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  "It
started in the attic of my great-aunt Agnes (Brockman) Heiden's
house at
8700 South
Custer Road
and continued on a trail that led through East Germany by way of
Salt Lake City, Utah. Along the way, the search touched base in the
records of the National Archives in Washington D.C. and spent some
time with a genealogical researcher in California. Many hours of the
search were spent laboring in front of a microfilm reader or
squinting at the screen of a computer. The search has led to renewed
contacts between relatives who had not been in contact with each
other for years.
 It has been a long search, stretching from 1972 through the mid-90's
and it is by no means completed. There is still a lot left to learn
about the Heiden Family. But, we have made a good start, and the
following is the story of where the search has led us and what we
have found out along the way."
Those
were the first two paragraphs of the 468 page
document that was printed and distributed in a 3
ring binder in 1995. Over 125 copies were dispersed
which is amazing for a history of a single family.
It concentrated almost exclusively on the family of
William Carl and Mary (Rambow) Heiden (right) who raised a family of
13 on their farm in
Raisinville Township, Monroe
County, Michigan. I am one of there
38 grandchildren.
[This website covers the entire family of
August Heiden
(Wm
Carl's father) who was the first of our branch to emigrate from
Germany to America in 1873. Included are all of August's
children and his deceased grandchildren. The website also
includes the Rambow family who are the relatives of Mary Heiden.
The ancestors of the author's mother, Mildred (Roggerman) Heiden
consist of the Roggerman and Getty families. They are part of
this website too.]
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I
have no idea what the cost of copying the original
book would be in today's dollars but, if you would
really like to have one, send me an
