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“SCHULTE” as profession and surname

15/01/2020 Leave a Comment

SCHULTE as profession and surname The Schulte (also Schulze, short for Schultheiß) was originally an official who on behalf of his master "Schuld einheischt": who claimed, collected and kept track of ... read more

Filed Under: German Customs & Traditions

What do Sankt Martin, Karneval and Halloween have in common?

28/10/2019 Leave a Comment

After having to take a sabbatical (actually two of 'em) for very personal reasons, I'm back just in time to revive this blog post about three different yet similar events both in Germany and the ... read more

Filed Under: German Customs & Traditions

Painting miniatures for a medieval girdle book

30/11/2017 Leave a Comment

This article is part of the series "How to make a medieval girdle book".  Painting one of the miniatures First of all you need to find templates for painting miniatures, this one's a painting ... read more

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Put down your life’s story in 52 weeks (44-47)

23/11/2017 Leave a Comment

This article is part of the series “Put down your life's story in 52 weeks” in which I accepted the challenge of writing down snippets of my own life's story in 52 weeks. Questions 44-47 ... read more

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Using sample sheets for old German script documents

16/11/2017 1 Comment

In my previous posting I explained details about and differences between the main three old German scripts: the older handwriting script Kurrent, the newer handwriting script Sütterlin and the print ... read more

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Pre-printed civil register forms in old German Fraktur print

02/11/2017 1 Comment

Between 1870 and 1876 the German "Standesämter" (= offices of vital records) were established throughout the German Empire. To perform their tasks to register births, marriages and deaths, they almost ... read more

Filed Under: German Script & Language, German Sources

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