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    O du lieber Augustin
    Stefan Israel
    • Apr 22, 2019
    • 3 min

    O du lieber Augustin

    This simple song is said to date back to 1679 in Vienna, Austria - Marx Augustin was a cheery, popular balladeer and bag-piper of the time
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    Postcard Clues 100 Years On - Clues to Olof !
    Pamela Israel
    • Apr 18, 2019
    • 2 min

    Postcard Clues 100 Years On - Clues to Olof !

    It's amazing how curious you can get about people in no way related to you. I've written before about Olof Harrison, a Swede who mov
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    German Wedding Invitation Details
    Pamela Israel
    • Apr 5, 2019
    • 2 min

    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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    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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    The Scandalous Pauline: Discovering a Fascinating Woman
    Christine Israel
    • Mar 8, 2019
    • 5 min

    The Scandalous Pauline: Discovering a Fascinating Woman

    One of the early things my father told me when I asked him about his family was that my great-grandmother, Pauline Volkmann, had left her hu
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    Postcard Pals - Old Swedish Cards in Translation
    Pamela Israel
    • Mar 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    Postcard Pals - Old Swedish Cards in Translation

    A series of correspondence to and ​​from the same people opens up a whole new understanding about them. Old Swedish postcards from greater
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    Glimpses of the Catastrophe of 1914/1918
    Stefan Israel
    • Feb 20, 2019
    • 4 min

    Glimpses of the Catastrophe of 1914/1918

    In reaction to the horrific killing burning across Europe, in 1916, Danish composer Carl Nielsen wrote the Inextinguishable, meaning the &#3
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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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    Ack! Pronouncing German ei vs. ie
    Stefan Israel
    • Jan 31, 2019
    • 3 min

    Ack! Pronouncing German ei vs. ie

    English can be all over the map in how you’re supposed to pronounce any given set of letters: you polish the Polish silverware, you wait for
    592 views0 comments
    Christmas Letter in February?
    Pamela Israel
    • Jan 23, 2019
    • 1 min

    Christmas Letter in February?

    We thought it would be fun to conclude our week celebrating  the magic of handwriting with a light-hearted Christmas note that arrived one F
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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 Write Notes on Photos?
    Pamela Israel
    • Jan 20, 2019
    • 1 min

    Why Write Notes on Photos?

    I remember being flummoxed by my mom's handwriting. What could it possibly mean? How glad I am that I learned cursive and can now read h
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    Surviving Manassas: Civil War Diary
    Pamela Israel
    • Jan 19, 2019
    • 2 min

    Surviving Manassas: Civil War Diary

    Civil War 1862 Diary: Looking at just the week of August 26 highlights his experiences: rebels attacking, burning railroad bridges, fighting
    71 views0 comments
    Handwritten Letters & a Postcard
    Pamela Israel
    • Jan 18, 2019
    • 1 min

    Handwritten Letters & a Postcard

    Day 2 to highlight the Art of Handwriting and your Family through January 23rd, National Handwriting Day. Share a favorite family hand-writt
    52 views0 comments
    Celebrate Handwriting!
    Pamela Israel
    • Jan 17, 2019
    • 1 min

    Celebrate Handwriting!

    Post your family handwritten letters to celebrate National Handwriting Day.
    59 views0 comments
    The Journey & the Journeyman Book
    Pamela Israel
    • Jan 9, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Journey & the Journeyman Book

    An apprentice butcher's training in 19th century "Germany" included journeying and learning from one expert to another and sta
    350 views0 comments
    What's Fairfield, IA got over NYC?
    Pamela Israel
    • Dec 27, 2018
    • 2 min

    What's Fairfield, IA got over NYC?

    See the 1922 comparison of small-town Fairfield, IA versus New York City - it's entertaining what doing genealogy research can uncover t
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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
    12,032 views2 comments
    German in the Cemetery
    Pamela Israel
    • Oct 23, 2018
    • 2 min

    German in the Cemetery

    If you happen to be in an area where many Germans immigrated in the late 19th or early 20th century and you wander into an older cemetery, y
    3,020 views0 comments
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