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Category Archives: German Ancestry
Lives and Memories of our Ancestors
Genealogy is certainly more than just names, dates, and places. However, the farther back in time, the fewer the stories and memories. So I was delighted to come across this article sent to me by Marge. O. The following was … Continue reading
Serendipity Genealogy Finds
I’ve taken on a large project of going through my many genealogy files to clean up and downsize all the papers and extra “stuff.” Among the minds was this transcribed “Auction Sale Bill of Okke Sievers.” Okke (1882-1871) and his … Continue reading
Letters from Germany (1881-1919)
Letters From Germany When you’ve been researching your family ancestry for many years, the big discoveries don’t seem to come quite so fast as you continue the search. But recently I experienced one of the “golden events” that was, to … Continue reading
Posted in German Ancestry, Germany, Iowa, Schwans Genealogy, South Dakota
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Wasserburg in Anstel, Germany
This plate was a gift from my husband Jim’s relatives when we visited them in Rommerskirchen, Germany in 2011. Unfortunately, it did not make the journey back across the Atlantic in one piece. With much patience, some good adhesive, and … Continue reading
Posted in German Ancestry, Germany, Lohr family, Lohr Genealogy
Tagged Anstel, Rommerskirchen
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Land of My Fathers
These are images of land the Schwans family owned in Vreschen-Bokel, Germany. I believe the land came into the family when Diedrich Schwans (my great-great-grandfather) married Anna Aits. Most likely my great-grandfather John Schwans was born here in 1848 and … Continue reading
Posted in German Ancestry, Schwans Genealogy
Tagged Diedrich Schwans, Fred Schwans, Germany, Vreschen-Bokel
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Genealogy Jig
Time for the genealogy happy dance! One of the biggest genealogy challenges I’ve faced with my German ancestors is finding the village or town where they were born and lived. The reason for needing this information is that there was … Continue reading
Touring Etna Township, Hardin County, Iowa: Learning About the Early Ostfriesen Settlers
The Steamboat Rock Historical Society and the Ackley Heritage Center recently sponsored the third tour of ghost towns in Hardin County, Iowa. Some of my roots go back to that area as my grandmother, Jeanette Sievers, was born in 1875 … Continue reading
