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 [...]
2010 Census Scams
Posted by David | Filed under census, news
Snopes: Census Concerns.
Cool tools
Posted by David | Filed under genealogy
Dict.cc, an online English-German dictionary with numerous examples of uses for some words.
Transcript, a program that allows you to view an image and transcribe it all in one window. Best yet, you never lose focus when making adjustments to the image. Just keep typing.
Is This a Clue?
Posted by David | Filed under Nebraska, genealogy
For a reason probably packed away in a box that I’m scrambling to find, I saved the name and details of a town called Markenreuth in Bavaria for my 4th great-grandfather, Adam FUCHS. I’m wondering if that town was mentioned in an obituary that I found but never processed, or if I set it aside [...]
