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    Separated 99 Years, part 2
    Stefan Israel
    • Oct 16, 2018
    • 3 min

    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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    Separated 99 Years, part 1
    Stefan Israel
    • Oct 10, 2018
    • 3 min

    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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    Tip: German-Language Newspaper Search
    Pamela Israel
    • Oct 3, 2018
    • 1 min

    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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    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...
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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...
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    Civil War Diary Translation?
    Pamela Israel
    • Jun 2, 2018
    • 2 min

    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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    Frohen Geburtstag, Bach!               Happy birthday, Bach!
    Stefan Israel
    • Mar 31, 2018
    • 2 min

    Frohen Geburtstag, Bach! Happy birthday, Bach!

    It’s the old master’s birthday, and we’ll take that as a happy excuse to talk about names like Bach.
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    the FEMININE of FAMILY NAMES
    Stefan Israel
    • Mar 14, 2018
    • 4 min

    the FEMININE of FAMILY NAMES

    The history behind some of those last names - many had a feminine meaning. In some languages, the end of names still changes!
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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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    What’s with the -ch- in German?
    Stefan Israel
    • Jan 18, 2018
    • 2 min

    What’s with the -ch- in German?

    German has two variants for ch, depending on whether the surrounding letters are ‘bright’ or ‘dark’.   If you say “ee, ey”  versus “o, oo, a
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    Ticket to a Year of Happiness
    Pamela Israel
    • Dec 30, 2017
    • 2 min

    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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    Der Nussknacker  (The Nutcracker) - so much fun to say!
    Pamela Israel
    • Dec 21, 2017
    • 1 min

    Der Nussknacker (The Nutcracker) - so much fun to say!

    Nutcrackers, decorated trees and snow on the ground. Christmas must be right around the corner. We've seasonal Germantranslations to get
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    O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) &  More!
    Pamela Israel
    • Dec 16, 2017
    • 1 min

    O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) & More!

    Houses are adorned with festive lights, decorations and trees. We've some German translations to get you even more in the holiday spirit
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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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    St. Nicholas's Bad Cop: Krampus
    Stefan Israel
    • Dec 4, 2017
    • 2 min

    St. Nicholas's Bad Cop: Krampus

    Was zum Teufel? What the freaking devil? Santa. Krampus
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    …..And I Thought I Knew All About Those Grandparents!
    Pamela Israel
    • Nov 21, 2017
    • 2 min

    …..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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    The Curious History of the German 'Doubled S' - ß
    Stefan Israel
    • Nov 15, 2017
    • 2 min

    The Curious History of the German 'Doubled S' - ß

    Ä, Ö and Ü are simple variations of familiar letters, but the ​​fourth letter that German has that we don’t is the real kicker:  ß  It looks
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    Black Cat (schwarze Katze) Boo!
    Pamela Israel
    • Oct 31, 2017
    • 1 min

    Black Cat (schwarze Katze) Boo!

    German words inspired by US Halloween
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    Where is that in English?
    Pamela Israel
    • Oct 10, 2017
    • 2 min

    Where is that in English?

    When it comes to place names, getting from English to German and vice-versa can be challenging, but it's also loads of fun, and useful,...
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    Are those even the same letters in old German?
    Stefan Israel
    • Oct 2, 2017
    • 2 min

    Are those even the same letters in old German?

    Old German letters are tough to read but they are mostly the same alphabet we use - just with a few variations.
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