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January 2021 | German Genealogy eNewsletter
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Conference Updates The 2021 International German Genealogy Conference, originally scheduled for July in Cincinnati, Ohio, will be held virtually. RootsTech Conference in February 2021 will be virtual and free.
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Germanic Genealogy by Edward R. BrandtThis book is packed with valuable information related to German research, starting with using US records, personal and place names, and analyzing the history of places, including former parts of the German Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Russian Empire, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Ottoman Turkish Empire, and more.
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Streaming Video Thousands of East Germans Flood Through the Newly Breached Berlin Wall This video captures thousands of East Germans crossing the border for the first time to West Germany in 1989. Video is only 2:50 min long, and some of you might find it gently amusing. Click ‘Connect to this resource online’ and type your MCPL Access Pass number.
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There is no better teacher than your own experience. And to travel is to live. Today, I would suggest going for a trip to Cole Camp, MO. This is a small town, roughly two hours east of Kansas City, MO. The German Immigrant Memorial (video) is a must see. Germans primarily from the Hannover area, now Lower Saxony state in Germany, settled there. You can even buy a brick if your ancestor came to this area. Your trip to this town should end with a perfect authentic German meal and my favorite Schnitzel at The German Table! If Missouri is too close to home, visit (at least virtually) Hamburg, Germany! Millions of Germans and immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian and Russian Empires traveled through this important port. Hamburg lies on river Elbe, which flows into the North Sea at Cuxhaven. Hamburg has a new concert hall, the Elbphilharmonie, which symbolizes the waves of the ocean or river by its roof shape, as millions of immigrants stayed in this city while they waited to board their ships. The Hamburg Passenger List on Ancestry.com is a particularly good source for finding an immigrant place of origin. Free access to Ancestry Library Edition is available remotely through March for MCPL cardholders.
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What is this German word? Dust off that German dictionary from your shelf. - das W_ih_ _ch_ _ n (Christmas)
- am H_ _ l _ gen A _ _ nd (on Christmas Eve)
- der Si_ _ e_ t_r (New Year's Eve)
- das Gesch_ _ _ (present, gifts)
- Ver_ _ n_ tsch_ _ t (relationship, relatives)
- A_ _ _ s G_te! (All the best!)
Christl's Proverb: “Scherben bringen Glück!” which means Broken crockery brings you luck! Thank you. Danke schön.
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