Contents of Der Kurier issues

June 2024 Catherine Engelhardt – A Mis-directed Pursuit, Bob Greiner Trade Card Secrets, Denise Medwick Registered in Brunswick: Registration of American Citizens at the American Consulate in Brunswick, 1908–1916, Ken Heger A Research Trip to Hesse and Alsace: 29 January – 10 February 2024, Dan Soller
March 2024 U.S. German Church Records – A Key to Immigrant Migration, Bob Greiner Eight More Years of Names: The Overseas Pension Database Now Extends to 1914, Gunter Schanzenbacher and Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. A German Lesson: Reading Old Script and New Sources to Research, Gunter Schanzenbacher Chocolate Collector Cards: Berühmte Brücken or Famous Bridges, Translation by Debra A. Hoffman
December 2023 Exciting New Information in an Updated Dataset: The Consular Despatches Dataset More Than Triples in Size, Dr Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. An Escape (or Escapade) Into Czech Records, Bob Greiner The Evolution of the MAGS Database, Bob Greiner
September 2023 Adding Visual Images to Your Research: German Troops in the American Revolution, Dr Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. German Origin Clues in Cleveland Lutheran Church Records, Bob Greiner Two Short Examples of Reading German, Dr. Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. & Debra A. Hoffman, PLCGS How to Get Research Help at FamilySearch.org, Becky Adamson, AG®
June 2023 Bertha Krüger’s Lost Pension Check: Learning Opportunities for Genealogists, Dr Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. Joseph Eschenlohr—Civil War Veteran in Alsace, Bob Greiner Happy Birthday America!  The Centennial Exposition, 1876, Dr. Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. Who Is Percy???  Research Help from Indiana, Carol Carman
March 2023 Family Connections in United States Consulate Estate Records—The Case of Gottlieb Feil (1840–1903), Bob Greiner A Checklist for Researching Your Veteran Reserve Corps Ancestor’s Civil War Service, Dr Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. German Church Records, Ken Weaver
December 2022 Ask Good Questions When Expanding Your Research: Revisiting Ernest G. Müller, Dr Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. Immigrant Research Using New York City Vital Records, Bob Greiner Hilfe gesucht und Hilfe gefunden!, Ken Weaver Getting Started with NARA’s Legacy Finding Aids Online: Using National Archives Microfilm Publication M248, Publications of the National Archives, 1935–, Dr Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D.
September 2022 A “Dutchman” Deserts the Union Army: The Court-Martial Case of Pvt. Henry Broermann, John P. DeebenA “Dutchman” Deserts the Union Army: The Court-Martial Case of Pvt. Henry Broermann, John P. Deeben Visuals Can Add Pizzaz to Your Family’s Story: The Case of Henry Müller, Dr Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. Resources for Finding German Immigrant Families in Baltimore, Bob Greiner Hilfe gesucht!, Ken Weaver Third-Party Tools: GEDmatch, Andrew Hochreiter
June 2022 Did Your Ancestor Serve in the Civil War? Don’t Forget the 1890 Special Census, Dr. Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. Finding Germans in Institutions, Debra A. Hoffman, PLCGS Friedrich Armin Ausfeld—Pastor, Calligrapher, and Family Historian, Bob Greiner Autosomal DNA: Understanding the Results—A Popular and Valuable DNA Test for Family Research, Andrew Hochreiter From German to English and Back, Ken Weaver
March 2022 Emigration Procedures from Bremen, Germany—1896, Bob Greiner Saxony, Part III: A Final Look at Saxony,Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. DNA Group Projects Can Benefit German Family Research, Andrew Hochreiter Fraktur, Kurrentschrift, und Sütterlin: A Primer, Ken Weaver
December 2021 Saxony, Part II Registration of American Citizens, 1907–1917, Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. Understanding Relationships, Andrew Hochreiter The Bortz Family from Köslin District, Pomerania, Bob Greiner Welches Sternzeichen bist du?, Ken Weaver
September 2021 A Winding Path to Research Discoveries, Sean Kessler Saxony, Part I A Name-Rich Volume from Dresden, Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. Identifying DNA Segments from a Common German Ancestor, Andrew Hochreiter Tracing a Greiner Immigrant from Stettin, Pomerania?, Bob Greiner Dom. Exaudi, Ken Weaver The Maritime Conference Center near Baltimore-Washington International Airport: A New Meeting Site, Carol Carman
June 2021 Memorializing a Mentor, With Fondness and Sadness, James M. Beidler Finding Ancestors in Taufscheine, Dr. Jonathan Acker Frederick Besel’s 1854 Letter to Germany: Part II, Bob Greiner Brighten Up Your Research by Adding Visuals: A Quick Look at the U.S.S. NEW YORK, 1895-1899, Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. Isch hab dich gelle gern!, Ken Weaver Five Advanced Tips for Deciphering German Handwriting, Katherine Schober The X Chromosome’s Unique Inheritance, Andrew Hochreiter
March 2021 Frederick Besel’s 1854 Letter to Germany, Dr. Michael Kraemer, Bob Greiner In Springfil Daunschib Philedeliphi gaundÿ, Ken Weaver Six Letter Swaps to Save the (Handwriting) Day, Katherine Schober New Germanic Communities at AncestryDNA, Andrew Hochreiter A Gem from Frankfurt-am-Main: An Imprisoned American, Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. Index for Volume 38 of Der Kurier, Emily Andrews
December 2020 Letter to the Editor, Scott Holl, Eden Theological Seminary Immigrants from Southern Germany and Alsace, Bob Greiner Using Clustering Tools and Genetic Networks to Find Family, Andrew Hochreiter Finding Ancestors in Taufscheine, Jon Charles Acker, Ph.D. Mit dem Seeschiffe, Ken Weaver Online Translation Tools: To Use or Not to Use?, Katherine Schober The Frankfurt Consulate Came to the Rescue: Helping Americans in Need in 1902, Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D.
