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German Paleography Seminar, 10 Lessons (Presenter: Charlotte Noelle Champenois)

March 7, 2023March 3, 2023 by Paul Roltsch

Video: https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-paleography-seminar-introduction About Video: In this German Paleography Seminar series, learn how to decipher simple German language records by recognizing and writing letters in Kurrent, recognizing key genealogical terms, and … Read more

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History of Prussia

February 28, 2023 by Paul Roltsch

Video: About Video/Presenter: If you have any problem with this video – please let us know so we can remove or correct. May 8, 2020 – created by History of … Read more

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How to Find Church Records on Matricula Online

February 25, 2023 by Paul Roltsch

Website: https://www.projectancestry.com/matricula About Article: The website https://www.projectancestry.com/matricula is a genealogy resource that provides access to digitized Catholic Church records from Poland and other parts of Central Europe. The Matricula project, … Read more

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Understanding colonial-era German names in genealogy

February 25, 2023 by Paul Roltsch

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p70Rzs35tT About Video: If you have any ethnic German ancestors from the 1600s to the early 1800s, you may wonder why so many of them are named Johann or … Read more

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The Animated History of Germany – Part 2

February 25, 2023 by Paul Roltsch

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The Animated History of Germany – Part 1

February 25, 2023 by Paul Roltsch

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Printed Sources for German Research

May 12, 2023February 25, 2023 by Paul Roltsch

Video: https://youtu.be/TOkMTqw_Edo Video Presenter: Milan Pohontsch

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Beginning German Research – Laurie Castillo

February 26, 2023February 25, 2023 by Paul Roltsch

Website: https://youtu.be/DweRAvdqzRk About Video: Laurie Castillo has tons of experience researching in Germany! In this webinar she goes over the tips and tricks of being successful as you get started … Read more

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Finding German Ancestors: Tips from James Beidler

February 25, 2023 by Paul Roltsch

Website: About Video: This video is Amy Johnson Crow interviewing James Beidler. If you’ve had challenges finding your German ancestors, don’t despair. It can be difficult, due to a lack … Read more

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Milan Pohontsch Video on German Online Sources

February 24, 2023February 23, 2023 by Paul Roltsch

Video: About Presenter: Milan Pohontsch is a full-time professional genealogist. As a native of Germany, he has excellent language and communication skills for conducting research in that part of Europe. … Read more

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