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BTGenealogy holds my collection of family trees, documents, and photos, as well as a material from a few towns I have focused on. Check back for the occasional blog entry about my family history thoughts and research, and additional resources.
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- How’s Your Passport Picture?
How happy are you with your passport picture? If it’s anything like mine, you’d rather not look at it, let alone share it with the world! But it’s worth remembering that for some of our ancestors and relatives, these may be the only pictures we have. I recently discovered these two passport records on FamilySearchContinue reading “How’s Your Passport Picture?” - Schwartz Records Found, but Questions Remain
I’m excited to announce a small breakthrough in the search for my Schwartz ancestors. Thanks to the indexing of Slovakian records and their availability online through FamilySearch.org, I’ve managed to find the birth records for my great-grandfather, known as Nathan I. Schwartz, and several of his siblings. On line 13 of the above record, you’llContinue reading “Schwartz Records Found, but Questions Remain” - Treasures in German Church Records
On a recent trip to Salt Lake City, I had the pleasure of two days in the FamilySearch library, which I would of course recommend to anyone with an interest in family history. There I was introduced to the treasures of German church Family Registers, which have opened up generations on the Heerburger branch ofContinue reading “Treasures in German Church Records”
Families
Below is a list of the families I’m researching, with my families on the left and my husband’s on the right. An alphabetical list of major surnames is available here. As with all genealogical research, information here is a “work in progress,” and should be checked against additional sources before being considered definitive. For the most up-to-date and complete information, the “Thal-Gephart Family” tree can be accessed through my profile on Ancestry.com.
- Thal – Moshe and Sarah Thal, Valdemarpils, Latvia
- Blumberg – Berle and Bayla Blumberg, Valdemarpils, Latvia
- Gettleson – Nehemiah Gettleson and Hanna Rubinstein, Jelgava, Latvia
- Hosiasson – Samuel and Jette Hosiasson, Sabile, Latvia
- Schwartz – Simon Schwartz and Hani Neuman, Trencin, Slovakia
- Reichman – Samuel Reichman and Hani Atlasz, Bardejov, Slovakia
- Zobel – Samuel Zobel and Laja Safran, Slovakia
- Long – Jacob Long and Catherine Friedly, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Illinois
- Stover – John Stover and Mollie Dierdorff, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Illinois
- Miller – Peter Miller and Margaret Cameron, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Megaw – Samuel Megaw and Nancy Millar, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Zollinger – Phillip Jacob Zollinger and Katharina Schmidt, Böbingen, Germany
- Herburger – Johannes Heerburger and Juliana Schlegel, Isny im Allgäu, Germany
- Wiseman – George Wiseman and Mary George, Pennsylvania and Ohio
- Pinney – Abraham Pinney and Sarah Marie Griffiths, Connecticut and Ohio
- Gephart – Samuel Leonard Gephart and Sarah Leffler, Ohio and Indiana
- Slifer – George Slifer and Susan Strunk, Alsace and Indiana
- Ballard – Jesse Ballard and Mary Cooper, North Carolina, Ohio and Indiana
- Main – Christopher Main, Jr. and Mahala Johnston, New York, Ohio and Indiana
- Jones – Jacob Jones and Matilda Chappell, North Carolina and Indiana
- Garrigus – Timothy L. Garrigus and Elizabeth A. Ferree
- Hughes – Harrison Hughes and Mary Ann Prather, Kentucky and Indiana
- Martin – Owens Harrison Martin and Margaret Jane Ross, Kentucky and Indiana
- Thomas – Timothy Thomas and Mary Ellen Davis, Ohio and Indiana
- Davis – Jared Davis and Eliza Jaquish, Pennsylvania and Indiana
- Wilson – Charles H. Wilson and Julia Ann Austin, Pennsylvania and Indiana
- McCormick – William Henry Harrison McCormick and Katherine Anne Drennen, Indiana
- Richartz – Johann Richartz and Maria Catharina Stock, Germany
- Hammermann – Heinrich Hammermann and Maria Katharina Steingas
Alphabetical List of Surnames
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