From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): This series of posts, started last week, outlines our preparation for a trip to research beyond church records. Before embarking on a research trip abroad, you want to make sure you’ve exhausted all records available from your home country. One of the steps outlined… Continue reading Town History Leads to Archival Records
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I am Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, Certified Genealogist(R). I am a professional genealogist specializing in helping people discover their German ancestry. I also specialize in Chicago genealogy and other areas of the Midwest.
Lawrence Huber’s Parents
In my post about finding Lawrence Huber’s baptism is Butschbach, I glossed over several important details. Church records often contain more information than just the obvious. It is important that every single word be read and understood. The subtle details are extremely helpful. For example, Lawrence’s baptism record told me his father’s occupation.[1] How did… Continue reading Lawrence Huber’s Parents
Germany Research Trip Goals
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): Whether we are researching in the United States or in Germany, identifying your research goals is crucial to conducting efficient and effective research. This is particularly important when embarking on a trip to Germany, where you want to ensure that no minute is wasted!… Continue reading Germany Research Trip Goals
Lawrence Huber in Indexed Records
In my last post about Lawrence Huber, I showed how I finally found Lawrence’s baptismal record in Butschbach. Now that indexing efforts are making records more findable, there is another way (today) that I could find where he was baptized. FamilySearch [FS] has been indexing its records for years now. Always keep an eye out… Continue reading Lawrence Huber in Indexed Records
Records for the Historic Rhineland Area, Part 2
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): In my last post, I talked about the northern part of the historic Rhineland area that is currently in North Rhine Westphalia. In this post, I’ll talk about the southern part of this region in today’s Rhineland-Palatinate [Rheinland-Pfalz in German] and Saarland. Many Germans… Continue reading Records for the Historic Rhineland Area, Part 2
Lawrence Huber – Where Was He Baptized?
In my last post about Lawrence Huber, I showed how I researched the Catholic records in Oberkirch. I found Lawrence’s sister’s marriage and her baptism in 1810. I did not find any baptism for Lawrence or any of his other siblings. This is when you go back to the drawing board, so to speak. It… Continue reading Lawrence Huber – Where Was He Baptized?
Records Update for the Historic Rhineland Area
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): The northern part of the historic Rhineland area is in today’s North-Rhine Westphalia. To read more about the histories of these specific regions, see my prior blog post: https://lindstreet.blog/2020/05/21/german-states-and-provinces-as-of-1912-and-their-current-locations/. The great part about this area is that portions were under French control in the… Continue reading Records Update for the Historic Rhineland Area
Research in Oberkirch Records
In my last post about Lawrence Huber, I explained about finding a letter from his brother-in-law, Michael Doll. That letter was written in Oberkirch, which at the time was in the Kreis Offenburg in Baden. Today it is part of the Ortenaukreis in Baden-Württemberg. This was the only specific German town I’d found possibly relating… Continue reading Research in Oberkirch Records
Germans in the Shenandoah Valley
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): Pennsylvania Germans began migrating west with significant numbers moving into the Shenandoah Valley after 1725. Germans in the Valley also came from New Jersey and New York.[1] Some settled initially in Western Maryland and then later made the trip into the Valley and possibly… Continue reading Germans in the Shenandoah Valley
Lawrence Huber Case Study – 2
I introduced my great great grandfather Lawrence Huber in a prior blog post. This is the second post in a series explaining how I found his town of origin. In 2013, I was helping my parents move from a home where they had lived for almost sixty years. In their attic, I discovered a tin… Continue reading Lawrence Huber Case Study – 2
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