Category Archives: History

Where On Earth……

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Administrator

This article was first published in “Der Blumenbaum“, the Sacramento German Genealogy Society’s award winning quarterly journal, in July 2012.    Very often we know the place our ancestors came from but are unable to locate it. The church records … Continue reading →

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I’m Still Standing

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Administrator

You might wonder what this piece of furniture might be. It is an old fashioned standing desk. This one now stands in the hall of the State Archive of Westphalia in Münster and probably once was situated in some office.  … Continue reading →

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Is This The End?

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Administrator

It is one of the last days of World War II, April 1945. The Russian Army is moving forward and everybody knows that the war is lost. But the Nazi leaders in Berlin give order not to surrender and never … Continue reading →

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497 Pages

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Administrator

In 1988 the Archive School of Marburg published a remarkable book. It is the list of many, many, many emigrants who left Hesse-Kassel between 1830 and 1840.  497 pages filled with names of people who left their home to seek … Continue reading →

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A King’s Promise

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Administrator

My name is Johann Friedrich Abraham and I am the pastor of Netzbruch. It is the year 1790, and I am 69 years of age. There has been peace for 27 years. I feel that the end of my life … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Abraham or The King Is Coming For Dinner

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Administrator

My name is Theodora Sophie Abraham nee Glaß. I live in Netzbruch, a small village in the county of Friedeberg in the Neumark district in Prussia. I am a proud mother of six, three boys and three girls. And I’m … Continue reading →

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An Underestimated Village Chronicle

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Administrator

On the long and winding road to finding our German ancestors we all work with German church records. We look through the pages, trying to find a trace of our forebears, their siblings, their parents and cousins. If we get … Continue reading →

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