Posts about using primary sources for genealogy research. Primary sources are created at the time of an event, such as birth, marriage, and death records.

13 Jul 2010

Haymarket Martyrs’ Monument in Chicago

By |13 Jul 2010|Cemetery Records, Chicago Genealogy, Tombstone Tuesday|0 Comments

The Haymarket Martyrs' Monument was erected at German Waldheim Cemetery in 1893. This impressive monument memorializes the labor activists executed in 1887 by the State of Illinois for the Haymarket Affair three years before. The inscription on the [...]

5 Jul 2010

Using Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934

By |5 Jul 2010|German Genealogy, Immigration Records, Prussian Genealogy|2 Comments

Today's post is about Using Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934.  Lately I've had some great luck using Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934 database. Also known as Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934, this database at Ancestry is essential for European migration. These lists [...]

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