GPT in Seattle 2016


36th IAJGS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON JEWISH GENEALOGY

August 7-12, 2016 • Seattle, Washington

 

The Sheraton Seattle Hotel at 1400 6th Avenue downtown



The lecture by Dr. Ekkehard Hübschmann

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#2312 Buried Treasures:
Hardly Known Files of Genealogical Significance in German Archives - 19th Century
Ekkehard Huebschmann
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#2312    Buried Treasures: Hardly Known Files of Genealogical Significance in German Archives - 19th Century by PhD Ekkehard Hübschmann

German archives hold real treasures for genealogists interested in the lives of their ancestors. Whilst the Jewish Registers started from around 1810 hold information about the head of the family, the Jewish Cadasters also mention their wives and children. Most interesting are the proceedings leading to permission to establish residence. These connect with the marriage intention files, and contain detailed information about both families, sometimes even actual marriage contracts. The land and property records tell us how our ancestors lived, what happened when an estate was inherited or purchased, if a house was owned by one, two or even four Jewish families. Colored maps dating from the 19th century - which are available online - show their houses and from the numbering system, also the location of any associated fields and meadows. The emigration permit files can be particularly detailed. Each file type is illustrated using images from Bavarian examples.



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