Dorfprozelten – Family history across the seas

Tips for German research

6 August, 2020

Following on my presentation today as part of National Family History Month and hosted by Caloundra Family History Research Inc, I’m listing some research options. German Newspapers can be searched: https://digipress.digitale-sammlungen.de/search/simple With more difficulty through Google Books (not newspapers): https://books.google.com.au/ My tips for searching can be reviewed in this blog post: https://cassmobfamilyhistory.com/2012/10/23/searching-german-newspapersbooks/ https://cassmobfamilyhistory.com/2019/05/31/finding-the-fass-in-bavarian-papers/ My Dorfprozelten … More Tips for German research

Finding the Fass in Bavarian papers

31 May, 2019

I have been spending happy hours chasing down stories about ancestors and other emigrants from the village of Dorfprozelten in this site for Bavarian newspapers: digiPress – Das Zeitungsportal der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek At least some of my discoveries are ones I’ve previously found by searching Google Books (yes, not newspapers) where you’ll find digital versions … More Finding the Fass in Bavarian papers

The Happs – innkeepers in Dorfprozelten

8 August, 2014

Translation: If you would like to read this post in a different language you can click here. For my own interest I’m summarising the inn-keeping genealogy of the Happ family in Dorfprozelten. The approximate time frame of direct descendancy is c1740-1940s. Generation 1: Adam Happ c1690 Generation 2: (Johann) Martin Happ (Fass) and Johann Happ (Anker) c1740-1770s … More The Happs – innkeepers in Dorfprozelten

The emigrating Happs Part 2: Raimund Happ

7 August, 2014

Thanks for following along on this post about the Happ family who emigrated to the USA. Translation: If you would like to read this post in a different language you can click here. Emigration of Raimund/Raymond Happ As we know from the previous post, Raimund emigrated with his sister Anna Apollonia in 1869. He was only seventeen … More The emigrating Happs Part 2: Raimund Happ

The Happ family emigrants: Part 1

7 August, 2014

Translation: If you would like to read this post in a different language you can click here. Some time ago I set up a Facebook page, The Dorfprozelten Diaspora, for those whose ancestors came from this Bavarian village. New members to the group are asked for their link to the village and who their ancestors were. Two weekends … More The Happ family emigrants: Part 1

Zöller/Zeller reunion 16 November 2013

31 August, 2013

Anyone with Zöller/Zeller ancestry from Toowoomba or Chinchilla might be interested in this reunion. You can read more detail on my other blog, From Dorfprozelten to Australia. http://dorfprozeltenaus.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/zollerzeller-family-reunion-16-november-2013/

German migration news: From Dorfprozelten to Australia

6 June, 2013

After the recent blogging drought, I’ve been doing some research into my Dorfprozelten families from Bavaria, with a focus on discoveries from the digitised German newspapers from Google books. Researchers with German ancestry might find today’s posts on my much-neglected From Dorfprozelten to Australia blog worth a read in case they can apply the results to their own … More German migration news: From Dorfprozelten to Australia

Dorfprozelten emigrant stories

20 January, 2013

Back in 2009 I submitted a series of articles to the Queensland Family History Society’s Q150 project, Queensland Founding Families. If you have access to this book it is well worth looking at to see if there are any mentions of your pioneer families. I’ve decided to include my Dorfprozelten emigrant stories on this blog to … More Dorfprozelten emigrant stories

Finding the Fass in Dorfprozelten

24 October, 2012

It’s all been about the Germans for the past week as I unravel mysterious old documents or hunt through the newspapers. I still haven’t located the departure of my George Kunkel even though I’ve found quite a lot of his compatriots. I’m sure he’s there somewhere but I may have to trawl through page after … More Finding the Fass in Dorfprozelten

Searching German Newspapers/Books

23 October, 2012

Last week I posted about the excitement of discovering some German newspapers in Google Books. The exploration has taken a fair bit of time, even without getting down to full transcriptions and translations. I thought I’d share some practical tips I’ve developed as I’ve gone along bearing in mind the limitations I mentioned in my … More Searching German Newspapers/Books