Weser River Project
Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. & Debra A. Hoffman, PLCGS
This Weser River Project update shares information from two of the three main records source areas. First, is text from Debra A. Hoffman’s examination of a miscellaneous record book the consulate in Bremen created. Second, is a brief report citing an example of helpful statistics genealogists can find among published government documents.
Finding Alexander Froelich – A Review of Sources
Bob Greiner
In the June issue, columnist Bob Greiner introduced readers to Alexander Froelich, a Civil War veteran from Cincinnati who, after his wife’s death in 1902, returned to his hometown of Königsberg, Prussia and died there in 1903. This article will review several of the online sources that were used to document his life. They demonstrate how clues in one source can lead to further discovery, and how full-text search can facilitate searching for an individual in both printed and handwritten record sets available on the FamilySearch website.
State Department Correspondence With the Foreign Consulates in the United States, 1853 – 1906
Ken Heger
Just as the United States established Consulates overseas, foreign nations did the same in the United States. The correspondence between the American Department of State and those Consulates contains exciting information just waiting for family historians to use. This article discusses those records and alerts readers to a new name-searchable database available on MAGS’ website (www.magsgen.com). All the records this article describes are in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and NARA included them as part of Record Group (RG) 59, General Records of the Department of State. The records are digitized and available online (www.nara.gov), making them even more attractive to researchers.
German Language and Culture: German Trade Cards
Dan Soller
Dan Soller shares the first postcard in a multi-card series depicting the life and works of Amadeus Mozart. Produced by the Liebig's Extract of Meat Company, these collectible cards were issued from the late 19th century into the early 20th century, primarily across Europe. The Liebig trade cards collection is a rich and fascinating part of advertising and print history.
Know Your German States – History and Genealogy Series: Lower Saxony – Niedersachsen and Bremen
Dan Soller & Debra A. Hoffman
This is a new series to help Der Kurier readers understand the history and genealogical resources available to them for each of the modern German states and external German territories such as Pomerania. Dan Soller introduces readers to Lower Saxony – Niedersachsen and Debra A. Hoffman introduces readers to Bremen.
