Julie's Genealogy & History Hub

This week I get to talk about one of my favorite families: SCHWARTZ.  It’s one of my favorites because they came from Luxembourg, which is such a wonderful place to research.  Despite the records being in German (old script at that) and/or French, neither of […]

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

The Family History Writing Challenge started on February 1, and I am off to a rocky start…well sort of.  Here’s the scoop for the first week. On February 1, I wrote my blog post for the Surname Saturday theme, Surname Saturday: Rottman (Bavaria / Georgia […]

I have so many Connecticut ancestors, I don’t know where to start!  The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about colonial Connecticut is that I have at least two family members who served as governor for the Colony of Connecticut. First is my […]

For 26 weeks I will take you on a family history journey through the alphabet, one letter at a time.  I have decided that each post will be educational in nature, focusing on topics related to resources, methodology, tools, etc.  Although the challenge is complete, […]

This particular photo has a glossy finish and is mounted to a board with a ribbed finish.  The photographer’s imprint reads:  Fichtel, 126 Bergen Line Ave., Union Hill, N.J.  Previous research on this photographer indicates that it is likely Sigmund Fichtel, who was listed in […]

Ah, now we get to talk about my crazy ROTTMAN family.  The earliest known ancestor is Philip ROTTMAN, my second great-grandfather.  He apparently came to the US from Bavaria, Germany.  This family has been difficult to research for many reasons, but mainly because they moved […]

The DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society’s 38th Annual Conference will be held on February 23, 2013 at the Hilton Garden Inn in St. Charles, Illinois.  This year’s speakers are: Jeanne Larzalere Bloom Lloyd deWitt Bockstruck Billie Stone Fogarty Jennifer Holik