Non-GGG Members: Non-GGG members may search the Surname List database. That connection needs to be kept and never changed. These surnames are from Martha Hutter's booklet, Surnames of Gottschee, 639 Surnames of Gottschee from 1890-1941. Some of the most poignant Gottscheer writings are the poems of the love of the land. For that reason, many record sets in this collection end in 1874 because, in addition to records traditionally kept by the Church in Prussian provinces, the State mandated in 1874 that personal and vital statistics be recorded by local registry offices. These microfilm records are available through a local Family History Library of the Mormon church. In other areas, stillbirths were only recorded in burial records. Click next to any heading to sort by that heading. One of
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The LDS Latin Genealogy Word List, may be downloaded at no charge from familysearch.org/ResearchHelps/Wiki/ and type in Latin Word List, then print. church books, perhaps one hundred (or more) left sides were filmed, then the right sides. Gemeindelexikon von Krain bearbeitet auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszhlung vom 31. When a parish grew
He includes photographs and maps. records for all of the children of this couple. Compiled by James Heimann. I spent ten years looking for Gottschee, mostly because I did not know how to go
When you find his or her birth record, search for the births of brothers and sisters. education was not a high Gottscheer priority, but learning to work was. Additional information (usually found with the baptismal record) may include the fact
1; 1941 in Gottschee, Gottschee Parish, Austria. Search for names, dates or places using the search form. life of these ancestors, what their homes were like and how their families occupied
diseases, abbreviations and church dates. No guessing allowed. The cross alone does NOT imply that the individual died as a young child, but can be an indication the person died in the parish. garden, the pasture and crops. The information in family registers was compiled from other church books or obtained from the head of the household, and it is subject to error. The collection includes, among others, the cities of Erfurt, Nordhausen and Langensalza. If the records you need are not online, you may find baptism, marriage, and burial records by contacting or visiting German parishes. Clickable map of addresses for each Catholic Diocese. village, but often he married a girl from the neighboring parish and the marriage took
Nhickh is the same name as Nick, Wrinskelle equals Brinskelle or Wobnar and Bobner are the
Look for word matches in books, stories & newspapers, etc. r.s. If they happen to be raising a family in the
microfilms, list the film number, the page and the entry on that page and copy everything
name of the church where it took place. r/Genealogy - The Weekly Paid Record Lookup Requests . World War I. Fortunately, LDS has both Latin and German genealogy word lists. Fruit trees and other trees also occupied a portion of the
This collection includes birth and baptism records from Germany. Additional online records for the individual provinces of the German Empire are listed on the Church Records page for each province: Large swathes of the former German Empire were lost to other countries following the World Wars. You must learn to be wary of Internet information. A paper copy of Germany's official records of approximately 12,000 ethnic Germans from the new Italian "provinces Lubiana" most of whom were Gottscheers, who were resettled from their homeland in 1941. their parents' names, occupations, and residences. for other, better-off families. Church records (parish registers, church books) are an important source for genealogical research in Germany before civil registration began. Some records and collections must be viewed at a FamilySearch center (FSC), affiliate library or may be restricted to members of supporting organizations. If you find a surname in the list that is of interest to you, send a query to: Eileen Swanberg(<== Click HERE) about that surname, along with the Member number (s) from the search results. This special permission is called a, Formal engagements were often associated with a celebration that required the families to purchase a certain amount of alcoholic beverages from the local pub. The books are compiled from
By the time some children were nine years old, they were working
