Church Records · German · Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy

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 · Church Records · German

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

Archives · Church Records · German · Methodology · Research Trip

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

Butschbach · Church Records · German · Huber · Methodology

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

Butschbach · Church Records · German · Huber · Methodology

Children of Johann and Christina Huber

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

Butschbach · Church Records · German · Methodology

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

Butschbach · Church Records · German · Huber · Methodology

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

Butschbach · Church Records · Huber · Methodology

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

Butschbach · Church Records · Huber · Methodology

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