There have been a number of dead-ends and brick walls in my family tree, some that have persisted for generations. I only began researching my family’s history when I studied abroad in Germany in 2014. Some branches of my family tree were well-documented by previous family members. Others were complete mysteries. It wouldn’t be my […]

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The testament of the Altbüdner Martin Geske clarifies that he was very sick. Because of this, he began his last will and testament with some of the earliest pages being dated May 13, 1848. Pastor Vetter in Rützow furthered in the Todesanzeige that Martin Geske was a widower, dying on the 14th of June, 1848 […]

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