From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): When we researched last month in the Staatsarchiv in Freiburg, we found many examples of will and probate records. These are the same types of records we are accustomed to using in US research. The difference in German research, is you usually have to… Continue reading A Will Record from Germany
Category: Archives
Finding Franz Xavier
I’ve told you a lot about Lawrence Huber and his ancestors. You may recall that he had a brother named Franz Xavier who helped him farm in Adams County, Illinois from 1853 until Lawrence’s death in 1861. I knew this from Lawrence’s probate file.[1] I tried researching Franz Xavier for years, but did not make… Continue reading Finding Franz Xavier
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
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
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
Land Records – Samples From Prior Trips
From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): Our last series of posts outlined preparation for a German trip to research beyond church records. We now want to highlight some of our findings to demonstrate how your hard work can pay off. Beraine – Land Records The Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe holds a large… Continue reading Land Records – Samples From Prior Trips
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?
Lind Street Research 