In some areas the records are in government archives so those areas are listed separately in the table. For example, the Lbeck Stadtarchiv has an alphabetical card index of all names in church records of several parishes at their archive. The marriage record will often lead to the parents' birth records. The table is sortable. This custom was known as the ". the children of a couple, determine the mothers age and go forward until she is 45. include other information about the bride and groom, such as: the names of previous spouses and perhaps their death dates. Depending on the parish, the records cover the late 1600s up until 1941. Nives. death information, as an added note or signified by a cross. and the right side. German Paleography Seminar at FamilySearch. etc. Left-side (l.s.) If you find a surname match, see the "About Database (Surname List)" page to see how to contact that GGG Member. (Aids in reading the microfilmed records are the LDS German Genealogy Word List, which may be downloaded at no charge from familysearch.org/ResearchHelps/Wiki/ and type in German Word List, then print. It follows that for locations the language of the official record should be used. The earliest records were in Latin, then moved to German,
PDFs to View or Download: Protestant & Catholic Church Archives in Germany by Richard Haberstroh, AG, CG. Gottscheer information could be extremely confusing because
Rural churches often serve several villages and hamlets. Gottscheers were very religious. Here is a list of genealogy records from the Gottschee Region that I have copied to CD/ DVD. house number. Website Proudly Made in the USA. In the 1980s, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS, the Mormon church) made copies of these microfilm records. tools to our members about their Gottscheer heritage and roots. Only GGG Members can submit a "Data Correction" for their own surnames. They identify what records should be available for a specified parish and where to write for information on these records. All Rights Reserved. The term parish refers to the jurisdiction of a church minister. record in its entirety. pages of parish registers are filmed in separate sequences. In some of the parishes, these records begin in the late 1600s, although most begin in the 1700s, and all end in 1941. December 1900. You might obtain information by writing to the parish. They observed all Holy days and in
The German-speaking population, settled in the region since 1330, was resettled during World War II to the Rann Triangle in Untersteiermark (Lower Styria) (Nov 1941-Jan 1942) and then, at the the end of the war, expelled from Yugoslavia (May 1945). In the book, Gottschee: Family Record Research Using the LDS Microfilms, the researcher has in one location a list of the microfilm numbers which covers a particular parish and what type of records (birth, marriage, death, family books) are on A list of villages within each parish is also provided. Note: To expand the collapsed table, click "show" in the Slovene column header. Parishes occasionally indexed their records. As record keeping improved, columns were often used in the entries. Note that Exact Match searches for names containing oe will not also find names with , and other similar common substitutions. made a note where the bride came from. Catholic Diocese in Germany by Tom Risinger. If you find a surname in the list that is of interest to you, send a query to: Non-GGG members please note: We are sorry, but we are NOT able to do any research on anyone's ancestors. This table includes villages in the 19th-century Gottschee District plus adjacent villages with a Gottschee German population. Marriage banns, family books and other church records may also be found. The book concludes with a section of tips for doing research in
The following details may be found: The indexed records are based on older microfilms of the holdings in the administrative archives in Erfurt. Fueled by Good People with a Passion for Genealogical Research and Lots of Caffeine. siblings in the direct line. Before the marriage ceremony could take place, the non-local party was required to present the officiating pastor with a paper stating that the proclamations had been read, and there were no objections. The church was incorporated in April of 1834. button box musician. It may be used to contact other members who are interested in the same surnames or geographic regions (directly contacting other members of the GGG is a Members Only feature). Church records also often contain information on local minority faith populations. Side Note: the baptismal and death years between 1691 and 1812 include, Side Note: the baptismal and death years between 1695 and 1789 include, 1U) Taufen 1826 - 1897 - Kirchenbuch 1669 - 1941 Katholische Kirche - Unterwarmberg, 1N) Familienbuch 1820 - Kirchenbuch 1724 - 1941 Katholische Kirche Nesselthal (Gottschee), 2N) Tote 1881-1928 - Kirchenbuch 1724 - 1941 Katholische Kirche Nesselthal (Gottschee), 3N) Tote 1930-1941 - Kirchenbuch 1724 - 1941 Katholische Kirche Nesselthal (Gottschee), 1S) Taufen 1792 - 1803 - Kirchenbuch 1792 -1941 Katholiache Kirchen - Stockendorf, 2S) Taufen 1804 - 1812 - Kirchenbuch 1792 -1941 Katholiache Kirchen - Stockendorf, 3S) Drfer A-Z Taufen 1813 - 1831 - Kirchenbuch 1792 -1941 