From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): Registration for “German Phase 2: Research the Hometown Online” opens in two days, May 16, 2026. We want to tell you about two more wonderful instructors that we are happy to be working with. Ute Brandenburg Ute Brandenburg is a bilingual German American, born… Continue reading German Phase 2 Faculty, Continued

From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): Time is really flying! Registration for “German Phase 2: Research the Hometown Online” opens May 16, 2026. That is a little under two weeks away. We want to take this opportunity to talk about two of the great instructors who will be teaching alongside… Continue reading German Phase 2 Faculty, Continued

Back in March 2026, I wrote a blog post about how I determined the parents for Johann Huber, one of my early ancestors. I was able to solve it because he lived in “der Gnad,” which was in the Bauerschaft [farming community] of Wälden. There is a single-family farm there called Gnadhof. It is in… Continue reading Visiting Gnadhof

In a prior post, I found that Johann Huber of Wälden was the father of Laurenz Huber who married in 1750.[1] I found in Laurenz’s 1715 baptism record that his mother’s name was Christina. Her maiden name was not listed, which was typical of the baptisms in this time and place.[2] I then went on… Continue reading Multiple Johann Hubers

In a prior post, I found that Johann Huber, father of Laurenz Huber who married in 1751, lived in Wälden.[1] I checked Meyers Gazetteer to find out more about this location. While there is an entry in Meyers for Wälden, there is no associated map that shows its location. Meyers shows Wälden is associated with… Continue reading Where in the World is Wälden?

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 Grandparents

From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): In my last post, I talked about the northern part of the historic Rhineland area that is currently in North Rhine Westphalia. In this post, I’ll talk about the southern part of this region in today’s Rhineland-Palatinate [Rheinland-Pfalz in German] and Saarland. Many Germans… Continue reading Records for the Historic Rhineland Area, Part 2

From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin & Debra A. Hoffman): Pennsylvania Germans began migrating west with significant numbers moving into the Shenandoah Valley after 1725. Germans in the Valley also came from New Jersey and New York.[1] Some settled initially in Western Maryland and then later made the trip into the Valley and possibly… Continue reading Germans in the Shenandoah Valley