located now in Santa Clara Calif. Stone and the Virgin Mary are symbols to me. reading over the wonderful material on this website has helped me understand my German heritage - I hope to submit a photo of the statue - "Our Lady of Peace'. I'm also hoping to pile on more stones this summer. thanks so much Don - Dick Berger
Richard Berger <RARLBerger@netscape.net>
Claymont, DE USA - Wednesday, March 24, 2004 at 19:51:53 (EST)
I am simply amazed - I am a granddaughter of the Groeschen family in Cold Springs,I went to grade school at St Thomas in Ft Thomas, Ky - my cousins are the Enzweiler family - what a wonderful childhood memory I have of Camp Springs thank you
cynthia shields <cynthialou812@hotmail.com>
wilmington, de USA - Monday, March 22, 2004 at 21:54:55 (EST)
Hi all:

My daughter who now lives in Belvidere, Illinois called me early this morning to tell me to click into this web site. Wow! - What a surprise!

She was looking up information on her Groeschen relatives for a paper her youngest son had to do for an assignment and happened on to it.

Well, first off my name is Georgia "Groeschen Berger. I now live in Belcamp, Maryland - but was originally from Cold Springs, Ky. - your neighboring town.

I have many fond memories of Camp Springs, Ky.

My parents -George J. Groeschen and Florence M. Reitman were married in the little red brick St. Joseph Church on the hill in 1926. I was the oldest of their eleven children. Sons - Jude, Jerry, Jim, Joe, John, Jacque, Jesse and Julius -- daughters - Florence , Ann and myself. There were also four older siiblings who were half brothers, Tony and three half sisters - Helen, Rosmary (Rosie) and Mary Catherine (Kitty)

My mother was the daughter of Nick Reitman who had a very large farm (82 acres I believe) which was located at the end of Tugfork Road which is now called "Reitman Road" There are a number of new subdivisions there now!

I visited there with my son about five years ago - was surely surprised at the development. By the way , Everett Berger is one of my sons who wrote to your web page in September 2003.

Are there any pictures of the Nick Reitman family or farm around?

The Nick Reitmans had seven children, - Edward, Wendel , John, Joe,Helen,Florence and Stanley. Some of the old timers there may remember them. My grandparents and some of the uncles and aunts are buried in the St Joseph Cemetery near the church.

Stanley eventually became owner of the farm and when he died it was left to his adopted son Raymond who had several sons, whose names I do not know.

I know we were related to the John Reitman family in some way but I don't remember how. I attended Academy Notre Dame of Providence with his daughter Helen Mae, who I later learned was a distant cousin. Also some of the other names I remember attending there at that time were Leick, Neltner and Sandfoss, to name a few.

I remember driving along the road sites, especially by the "Four mile Tavern many times as my sister Flo lived near the Reitman's smokehouse when she was first married I think she had an upstairs apartment in the frame house behind the smokehouse on the picture. I visited Camp Springs with my husband and children many, many times. I remember we took a road in Ft. Thomas near the Fort, driving through Silver Grove, Ky. to get there.

They live there on Four Mile Road yet. Gail is one of their daughters. Her name is on the guest book page.

They have a large family who attended the St Joseph School there and the church was the parish church where they attended , - had the children baptized there, etc. and I know at least all of the girls were married there in that church. Their sons were great baseball players on the little league teams etc there. I know baseball was the family's "thing".

I have many fond memories of that "Nick Reitman" farm. I remember that my Grandfather Nick looked somewhat like the Grandfather in the movie "Heidi": = Remember visiting my Uncle Joe who lived there. He gave us milk in our little tin cups to drink right from the cow. Sometimes I remember it tasted like onions. LOL.

I always loved the stone house on the farm and the big barn as well. We kids (cousins) had fun playing in that barn and sliding down the hay etc. It may well have been where I developed hay fever! LOL!

That house was similar to the stone house,called "Walter House", which I believe once was owned by John Reitman who had a daughter Helen Mae. These houses always reminded me of pictures of the famous "My old Kentucky Home". I love the architecture. I always say "I would love to live in a house like that before I die".

I have vivid memories of the scene in the pic of Camp Springs skyline. I remember My grandfather's funeral cortege winding around those hills on Tugfork road on the way to the church. I was about 9 years old at that time (Now 77) and it must have made quite an impression on me for I dream about this many times. In my dreams it is the same scenario as I recall driving down the country road (Tugfork) to the church at the foot of the hill. I see the hearse circling around the hills and the sight of the church at the foot of the hill. IT IS THE SAME SCENE AS IN THE PIC!

Whenever I have this dream I usually hear some news about my family in Northern Kentucky, - sometimes good and sometimes otherwise.

