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April 2021 | German Genealogy eNewsletter
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Conference Updates The 2021 International German Genealogy Conference - Early bird pricing runs through March 31! The last chapter of the MO Humanities Program, Explore Missouri’s German Heritage, will be on April 8, featuring legacy of German element in MO.
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A Generous and Merciful Enemy: Life for German Prisoners of War During the American Revolution by Daniel Krebs This book portrays German mercenaries (some of them were conscripts and collectively known as Hessian soldiers), in the American war of Independence. Krebs explains the motivation behind their recruit from six German principalities and their lives after capture by American troops. Many stayed and never returned to Germany. Written using German military records, letters, and diaries, the book portrays them as a community, rather than as individuals. As the author states, this part of military history was overlooked by historians, so it may provide refreshing insight into this subject.
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German Immigrant Ancestor Stories by Germans in St. Louis Research GroupThis new book is a compilation of various stories written by descendants of German settlers in St. Louis and the surrounding areas. The book includes an index of all surnames with places of birth in Saxony, Bavaria, Rhineland Pfalz, Westphalia, Switzerland, and other.
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What is this German word? Dust off that German dictionary from your shelf. - A_c_ _ _ _ (Archives)
- B i_ _ _ o _ _ _ k (Library)
- F_ _ _ d _ _ f (Cemetery)
- R a _ _ _ u s (Town Hall)
- B ü _ _ e _ _ i (Library)
- R _ i s _ _ ü _ o (Travel office)
Christl's Proverb: “Irgendwann werden wieder Zeiten kommen, in denen das einzig ansteckende das Lachen ist!” Sometimes in the future there will be a time again when the only thing that is infectious is laughter. Thank you. Danke schön. Iveta B.
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