I was visiting with Roger Minert in his home a while back, and he pointed out that he had a number of copies of his German Immigrants in American Documents books setting on his shelf. He told me that he didn’t need them; and would I be interested in purchasing them? I replied in the affirmative and bought the entire shelf full of books, knowing that I have customers who would appreciate them. The series is published by Picton Press and I didn’t get a full series, as Roger didn’t have them.
So… I’m offering the volumes for sale on a first come-first served basis. Not only are they discounted 15% from the normal MSRP, but Volumes Four & Five are signed by on the title page, not only by the editor (Roger), but by a number of the compilers who helped Roger with the project.
These volumes are amazing. Abstracted from the original church records, the entries are printed in the same order that the information is found in the records, with reference given to the exact page number in the original record. Am every name index is located at the back of each book. A typical entry in the books is as follows:
Gretchen Maria Gerdes, b. Neufunnixsiel, Ostfriesland, Hannover 11 Jan 1886; dau of Eds Gerdes and Sophie Wolken; d. 15 Jan 1913, age 27-4-0; bur. Chatsworth, Livingston Co., IL 16 Jan 1913; m. Charlotte Twp., Livingston Co., IL 19 June 1906, Heinrich Post, She immigrated in 1893 (calculated). Ref: pp. 369, 516.
Note that Hinrich Post is her husband.
The introduction found in each book is extensive, and very helpful for anyone doing genealogical research.
Click on the links below to get more details on each volume, including the counties covered.
- German Immigrants In American Church Records Vol. 4: Wisconsin Southwest Protestant – Autographed book; Edited by Roger P Minert Ph.P., A.G.; Reg. $99.95; Two copies available.
- German Immigrants in American Church Records Vol. 5: Wisconsin Southeast Protestant – Autographed book; Edited by Roger P Minert Ph.P., A.G.; Reg. $99.95; Ten copies available.
- German Immigrants in American Church Records Vol. 8: Iowa Northeast Protestant; Edited by Roger P Minert Ph.P., A.G.; Reg. $79.95; One copy available.
I expect the books to sell quickly, as this is one one-of-a-kind offer on some very special books. I will attempt to change the number of copies available as the books sell – both at GenealogyBlog.com and at the FRPC website. Please do not order any books that are marked as SOLD OUT – DO NOT ORDER, as I’ll just have to refund your money if ordered. I will have to update the data manually, so there’s always a chance I will not get an item pulled from the database fast enough when sold out – and another order is placed for a book that’s not available. In that case, I will either reverse the order or refund the purchase, dependent on whether the sale has “settled” or not.