It's kind of like the "TIES THAT BIND"

GEORGIA J BERGER .... PEACHES ;(`O`);
GEORGIA J BERGER <PEACHED615@JUNO.COM>
March 19, 2004
Hi. I'm the 3rd daughter of George Fassler and the younger sister of Mary Ann Izatt. My sis turned me on to your website. Although it's been over 50 years since I visited your town, I remember how beautiful it was. I also remember my dad fondly talking about his visits there from Newport to his many relatives. Thanks for bringing back memories of my dad and his colorful stories. Perhaps on my next visit to my sister, we'll make a trip to renew acquaintances.
Elaine Papworth <pitworth@hotmail.com>
Sandy, Utah USA - Tuesday, March 09, 2004 at 12:05:24 (EST)
Cousin Lonnie Enzweiler. I am glad we share a common interest in the first families to arrive in Four Mile. With our research we can share information with our other cousins. I hope we can continue to write about these early Christian Families who came to Camp Springs. Don
Don Baumann <donbaumann@fuse.net>
Ft. Thomas,, ky USA - Thursday, March 04, 2004 at 21:48:58 (EST)
Thank you for your response to my writings for the Camp Springs Web Site. I will try to explain how we are related as I continue to post the history of Four Mile. Blenke, Enzweiler, Fassler, Baumann, Steffen, Kramer, etc. etc. all became related through marriage. I hope to share my research in future months. Don
Don Baumann <donbaumann@fuse.com>
Ft. Thomas,, Ky USA - Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at 20:28:56 (EST)
Wow, what great fun to find this site! The names and pictures here bring back a lot of memories...the Saddle Club and my grandfather, Charlie Kottmeyer...the Steffens and Rowlands...my mom - who many of you may remember as "Pi" - and the Campbell County Animal Shelter that she loved so well...Oh, the pines too!...and Darlington pond...and nearly frozen Red Pops at the ballfield on summer nights... I think I'm going to have to be myself back "over the river" for a St. Joe's fish fry!
John Berling <berlingj@fuse.net>
Cincinnati, OH USA - Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at 15:47:23 (EST)
I am a descendent of the Peter Steffen b. 1782 and profiled in Don Baumann's articles. My mother, Mary Steffen Cole, was born in Alexandria in 1921. Any descendents of Peter Steffen or related families Fessler, Seibert, Enzweiler, Groeschen, Listerman or Thurner are welcome to contact me through my email address. Thanks also to Don Baumann for all his wonderful research.
Susan Cole <skcole@pacbell.net>
Walnut Creek, CA USA - Monday, February 02, 2004 at 16:22:01 (EST)
Just discovered the Camp Sprins website. It's great! I've
recently started into geneology and find Don Baumann's historical stories very interesting. Any info on the Blenke family (early settlers there) would be greatly appreciated. Joan Blenke Borne mjborne@juno.com 1/18/04
Joan Blenke Borne <mjborne@juno.com>
Crestview Hills, KY USA - Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 14:56:53 (EST)
It was just wonderful to go down Four Mile during the holiday season and see all the magical and enchanting Christmas lights and decorations, --put a smile on my face and gave the area a nice hometown feeling. God bless us, everyone!
laurie harding <stonehouse@fuse.net>
USA - Tuesday, January 13, 2004 at 21:15:04 (EST)
Don, according to the St John Lutheran history the original church was built on my 2nd great grandfather John Weidinger's farm. I was very pleased to find your website and look forward to future postings. Any information you may have on my family would be appreciated - names include Weidinger, Deurline, Heinline, Thumann (various spellings on each have been found). Keep up the good work!
David Weidinger <deweidinger@yahoo.com>
Lilburn, Ga USA - Saturday, January 03, 2004 at 21:24:37 (EST)
This site has really opened my eyes to the experience of our German ancestors. My grandmother married William Kilmer and they lived in Newport, KY. Her father Thornton Applegate and her mother Ann Eliza Enzweiler took out a marriage bond 12/23/1887, witnessed by Thornton Applegate and John Enzweiler. I would appreciate any info that would help me develope this Enzweiler line. Thanks!
Gregory Kilmer <spelunker66@hotmail.com>
Middletown, OH USA - Monday, December 08, 2003 at 15:32:48 (EST)
I have enjoyed visiting your website and learning more about my family's history. Thanks Dad (Don Baumann) for sharing so much information and pictures with us. I have been living in Germany for two years now as of Thanksgiving Day. I still wonder whenever I see the name Baumann on an advertisement if we are related. Could be? Keep up the good work with the website.
Susie Baumann Mansfield <susie.mansfield@t-online.de>
Morfelden-Walldorf, Germany - Friday, December 05, 2003 at 07:44:22 (EST)
This website is a wealth of information. I enjoy reading the historical information written by my Dad, Don Baumann. It is fun to learn about my ancestors. So thanks for sharing and thanks for your hard work!
Patty Chalk <pchalk@juno.com>
Fort Thomas, KY USA - Thursday, December 04, 2003 at 20:23:21 (EST)
Good info about the Camp Springs P.O.
Don Baumann
USA - Thursday, November 20, 2003 at 20:45:22 (EST)
great website! I am searching for nicholas reitman,father of Balthasar, or (Boilser) Reitman. My family from what I have researched thus far had been centered around Knox County,Indiana, and the then Germany. Any clues would be
appreciated. Thanks,Pam
pam cook <dwightc1@hotmail.com>
anaheim, ca USA - Monday, November 10, 2003 at 12:47:58 (EST)
nicee sight so guys keep in touch umu-ewe
john <mugu_john@mugu.msn.com>
ohio, ohio USA - Friday, October 31, 2003 at 07:51:38 (EST)
As I ponder the lives of my ancestors I am so aware that one day, God willing, wondering souls may be in search of the meaning of my life as well. With the help of God's hand, they will find something worthwhile. We do love those who have gone before us, as we love those who have sacrificed time and talent during our lives - Uncle Don included. As the circle of life carries on, our job is to continue to love as well as sacrifice for those coming behind us. God Bless Us!
Lisa Baumann Pinney <dpinney@fuse.net>
Union, KY USA - Sunday, October 19, 2003 at 14:23:32 (EDT)
I was searching my surname whe I hit on your website... I seem to remember my father talking about family in Camp Springs ...too bad that was 34 yrs ago ..... Anyway nice website you made the favorites list.


