Do you have German Ancestry? Join us in the Germany/German Roots Project! [closed]

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The German Roots project is seeking new members to come join us as we work together on making sure everything German and Germany related is added to WikiTree. We want to work on improving profiles, adding information that is geographically and historically significant. We want to make sure that every emigrant who considered themselves German (no matter what country the land they left is now a part of) is added to WikiTree, sourced and connected. We want to see a German portal up and running, that will help make WikiTree more user-friendly and bring together German speaking members to collaborate. We want to see categories and free-space pages and sub-projects being added and maintained.

If you are interested in anything German related; you have German roots, you are German, interested in migration, historically relevant events, or anything in between, then we want you to join!

We have lots of great sub-projects such as the Volga Germans; Palatine-Migration; Hesse Roots; and Prussia. You can see all the sub-projects we currently have on our project page. Or why not tell us what you think would be a great sub-project.

The future of the German Roots project is bright with possibility so it is a very exciting time to join us. If you want to work with us to build up a collaborative and helpful community, and encourage collaboration between people from all around the world then comment below and tell us a bit about why you want to join, what German related interests you have, and/or how you want to contribute to the German Roots project. The only thing you’ve got to lose is a brick-wall or two!

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Germany

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I am also interested in joining this group. Have been in WT for about 5 years now. I've been working with my Schürger ancestors from the Urspringen area. I have many from this area. Like many researchers, I've found many relatives who immigrated to USA, and many stayed at home. My Immigrants' families have been relatively easy to track as they came into the states and their families grew, found new jobs, and moved around. Not so easy to research those staying in Germany. Recently started a one-name study to assist in my research. Am always looking for new ways to move forward . . . 

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My ancestry is Central European.  My last name is German - Rothbart  (Rotbart, Rotbarth) and I've hit a bit of a brick wall with that corner of the family, as I'm also Jewish.  I know my great-grandfather Louis lived in Zyrardow, Poland, and the names of my great-great-grandparents  (Pincus and Sylvia Malka Joseph), but not where they lived. On a slightly more fanciful note, I'd love to find out If I'm related to Barbarossa, as he was Frederick der Rothbart.

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Hi I’m interested in tracing roots

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Yes I will join here.  My Father's (born 1918) people going back a generation or two are from Schleswig-Holstein coming to the US just after the Prussian takeover of that principality or before. The other side of my Father's family are also from the same territory but Ancestry has informed me that my Father's Grandmother on his Mother's side was probably of Swedish or Norwegian descent.  Unfortunately Ancestry has not been able to help trace by Father's family back into what was then ( and for 1000 years before that) Denmark.  Interestingly the area of Iowa in which he was born was populated both by German speaking and Danish speaking former inhabitants/ descendants of SH.

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I would like to join the German Roots project.  My mother is from Berlin, and all other ancestors from the Prussian countries that are now no longer German, but were Germanic during their lifetime,  please advise how I may join.

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My family is from Germany and I grew up in South Africa.  I am super frustrated about the lack of information available for German Ancestory and so I want to do my part and I would love to join.

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Let us know, Silvia, after a week or so how your change to our German Roots offerings were superior to what you'd been reading (and switched away from). 

We need to know how we're doing, and exactly what people like you believe they need. 

Good luck with your research and "Good Findings!"

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Hi Sylvia, This post has been closed. Please submit your request to our new join post here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1164394/do-you-have-german-ancestry-join-us-in-the-germany-project

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Would like to join. I did one of the early imports of people from the Alsace and Baden area that came into Louisiana and some that went to the East Coast

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Hi Patrick, This post is closed. Please submit your request to our new join post here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1164394/do-you-have-german-ancestry-join-us-in-the-germany-project and I will get you set up.

Answer 1

I have several German ancestors and have always been interested in Germany and German engineering. (We own 2 Porsches). My biggest German brick wall is my GGGrandfather Klein/Kline (Kline-894) who came to Upper Michigan's Copper Country as a young man or teenager around the time of the 1848 revolution. We are planning a trip to Germany and hope to be able to track down some places where my ancestors lived--and maybe even find some relatives.

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Hi Steve, I suppose you can't get more German than 2 Porsches!   We hope that we can help you to break that Kline brick wall!  Welcome to the project!

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Thanks very much for the encouragement SJ Baty!

Answer 2

I have a long line of German ancestors from Rhineland, on both sides of my family. I wish to get my Badges for pre-1500 and German project please.

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Hi Marsha and welcome to the project!  We hope to help you research your Rhineland ancestors and to help you work towards pre-1500 certification!  Let us know how we can help.

Answer 3

Hi there, I would be interested in joining. I have German lineage through both sides of my family. My maternal Germans came to Canada via Russia and my paternal Germans are from Saxony.

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Welcome to the project Dale, we are looking forward to your contributions!

Answer 4

I am interested to join this group/forum. I am german, have german ancestors. On my mothers line are a couple findable in Canada
My fathers is completely from the Hamburg area.

looking forward to a response from your side.

