Back in March 2026, I wrote a blog post about how I determined the parents for Johann Huber, one of my early ancestors. I was able to solve it because he lived in “der Gnad,” which was in the Bauerschaft [farming community] of Wälden. There is a single-family farm there called Gnadhof. It is in… Continue reading Visiting Gnadhof
German Phase 2 Faculty – Heger
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): We are excited that registration for our course, “German Phase 2: Research the Hometown Online,” opens on May 16, 2026. With that date quickly approaching, we want to introduce you to our outstanding faculty. Dr. Kenneth W. Heger Kenneth W. Heger is an experienced… Continue reading German Phase 2 Faculty – Heger
Archion Text Recognition
In Archion’s most recent newsletter, they announced text recognition is now available for many of their church records. This is exciting for many people who find reading old German Gothic handwriting difficult, if not impossible. When enabled, this feature shows the transcription for a record you’re viewing right in the viewer. Click on the notepad… Continue reading Archion Text Recognition
Military Payment List
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): When Teresa and I researched in the Haaptsstaatsarchiv in Stuttgart, we found many examples of early extant military records. One such record was the “Gebühr und Zahlungs Liste” for the months of September and October in 1800. It was a record of the fees… Continue reading Military Payment List
Marriage Contract, 1794
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): On a recent trip to the Generallandesarchiv in Karlsruhe, we found an example of a marriage contract. These are similar to today’s prenuptial agreements. These particular ones were under the category “Eheberedungen.” Essentially, this one contains two pages and is dated 30 May 1794.… Continue reading Marriage Contract, 1794
Military Recruitment and Payments
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): On a recent trip to the Haupstaatsarchiv in Stuttgart, we found some interesting military-related documents. One of them was a volume of payments made to military personnel in 1804. At the front of the book were Assentscheine [recruitment certificates]. Assentschein An Assentschein was created… Continue reading Military Recruitment and Payments
Children from Johann’s First Marriage
In my last post, I explained how I found parents for Johann Huber. He was born in 1657 to Mathias and Eva Huber.[1] He was married twice. With the second marriage, from which I descend, there were twelve children. At the end of the last post, I was wondering how many children were from his… Continue reading Children from Johann’s First Marriage
Friedrichstal Land Records, Part 2
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): Our last post showed a land document from 1819 in Friedrichstal located in what is now Baden-Württemberg. The document is from Grundbuch Band 1, 1811–1830. Grundbuch – Analysis After transcribing and then translating the record, the next step is to understand the record and… Continue reading Friedrichstal Land Records, Part 2
Parents for Johann Huber
In a prior post, I was at a stopping point, having found that my earliest (so far) Huber ancestor, Johann Huber, married in 1696.[1] He apparently was married previously and that marriage did not name his father. There were many Johann Hubers in the parish of Oberkirch. The only potentially helpful information was that he… Continue reading Parents for Johann Huber
Friedrichstal Land Records
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): Our last post began to highlight some of our findings to demonstrate how your hard work can pay off. We started by looking at land documents and this week we look at another land document from 1819. The land record is for Friedrichstal located… Continue reading Friedrichstal Land Records
Lind Street Research 