Steve Oldiges <oldigess@squared.com>
taylor mill , ky USA - Sunday, October 19, 2003 at 12:30:27 (EDT)
Hello to everyone from New Jersey. I loved seeing the pictures especially the Reitman Smokehouse. Would like to see more of the older buildings--could anyone capture a picture of the "Reitman Tavern" operated in the late 1800's by Nicholas and Magdalena Reitman? Their great-great grandson would love to see a picture!...
Everett Berger <erayberg@yahoo.com>
Princeton, NJ USA - Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 20:10:47 (EDT)
Don's second installment is very helpful in understanding our past. It always amazes me to try and understand why these ancestors were so unhappy that they were willing to risk possible death on those ship crossings to an uncertain future in a strange land.
jim
Denver, USA - Saturday, September 13, 2003 at 08:17:53 (EDT)
Thanks, Dad, for sharing all of your hard-earned information with us. We appreciate your research to better understand our roots!
Patty Chalk <pchalk@juno.com>
Fort Thomas, KY USA - Friday, September 12, 2003 at 14:41:18 (EDT)
It is particularly comforting in this day and age to learn of all the sacrifices our ancestors made to pave the way to the lives we live now. It is fascinating to learn of the cultural differences, particularly regarding the gravesites, between ourselves and Germany -- complete with pictures! Thank you for connecting us all - past, present and future! Can't wait to read more.
Connie Baumann Schaaf <cschaaf1@aol.com>
USA - Thursday, September 11, 2003 at 20:35:29 (EDT)
This is very enlightening, Don. Thanks for all the research you are doing.
Norb Baumann
EDGEWOOD, KY USA - Thursday, September 11, 2003 at 17:32:51 (EDT)
I am enjoying learning about the history of our ancestors. The information presented by Don Baumann is very interesting. Thanks, Dad!
Julie Peterson <bjp4@insightbb.com>
Fort Thomas, KY USA - Thursday, September 11, 2003 at 15:38:44 (EDT)
Come visit our website and find out whats going on around Ft.Thomas,Ky & be sure to sign our guestbook!
Http://groups.msn.com/RevAshleyBeagleMinistries
Rev. Ashley Beagle <revrabeagle@hotmail.com>
Ft. Thomas, KY USA - Tuesday, September 02, 2003 at 21:10:34 (EDT)
Hello to all in Camp Springs, come visit my website and find out whats happening around Ft. Thomas,KY.
Rev. Ashley Beagle <revrabeagle@hotmail.com>
Ft. Thomas, KY USA - Tuesday, September 02, 2003 at 21:08:41 (EDT)
I've always loved coming to this site. It's so wonderful to see that the town I've lived in all my life has a web site. My husband and I look forward to meeting even more of our neighbors in future years and we are happy to announce that we are pregnant with our first child - it's a boy due 11/11/03!!! When did Camp Springs start having trick-or-treating? I'd love to know. Growing up the closest place to trick-or-treat we knew of was Silver Grove. I'd also love to know more about events in Camp Springs so we can go and meet more of our neighbors! Great job, CampSprings.com!!! Maybe sometime in the future we'll send you some of our pictures!!!
Tara <wintermoon@myway.com>
Camp Springs, KY USA - Tuesday, September 02, 2003 at 16:29:41 (EDT)
I just thought that I'd say, "Hello". I am the oldest son of Ralph and Virginia Sandfoss. I am a retired submarine nuclear mechanic and I currently work as a Pressure vessel/ Elevator inspector for the State of Nevada. I'm glad to see that y'all created a site. Good luck to all of you. I used to play at Joe & Helen's second property, on the hill behind the store, when their grand-daughters would visit. Well, I won't bore y'all any longer. Have a good day.
David A. Sandfoss <davebobbifernley@aol.com>
Fernley, NV USA - Monday, September 01, 2003 at 14:50:39 (EDT)
As the youngest Baumann of my generation in the I. Baumann lineage, I was very young when my Grandfather died, and I have no memories of him. My Grandmother pre-deceased him - so for most of my life I've had no real knowledge of my grandparents. The installments on this website are giving me the roots that I never felt connected to before. Thank you, Uncle Don!
Lauren Baumann <LaurenBaumann@yahoo.com>
Fort Wright, KY USA - Thursday, August 21, 2003 at 23:29:55 (EDT)
I enjoyed reading the history of our relatives who came from Germany. Thanks for posting Don!
Amy Sapsford;amysapsford@fuse.net>
Fort Thomas, KY USA - Tuesday, August 05, 2003 at 19:22:28 (EDT)
I read Don Baumann's history of Germany with great interest. My wife's branch of Enz(s)weiler's in Lake County, Indiana are from the same area in Germany and are distant cousins. Wishing all of you well.
jim <jj9345@yahoo.com>
denver, co USA - Saturday, August 02, 2003 at 09:53:56 (EDT)
Many of you know of the oldest person burried at St. Joseph Cemetery - Peter Steffen. Of all three cemetery records I have, none of them records the grave of his wife, Anna Bone who came to Camp Springs with their children along with children of the family of Peter's first wife. Hundreds of descendants from this family still live in Campbell County. Last month while in search of Peter's grave (which we could not find) we found the head stone of Anna's grave burried under 5 inches of sod. We happened to find what records failed to list. For those of you who have been searching for her you might visit the cemetery and record this bit of history found. Head stone dates do not match those of record from Germany. If you would like more info contact me. Thanks for your web contact. Don
Don Baumann <donbaumann@fuse.net>
Ft. Thomas, KY USA - Friday, July 18, 2003 at 20:57:33 (EDT)
My wife and I have just returned from Germany where we met with our Enzweiler cousins in Bachem. Thanks to your web site we learned of them just before we left the U.S. Thanks Joe. Gerhard whose EM is posted below is a person filled with family History. He speaks only German but vowes to learn English before he visits our area next year.
So many of the Four Mile families were from the Bachem, Losheim, Brotdorf, Merzig areas. If there are Enzweilers in your family, we are related. The Enzweiler name originated in Germany in 1706. Thanks again for the contacts made thru your web site. Don
Don Baumann <donbaumann@fuse.net>
Ft.Thomas, KY USA - Thursday, June 05, 2003 at 20:37:18 (EDT)
I was just showing my mother that you could find anything on the Internet. She said, try Camp Springs. What a wonderful surprise!! We both enjoyed surfing the Camp Springs Web site. Just a little FYI, it would be great to have some info about "Dietz Lakes" on Nelson Road in Camp Springs. The family pay lake business was established by Ed and Muriel Dietz in 1957 and operated by Richard and Dorothy Dietz from 1984 to 1992. We have great pictures we could share.
Lynn (Dietz) Clark <one_lil_tadpole@hotmail.com>
Camp Springs, KY USA - Friday, May 30, 2003 at 21:39:05 (EDT)
Great Site. Almost all my ancestors originally came to "Four Mile" Camp springs in the 1800. My family includes Isidore Baumann, Peter Steffen, Michael Enzweiler and marriages into families such as Kremer. Ambach, Schack, Chalk, Heck etc. etc. If you live in Campbell County and can trace your roots to Four Mile, then we are all cousins. DON
Don Baumann <donbaumann@fuse.net>
Ft. Thomas, Ky USA - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 17:55:15 (EDT)
Just seeing whats happening in my home state.Like to see all the community pages.
Eddie Childeers
Lynden , Wajust looking USA - Thursday, March 20, 2003 at 01:28:17 (EST)
Hallo Bewohner von Camp Springs,

