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A Family Bible Comes Home

Those of us who deal with genealogy know that sometimes strange things happen. It can be the voice inside you telling you to look in a certain church book, although your mind tells you that it will be a waste … Continue reading

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You Name It

It is the year 1760, we are in the pastor’s expedition in Dobbin in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. In comes Paschen BUCHIN, the manorial shepherd, and informs the pastor that his wife Catharina Magdalena nee Däbel gave birth to … Continue reading

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