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German Genealogy
How FamilySearch Indexing benefits indexers and genealogists alike
FamilySearch Indexing benefits everyone who is searching for their ancestors - and everyone who works as indexer. Trust me, it does. According to the American weekly news magazine TIME "genealogy is ... read more
German names in old German script: Wilhelm
This article is part of the series "Get Familiar With German Given Names In Old German Script" where you will find similar articles about other German names, including name variations and examples out ... read more
What if you’re looking for your ancestor in the wrong country?
This article is part of the series "Are your German ancestors playing hide-and-seek?" about various reasons why you might not have found your ancestors yet. One of the possible reasons could be ... read more
Like Stan and Olly: the long s and the round s
If you read text in Fraktur, Kurrent or Sütterlin letters you'll stumble over four different types of "s": capital s, long s, round s and the EssZett. Yes, that's right, four of them... bloomin' ... read more
German names in old German script: Karl
This article is part of the series "Get Familiar With German Given Names In Old German Script" where you will find similar articles about other German names, including name variations and examples out ... read more