MRUA
Posted by David | Filed under Germany, Schoknecht, genealogy
For Randy’s lastest Saturday Night Genealogy Fun:
My “Most Recent Unknown Ancestors” (MRUA) would be the parents of #35 Sophia Maria Friederike Johanna SCHOKNECHT, #70 and #71. The problem I’ve run into is that American records are not specific enough about when or where she was born. I can narrow her origin to an area of [...]
2009 is Looking Pretty Good
Posted by David | Filed under Burger, Germany, genealogy, news
Back in July, I attended a panel discussion hosted by one of the St. Louis Genealogical Society’s subgroups, the German Special Interest Group. The one tip that stuck with me the most was to send letters to everyone who could possibly help. Send a letter to the mayor. Send a letter to the church/pastor. Send [...]
