Adreßbuch [Addressbücher; Directories] der [of the] Haupt- [Capital] und Residenzstadt [residential city] Königsberg [lka Kaliningrad] in Pr[eussen; Prussia] & der [of the] Vororte [suburbs]. Königsberg, Pr[eussen; Prussia], [1872, 1877, 1878, 1899, 1901, 1906]: [Author] Hartung, [sein Lebenslauf; his Lifespan] 1847-1919
http://digital.ub.uni-duesseldorf.de/ihd/periodical/structure/4647750
Adreßbuch [Addressbücher; Directories] der [of the] Haupt- [Capital] und Residenzstadt [residential city] Königsberg [lka Kaliningrad] in Pr[eussen; Prussia] & der [of the] Vororte [suburbs]. Königsberg, Pr[eussen; Prussia], [1872, 1877, 1878, 1899, 1901, 1906]: [Author] Hartung, [sein Lebenslauf; his Lifespan] 1847-1919
Exciting that Evangelical Lutheran Germany parish registers will slowly be coming online–ENDLICH{:>)
Evangelical [Lutheran] church records coming online soon!
The new Evangelical church book portal Archion is currently in closed-access Beta-testing mode. Approximately 135,000 Evangelical church books will eventually be accessible through this subscription website. The portal will begin its service with circa 32,000 books. User fees are supposed to finance the additional materials coming online.
Currently fees are set at 178 Euros (roughly 250 US Dollars) per year for general users who will be allowed to download up to 50 scans per month, and 1788 Euros per year for professionals, with a download capacity of up to 500 images per month. As I understand it, the download restrictions refer to the number of images the user is able to print, not view.
Archion will eventually allow access to records from eleven church archives and is scheduled to go live in early 2015 as a subscription site. For a sneak preview (in German) with screen shots see http://www.dergenealoge.de/archion-einblick-in-die-testphase/#.VDA_BPldVVY
The following churches are participating at this time:
• Evangelische Landeskirche Anhalts
• Evangelische Landeskirche in Baden
• Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern
• Evangelische Kirche Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz
• Evangelisch-lutherische Landeskirche Hannovers
• Evangelische Kirche in Hessen und Nassau
• Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck
• Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Norddeutschland
• Evangelische Kirche der Pfalz
• Evangelische Kirche von Westfalen
• Evangelische Landeskirche in Württemberg
More information about this project is available in the blog found at http://www.kirchenbuchportal.de/ , unfortunately only in German. Only the last three entries are shown on the home page. To access the next earlier blog entry scroll down past all the comments of the earliest available entry.
Archion – Einblick in die Testphase
www.dergenealoge.de
Vor gut 14 Tagen wurde das Kirchenbuchportal Archion auf dem 66. Deutschen Genealogentag vorgestellt und später mit dem Schlag auf den roten Buzzer offiziell eröffnet. Nachdem innerhalb der ersten 14 Tage, täglich 10 neue Beta-Tester zugelassen werden, folgen daraufhin in größeren Schritten alle weiteren Beta-Benutzer. Ich hatte das Glück unter den ersten 140 zu sein und möchte euch meine Eindrücke nicht vorenthalten.
German Genealogy case cracked, but not accepted by the client? Schade!
We cracked another case today, but the client/patron along with another fellow professional, less-seasoned researcher do not want to accept it. Schade (too bad, or what a shame). The entire post got deleted. Sometimes patrons do that due to misplaced annoyance, disgust or shame. They shall apparently now bark up the wrong tree & in the wrong location. Subject: a small village in Germany. Little do they know, that ______… But due to our multi-decade experience, supported by proper best research practices, thus, we see that they will make amateur & hobbyist research errors. They failed to follow the fundamentals & took things at face value–a huge mistake. This errant research methodology is often done with enthusiastic zeal. This will add to their disappointment when they don’t find him in their chosen–albeit, wrong–location. The client did not want to pay $1,000 (nor anything lesser I offered) for me to coach & mentor her as to how to obtain the answer. I offered to teach her how to fish. But, like many, they proudly figure they already know how to fish{:>) <sigh>When you are ready for able research, send your retainer to the PayPal.com acct mfhm1979@hotmail.com (yes, it looks like an email address) http://www.germangenealogist.com/about-us-lynell-karl-michael-sala/
Bark up the right German genealogy geographic roots, branches & trees! Heinzendorf? Which one? Meyers (entire German empire) gazetteer? Schlesien gazetteer? Posen gazetteer? What sayeth the family rumors? POSEN!
Nicole Deaton Bangerter
(fellow professional genealogist)[After other German researchers were trying to take her down the wrong Schlesien road, she wrote to Karl-Michael Sala]:
“Thank you for insight! I am going to finish up the research (ie research report and findings) and refer my uncle over to you. I have learned so so much and this has been very exciting!”
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Posen_1905.png
Google? I’m #1 for the keyword “german genealogist”
http://www.germangenealogist.com
Two more Germany Genealogy cases online cracked on our Facebook GermanGenealogist.com page.
One in Mecklenburg & one in Pommern.
Mecklenburg gazetteer by Schlyter, Daniel who had help from such persons as the mother of my 4 children–Nola Kay Kraut (Sala) Magneson
file:///C:/Users/Karl/Downloads/Mecklenburg-Schwerin%20Parishes%20and%20Towns%20(1).html