Introduction to German Parish Records

Gail Blankenau

Mar 23, 2016

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Content

Welcome

3:14

Speaker's Introduction

1:38

Introduction

3:35

Parish Record Books

1:01

Getting Started

2:06

Location

14:37

German Farmers

1:49

Farm Terms

1:16

German Names

0:58

Case Study

22:35

Summary

4:42

Announcements / prizes

15:13

Questions / answers

21:17

About this webinar

Gail Shaffer Blankenau will introduce you to the gold mine of German genealogy--German church books, both in the United States and in the Germanic states. She discusses proven strategies to identify your ancestor's home church and how to approach the records when you find them—even if you don't speak German.

About the speaker

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 fo...

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