viele Grüße aus der alten Heimat Deutschland. Ich bin aus Zufall auf eure wundervolle Internetseite gestoßen. Natürlich habe ich auch nach Camp Springs im Internet gesucht, da ich Kate Zink und Joyce Cowens vor einigen Wochen hier in ihrer alten Heimat kennengelernt habe. Ich hoffe sie haben euch von unserem schönen Land erzählt. Ich hoffe ihnen und euch noch viele schöne Dinge von ihren und meinen Vorfahren mitteilen zu können. Hoffentlich kann meine Familie und ich euch einmal in der Zukunft in Camp Springs besuchen. Viele Grüße an alle Enzweiler, Steffen, Kremer und alle, die damals aus Deutschland ausgewandert sind. Vielleicht kann ich einigen von euch etwas über ihre Ahnen aus Hausbach, Losheim Bachen, Britten suchen. Viele Grüße am Kate, Joyce und alle anderen. Gerhard Enzweiler und Familie
Gerhard Enzweiler <GerhardEnzweiler@aol.com>
Brotdorf, D Germany - Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at 15:46:21 (EST)
Hi campsprings, I'll be a new neighbor in town soon. I'm purchasing a house in the area and have been looking for information on it. It's address is 33 four mile pike. I found that it may have been owned by Nicholas Reitman, but this information may not be accurate. I would like to find out as much as possible about the property and any information anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Looking forward to meeting you campsprings.
Matt Hackman <mhackman@spanpro.com>
Burlington, Ky USA - Friday, February 21, 2003 at 10:21:41 (EST)
The world is full of unmarried marriage counselors... -Marcie
Peanutsss Quotes <peanutsss@lycos.es>
USA - Thursday, February 20, 2003 at 16:24:15 (EST)
Hello y'all. Just wanted to use my new computer...it's cool. Love you town....why do they call it Camp Springs anyway????
Joyce Cowens <cowjac@aol.com>
Pickertington, OH USA - Saturday, January 25, 2003 at 20:28:41 (EST)
My grandparents, Joseph and Helen Sandfoss, owned the Camp Springs Grocery up until a few years ago. It was nice to see their house/store in the photo gallery.
Dawn Burdue (Sandfoss) <DBurdue@hotmail.com>
Toledo, Ohio USA - Tuesday, July 30, 2002 at 15:43:10 (EDT)
Hey, Zinks in Camp Springs..pretty cool site you got happenin for ya'.
Julie Cowens <julzlyn35@yahoo.com>
Wilder, KY USA - Wednesday, May 08, 2002 at 20:51:37 (EDT)
I loved the story about the pet adoption at campbell co.animal shelter. thanks for including the picture of the happy family who saved another of our canine friend's lives. kate
kate zink <zinkk0@aol.com>
camp springs, ky USA - Wednesday, May 08, 2002 at 00:31:08 (EDT)
Great Website! Good Luck Kate & Joe in the Dari-Bar Blitz-A-Thon!
Robin Goforth <goforthtouch@yahoo.com>
Melbourne, KY USA - Monday, May 06, 2002 at 22:05:49 (EDT)
Hez all, Just a note from East Berlin!!! We visited Munich for a couple dazs and we passed a lot of small villages while on Autobahn...thez reminded us alot of home...also bought small items from Hofbrauhaus for our Oktoberfest. See zäall soon
Steve and Ann Faz <thefazÄfuse.net>
USA - Saturday, May 04, 2002 at 08:16:42 (EDT)
I'M BACK!!!! Just could not stay away from the little town.
My husband, Greg and I just moved on Ten Mile. Right up the street from Mom & Dad. We love it up on the hill!!!Great Job with the website!!!

