Continuing from the prior post about Lawrence Huber’s ancestry, once I unraveled the two couples named Johann and Christina, I was able to identify the children of the correct couple. Recall, Lawrence’s ancestor, his great grandfather, was Laurenz Huber born in 1715.[1] His parents, Johann and Christina, married 19 May 1696.[2] Their children, including Laurenz,… Continue reading Children of Johann and Christina Huber
Category: German
Keeping Organized on a Research Trip
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): This series of posts, continued from our prior post, outlines our preparation for a German trip to research beyond church records. Now that your archives have been identified and your trip is all planned, the next step is planning how you will stay organized… Continue reading Keeping Organized on a Research Trip
Rent a Car or Take the Train?
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): This series of posts, continued from last week, outlines our preparation for a German trip to research beyond church records. Before embarking on a research trip abroad, you want to make sure you’ve done your homework. The next step, outlined in this post, is… Continue reading Rent a Car or Take the Train?
Hotels in Germany
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): This series of posts, continued from last week, outlines our preparation for a German trip to research beyond church records. Before embarking on a research trip abroad, you want to make sure you’ve done your homework. The next step, outlined in this post, is… Continue reading Hotels in Germany
Lawrence’s Great Grandparents – Revisited
In this post I’ll continue to reveal Lawrence Huber’s ancestry in Butschbach and surrounding areas. Two weeks ago, I identified Lawrence’s paternal great grandfather, Joseph Huber (born 1751). Last week, I confirmed Joseph’s father, Laurenz Huber, was born in 1715. You may notice I use two different spellings for the name Lawrence. For now, in… Continue reading Lawrence’s Great Grandparents – Revisited
Booking Flights
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): This series of posts, continued from last week, outlines our preparation for a German trip to research beyond church records. Before embarking on a research trip abroad, you want to make sure you’ve done your homework. The next step, outlined in this post, is… Continue reading Booking Flights
Correctly Connecting Generations
In this post I’ll continue to reveal Lawrence Huber’s ancestry in Butschbach and surrounding areas. I’m going to slow down a bit, though, and show you how I used a series of related records to correctly go back another generation. When you’re researching in a typical small (ish) European village, multiple people often have the… Continue reading Correctly Connecting Generations
Building a Travel Schedule
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): This series of posts, continued from last month, outlines our preparation for a German trip to research beyond church records. Before embarking on a research trip abroad, you want to make sure you’ve done your homework. The next step, outlined in this post, is… Continue reading Building a Travel Schedule
Lawrence Huber’s Paternal Great Grandparents
In this post I’ll continue to reveal Lawrence Huber’s ancestry in Butschbach and surrounding areas. At least for now, I will follow Lawrence’s paternal ancestry. The records of the Catholic church in Oberkirch, which was attended by residents of Butschbach and Giedensbach, go back to 1647. Given that Lawrence was born in 1817, it might… Continue reading Lawrence Huber’s Paternal Great Grandparents
Locating Relevant Archives
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): This series of posts, continued from last week, outlines our preparation for a German trip to research beyond church records. Before embarking on a research trip abroad, you want to make sure you’ve done your homework. The next step, outlined in this post, is… Continue reading Locating Relevant Archives
Lind Street Research 