New genealogy servicestarget research depth andfoster community History March 3, 2025By James M. Beidler It’s been an exciting time observing the changes in the German genealogy world over the last...
No Bacon and Eggs today?! History January 2, 2025Exploring the rules of forbidden foods and fasting through the ages.By Robert A. Selig With a February / March food...
Don’t Get Lost in Translation History October 28, 2024By James M. Beidler If I had a nickel for every time someone comes to me with a genealogy problem...
Weihnachtslieder History October 28, 2024An overview of German Christmas songs from the Middle Ages to Martin LutherBy Robert A. Selig Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht—Silent...
Der Wert von Kirchenbücher History September 4, 2024Kirchliche Unterlagen des 18. Jahrhunderts geben Einblick in die Sozialgeschichte BurgbernheimsBy Robert A. Selig „Am 23. März 1744 nachmittag um...
Höflichkeit History June 24, 2024Höflichkeit ist eine Zier, doch weiter kommt man ohne ihr—Politeness is a décor, but you get farther without it.By Robert...
Chorin Monastery History June 24, 2024This imposing site is one of the most important brickwork landmarks in northern Germany. By James DerheimPhotographs Courtesy James Derheim...
Indentured Servitude History April 25, 2024Why would free Germans sail to North America to become indentured servants and Redemptioners?By Robert A. Selig During the 18th...
GL Turns 30! History April 25, 2024Join our celebration of connections, continuity, and community. It’s been thirty years since we launched our premier issue in June/July...
Sweet Swiss Dreams History January 9, 2024Discover how a small country became a big chocolate producer.By Wibke Carter • Photographs Courtesy Wibke Carter If you ask...