Gail (Enzweiler) Wilhelm-Olsen <mooncat@one.net>
Camp Springs, Ky USA - Tuesday, April 09, 2002 at 10:51:58 (EDT)
Hey Joe, Joyce and I are sitting here enjoying your work on the website. I am enjoying the ROADRUNNER but I can only connect with my laptop because our computer is a dinosaur. Say hello to Steph and the kids. Love, Cowens'
gary cowens <gc498@aol.com>
pickerington, oh USA - Saturday, March 02, 2002 at 21:33:45 (EST)
I've been visiting this site off and on ever since I heard of its existence. This is a great web site. There is no other place I would rather be. I hope Ray does a better job at forecasting the weather than the meteorologists can!
Jason Saner <saner300@hotmail.com>
melbourne, ky USA - Saturday, February 02, 2002 at 20:35:59 (EST)
I love your site.
jonathan yung
winfeld, il USA - Wednesday, January 02, 2002 at 10:47:00 (EST)
I just learned that my great-great grandfather, Isadore Baumann, was the original owner of the Baumann house that is currently owned and being renovated by Keith Neltner. My family was in N. KY over the holidays and stopped by the house to take some pictures. Keith is doing a wonderful job and should be very proud of his accomplishments in bringing the house back to its "glory days". Keith told me about the website and I've enjoyed accessing it this morning. I've been living out of state since 1971, and it's amazing to me how many of the people who have accessed this site have names that are familiar to me. Even though I grew up in Dayton, KY, so many of the Camp Springs natives either went to school with me or my siblings (or married a Baumann), that I feel as if I still know many of them. What a great trip to the past I've had!

Beth Krummel
Sparta, NJ
Beth Baumann Krummel <bkrummel@aol.com>
Sparta, NJ USA - Monday, December 31, 2001 at 11:03:09 (EST)
I found your site when looking for info about Kentucky. Very nice and informative. I have added a link on my site to it, so everybody can enjoy it. I hope adding this link isn't a problem.If so, just let me know, and i will remove it from my site.
My site can be found at:
http://jkersten.topcities.com

