Sassy Jane Genealogy
US and European Genealogy Research
Sassy Jane Genealogy
US and European Genealogy Research
Posts about finding and using resources for researching in Germany, Prussia, and Austria, and German genealogy organizations and social media.
This post contains links to free Chicago genealogy resources, including materials organized by ethnicity and other groups. Stay tuned as I update these Chicago genealogy resources for researchers in 2023. That cool photograph above, [...]
My latest webinar, Researching Chicago Ancestors from Afar, debuts this winter. Hosted by the Chicago Genealogical Society, this webinar will be presented for the first time on 4 Feb 2023. Pre-registration is required; limited [...]
Here's a tip about correcting places in Ancestry German databases. Some of Ancestry's German records show Evangelisch as a place name in search results. Don't add this as a place name in your tree! [...]
Is the American Easter Bunny German? Almost certainly, according to Library of Congress folklorist Stephen Winick. His research points to the Easter Bunny arriving in America courtesy of German families who emigrated to Pennsylvania [...]