Solong Hartmut Schröder (Schroeder)

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Hi Hartmut.  You weren't logged in when you posted.  Can you reply back with your WikiTree ID number?

Answer 5

I am interested,  I have German immigrant ancestors from the late 1800s.

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Hi Laurie, welcome to the project.  Looking forward to seeing your contributions and helping you to find all you can!

Answer 6

Yes, I do have german roots thru my mother.  I have trouble trying to find information on her family...Thank you for welcoming me to your group.

Theresia kennedy

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Welcome to Project Germany!

Answer 7

I have German ancestry on both sides of my family  Brunhoeber/Brunhober and Snook/Schnuck/Schnuch

Answer 8

I have at least one Bavarian German ancestor on my paternal side. Approx 1840s. He is a bit of a puzzle though. The trail pretty much stops at him. Don't speak German at all.

Not sure how much help I can be to such a project, but interested in following along and really would appreciate any help getting past my German brickwall ancestor.

Answer 9

I am part German from my mothers side.  She came over in the 1960s when she married my father in Augsburg,  germany.  However, she comes from an area that was called, The sudetenland in thd early 1900s during the time the german were settling and pushing the boundries and boarders of the country.  She was born in a town that was called, Wesertiz, Czechoslovakia in the early 1900s, then changed to Bezdružice after WW2 during the expellation of the germans, Hungarians , and Austrians. ..anyone that was not Czech.

I would like to join your group to work together in building that tree.  We can learn together.

Thereisa Kennedy

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You can always post in the G2G forum with the information that you know and seek assistance from other researchers.  I've knocked down a few walls this way!

Answer 10

Good afternoon from Panama.
I have ancestors from Germany on my maternal side.
I can help people in Germany to look for their french branch.

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Hi Anne-Marie, thank you and welcome to the project.

Answer 11

I would like to join the German Roots Project. I added the German Roots tag to my profile, and am willing to help out others who are delving into their German, Swiss, Austrian, or other area of German-speaking ancestry. My father’s family is from Bremen and Memel, the latter being the old Prussian German name for Lithuania’s largest coastal city, Klaipeda.

Grüß Gott!

Jesse Sierke

Trussville, Alabama

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Hi Jesse welcome. That sounds fabulous! Please read the Germany project page and you will be awarded a badge soon.

Answer 12

I am posting because I want to join the German Roots Project.

My main family surname, Leatherman, was Lederman before they came to this country. The oldest family ancestor that I can find is Stephen Lederman from Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

Leatherman-709

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I'm still waiting for an answer and an invite.

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Sorry Paul, thanks for your patience and reminder, I appreciate it. I will get the badge awarded for you, and add you to the Baden-Wurttemberg team. Please read the Germany Project page and I will be in touch soon.

Kylie 

Germany project coordinator

Answer 13

My husband's paternal family immigrated in 1929 from Germany. We know their origins (or we think we do), but are having a hard time going further back. I saw the suggestion to try Family Tree and I am registered there.

My father's maternal line is German, but seems to have various spellings from generation to generation so it's difficult to verify: Rebok, Rebuck etc.

My hope is that I can somehow triangulate the truth.

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Hi Cecily, I agree about surname spelling being a problem. Welcome to the Germany Project I will get your badge awarded and be in touch soon.

Answer 14

Hello, German project coordinators and organizers! With German ancestors on my fathers side, I am looking to both help others and receive help from others with my German heritage.

Sincerely,

Dawson Haack

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Hi Dawson, welcome to our project. I have added you to the Google group which we use to communicate with other members and ask questions etc. I will get the badge awarded to you. And will be in contact soon

Answer 15

good morning, my German line is the Voeltz, who came thru Ellis Island. Thank you for the invite to join this group. Terry Rae Underwood-5336

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Hi Terry & welcome to the project!

Answer 16

I added bunch profiles to this category but some just had Baden on them so someone may want to verify all I added is in right category in the German section of project.

Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Billie

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Welcome to the project, looking forward to your contributions!

Answer 17

Hello, I would like to join the project. Most of my ancestors are German, I live in Germany and of course German is my native language, so I can definitely also help with translations, etc.

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Welcome to the project; you can also join the Google group here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/wikitreegermanroots

Answer 18

My heritage is strong in German. I am back to my 21st Great Grandfather in my Ancestry Family Tree, but; I haven't forwarded and verified with WikiTree yet.

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Welcome Norman!

Answer 19

I'd love to get involved in this project to the extent that I have time available.  I seem to have approached this in a backwards manner (I tried to join the sub-group bavaria, before I arrived here.)  I've been a more-or-less fluent German speaker/reader/writer in the past, but getting rustier with each day that goes by.

My mother was born and raised in Bavaria at the Germany/Austria border.  My grandmother was born in a village in Austria, but was a German citizen.

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Glad to have you in the project Gleen; we're looking forward to your contributions!

Answer 20

Luther-106 was my fourth great grandfather. 

Born 7 Mar 1751 in Alsace, Rhine, Strasbourg Germany

Died 10 Oct 1834 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA