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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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Good Old Friends

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Administrator

This article was first published in “Der Blumenbaum“, the Sacramento German Genealogy Society’s award winning quarterly journal, in January 2012. We all know the feeling of hitting a brick wall, having turned every single stone upside down, having looked everywhere … 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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