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Recherchez vos racines en Alsace Lorraine

Gail Blankenau
Feb 21, 2025
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Allemand-Français ou Français-Allemand ? Généalogie en Alsace-Lorraine. Avez-vous des ancêtres inscrits dans le recensement des États-Unis comme allemands dans un cas et comme français dans un autre ? Ils viennent probablement d’Alsace-Lorraine, avec une histoire complexe qui présente aux chercheurs en famille des opportunités et des défis. Découvrez les sources et les méthodes qui vous aideront à progresser dans vos recherches.

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Gail Blankenau
Gail Shaffer Blankenau is a professional historian, genealogist, speaker, and author specializing in Germanic genealogy, Midwestern and New England roots, and American lineage research. Her passion for family history began in childhood, exploring
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