A genealogy chart as a picture
In my genealogy program I can have a pedigree chart created as a fan chart. I find this a very appealing format as a gift. Up to 10 generations can be represented with it. As
Continue readingFamily registers – very helpful for research in Baden-Württemberg
Familienregister sind in Baden-Württemberg weit verbreitet. Ab 1808 waren diese Pflicht in den württembergischen Kirchenbüchern, ab 1819 bei den hohenzollerischen Kirchenbüchern, in Baden war die Führung freiwillig. Ab 1876 wurden Familienregister/Familienbücher dann in den Standesämtern
Continue readingTranscription of a Work Certificate (Arbeitszeugniss)
A work certificate from 1919 from Bad Buchau am Federsee, I transcribed and translated this for a cousin in the USA. Verwendete Abkürzungen Buchau a. F. = Bad Buchau am Federsee O/A. Riedlingen = Oberamt
Continue readingPrivate Ancestry Research
I am doing genealogical research since 2007. I manage my genealogical data with Webtrees on a private server. https://www.stammbaum-schosser.de/wt/ In addition, I use a WordPress blog to collect small stories, anecdotes and also pictures at
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