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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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A Woman’s Life

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Administrator

In the summer of 1829, many tears are shed in the Holländer House in Dargardt. The daughter, Dorothea Stange, 29 years old and still not married, has gotten herself into trouble. She is pregnant. Her father, Friedrich Stange, is angry, … Continue reading →

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