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
Put down your life’s story in 52 weeks (22-26)
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 22-26 ... 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
Discover what’s the deal with vulgo names
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 the ... read more