I spent a couple of hours at the Fiske Genealogical Library today. They’ve got all kinds of great helps and classes. Gary Zimmerman was there (Fiske’s Board President); he helped me locate resources such as the book Cleveland and its Germans. Just searching the title on the internet led me to a whole wealth of other resources, too.
The Meyers Gazetteer (circa 1910) revealed the following information about Freinsheim. Population, 2,586. Home of an apothecary, mining, cement mixing, fruit orchards, and of course, a wine-making fabrik. It was also worthy of note that the town was home to a fire-fighting machine. With good reason — in 1689, the entire town was burned during the War of Succession by Louis XIV, leaving only its walls.
My research also turned up this RootsWeb’s Guide, with many links to ancestor searches.