10 Top Tips for Beginning German Genealogy

👇🖱 Click SHOW NOTE to get all the details on this video
💎If you’re new to German genealogy or need tips because your research has stalled, this episode of Elevenses with Lisa is for you. In fact, even if you don’t have German ancestors I think you will still find the principles and ideas covered very helpful. Translator, author and German handwriting expert Katherine Schober shares her 10 Top Tips for Beginning Germany Genealogy. These tips are packed with tools and resources that you can start using right away.
Take Katherine's course: Reading the Old German Handwriting Course online with Katherine Schober. Register for the course at the show notes page and use Coupon code GEMS and get 10% off the course.
✔ Get the show notes here: lisalouisecooke.com/elevenses/
(Premium Member Bonus Downloadable PDF in the Resources section.)
👍 & 💬 SUPPORT: Please give this free video a thumbs up, & comment thank you! - Lisa
The International German Genealogy virtual Conference:
playbacknow.regfox.com/iggp2021
Use Coupon EARLY until April 30, 2021 for $50 off.
♥ Become a Premium Member here: lisalouisecooke.com/premium-m...
⭐Get your official Elevenses with Lisa mug: genealogy-gems.myteespring.co...
🛒 Shop my store: www.shopgenealogygems.com/
(Books, video tutorials and cheat sheets.)
▶ 👀 WATCH NEXT:
Finding German Villages for Genealogy and Family History with James M. Beidler • Finding German Village...
✏SIGN UP for our newsletter & receive my free genealogy search cheat sheet.
lisalouisecooke.com/newslette...
⌚ Jump to Video Sections:
0:00 How to find…
Join the Genealogy Gems Family:
💎 My Genealogy Gems Website: lisalouisecooke.com/
💎 The Genealogy Gems Podcast: lisalouisecooke.com/podcasts/
📘 Facebook Page: / genealogygems
▶ Twitter: / lisacooke
📷 Instagram: / genealogygemspodcast
📌 Pinterest: / lisalouisecooke
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #german

[@germanologyunlocked]

Thank you for having me - I enjoyed talking with all of you!

[@GenealogyGems]

Thanks so much for joining us!

[@DavidBrown-ej2fj]

Where is the link to the German Atlas book showing changes over time?

[@LAN13131313]

WOW! I went to the Matricula website, searched my great-great grandmother's town, clicked the church book, and there she is right there on page one of the the book! All I can read right now is her name. But wow. So cool.

[@GenealogyGems]

That's GREAT to hear! Thanks for watching.

[@LAN13131313]

@@GenealogyGems And shortly after that, I found her parents marriage record (I already knew their names), and that gave me four of my 4x Great Grandparents names. Thank you VERY much for this video.

[@Rony2453]

Another hint that is very useful is the naming of the children. First boy would be Fathers father, 2nd boy would be mothers father and lastly only the fathers name.

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

Not necessarily, that is never true on my tree. I do not have any close German heritage, 4th great grandfather is the closest (1800 and before), but none of the branches I have follow that pattern. Normally they have a first name that they don't use, and the first sons middle name (use middle names) is always after his dad. On one branch all the sons have the same first name.

[@lewis7315]

There exists an about 50 volume German American gen resource I came across in the San Diego public library... It is likely found elsewhere as well...

[@GenealogyGems]

Yes, I believe it's called Germans to America and it's widely available in libraries. Great resource!

[@hustledude]

This was great, thank you!

[@GenealogyGems]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks.

[@lbfaith]

My gen stops at my 4th great grandfather. Immigrated to American from hesse- Darmstadt 1867 ( no clue why the docs have it hyphenated) I only have one American census for 1870. But no other census I could find.

[@s.f.8867]

If you are really lucky you can find a book called "Ortssippenbuch" for the place your ancestors came from. I can recommend this.

[@misiasert1348]

Excellent advice, thankyou 👍 My trouble is ,part of " Germany " my ancestors came from was Poland, Austro-Hungarian, Russia 🇷🇺 😳 😐 Its hard work

[@GenealogyGems]

It is a challenge, but keep up the great work!

[@arminvoneckerberg8978]

This is a completely normal situation. Germany has always been an immigration country. What is often forgotten historically and at the end of the 19th century in Germany was abused by politics. On the other hand, for these and other reasons, many Germans have left the country. A DNA test will definitely help

[@brooke3312]

I’ve used ancestry for years and I think I have a good amount of information but I’ve only been able to get one record about my grandmothers brothers death and that’s it for the whole of ancestry….so sad.

[@faganquin6483]

Great tips and vids. Pls a video on - When is it time to engage a professional genealogist?? I'm stunned at how lucky I've been to discover names and dates, professions and such, of ancestors escaping France into Alsace and Switzerland during the great purges of 1534 (Huguenots), and finally ending up in Mutterstadt. This city was obliterated and only about 1400 people survived, a few being my ancestors. I'm guessing it was because he was a baker that he survived (most his family perished) - i'm guessing the armies etc needed bread. Also some in-laws were town officials. I want to go deeper into their daily life and connections. Are there resources I can still tap into from here in the States and online, or is it time to get the help of a professional? And is it better to get one in Germany locally and maybe visit too, or just one that specializes in Germany will suffice? Thanks so much. Now I'm going to binge your channel. Peace.

[@GenealogyGems]

Thanks! Check out episode 18 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGXZiWSgosuAhrM which is about how I turned to a professional genealogist specializing in a particular area that I needed help (in my case Irish research). In that video you get to sit in and see how a consultation with a pro goes. Then watch episode 19 to see how I used what I learned to continue the research on my own (available at lisalouisecooke.com/elevenses/ ) You can apply these same principles to your research as well. Thanks for checking out our channel!

[@faganquin6483]

@@GenealogyGems Awesome. Thanks much - too funny; I have a brick wall Lynch in Antrim, and I have relatives from Dysart, Fife, Scotland - lol

[@LuisSanchez-cz6op]

How reliable are the Indexing/translation already provided on Family Search and Ancestry? Thanks

[@GenealogyGems]

As reliable as they can be but it's always up to the genealogist to verify.

[@LuisSanchez-cz6op]

Thanks. And in English it’s pretty easy if one can view the original. But having to learn at least some words in German plus the bigger obstacle of Kurrenntschrift ups the game big time. Do you think the people doing the indexing and translation are experts or just us “ordinary folks”? It could be the difference between “pretty darned accurate” and “riddled with errors”.

[@Rony2453]

another sound is soft g or hard g.

[@Datacorrupter234]

She is very sweet

[@arminvoneckerberg8978]

Old German handwriting?Oh stop it. That was nothing old. Queen Victoria's daughter wanted a German handwriting and her son Wilhelm King of Germany introduced the Sütterlin font based on the English model. The font existed only from 1911 to 1941. it is totally easy to learn because the font is oriented to children

[@xochxrry6857]

Jeez don’t be so nasty to her lol

[@arminvoneckerberg8978]

🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