Greetings from Holland,

Jan Kersten
Jan Kersten <jkersten@chello.nl>
Eindhoven, nb Holland - Monday, December 03, 2001 at 06:12:55 (EST)
This was a big surprise to find this site. I was visiting the animal shelter page because we are looking for a new puppy. I noticed that it said to visit campsprings.com. Since I grew up in Campsprings I was very interested to check it out. I noticed you are missing an arial shot. I went flying with Dad (Ted Daniels) a few weekends ago and I took a picture overlooking St. Joes. Hopefully it turns out and I can send it in. The site looks great!
Amber Daniels Nichols <amber@atomicdog.com>
Alexandria , KY USA - Thursday, November 29, 2001 at 12:03:20 (EST)
Hello, I was bored one day so I just typed in CampSprings.com. To my amazement there was an actual site. I live in Maryland in the town of Camp Springs. However, ours isn't as beautiful as yours.
Bobby Russell <Droopy71382@aol.com>
Camp Springs, MD USA - Friday, November 09, 2001 at 15:31:45 (EST)
great website - I especially love the holiday pictures and the adopt-a-pet section. Remember, if you ever need a pet, call the local shelter. Have a great day! kate
kate zink <zinkk0@aol.com>
camp springs, ky USA - Monday, October 29, 2001 at 23:48:21 (EST)
I've always found the history of Camp Springs interesting.
Like I never knew it was called "Hayfield." I think I like
"Camp Springs" more. This is a wonderful website and I know
a lot of out of towners, even though they don't sign the
guest book, love coming to this site. Good Job!
Justin Saner
Camp Springs, Ky USA - Wednesday, October 03, 2001 at 23:34:26 (EDT)
My grandparents used to own and run the bar there at the bottom of the hill from St. Joe's Church. Their names were Chris and Kate Hoffman Siebert. I hadn't been to the area in years and had forgotten how nice the area was. Also, didn't realize there were so many wonderful stone houses. Am doing genealogy research so if anyone has information on the bar -- I think it's called Camp Springs Tavern now -- or my grandparents the Sieberts, or the Rittingers, I would love to hear from you. Hadn't expected to find a Camp Springs site!

Andra Hughes
alhughes@mindspring.com
Andra Hughes <alhughes@mindspring.com>
USA - Wednesday, July 11, 2001 at 06:45:57 (EDT)
It's great to see this site. I use it whenever I tell someone in Charleston where I grew up (the skyline is a very helpful picture). Most people are amazed that Camp Springs has a website!
Kevin Enzweiler <enzweilk@musc.edu>
Charleston, SC USA - Tuesday, June 12, 2001 at 10:11:54 (EDT)
I' ve only been there once and it was preet neat. keep it up camp springs.
bobby
ft thomas, ky USA - Sunday, May 27, 2001 at 22:32:49 (EDT)
I was fascinated to learn of this website! I was in Camp Springs a couple of years ago for my Mother's funeral and was amazed to find it much the same as I remembered as a young man and as a child...though it was apparent that the area is now growing rapidly. I certainly hope that the community can retain some of its old-world roots and not change too drastically.
John S. Blenke <john@blenke.com>
Brandon, FL USA - Sunday, May 13, 2001 at 21:20:38 (EDT)
hello everyone...i've enjoyed the site and i hope to see it continue. my wife, amy and i live in the bauman house (stone) that is in the photo gallery...and yes, it seems everyone and their grandma (literally) have lived there at one time or another in it's 150 year existance. but, i haven't been able to locate any photos (old) of the house. my family and i have done a lot of work on the house and i would like to find some old photos, sooo...if you or someone you know might have some i would be grateful to have a print made or a digital version...please email. thanks. k
keith neltner <kneltner@home.com>
camp springs, ky USA - Wednesday, April 25, 2001 at 14:07:59 (EDT)
I happened on to this site by word of mouth...and it's great to see all the people I know getting the recognition they deserve...and what a wonderful site you've created...love the fire dept pics...keep up the great work
:0) bettina
Bettina Adams <bettina_adams@hotmail.com>
Melbourne , Ky USA - Tuesday, April 10, 2001 at 16:43:05 (EDT)
Really enjoyed "the history lesson" on St Joe's Fish Fry! Enjoyed the pictures, also. Keep up the good work!
Carol Messmer <carolmessmer@excite.com>
California, KY USA - Friday, March 30, 2001 at 21:06:33 (EST)
My mom, Dot Sauerbeck, just told me of this website. What a pleasant surprise! I love telling stories about where I grew up. Now folks can see for themselves too. Great Job!
Regina Murphy
- Sunday, March 25, 2001 at 09:26:22 (EST)
Was up Camp Springs!!! This web site rocks because my name is on it! Just Kidding!!! I love our little town. Camps Springs kicks butt. Go St.Joe.
Jennfier Nagel <jen82387@aol.com>
Camp Spring, KY USA - Saturday, February 17, 2001 at 15:48:15 (EST)
Camp Springs Rocks!!!!! woo-hoo. The weather people and hot and the guy with the sunflower- talk about sexy. haha
Chelsea Elam <chic10284_ce@yahoo.com>
Camp Springs, KY USA - Saturday, February 17, 2001 at 01:33:44 (EST)
Hello to our new friend Lori Harding who will soon be living in Camp Springs. Lori your two little ones, Hunter and Brendan look adorable in their Halloween costumes. We can't wait to visit you when you move to your new residence. Camp Springs looks like a lovely community and you and the "boys" will certainly be a welcome addition.
Cathy & Ron Sallee <csallee@choice.net>
Ludlow, Ky USA - Thursday, October 26, 2000 at 21:06:45 (EDT)

Howdy to all out in Camp Springs!!!!
Sarah Messmer <SmessBBHS@hotmail.com>
California, KY USA - Sunday, August 27, 2000 at 14:18:24 (EDT)

From: "Elizabeth Yates"
Subject: Camp Springs
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 07:54:56 +0000 (EDT)
Hello, Was great to see your site, as I was raised and lived in Silver Grove for 36 years.
I now live in Tenn, but enjoyed seeing sites from home!!

