Finding German Villages for Genealogy and Family History with James M. Beidler

Researching your ancestors deep into Germany simply doesn’t happen unless you know the name of the village of origin. This presentation goes over the sources to tie your immigrant to a Heimat (Heimat (pronounced [ˈhaɪmat]) is a German word translating to "home" or "homeland" ) and then find the village and its records! Renowned German genealogy expert James M. Beidler presented this session at the Genealogy Gems booth at Rootstech in Salt Lake City.
Learn more about German genealogy with James Beidler at www.GenealogyGems.com Read his article "Germany Census Records Do Exits" at lisalouisecooke.com/2018/02/1...
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  • @teresacoffman5529
    @teresacoffman55292 жыл бұрын

    I DID find one of our German villages. I visited in 1989, have wonderful stories of the people I met who were so helpful. I was even entertained by a woman who lived in the same house my family had owned when they lived there. I’d love to go back and visit again.

  • @genebuds
    @genebuds3 жыл бұрын

    It is wonderful to be able to pause the video to catch up on my note-taking.

  • @GenealogyGems

    @GenealogyGems

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hope the video helps out in your search!

  • @mcdonaldgenealogy7620
    @mcdonaldgenealogy76206 жыл бұрын

    Excellent presentation. I missed it at RootsTech, so thanks for posting it!

  • @GenealogyGems

    @GenealogyGems

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @michaeldaltonsr8954
    @michaeldaltonsr89543 жыл бұрын

    TY very much for your work!! Long story short, my German ancestors came by way of Dusseldorf. I say, by way of, BECAUSE: area was a MAJOR trade center. my ancestor known history suggests they possibly/probably were migrant workers, not native-born German. It door-stops my research, but explains a lot about their journey to America.

  • @GenealogyGems

    @GenealogyGems

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome and thanks for sharing your story!

  • @debrawright9195
    @debrawright91954 жыл бұрын

    This is very interesting. I have been trying to find out where my Gr Gr Grandmother came from and more of her family. She was first seen on 1881 census in England Katherina Schwachler, @21yrs, sevant to George Kuch butcher in North Shields. I believe the Kuch family were from Baden Wurttemberg. I know she named her father as Herman, a weaver on her marriage certificate @1884. Any ideas? Wish I could find the passenger list to South Shields or other records online! 🙁

  • @marlynnek6449
    @marlynnek6449 Жыл бұрын

    All my great grandfather's records just say BAVARIA. Very frustrating.

  • @sjwilloughby-greene8214
    @sjwilloughby-greene8214 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting. ✌️

  • @kathleendepetro9042
    @kathleendepetro90423 жыл бұрын

    My 7x great grandparents came from Darnstadt ,Hess Germany

  • @GenealogyGems

    @GenealogyGems

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching and commenting!!

  • @kennethhacker1341

    @kennethhacker1341

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have a street name darmstat ..our town was founded by germans .

  • @kennethhacker1341

    @kennethhacker1341

    3 жыл бұрын

    I always felt I was german and turns out I am .. kenny hacker from nj

  • @davidwoodard9470
    @davidwoodard94705 жыл бұрын

    Is there any way to find records for iberg Switzerland?

  • @janewatt683
    @janewatt6833 жыл бұрын

    Anyone researching the Schonenberg name from Germany. My great grandfather was born in Germany and was in London, England as a master baker, he was born around 1854 and died in 1918 of the Spanish Flu in Wimbledon, England.

  • @Noone-rt6pw
    @Noone-rt6pw3 жыл бұрын

    I have Kleinschmidts and Jungbluts that I understand came around 1860's, where it'd be interesting to know who family is in Germany, maybe Austria? Didn't the original English come from Germany?

  • @custodialmark
    @custodialmark4 жыл бұрын

    Thomas Jeferson Graybeal's kin, ( Robert, or Jim, i forget) he compiled ours from 1497,Bern ,Switzerland, imigrayd through germany, Hoechstetten, and he sent photo of a small castle in Grosshochstetten.. Kray=crow? Biel. a hill or valley i thot seen. my son is the last in our family to keep male blood line.

  • @crosscastle100
    @crosscastle1003 жыл бұрын

    How about Blexen or Ronelmoor?

  • @elkebrand4917

    @elkebrand4917

    2 жыл бұрын

    I am from Bremerhaven across the Weser River from Blexen

  • @janetcrumley1217
    @janetcrumley1217 Жыл бұрын

    Tried to find Sturzenhart, and was told it was one of hundreds of towns razed by the Nazis. So it was a dead end. Never was able to find anything past my great grandfather on my father’s side. (Not sure of correct spelling).

  • @ottosaxo

    @ottosaxo

    10 ай бұрын

    You're welcome :) de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%BCrzenhardt

  • @catherinewaldschmidt7910
    @catherinewaldschmidt79103 жыл бұрын

    Any waldschmidt

  • @johnrogan9420
    @johnrogan94203 жыл бұрын

    Rhineland area.

  • @GenealogyGems

    @GenealogyGems

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @toinettebadenhorst1679
    @toinettebadenhorst16792 жыл бұрын

    Augustin Victor Kruger

  • @waynebaltzer2759
    @waynebaltzer27593 жыл бұрын

    Johannes Baltzer came from Hesse German in 1752

  • @elysebowman7540
    @elysebowman7540 Жыл бұрын

    Name: Fronapfel