sue-ahnenwald

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Sue Draper

Specializes In: German immigrant origins, German research, Austrian research, German to English translation

About Me:

I developed a passion for genealogy in 1975, and spent many hours at the Family History Library as a young adult. In 1999 I learned to read basic genealogical information in handwritten German records. Soon friends offered to pay for help with their immigrant ancestors. In 2009 I began studying for a Bachelor's degree in German at the University of Memphis.

Genealogical Training, Certifications, or Society/Association Memberships:

TRAINING: 1975 Genealogy Seminar, Brigham Young University; 2003 FGS Conference, Orlando, Florida MEMBER: Germanic Genealogy Society

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Lookup: Ober Ramstadt, Hessen, Germany Evangelical Church Records

Lookup: Kutjevo, Slavonia, Austria (now Kutjevo, Croatia) Catholic Church Records

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If I had ordered this microfilm myself, I would not have been able to make heads or tails of it. Sue has a real talent for this work, and was able to take me back more generations than I would have thought possible. Thanks!

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Very professional service and excellent communication from this provider. I received an image of the original church record, a transcript in German, and an English translation, all very nicely presented.

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FAQ for this lookup

Is there anyone who is researching the Strausberg area in Germany. My ggrandparnets reported they both were "born in Trept am Tollenz Prussia - Strausberg, Germany and came to the US in 1866". I can't find such a town and have had a lady from LDS do research. She "found nothing". Another problem is that they have 3 spellings of their last name. Muller (umlaut), Mueller and then finally Miller. Thank you. Lois Goodrich

I have not explored this area, but I would be happy to work on the problem. I have done some Prussian research in the past, including renamed localities.

I just found my g. granfather for the first time on a film in Germany. It is the 1860-61 city diectory of Magdeburg . I went there because I knew his son Max was born there in 1861 . I saw the addresses where he lived and I think the church they may have belonged to was St. Katharinen . I have checked the FHL and they only have records for 1725. Are you able to find a baptizm record for me from some other source ??? I have searched many other records and documents here in Illinois and I don't know of any other way to find where my g.grandfather was from . Thank you Dolores larlor1540@aol.com

You may need someone to write letters or e-mails to the archives in Sachsen. That is a level of German I have not reached yet. I see the FHL listing for Sankt Catharin Altstadt (old city). Further down the list is kirchenbuchduplikat 1808-1874 for Katharinenkirche Magdeburg. Could this be the church you need? Another resource I have just learned about but not explored is the Genealogisches Handbuch bürgerlicher Familien and Deutsches Geschlechterbuch, German lineage books from the late 1800s. The Newberry Library in Chicago has copies. The staff at the Family History Library may be able to provide more direction about their holdings. http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhl/frameset_library.asp?PAGE=library_services.asp

Sue, I will get with the client in the next few days to get approval to move forward. On another note, also have another family we are interested in from Louisendorf, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. We are looking for a Katrina Thomas b. 1851 daughter of Johan Christof Valentine Thomas and Maria Catharina Westerhoff b. 1814 and 1821 respectively. Susan

Susan, the Family History Library has civil registration microfilms for Till, Rheinland, Germany 1798-1875. The films include records from Louisendorf (Kreve) and Schneppenbaum, Qualburg, Hasselt, Riswick, and Moyland. Katrina Thomas' 1851 birth is in the range of one of the microfilms. I will order it on Thursday. The earliest microfilm covers the birth years of both Katrina's parents. I can order it as well if you believe they were also born in this area.

Sue, We have permission to proceed with the Kollert project for which you responded. Also sent another message regarding a Thomas family from Louisendorf and would like to proceed with that as well. Susan

I will order the Plauen microfilm of ahnentafeln and guild records on Thursday, Jan 6. I saw that you helped found the jewishgen website. Shtetlseeker is one of my favorite resources, so thank you!

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