{"id":5309,"date":"2015-02-28T21:02:16","date_gmt":"2015-03-01T03:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/?p=5309"},"modified":"2015-02-28T21:02:16","modified_gmt":"2015-03-01T03:02:16","slug":"checking-out-chicagos-old-german-newspapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/checking-out-chicagos-old-german-newspapers\/","title":{"rendered":"Checking Out Chicago’s Old German Newspapers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wait\u2026what?  Julie\u2019s working on her own genealogy?  Yes, it\u2019s been quite some time since I\u2019ve been able to work on my own family history, much less blog about it.  Sadly, I\u2019ve been sitting on this find since May 2014, yikes!  But today, with actual free time (I know, shocking!!), I decided to work on my ever-growing pile of \u201cstuff\u201d accumulated from various research trips over the last few years.  It\u2019s a neat find and I thought I\u2019d share it with my genealogy buddies.<\/p>\n

Over the last few years (when I have time, that is), I have been working on a few of my German lines, using German records both in the United States and abroad.  Stepping into this land of records is challenging due to the fact that the language AND the handwriting\/text is foreign.  While I don\u2019t have total command over this obstacle yet, I continue to grow.  Heck, I found this tiny little notice about my second great-grandfather\u2019s death, despite the fact that his name was spelled wrong.  How often have we overlooked a short notice in a newspaper that\u2019s written in our native tongue?  (I\u2019ve got my hand raised!)  What\u2019s more, I haven\u2019t seen this newspaper clipping (or much else in German script) for almost a year, and I could still glance at it and find what I needed!  Boy, if I can do it, anyone can!!  Though I\u2019ll admit, I had my cheat-sheet with me, that has all of my surnames shown in the German script used in the newspaper so I could easily identify them.  I blogged about doing the same thing for German handwriting while perusing German church records (see Tip for German Research \u2013 Write it Out\u2026in GERMAN!<\/a>). <\/p>\n

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Anyway, when I ran across the notice, I wasn\u2019t even sure it was for my guy since the name was spelled incorrectly to the point I thought it was someone else.  But I read the age and the residence, and I knew it had to be him (my memory can be quite good sometimes, other times, not so much).  Before I spent the $0.25 to make the copy (yes, I\u2019m on a budget!), I pulled out my Kindle Fire<\/a> to double-check the age and residence details using my Families app<\/a>:  age, off by a year, no biggie; residence, check!  Although this find didn\u2019t really add any information to what I already knew, I think it\u2019s pretty neat to have.<\/p>\n

So here it is, the tiny little highlighted area in a long paragraph with a string of death notices (there are 25 in all).  Below is a transcription of the blurb in English, and below that, a translation to English.  Again, if I can manage to find this little nugget, there\u2019s hope for everyone with German ancestors!<\/p>\n

\"STOFFEL,<\/p>\n

English Transcription:<\/strong>  Charles Stoppe, 48 Jahre alt, No. 190 De Kevon Str.<\/p>\n

English Translation:<\/strong>  Charles Stoppe [sic<\/em>, Stoffel], 48 years old, 190 DeKevon Street.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/strong>  “Todesf\u00e4lle [Deaths],” Chicagoer Arbeiter-Zeitung [Chicago Workers Newspaper], 12 November 1902, p. 4, col. 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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