This website is dedicated to all members of The Maidhoff and Westphal Families.     These families came to America from Germany.  A big part of my research is  finding out exactly where in Germany they came. 
   My Maternal Great-Grand Father was George E. Maidhoff.  He was married to  Caroline Utermarck. My Paternal Great Grandfather was Hans Joseph Westphal.  He was married to Ida Bohent.  Both families resided in NYC.  It's still  not certain when these families came to America. 
    My Grandmother, Anna Maidhoff Westphal has been an angel to me.  She has  given me a wealth of information, and without her wisdom and knowledge, this  website would not have been possible.  Thank you, Grandma, for all you have  done for me so far. I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart.     As I learn more about this wonderful, large family, I will be making  updates regularly.  If any of you have any additions to make, please let me  know. Also, if there are any discrepancies, please let me know that also.   I hope you all enjoy this website, as much as I have enjoyed keeping it up. Please sign the guestbook.  I would be great to hear from you all !!   With identity theft running rampant in this country, I want to assure you  that this is a secure website.  The only access is through a password system,  (as you found out when you logged in). I have hidden the birth month and day  for everyone living.  If you would like me to just include your first Initial  instead of your name, please let me know, and I will be more than happy to do  that. If you have any other questions which I did not address, please email me  and I will do my best to answer them.

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 Saturday, August 3, 2013

Cost will be $50.00 per adult and $16.00 per child 4-12 years old. Under 4 is free. see menu  below. Please send a check with the proper amount and names of all attendees by June 15th to me,  Claudis Westphal, 22 Appleby Lane, East Brunswick, N.J. 08816.

For recreation and relaxation, there's swimming in the large outdoor pool, shuffleboard,  basketball, tennis and miniature golf(extra fee). Toss a shoe or two - you may become the Platzl  Brauhaus horseshoe champ. Roll your way to fame ... at Platzl Brauhaus, we get excited about our  Bocci games.

Show your best form in a fun-loving volleyball game but, watch out! The ball flies higher in the  clear country air.

Served 10:00 AM to Noon
 Coffee, Tea, Sanka, Cocoa
 Assorted Juices
 Danish
 Homemade Donuts
 Served Noon to 3:00 PM
 Hot Dogs, Chili Dogs
 Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers
 Sausages with Pepper & Onions
 French Fries, Cheese Fries
 Tossed Salad Bar
 Tacos, Pizza
 Baked Beans

Served 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
 Manhattan clam chowder
 Philadelphia Cheese Steak on a Roll
 Southern Fried Chicken
 Barbecue Chicken
 Sweet Corn on the Cob
 Potato Salad
 Iced Watermelon
 Iced Cream Sundaes

Served Noon to 5:30 PM
 Beer & Soda & Iced Tea 
 (Bar beverages can be purchased separately)

Price per Adult: $46.50
 Price per Child: $15.00
 Plus New York State Tax

http://platzlbrauhaus.com/index.php

(845) 354 - 2111

127 Call Hollow Road, Pomona, New York 10970

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    Just a tidbit of information:

'The name Westphal is traced to the province of Westphalia which is  bordered by the Ruhr and the west river. Westphalia was part of an ancient  Saxony until 1180AD and is now the contemporary state of Nordrhein-Westfalen.  Despites its union with saxony after which it was divided into speperate  religious and political regions of authority.During the reformation most of  westphalia remained catholic, while Saxony became the backbone of early  development in Europe. The oldest branch of the family can be traced to the  ducal house von Billung, which dates back to 960. You might find some  information if you look under Duesseldorf which is at present the capital of  Nordrhein-Westfalen. Dortmund is westphalias largest city.'

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