Butschbach · Church Records · German · Methodology

Lawrence’s Great Grandparents – Revisited

In this post Iโ€™ll continue to reveal Lawrence Huberโ€™s ancestry in Butschbach and surrounding areas. Two weeks ago, I identified Lawrenceโ€™s paternal great grandfather, Joseph Huber (born 1751). Last week, I confirmed Josephโ€™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

Butschbach · Church Records · German · Huber · Methodology

Correctly Connecting Generations

In this post Iโ€™ll continue to reveal Lawrence Huberโ€™s ancestry in Butschbach and surrounding areas. Iโ€™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 youโ€™re researching in a typical small (ish) European village, multiple people often have the… Continue reading Correctly Connecting Generations

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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 youโ€™ve done your homework. The next step, outlined in this post, is… Continue reading Building a Travel Schedule

Butschbach · Church Records · Huber · Methodology

Lawrence Huberโ€™s Paternal Great Grandparents

In this post Iโ€™ll continue to reveal Lawrence Huberโ€™s ancestry in Butschbach and surrounding areas. At least for now, I will follow Lawrenceโ€™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 Huberโ€™s Paternal Great Grandparents

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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 youโ€™ve done your homework. The next step, outlined in this post, is… Continue reading Locating Relevant Archives

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Town History Leads to Archival Records

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 youโ€™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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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

Butschbach · German · Huber · Immigration · Methodology

Lawrence Huber in Indexed Records

In my last post about Lawrence Huber, I showed how I finally found Lawrenceโ€™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