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For those researching their family history in Germany. Our group hopes to unearth facts of our heritage, find locations of our ancestral hometowns, discover German tradtions and share our knowledge with each other.

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Re: Abbreviation from baptismal entry
Hi, Today I was reading a list of German abbreviations and I thought of this query and wondered if we would ever have an answer. I think you just may have the
Posted - Wed Oct 5, 2011 2:22 am
PATRICIA VON ZUR MUEH...
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Re: Abbreviation from baptismal entry
I am going to take a shot at answering my own query. The following just dawned on me, that the abbreviation. Geb. Sch. may refer to Geburtsschein, which means
Posted - Tue Oct 4, 2011 5:07 pm
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Re: Abbreviation from baptismal entry
Hi, Thank you for your response. I did not say or mean to imply that the birth of the individual was 1850. I do not know what the abbreviation is or what the
Posted - Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:09 pm
Shamal Eladril
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Re: Abbreviation from baptismal entry
I don't know about your abbreviation, but if the baptism was 1833 how could the birth be 1850?  Could that be a death date.  I've never seen a record like
Posted - Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:45 pm
Carolyn SCISM
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Abbreviation from baptismal entry
Hi, I recently received a letter in response to one I wrote to a church in Glauchau, Saxony, requesting transcriptions of entries from the St. Georgen Church
Posted - Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:31 pm
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