Let's start with a quiz. Get these answers correct and inherit my classic wood boat and my classic Speedster, soon to be restored by none other than Porsche Classic in Stuttgart.
Who in my family has already written a family history?
Which illustrious ancestor changed the family's surname, and from what to what?
How did this person acquire great wealth and when? His son John was ennobled by Louis XIV, why? What is the name of the old imperial fief that was given to him and his descendants?
What was his wife's family's name? Who was his wife's first husband and what happened to him?
Who in this (wife's) family went on the First Christian Crusade, and what did he do to distinguish himself? Who went on the Third Crusade ("La Croisade des Trois Rois") and was featured in Umberto Eco's novel? What German language saga did he write? Which composer used the story in his works? Which world conqueror favored this composer?
Who were put under Imperial ban for being robber barons?
Who gave the Ouroboros to the family by including it in his Imperial Wappenbuch?
What happened to the old imperial fief held by the robber barons? What happened to the fief when the Harters had it? What happened to those Harters who last held it?
How did the Harters come to the USA? When and why?
