Tag Archives: Brandenburg

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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Jacob and Auguste

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Administrator

This is Auguste Charlotte, born in Werder/Havel in Brandenburg in 1807 as an illegitimate child. However, her parents get married two years later and she grows up as the daughter of the citizen and fisherman Fritze. In October 1823, she … Continue reading →

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An Old House

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Administrator

Whenever I have time, I go to the countryside to look at old houses. It seems that every house has it’s story. This house, I found in Grube in the beautiful Prignitz. Last summer I sat in the park of … 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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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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