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The German Interest Group of the Iowa Genealogy Society is sponsoring Lois Edwards as their featured speaker at their German Genealogical Conference, to be held Saturday, June 18, 2011 from 8:45 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Mercy Park Activity Continue reading German Genealogical Conference in Des Moines, Iowa – June 18
My friend, Jim Beidler, writes of the lack of extant Saxony parish records – and the alternate sources that are helpful for genealogists in his January 2, 2011 Roots & Branches column published in the Lebanon Daily News. Following is Continue reading Replacement Records for Missing Saxony Parish Registers
Noting that additional data had been added to the the Germany Vital Records databases at FamilySearch.org in the last two days, I spent a few minutes checking them out, thinking that there wasn’t much possibility that I’d find MY ancestors Continue reading The German Vital Records Databases at FamilySearch.org Continue to Grow
According to Ancestry.com, they have a lot of new things in store for us in 2011. The following lists are from their press release of December 27, with details found on their “What’s ahead” webpage. United States Records to be Continue reading New Data Coming to Ancestry.com in 2011
Volume 34 of the German Map Guide series has now been shipped to all customers with standing orders, and is available at the Family Roots Publishing Co. website. This is the second volume of the 6-volume Alscace-Lorraine series and includes Continue reading German Map Guide Volume 34 – Alsace-Lorraine II – District of Unterelsass II – now shipping
The following was received from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch, this morning. Nearly four million new digital images are now available on Beta.FamilySearch.org. These collections include the first images from South Africa, as well as records from Brazil, Canada, Germany, Guatemala, Continue reading FamilySearch adds Nearly 4 Million Images from 7 Countries
The following was received from Paul Nauta, With FamilySearch: FamilySearch volunteers have some exciting new indexing projects to work on during this holiday season. Recently released projects include records from Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Jamaica, Nicaragua, and the United States. There Continue reading New Indexing Projects at beta.FamilySearch.org for the Holidays
The following article was written by my friend, Debbe Hagner: Challenges in researching my great great grandfather – Johann Christian Hagner and Family by Debbe Hagner AG Thirty years ago, when I began researching my great-great-grandfather, Johann Christian Hagner, I Continue reading Researching Johann Christian Hagner
The following news release was received from Paul Nauta At FamilySearch.org: October 27, 2010: People with ancestors from Ghana now have free online access to valuable census records, the first images from that African country to be published on FamilySearch. Continue reading Over 2M Records From 6 Countries Just Posted at Beta.FamilySearch.org
Finally! After years of waiting while other regions were finished, Family Roots Publishing is printing volumes for genealogists doing research in Alsace-Lorraine. The full title of the first book in a series of six is Map Guide to German Parish Continue reading German Map Guide For Alsace-Lorraine, District of Unteralsass Now Shipping
With the completion of Map Guide to German Parish Registers Vol. 32, The Province of Hannover (Hanover) portion of the series is now complete. The series of three volumes are as follows: German Map Guide Vol 30. – Province of Continue reading Hannover German Map Guides Now Complete
The following information was received this morning from Paul Nauta with FamilySearch: There were over 150 new collections added or enhanced this week at FamilySearch.org. FamilySearch volunteers indexed over 120 million records — over 300 million new names — from Continue reading Over 300 Million New Names Added Online @ the New Beta.FamilySearch.org Site
Over the last week, Family Roots Publishing has shipped all the standing orders for German Map Guide Volume 31. This volume includes a total of 3,723 places – mostly towns, found in the Kingdom of Prussia, Province of Hannover (Hanover) Continue reading Hannover II German Map Guide Now Available
The Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Kingdom of Prussia – Province of Hannover I, RB Hannover and Hildesheim, by Kevan Hansen, is now in print! Volume 30 of the German Map Guide series is made up of 231 Continue reading Hannover I – German Map Guide Now Shipping
Good news. The “Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Oldenburg & Schleswig-Holstein” is again in print in the soft cover edition. If you have ancestors from the area, this book is sure to be or help in your genealogy Continue reading “Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Oldenburg & Schleswig-Holstein” is back in print