Tag Archives: Location: Germany/Prussia

Earlier this week, I received the following press release that I thought I’d share with my readers. I know the author worked very hard on this publication and I’m sure it will be of great help to those researching in this area of Germany. Lind Street Research Publishes a New Guide for finding German Military Records for the former Kingdom of Hanover INVERNESS, ILLINOIS, August 1, 2014 – Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, Certified GenealogistSM and German research expert, is proud to announce the publication of Guide to Hanover Military Records, 1514–1866, […]

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

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

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

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

Back in January, I acquired several church records for my family from Bromberg, Posen, Preußen.  While I have had luck deciphering most of them (thanks to my handy book German-English Genealogical Dictionary and, of course, Google Translate), there are a few that I’m having trouble reading.  I thought maybe my readers would be able to offer a hand. There are four records, which I will describe briefly below.  I have uploaded PDFs for each, which includes the full-page image as well as any close-ups.  The text I’m struggling with is […]

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.