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GPT in Warsaw 201838th
IAJGS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON JEWISH
GENEALOGY
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| Session Code | Session Title | Speaker(s) | Room | Type | Topic |
| #1220 | Buried Treasures in 19th Century: Hardly Known Files of Genealogical Significance in German Archives | Ekkehard Huebschmann |
Gdansk-HM 2 | Presentation | Archives and Repositories |
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#1220 Buried Treasures in 19th Century: Hardly Known Files of Genealogical Significance in German Archives by PhD Ekkehard Hübschmann
German archives hold real treasures for genealogists interested in the lives of their ancestors. While the Jewish Registers started from around 1810 and hold information about the head of the family, the Jewish Cadasters also mention their wives and children. Most interesting are the proceedings leading to permission to establish residence. These connect with the marriage intention files and contain detailed information about both families, sometimes even actual marriage contracts. The land and property records tell us how our ancestors lived, what happened when an estate was inherited or purchased, if a house was owned by one, two or even four Jewish families. Colored maps dating from the 19th century, which are available online, show their houses and from the numbering system and also the location of any associated fields and meadows. The emigration permit files can be particularly detailed. Each file type is illustrated using images from Bavarian examples.
| Session Code | Session Title | Speaker(s) | Room | Type | Topic |
| #1221 | Buried Treasures in 20th Century: Hardly Known Files of Genealogical Significance in German Archives | Ekkehard Huebschmann |
Gdansk-HM 2 | Presentation | Archives and Repositories Ashkenazi Research |
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#1220 Buried Treasures in 20th Century: Hardly Known Files of Genealogical Significance in German Archives Are you interested in the life of your family members in the 20th century? This lecture shows which records are available in which archives and offices and how to get them. In each German town hall is a Standesamt where births, marriages and deaths were being registered from 1876 on. Each move has to be reported at the local Inhabitant Registration Office. Where military records are stored depends on the contingent of the German Army the ancestor served in. Files of the probate courts mention all heirs and the estate of the deceased. Tax files of racially persecuted can be consulted if they were closed before 1950. While restitution files tell about lost family items and assets, compensation files contain personal letters or affidavits describing experiences of oppression and persecution the relatives never spoke about. All these records are not available on the internet but will be described during this presentation. |
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