Family Stories, German Genealogy

Uncovering Maria Brand’s Life: A Genealogy Journey

Have you ever come across a record you knew was going to make you sad? While researching a couple of weeks ago, I found a record that I knew would be difficult to read. I was using Arcinsys Hesse (https://www.arcinsys.de/) to see what records I could find for my family there when I came across… Continue reading Uncovering Maria Brand’s Life: A Genealogy Journey

German Genealogy

Friederike Schneider of Kassel

I have been researching my Schneider family from Kassel for some time now. I have some information about the parents that I received from the Fulda Archives but not much else. Andreas Lips Schneider is the father, but I have no additional details about him. He married Friederike Wilke around 1830, according to the baptism… Continue reading Friederike Schneider of Kassel

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Who is the father of Wilhelm Brand?

I know I cannot be the only one who, when researching, finds a rabbit hole and completely forgets what they originally started looking for. This happened to me recently. I was searching for baptism records in Wehlheiden, Kassel, Germany, and stumbled upon a record for Wilhelm Brand, son of Anna Brand. He was someone I… Continue reading Who is the father of Wilhelm Brand?