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 https://www.roseclearfield.com/free-printable-vintage-new-years-postcards/ I hope the New Year 2024 brings you much joy and happiness as you find those elusive ancestors and celebrate the joy of family and friends!
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 https://saltinmycoffee.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Vintage-Christmas-Card-2.jpeg Wishing you a Christmas filled with blessings and time with family and friends! Merry Christmas 2023!
 You never know what tidbit you’ll learn when attending a genealogy online seminar. While the focus of the one I attended was Archon, we also were discussing the old German handwriting plus the Fraktur print that many of us have seen in old birth, marriage and death headers in German documents. Someone shared that they use Google Translate on images of these printed documents. Let’s look.
 "Firstchristmascard". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons After a marathon writing session, I mailed off my Christmas cards and letters to friends and family. Yes, I know it is early, but I find me focus on other holiday activities, plus enjoying the Christmas greetings from others. I was thinking about our ancestors and when Christmas cards came into vogue. Let’s look.
 Photo by Julia Solonina on Unsplash The Archion site is useful for genealogists who have ancestors in Germany. It has many of the German church records and German Church Books (Kirchenbücher) in one location. Keep in mind that most of the records are Evangelical. They have recently updated their site. Let’s look.
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AuthorWith a lifelong passion for genealogy and history, the author enjoys the opportunity to share genealogy tidbits, inspiring others to research and write their family story. Archives
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