Katholiache Kirchen - Stockendorf, 4S) Drfer A-Z Tote 1813 - 1831 - Kirchenbuch 1792 -1941 Katholiache Kirchen - Stockendorf, 5S) Heiraten 1813 - 1815 - Kirchenbuch 1792 -1941 Katholiache Kirchen - Stockendorf, 6S) Taufen 1832-1857 - Kirchenbuch 1792 -1941 Katholiache Kirchen - Stockendorf, 7S) Taufen 1857-1884 - Kirchenbuch 1792 -1941 Katholiache Kirchen - Stockendorf, 8S) Familienbuch 1810 - Kirchenbuch 1792 -1941 Katholiache Kirchen - Stockendorf, 9S) Familienbuch 1830 - Kirchenbuch 1792 -1941 Katholiache Kirchen - Stockendorf, 1T) Taufen 1741-1764 - Tschermoschnitz, Krain, Austria, 2T) Taufen 1766-1783 - Tschermoschnitz, Krain, Austria. Most proclamations took place on consecutive Sundays. In some of the parishes, these records begin in the late 1600s, although most begin in the 1700s, and all end in 1941. After the defeat of Napoleon in 1812, local governments often found it helpful to have access to the baptism, marriage, and burial records kept by the clergy. These individuals contributed funds to aid their relatives who were refugees in Austria and other countries after WW II. We at GHGA have a very modest
The following details may be found: Last Name, Given Names; Event Type (Birth, Baptism, Marriage, Death, Burial) Marriage banns, family books and other church records may also be found. Genealogy is a science of proving. Images of the records themselves are not included. Expect to encounter restrictions on access to records at FamilySearch. Local dialects may have affected the spelling of some names and other words in the church records. Suffolk County, NY Civil War Draft Records, All members of the German Genealogy Group are invited to submit a form listing of the surnames they are researching to. In 1798 (marriage), resided in Russbach 8. Ljubljana. fathers name if the bride/groom has not been widowed. These parish records primarily contain information about births and baptisms, marriages, and deaths and burials. In the 1880s through 1910, most settled in the states of Ohio and New York, while others traveled to California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, and Wisconsin. Of the 18 Gottscheer parishes,
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Compiled by Martha Hutter. Additional parishes are underway and will be published by GHGA
Pastors or genealogists sometimes compiled a village lineage book (Ortssippenbuch), which included each family in a parish. Enriching many American genealogies are letters to and from Gottschee. Orts-Repertorium des Herzogthums Krain. Funeral sermons: If the burial record mentions a sermon, you may be able to find a printed copy at a local library or archive. You need to pay
Gottschee. December 1890. A parish may have kept separate books for affiliated villages, both in the original and as duplicates. Most have been digitized and, depending on contracts with archives or indexing entities, can be available online. For example, often Evangelical Registers in West Prussia are also populated with Mennonite data, when Mennonites lived in those regions. Of areas no longer in Germany, only the Polish provinces whose records are stored in Berlin are included in this table. On those acres were the house with barn underneath or adjacent to it, the
No new records were added. If you are researching in a parish where the marriages have not been copied, you take
Birth records generally give the child's name, sex, date and place of birth, and the names of the parents. Images of the records themselves are not included. var tlJsHost = ((window.location.protocol == "https:") ? I have been interested in the area of genealogy for the past 25 years since I first
FamilySearch Catalog, FamilySearch Historical Records Brandenburg and Posen You might find them digitized and available online, or you might have to write to a centralized archive or to the local church where they are stored. of household, his wife and their children along with dates of births, marriages, etc. FamilySearch Historical Records Pomerania (Pommern) The records were published in 1942 by the German consulate in Laibach (Ljubljana). 1996, 41 pages Birth x xxx 1814 Central Bohemia, Czech Republic No publicly available family members 107723 People 3 Records 4 Sources Contact Tree Owner Wilhelmina Francesca Caroline Prinzessin von Auersperg found in Wilhelmina Francesca Caroline Prinzessin von Auersperg from tree JOCHIM und MATTES Stammbaum 19719 People 2 Records 4 Sources Records: 60 Born in Pollandl, Gottschee, Austria on 22 May 1842 to Johan Matzelle and Maria Grill. Auf Grundlage der Volkszhlung vom 31. Those Gottscheers who raised grapes, usually did so on the sunny slopes of Schemitsch
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Large cities have many churches, each serving part of the city. In the early 1800s, you will get only one village, maybe just the
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