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Donald Hartzog
Nov 19, 05 - 5:02 PM |
Genealogy research in Germany
Is anybody aware of resources for researching ancestors in Germany prior to their emmigration to SC? |
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Leslie Oswalt-Schafft
Dec 8th, 2005 - 11:44 AM |
Re: Genealogy research in Germany
I was wondering if you ever found research sites for our German descendents. I have tried to search but all sites are in German. Apparently, the Oswalt/Oswald family, came from Germany. I just stumbled on Palmetto website this morning for the first time.Thanks |
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Dana Risinger
Dec 8th, 2006 - 12:48 AM |
Re: Genealogy research in Germany
I have done a great deal of internet research on Germany. There are a couple of websites that are excellent to start with. One is www.genealogienetz.de. It's in German, but has an American flag icon that you can click on to translate it into English. One other is http://wiki-en.genealogy.net/wiki/Main_Page, which is a part of the first URL listed above. There's an English version of genealogienetz.de, which is www.genealogy.net. There's also a wonderful website for German to English translation - www.freetranslation.com. You can copy German text from the websites and translate it into English. However, I came across a German research site once and tried to use the translator to communicate. The webpage host e-mailed me and told me that the site was only for native Germans and she could tell that I was using a translator. Even though her attitude was not very nice, she ended up helping me anyway! :o) My suggestion would be to go to these websites, find ANYONE's family history that is located in the area that you're looking for (such as the state of Bayern) and contact them if an e-mail link is provided. That's how I met the few Germans that have been able to help me. There's a few words that you'll need to know. One is ahnenforschung. That means family history. You'll also see the word stadt - that means state. Germany is divided into states (again - such as Bayern) and each state basically has their own religion. There are 2 basic religions in Germany. One is Evangelisch-Lutern or Luthern - which is Evangelical Lutheran. The other is Catholiche - which is actually Roman Catholic. It's very important to know what religion your ancestors were in order to better pinpoint them within the area you're looking for. For instance, John George Reissinger came to SC in 1752. He was born in 1724 in Germany. Most of the passengers that sailed with him were from the state of Baden-Wurttemburg. In researching that state, I found no early Reissingers. However, in researching the state of Bayern, I found many Reissingers and was sure they were from there. BUT, I was told by one of the German researchers that most of the families in B-W were Evangelical-Lutheran and the majority of the families in Bayern were Catholic. And lo and behold - one of the Germans found our John George Reissinger in Wurttemburg and even found the ship list for the Snow Rowand (which I already had a copy of). If you know what ship they sailed on to America, you might can find the list at the SC Archives. Sometimes they describe the families and list what state in Germany they came from. OH - here's another website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ceneurgw/ You can select the state in Germany that you think your ancestors might be from. That's all for now! If you have any questions, please let me know. I'd be more than happy to help you. Sincerely, Dana Risinger |
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