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
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
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
Family history across the seas 