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Stefan Israel
Oct 16, 20183 min read
Separated 99 Years, part 2
Recall that in our last blog on Herbert Harschnek, the US family had been searching for any German relatives for decades with no success. Wh
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Stefan Israel
Oct 10, 20183 min read
Separated 99 Years, part 1
Finding Herbert Harschnek - a little saga of 99 years parted: Starting with Alois Harschnek whom we mentioned in our last post.
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Pamela Israel
Oct 3, 20181 min read
Tip: German-Language Newspaper Search
Here’s a fun tip for researching relatives, especially 1st generation German ones. The Library of Congress’ Chronicling America: Historic...
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Pamela Israel
Jun 2, 20182 min read
Civil War Diary Translation?
I feel so very lucky that my family has saved and cared for both family photos and also diaries, letters and other family pieces. Reading...
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Pamela Israel
Mar 7, 20182 min read
Servant Class: Independent Woman
Voyage to America: Servant Class - Independent Woman
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Pamela Israel
Dec 30, 20172 min read
Ticket to a Year of Happiness
One of the fun things about digging through old family papers is discovering the whimsical pieces that someone has tucked away. Here's
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Pamela Israel
Nov 21, 20172 min read
…..And I Thought I Knew All About Those Grandparents!
Sometimes you think you’ve heard almost every family story (often multiple times), but I’ve been so wonderfully surprised recently....and in
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Pamela Israel
Sep 5, 20172 min read
Wait a Sec…Postcard Doubletake?
Turns out that these cards were often the early 20th century equivalent of a photo booth at an amusement park.
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Pamela Israel
Aug 28, 20172 min read
The Twins from Two Different Countries
One says he's German. The other says he's Danish. They're twins. It actually makes sense, but there's history to understand.
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Pamela Israel
Aug 27, 20171 min read
From Chicago to Germany with Love
A family postcard goes from gibberish to treasure with translation - the magic of family genealogical translation!
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