From German Girls Genealogy (Teresa Steinkamp McMillin and Debra A. Hoffman): At a recent trip to the Staatsarchiv [State Archive] Amberg located in Amberg, Bavaria, we were excited to find entire newspaper issues contained in the Auswanderakten (Permissions to Emigrate). The following translated excerpt is from Nr. 30 of the Allgemeiner Anzeiger für das Königreich… Continue reading Bavarian Emigration File
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Württemberg Church Records on Ancestry
In a prior post, I talked about accessing German church records on Ancestry. In this post, I want to talk specifically about the Lutheran records for the historic region of Württemberg. The collection that I will be talking about does not include records for historic Baden. These two regions joined in 1952, along with some… Continue reading Württemberg Church Records on Ancestry
IGHR and IGGP – A Busy Week
This week I taught six sessions in the Intermediate German Course at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) in Athens, Georgia. I very much enjoyed the people and the beautiful setting. Plus, I love to teach, so this is a fun week. If you are not familiar with the Institute of Genealogy and… Continue reading IGHR and IGGP – A Busy Week
Regional Portal on CompGen
Do you know the history of the village where your German ancestors came from? Are you aware of resources that might exist overseas for them? One way to find information about your village is to explore the Regional Portal in the GenWiki at CompGen. This may be accessed from the home page at CompGen or… Continue reading Regional Portal on CompGen
Ortsfamilienbücher (Family Lineage Books)
This week I want to talk about Ortsfamilienbücher (OFBs), which are books that are compiled for a German village. They show the familial relationships of the people who lived there in the past. Typically, an Ortsfamilienbuch is compiled using the church and other local records for the town in question. Each family unit is numbered… Continue reading Ortsfamilienbücher (Family Lineage Books)
Confederate Soldiers Baptized in Chicago
This holiday weekend commemorates those soldiers who lost their lives while fighting in our country’s armed forces. Memorial Day was established shortly after the Civil War.[1] That war was certainly a dark period in our nation’s history as the nation found itself divided. Camp Douglas, at one point the largest Civil War military camp, was… Continue reading Confederate Soldiers Baptized in Chicago
Learning Opportunities!
This week, I give two different presentations at different locations. On Tuesday morning, May 9, at 10:00 a.m., I teach a hands-on workshop “Demystify Ancestry Library Edition and FamilySearch” at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library at 500 North Dunton, Arlington Heights, Illinois. It is for Arlington Heights card holders only. Before diving into tips and… Continue reading Learning Opportunities!
Lind Street Research 