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Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

There are plenty of guides out there that show the German alphabet, in the Fraktur, Sütterlin, and Kurrent styles.  These guides can really help you when trying to decipher old documents that use the German language.  One that I find useful can be found here and contains all three styles.  However, I have taken a slightly different approach, and thought I’d share it on the off chance it helps someone else.

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Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

I received the following press release from Thomas MacEntee regarding a new resource for genealogists called Hack Genealogy.  I’ve know for awhile that Thomas has been working on this new project, so I ‘m excited to see it finally come to fruition.

Treelines is a unique web-based tool that allows you to share your family stories through words and images.  There are many ways to use this tool and I encourage you to read the about page.  I also suggest taking a look at what other people have created to get some inspiration on how you can use this tool. Treelines is running a contest with the theme of how you got started in family history research.  The deadline is Friday, July 19.  You can see my story below.  For contest details, […]