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Over the past few months I have reviewed a series of Atlases produced by Carrie Eldridge. These unique map books show the migration and population spread of early colonists and their descendant from the colonial days through the California Gold Continue reading An Atlas of German Migration and America
In 1852 the great grandfather of Simon Lauer, Nicholas, immigrated from Germany. Between 1845 and 1860 one million Germans fled with hope in their hearts for an opportunity denied them by circumstances in their homeland. Family Diversity, the Lauer, Borgmeier, Continue reading Family Diversity, Volume II
Between 1845 and 1860 one million Germans fled with hope in their hearts for an opportunity denied them by circumstances in their homeland. During the 1850’s, the Huhn, Pestorf, and Steck families joined the immigration and settled in Baltimore, Maryland. Continue reading Family Diversity, Volume I
Changes in the spelling of surnames when immigrants came to America create problems enough for genealogists. Add to this name changes made afterwards, often to better fit the local culture or simplify a names usage. Now add these issue to Continue reading Spelling Variations in German Names
Deciphering Gothic Records is a great little flip book designed to help those with German ancestry read and understand older German documents and handwriting. The books contents include information and words common to traditional vital records; including; birth, christenings, marriages, Continue reading Deciphering Gothic Records
Germans have long been a scattered lot. Millions of Americans identify their ancestral roots as German. For many of these individuals, their ancestors spoke German but never lived in what constitutes modern Germany or even any previously identified German states Continue reading Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents
Historically, Germans represent one of the largest immigrant groups in America. Germans and their descendents have played major rolls in the political and industrial history of this country. As America is considered the great melting pot, and with so many Continue reading German-Americana: A Bibliography
Across the Atlantic and Beyond: The Migration of German and Swiss Immigrants to America is an attempt to explain the genealogical mysteries associated with so many immigrant families. Why are there so many different spelling changes for family Continue reading Across the Atlantic and Beyond!
Since Columbus introduced (or re-introduced if you prefer) the Americas to Europe, people have come, wave after wave, seeking a new life in the rich new world. America, since its colonial days, has experienced an almost never ending flow of Continue reading The First Wave: German Immigration to American
Germans are the second largest ethnic group in the United States. Only the English are more numerous. Even at that, these groups represent generations of families living in America. European countries hardly represent today’s largest immigrant groups. However, they are Continue reading The Germans in Colonial Times
Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration: A British Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Naval Stores is a scholarly book, full of details and amassed facts in an effort to explain the mass migrations from the war torn Rhine Valley in the Continue reading Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration: A British Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Naval Stores
Germans have long been a scattered lot. Millions of Americans identify their ancestral roots as German. For many of these individuals, their ancestors spoke German but never lived in what constitutes modern Germany or even any previously identified German states Continue reading German Documents: Analyzing German, Latin, and French in Vital Records Written in Germany
Motivated in parts by his own love of genealogy, his Germanic-ancestral background in Eastern Europe, and incidental events; including, receiving a copy of the English-language Guide to the Archives of Hungary (now out of print) during an impromptu visit at Continue reading Contents and Addresses of Hungarian Archives
Map Guide to German Parish Registers: Kingdom of Bavaria II – Niederbayern II is the seventh of ten volumes covering Bavaria. This is also volume 20 of the now 41 total volumes in the Map Guide to German Parish Registers series. Continue reading Map Guide to German Parish Registers: Kingdom of Bavaria VII – Niederbayern II
Germans were among the earliest colonist to the Americas. They are also one of the cultural groups who came in waves of mass migrations over the years. 1708 saw the beginnings of the first major wave of German immigration. German Continue reading German Immigration to America: The First Wave