Sassy Jane Genealogy
US and European Genealogy Research
Sassy Jane Genealogy
US and European Genealogy Research
Posts about surnames for genealogy research, including finding surname societies, variant spellings of surnames, and other resources.
Today's post is about when to hire a translator. Those of you who have been reading along know that I've been fumbling my way through German parish records for the first time, working on two [...]
My blog entry on planning a genealogical research trip has been by far the most popular post, so I thought it might be a good idea to revisit the topic and talk about how my [...]
This Tombstone Tuesday: Alfrieda Kirschstein Schaaf, my great-aunt (or grand-aunt if you want to be technical.) Alfrieda Charlotte Anna Elizabeth Kirschstein Schaaf was my grandmother’s baby sister, born in Chicago on 26 Nov 1894, [...]
Today's Surname Saturday post is about finding my Prussian Schumanns in Canada. I've been tracing my great-great uncle, Friedrich August Wilhelm (Fred) Schumann. I'll admit that when I was planning my Midwestern research trip, I [...]
