Who was the Father of Reinhard Koechle?
As I worked on my Koechle/Kaechle chapter for the Holthoefer family book, I was shocked to come across a piece
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Germany
Something About Mary
LESSON LEARNED: Changing the spelling makes a difference! For the past few weeks, I’ve been working on the family of
Read MoreThaddeus Kaechle: Key to Hundreds of Years of Church Records (#10 of 52 Ancestors)
Thaddeus Kaechle, my 3rd great grandfather, arrived at Castle Garden in New York aboard the ship Monmouth in the summer
Read MoreTip: Why It’s Helpful to Fill Out Family Group Sheets by Hand
Today I’m continuing to work on a major genealogy organization project starting with just one surname. When I visited family
Read MorePraise for Miracle Drug!
I found the following newspaper advertisement twenty-two times in the Arkansas City Daily Traveler. I guess Eckert (Eckard) Peters (1845-
Read MoreSaturday Night Genealogy Fun – My Father’s Mother’s Paternal Line
I’ve done a few of Randy Seaver’s “Saturday Night Genealogy Fun” challenges over at Genea-Musings. This week’s challenge is about
Read More“Aged Woman Answers Summons”
Lately, I’ve been having a lot of success in researching my Karbach/Koerbach family. They came from Germany around 1850 or
Read MoreAn Attempt at Translating Latin: Any Help?
Last night I had a wonderful find: I found a family tree that a distant cousin had posted on My
Read MoreFour-Hundred-Year-Old Find
This is the oldest genealogical record I’ve found for my family, and I just found it earlier this week! In
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