From: "Carolyn H. DeLaere"
Subject: Camp Springs Net Site
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 04:09:39 +0000 (EDT)
Nice site! As one who has some geneological connections to Kentucky, enjoy information
about it, especially historic areas. Would like to read more about settlers and would like to
see more photographs of historic sites, especially photographs of the craftsmanship of
stone buildings --Thank you for a very interesting site. Good luck with all of your future
endeavors -- am looking forward to visiting again..

From: "Chris Brune"
Subject: nice job
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 09:11:14 +0000 (EDT)
This was really fun to check out. Who would of thought Camp Springs on the web! Hey, Keith
Born, remember me? how 'bout an e-mail some time?

From: "Diana Goetz"
Subject: campsprings page
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 15:28:07 +0000 (EDT)
Great site... nice to see our home on the web

From: "Ron & Nancy (Kremer) Strickley"
Subject: Camp Springs
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 08:27:01 +0000 (EDT)
Hey, nice work. What a beautiful place and wonderful people. We enjoy every trip to Camp
Springs, especially those wonderful events at St. Joseph's. For information on some Camp
Spring families including the Kremers, Grohs, and others, visit our website.
http://home.att.net/~TrainedTec/

From: "Keith Born...Shery and KayLa too"
Subject: Nice!!
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 14:53:30 +0000 (EDT)
Great site! Nice to see our hometown on the web for everyone to see! Looking forward
to seeing what the next 50 years brings!

From: "Courtney L. Reitman-Deinlein"
Subject: A bit of history
Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 10:28:38 +0000 (EDT)
It is nice to not only see these historical sights as you drive through, it is nice to know a little
bit of history behind them. I would like to see more history behind the stone houses and
other landmarks in the area. Camp Springs is a city like no other in our area and I'm glad
someone has taken the time to spread some knowledge about it.

From: "Fran Reitman"
Subject: Veiwing pages
Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 08:08:13 +0000 (EDT)
Great visit.. Maybe have a page for local businesses.. We still have a few On some you
could do a then and now layout.

From: "Rodney Born"
Subject: Home on the internet
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 12:39:58 +0000 (EDT)
Super Job!! Nice to see home on the internet. Although I've been gone for nearly 20 years, Camp
Springs will always be home. Best wishes to all. Rod, Bonnie, Ryan, and Mark

From: "Myron Born"
Subject: great web page
Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 22:08:33 +0000 (EDT)
Very impressed with the web page. Great photos of the old buildings in the area. Thank you for
putting the 50th anniversary of the Camp Springs Fire Department on the page. May have to have
a chat with the weather center owners though. Where's the Doppler Radar??????

From: "Joyce Cowens"
Subject: Howdy...from Cleveland
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 20:07:03 +0000 (EST)
Hello Camp Springs, KY. It is so nice to read notes from home.
I want to try to find the weather
"pictures" everyone is talking about.

From: "James Hardy"
Subject: web page
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 23:47:34 +0000 (EST)
COOOOOOOOOOL nice web sight. keep up the good work!

From: "CAROLYN ALBRECHT"
Subject: THE KORT GROCERY
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 09:51:11 +0000 (EST)
GREETINGS FROM INDIANAPOLIS. MY MOTHER IS KATHERINE SANDFOSS HERR
AND WAS BORN AND RAISED AT THE KORT GROCERY. I UNDERSTAND THAT
SOME OF US WILL BE GETTING TOGETHER SOMETIME SOON. IT SURE WOULD
BE GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE . I WILL ALWAYS HAVE FOND MEMORIES OF OUR
VISITS TO SEE AUNT HELEN AND UNCLE JOE AT THE GROCERY STORE. I
REMEMBER THEY HAD A GRAVITY FLOW GAS PUMP AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS
ABOUT THE NEATEST THING I EVER DID SEE. I WILL KEEP IN TOUCH

From: "Mary Janice Oldiges Ogg"
Subject: Kort Grocery
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 20:04:33 +0000 (EST)
Greetings from Virginia. It is always nice to see a little piece of home. My mother Anna Sandfoss
Oldiges was born and raised at Camp Springs Grocery.

From: "Tom Steffen"
Subject: Grau House
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 14:47:34 +0000 (EST)
My mother Clara Grau lived in a white house at the bottom of the hill from
St. Joe's Catholic church. Early 1900's.

From: "John and Stephanie Frommeyer"
Subject: from Campsprings, in Hawaii
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 19:21:44 +0000 (EST)
Hello from Hi, nice to see from home

From: "Mark Steffen"
Subject: Weather Center
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 21:50:58 +0000 (EST)
This webpage is great, but I think the weather center folks are a little shady!
Love ya Ray and Gerri!

From: "Joe Martinelli"
Subject: Nice Job
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 10:14:36 +0000 (EST)
I didn't know Bob had a store. The next time I'm in the neighborhood I'll have to stop in.
Nice page. See you soon...Joe

From: "Mary B. Oldiges"
Subject: thank you
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 10:54:44 +0000 (EST)
What a wonderful treat to come across the camp springs web page. Margaret, my sister,and I
send our best wishes from Miami, Florida. Thank you for this very special trip down memory lane
during the holidays. There is no place like home.

