Ancestors in the Internet
A Google search finds a family letter in an overseas archive showing Alois in San Francisco and corresponding with a well-known anarchist.
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Pamela Israel
Aug 31, 20192 min read
Chicago. German Painter. White City.
It’s 1893. Chicago. Full of ambitious people eager to make their mark. Twenty-five year old Alois, trained in decorative carpentry and paint
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Pamela Israel
May 1, 20192 min read
Tips for Finding the Day of the Week
Figuring out the day of the week that something happened can be important in genealogy. Here are a couple approaches.
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Pamela Israel
Apr 5, 20192 min read
German Wedding Invitation Details
Our family has a photo of the framed wedding invitation of my 2nd great aunt and uncle. It's a charmingly simple one. When I first came
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Pamela Israel
Jan 17, 20191 min read
Celebrate Handwriting!
Post your family handwritten letters to celebrate National Handwriting Day.
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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
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 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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