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With last October’s addition of Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Vol. 44 – West Prussia I (RB Danzig), Family Roots Publishing’s incredibly popular Map Guide to German Parish Registers series now stands at 44 Volumes. Each is a Continue reading Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Vol. 44 – West Prussia I (RB Danzig)
In continuing my reviews of Before Germanna, I offer you the details from Before Germanna, #11 The Ancestry Of Christler, Baumgartner, Deer, Dieter, And Lotspeich Families. As previously noted, there were two Germanna colonies. Coverage of the first has been Continue reading Before Germanna, #11 The Ancestry Of Christler, Baumgartner, Deer, Dieter, And Lotspeich Families
According to Johni Cerny and Gary J. Zimmerman, authors of Before Germanna, there have been few unanswered questions about the First Germanna Colony in the New World. However, at least in 1990 when this book first came out, surprising little Continue reading Before Germana No. 6 – The Ancestry of the Broyles, Paulitz, Moyer and Motz Families
Available as a two volume set, Pennsylvania German Marriages: Marriages and Marriage Evidence in Pennsylvania German Churches, by Donna R. Irish, is perhaps the most important collection of Pennsylvania-German source materials to appear since the publication of Strassburger and Hinke’s Continue reading Pennsylvania German Marriages: Marriages and Marriage Evidence in Pennsylvania German Churches
Word has been received that The Palatines to America National Conference will be held on June 25 – 28, 2014 in Columbus, Ohio at the Ramada Plaza Conference Center, 4000 Sinclair Road. A full program is offered with four days Continue reading Palatines to America 2014 National Conference
Sometimes, I have to jump volumes in a series I am reviewing due to current accessibility. Fortunately, each volume in the Before Germanna series can stand alone. Plus, the first chapter is the same in each volume. Each volume provides Continue reading Before Germana No. 5 – The Ancestry of the Sheible, Peck, Milker, Smith and Holt Families
According to Johni Cerny and Gary J. Zimmrman, authors of Before Germanna, there have been few unanswered questions about the First Germanna Colony in the New World. However, at least in 1990 when this book first came out, surprising little Continue reading Before Germanna No. 2 – Clore, Kaifer, and Thomas Families
According to Johni Cerny and Gary J. Zimmrman, authors of Before Germanna, there have been few unanswered questions about the First Germanna Colony in the New World. However, at least in 1990 when this book first came out, surprising little Continue reading Before Germanna No.1
“All research in Germany depends on locating the birthplace of an ancestor.” At least, that is the opinion of Fay S. Dearden, as I am sure it is with many others. Despite the wide variety of resources available online and Continue reading Understanding Meyers Orts
Meyers Orts (for short) is perhaps one of the most well know and famous of all gazetteers. Those searching their German ancestry have no doubt heard of it. Some have said, “Almost all serious German research begins with Meyers Orts.” Continue reading Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon
Word has been received that the Danish Immigrant Museum of Elk Horn Iowa has changed its name to Museum of Danish America. They have stated that while their name is changing, their mission will still the same. The only national Continue reading Danish Immigrant Museum Changes its Name
Most countries, if not every country, in the world have experienced ebbs and flows in their political boundaries and territories. Some countries and fallen forever to be replaced by new ones. However, both as a people and a nations, few Continue reading Lands of the German Empire and Before
Over the past few years, the folks who publish Family Chronicle, Internet Genealogy, and the History Magazine have created a series of journals offering a collection of previously published article, gathered together on a single topic. Here are some of Continue reading Tracing Your Eastern European Ancestors
Let me start with a simplified, and probably more than you will ever need, introduction to Dictionary of Americanized French-Canadian Names: Onomastics and Genealogy. In short, surnames of 17th and 18th century colonists have changed over 400 years. This dictionary Continue reading Dictionary of Americanized French-Canadian Names: Onomastics and Genealogy
A couple of days ago I mentioned the New England Historic Genealogical Society had recently released a number of additional laminated guides, part of The Portable Genealogists Series. Here is the second review of the three, on The Portable Genealogist: Continue reading The Portable Genealogist: Problem Solving in Irish Research