From: "Dave Hatter"
Subject: Nice job!
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 10:05:47 +0000 (EST)
Nice job on the site. I especially like the photo gallery. Dave Hatter

From: "keith neltner"
Subject: Web Site
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 14:58:08 +0000 (EST)
There's more info here than i thought there would be. although your missing a picture of one of the
stone houses located right near the st joseph church. i actually just bought it last week and am in
the process of renovating it. i will e-mail you pictures before and after and maybe you can post
them. it's very cool there's a site devoted to the history of this quaint area. please keep updating. i'll
send pics in later.

From: "Michael Dutle"
Subject: Web page
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 21:26:24 +0000 (EST)
Keep up the good work! I hope you can keep updating and expanding the site.

From: "Dave & Sally Sauerbeck (and sons) and visiting brother TOM"
Subject: greeting
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 21:03:30 +0000 (EST)
Impressive web site..my brother Tom was visiting and asked if I had seen your site. We were in
need of a weather update, and your link was SO-O-o_o helful! It was need to lok araound at your
pix. I'll stop back another time.

From: "Chris Enzweiler"
Subject: Nice job
Date: Sat, 03 Oct 1998 18:57:41 +0000 (EDT)
Nice to see Camp Springs and not Greater Cincinnati ! Can't wait to see the next edition.

From: "Bryan See"
Subject: Greetings
Date: Sat, 03 Oct 1998 14:48:49 +0000 (EDT)
Greetings from Minnesota; or should I say Minnesooota. Just hanging out with Ole and Lena,
enjoying the crisp fall weather. Hopefully we have several weeks before the snow starts flying. Ole
is hoping for an early freeze so he can try out his new ice fishing house. I don't plan to join him.
Hope everyone is doing well. Looking forward to the day when I see this website on Yahoo's top
100 list. Later y'all!

From: "Ralph Heiert"
Subject: The center of the Hayfield Precinct
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 17:13:33 +0000 (EDT)
My son just told me about your website.I could'nt wait to check it out.
I have some ties to Camp Springs.Keep it going.

From: "Maureen Fay"
Subject: I always do what my big brother tells me to!!!
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 13:28:29 +0000 (EDT)
My brother Steve Fay told me to sign the guest book so I did!
I love your photos, especially the one of the Camp Springs sky line.
I have lived in Colorado for more than eight years but I still
consider Northern Kentucky home. In fact, when people ask where I am from,
I always say, "Northern Kentucky," then I have to explain it's near Cincinnati.
They say, "Why didn't you say you're from Cincinnati?", and I have to say,
"Because I'm NOT!" It's hard for Coloradans to understand;) Congrats on a
fun website. How come no pictures of Steve, Ann, Jessica or Michael Fay????
Just wondering, Maureen

From: "Dave Lemox"
Subject: I came, I saw!
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 16:34:47 +0000 (EDT)
Are there any particular visitin' hours?

"Bill Guthier"
Subject: Hello from Boone County
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 20:38:40 +0000 (EDT)
Maria Guthier told us about your WebPage. Nice picture of the tavern!
My wife and I live in Boone County, but we get over to the old neighborhood
often. Hope to see old friends soon.

From: "Kevin Schultz"
Subject: Great web page
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 00:39:09 +0000 (EDT)
Great job! I hope that this will be a unique experience for everone.

From: "Dick And JoAnne Welhoelter"
Subject: Just Following Instructions
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 23:27:46 +0000 (EDT)
Greg Rawe told me to check out the web page. I see his Mom and Dad
(old, REALLY OLD friends) Ruth and Ed, and brother Tom also signed
in. Not sure if I've ever been in Kentucky. Is Tennessee close enough?
Seems like a nice enough place. May have to visit some day and Camp
Springs seems like it would be a nice place to start. Dick Welhoelter, Fripp Island, SC

From: "Ed & Ruth Rawe"
Subject: Camp Spring Web
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 20:56:53 +0000 (EDT)
Just learned of your web page. Just great. Who would have thought that.
We have been talking about starting one in Cold Spring and you beat us
to it. Keep up the good work and congratulations.

From: "Tom Rawe"
Subject: Greetings
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 22:36:43 +0000 (EDT)
Hello fellow Kentuckians. It's great to see sites from the old home state.
Nice picture of the old tavern. Although I've lived in NC for 19 years, I
still consider Northern Kentucky as home.

From: "Greg & Lorrie Rawe"
Subject: Weather Center
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 21:56:01 +0000 (EDT)
Terrific web page! Keep up the good work! I especially like the hometown
folks on the Camp Springs weather center page! Greg Rawe

From: "David H. Sandfoss"
Subject: Camp Springs
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 14:03:16 +0000 (EDT)
I've enjoyed the visit to the Camp Springs homepage.
Thanks for sharing the information on the web.

From: "Erin Schwartz"
Subject: howdy from Cali!
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 21:00:34 +0000 (EST)
Hope the weather is as beautiful in KY as it is in CA! (yea right)
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