September 2020 Mistakes: The Best Way to Learn, Sean M. Kessler A Case of Genealogical Serendipity, Bob Greiner Discovering Family with DNA: A Personal Journey, Andrew Hochreiter Ortsnamenkunde: The Study of Town & Village Names, Ken Weaver Finding Ancestors in Taufscheine, Jon Charles Acker, Ph.D. Aufwiedersehen Sommer! A Brief Look at Four Beaches in Schleswig-Holstein Prior to World War I, Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. Finding Swiss Church Records in the Bern Canton Archives, Gunter Schanzenbacher The Most Asked Question about the German Handwriting Is…, Katherine Schober
June 2020 Putting Social Distance to Good Use, James M. Beidler Researching Bavaria, Part VII: Using the MAGS Website, Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. Notes about Hochfelden, Daniel E. Soller New Ethnicity Estimates at Living DNA, Andrew Hochreiter A Grandchild’s Surname Leads to Discovery of an Ancestral Village, Bob Greiner Stand und Gewerbe: Status and Occupation, Ken Weaver The Top Six Transcription Tips for Tricky Handwritten Words, Katherine Schober
March 2020 Researching Bavaria, Part VI: The Bavarian Palatinate, 1815-1914, Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. What’s Your Name? Ten Tips for Understanding Names in German Genealogy Documents, Katherine Schober What's in a German Name?, Ken Weaver Why Family Trees Are Important, Andrew Hochreiter Constructing Family Relationships from U.S. Consulate Files, Bob Greiner
December 2019 Writing Finale to a Long Goodbye ... But, Honestly, I’m Not Going Anywhere!, James M. Beidler Learning to Know You, Gordon Seyffert The Letters We Love to Hate — and How to Love Them A Little More, Katherine Schober What's in a German Name?, Ken Weaver What to do with a DNA Match, Part 2, Andrew Hochreiter Records from Christ Church in Baltimore, John Frank Finding an Ancestral Village Using Associated Sources, Bob Greiner Researching Bavaria, Part V: The American Consulate in Nuremberg, 1833 - 1912, Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D.
September 2019   Pardon me, sir! Can you read this handwriting?, Roger P, Minert, Ph.D., A.G. Walter von Bodecker's Journey to America, Part 2, Bob Greiner The Valiant Vowels of the Old German Script, Katherine Schober What's in a German Name?, Ken Weaver What to do with a DNA Match, Part 1, Andrew Hochreiter Searching for the Elusive Caspar Schmidt, Bob Greiner Researching Bavaria, Part IV: The American Consulate in Munich, 1833 - 1912, Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D.
June 2019 Walter von Bodecker's Journey to America, Part 1, Bob Greiner Finding Ancestors in the Hamburg Passenger Lists, Annette Unrau Adams Your A-Z Guide of Abbreviations in German Genealogy, Katherine Schober What's in a German Name, Ken Weaver Mitochondrial DNA, Andrew Hochreiter Researching Bavaria, Part III: The American Consulate in Fürth, 1872 - 1898, Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. Baltimore Immigrant Found in U. S. Consular Records, Bob Greiner
March 2019 Researching Bavaria, Part II: The American Consulate in Bamberg, 1890 - 1908, Kenneth W. Heger, Ph.D. Five Must-Know Technological Tools for Transcribing the Old German Handwriting, Katherine Schober What's in a German Name, Ken Weaver A Survey of Genetic Genealogy Resources, Andrew Hochreiter The Passow FAN Club in Warnow, Bob Greiner