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
Category: Research Trip
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?
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
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
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
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
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 you’ve exhausted all records available from your home country. One of the steps outlined… Continue reading Town History Leads to Archival Records
Lind Street Research 