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    Low German, High German, Upper German-  what is all that?
    Stefan Israel
    • Oct 16, 2019
    • 3 min

    Low German, High German, Upper German- what is all that?

    Are German dialects really more extreme than American dialects? Are they ever! The Old World dialects in general are far, far more extreme t
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    We're from Germany but Where?
    Stefan Israel
    • Mar 14, 2019
    • 4 min

    We're from Germany but Where?

    When you’re tracing an ancestor to Central Europe from a century or more ago, you need to find out which state they were from. Here are some
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    From Genf to Geneva and other Translations
    Pamela Israel
    • Feb 11, 2019
    • 2 min

    From Genf to Geneva and other Translations

    When learning about ancestors who immigrated to the US decades or centuries ago, you get a double challenge. Not only is there the translati
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    Joyous German Visit Home: 1925
    Pamela Israel
    • Jan 22, 2019
    • 1 min

    Joyous German Visit Home: 1925

    Eliese Trede, my mother's grandmother, immigrated in 1908, leaving her loving parents on a journey across the Atlantic. This is her 1925
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    Beloved Son, Hurry! 1843 Letter
    Pamela Israel
    • Jan 21, 2019
    • 2 min

    Beloved Son, Hurry! 1843 Letter

    This is an 1843 letter from my 3rd great grandfather, to his son telling him to hurry home from the army before his mother dies. We have a l
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    Why burg, why berg?
    Stefan Israel
    • Nov 12, 2018
    • 4 min

    Why burg, why berg?

    Berg vs. Burg  These two words show up abundantly in family and place names across the Germanic languages (German, Swedish, Dutch, Englis
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    Clues Hidden in "von" and "van"?
    Stefan Israel
    • Sep 21, 2018
    • 4 min

    Clues Hidden in "von" and "van"?

    We're used to seeing von and van in names famous and not. Now it's time to explain their meaning and what you might learn about someone's ancestors from those three little letters. Von We all know of various von’s: Baron von Richthofen, the Red Baron; Count or Graf von Zeppelin with the zeppelins he invented; Wernher von Braun with the rockets he devised; the von Trapp family of the Sound of Music. By the way, Germans pronounce "v" as an "f", so "von" sounds like "fonn." (un
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    When is October in September?
    Pamela Israel
    • Sep 10, 2018
    • 1 min

    When is October in September?

    Beer lovers and German fans can likely answer this riddle in a second. We are talking about Oktoberfest! September brings a nip in the air, leaves changing into magnificent colors and Oktoberfest. In Munich and in many beer-loving towns across the United States, Oktoberfest celebrations get underway in September. Why September? The first Oktoberfest indeed was in October. To be precise, it started on October 12, 1810 to honor the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig to Princess of
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    Servant Class: Independent Woman
    Pamela Israel
    • Mar 8, 2018
    • 2 min

    Servant Class: Independent Woman

    Voyage to America: Servant Class - Independent Woman
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    St. Nicholas - Bringer of Gifts
    Stefan Israel
    • Dec 5, 2017
    • 2 min

    St. Nicholas - Bringer of Gifts

    Martin Luther, who grew up with the tradition of gifts on Nikolaustag, shifted gift-giving to Christmas, since saints were no longer a focus
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    From Chicago to Germany with Love
    Pamela Israel
    • Aug 27, 2017
    • 1 min

    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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