Pamela IsraelApr 18, 20192 minTranslation and LanguagePostcard 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
Pamela IsraelApr 5, 20192 minTranslation and LanguageGerman Wedding Invitation DetailsOur 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
Stefan IsraelMar 14, 20194 minTranslation and LanguageWe'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
Christine IsraelMar 8, 20195 minGenealogyThe Scandalous Pauline: Discovering a Fascinating WomanOne 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