GeneaExplorer: a genealogy blog
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A German Immigrant in the Civil War
Christian Oertel[1] was born April 15, 1842 in Dankersen, a village in the city of Minden, which was part of Prussia and presently lies in the northeastern corner of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. Christian was baptized two days later in the local Lutheran church. His parents were Johann Friedrich “Frederick” Konrad Oertel and Karoline Charlotte…
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Tracing Female Ancestors: Maiden Name Mystery
Tracing women in the family tree presents unique challenges. Many of the key forms of historical documentation that U.S.-based genealogists rely upon like censuses, tax records, land and property records, and court records were created to document activities related to property ownership and formal wage earning–activities which most women were barred from participating in fully,…
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Welcome to the new GeneaExplorer
Hello there, and thanks for stopping in! More than five years ago I first created this site to share my genealogy research with a wider audience. My focus has been on producing long-form, historically contextualized articles and pieces that demonstrate helpful research strategies in action. In the next months, I will be re-posting many of…
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