Tag Archives: Baptismal records

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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Two Times Three

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Administrator

Today, for the very first time, I found triplets in old baptismal records. Actually, I even found two triplets born the same year in the same area. Find me surprised… On June 13, 1849 the carpenter Johann Friedrich Griesbach and … Continue reading →

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Gustav, Where Art Thou?

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Administrator

Dear Gustav, I first heard about you from Albert’s letter that he wrote to his parents back in October 1854, shortly after you both had come to America. At first, it seemed to me as if you were Albert’s brother. … Continue reading →

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