established to preserve the history, culture and family records of Gottschee. parish marriage records will eventually be put on disks. In the book, Gottschee: Family Record Research Using the LDS Microfilms, the researcher has in one location a list of the microfilm numbers which covers a particular parish and what type of records (birth, marriage, death, family books) are on A list of villages within each parish is also provided. For example, the Lbeck Stadtarchiv has an alphabetical card index of all names in church records of several parishes at their archive. their homeland. the Gottscheer Bulletin Board where people searching for their Gottscheer ancestors and If your request is unsuccessful, search for duplicate records that may have been filed in other archives, church registers, or in civil registration offices. Copyright 1999 - 2023 German Genealogy Group. Religious denomination is indicated in Census records. The most important church records for genealogical research are baptism, marriage, and burial registers. Soon local pastors were required to provide the town administration with a yearly copy of these records. 2; Person Id: I1682; Tree Id: 235081; Search for Maria Mausser in Newspapers 256547 Possible Record Matches on Ancestry Parents Father: Franz Mausser: Birth: 6 Jan 1873 in Altlag 12, Altlag Parish, Gottschee, Austria. Fueled by Good People with a Passion for Genealogical Research and Lots of Caffeine. website to assist people in joining, purchasing books, and learning more of our history. With the grooms admission of paternity, the child was legitimized after the marriage. You might obtain information by writing to the parish. Of areas no longer in Germany, only the Polish provinces whose records are stored in Berlin are included in this table. The guidebook contains the microfilm numbers for the Catholic church parish records of marriage, baptisms, death, and family records (census of each village); the names of the villages within each parish, plus the name of the original parish and date when a parish split into two parishes. The films are located under Austria, Krain, (German spelling of village name) or Slovenia, Kocevje, (Slovenian spelling of the village name). Also included are some communities in the modern district of Unstrut-Hainich which were located within the historic boundaries of the Prussian Province of Saxony. Protestant records were usually written in German. track of your particular family, in among the others with the same surnames, by using the Non-GGG members may search the Surname List database. List of Gottschee German Villages. All Rights Reserved. Moreover, archives sometimes compile indexes of church records. This list does not include all the surnames found in the Catholic Church records of Gottschee prior to 1890. Suffolk County, NY Civil War Draft Records, All members of the German Genealogy Group are invited to submit a form listing of the surnames they are researching to. (Aids in reading the microfilmed records are the LDS German Genealogy Word List, which may be downloaded at no charge from familysearch.org/ResearchHelps/Wiki/ and type in German Word List, then print. themselves. Church records also often contain information on local minority faith populations. When checking for all Images of the records themselves are not included. I have been interested in the area of genealogy for the past 25 years since I first You might find them digitized and available online, or you might have to write to a centralized archive or to the local church where they are stored. If the records you need are not online, you may find baptism, marriage, and burial records by contacting or visiting German archives. Many of the marriages were arranged by the parents. And, I'll keep on them until they do it right to preserve history. code starts with SI AS 176/N. Allgemeines Ortschaften-Verzeichniss der im Reichsrathe vertretenen Knigreiche und Lnder nach den Ergebnissen der Volkszhlung vom 31. Protestants were usually confirmed around age 14, Catholics about age 12. The principal churches in Germany were the Catholic and Evangelical-Lutheran churches. list a date and a name. Birth records generally give the child's name, sex, date and place of birth, and the names of the parents. In the late 1800s on a marriage record, you will learn the couples names, villages, unfortunate thing about these family books is that the information was collected December 1890. (Semic) or in Maierle and Strassenberg, both in the parish of Tschernembl. Originale: Rat des Bezirkes Erfurt, Verwaltungsarchiv, Erfurt, Deutschland. World War I. Fortunately, LDS has both Latin and German genealogy word lists. pages of parish registers are filmed in separate sequences. The main religious division in Germany was between Catholics (Katholische) and Protestants, comprised mainly of Lutherans (Evangelisch) and Reformed (Reformierte). Fueled by Good People with a Passion for Genealogical Research and Lots of Caffeine. When you find his or her birth record, search for the births of brothers and sisters. NYC Municipal Archives Holdings Quick Chart by Joseph McMahon. Many Gottscheers immigrated to the United States and Canada between 1880 and 1910. and go back 25 years. http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/records-search/births_early_town.php Communions - Records Search . Most church registers are still maintained by the parish. Today, most of us take spelling for granted. If the entries go across both pages in the book, the side that identifies the key individuals (such as child and parents) must be searched first. Cholera, typhoid and The only way around this rule was the birth of a child or children out of wedlock. The booklet contains the surnames of Gottschee foundin various published sources between 1890-1941. This list does not include all the surnames found in the Catholic Church records of Gottschee prior to 1890. too large and split into two parishes, note is made of this to enable the researcher to These registers list: Children are usually listed in chronological order with their: In some registers, when a child married and remained in the same parish, the register gives a see page reference and a page number where that particular child appears as the head of a household. Some parishes even have separate rolls of film for the left side The parishes are Altenmarkt (Stari Trg ob Kolpi), Altlag (Stari Log), Banja Loka, Ebental (Polom), Fara, Gttenitz (Gotenica), City of Gottschee (Kocevje), Laibach (Ljubljana), Masern (Grcarice), Mitterdorf (Stara Cerkev), Morobitz (Borovec), Nesseltal (Koprivnik), Obermsel (Mozelj), Oberskrill (Zdihovo), Ossiunitz (Osilnica), Pllandl (Kocevske Poljane), Reifnitz (Ribnica), Rieg (Kocevska Reka), Semitsch (Semic), Stockendorf (Planina), Suchen (Draga), Tschermoschnitz (Crmosnjice), Tschernembl (Crnomelj), Unterdeutschau (Nemska Loka), Unterlag (Spodnji Log), Unterwarmberg (Dolenje Topla Reber). For details see Germany Town Genealogies and Parish Register Inventories on the Internet. the LDS Microfilms, and. the words used in the old records. The center closed at the opening of Ellis Island (http://www.ellisisland.org) in 1892. TrustLogo("https://www.positivessl.com/images/seals/positivessl_trust_seal_md_167x42.png", "POSDV", "none"); name of the church where it took place. Catholic records are usually written in Latin or German, while other records will be written in the local language. The Index can be sorted by surnames, village of origin in Gottschee, and their address in the U.S. some kind, that connects one person to another. pages and right-side (r.s.) Baptism registers usually give: The earliest marriage records may give only the names of the bride and groom and have little or no information about the couple's parents. Find resources in our German Research Center. For more information regarding restrictions for FamilySearch Historical Record Collections, click on the "Learn more" link found on each collection details page. These printable handouts can be used for ready reference when reading German Handwriting. If there is a family book for this time period, the priest may have We at GHGA have a very modest The earliest records were in Latin, then moved to German, Gottscheer men and children would leave home by lantern light to be in the fields at first After the defeat of Napoleon in 1812, local governments often found it helpful to have access to the baptism, marriage, and burial records kept by the clergy. If you find a surname in the list that is of interest to you, send a query to: Non-GGG members please note: We are sorry, but we are NOT able to do any research on anyone's ancestors. Orts-Repertorium des Herzogthums Krain. var tlJsHost = ((window.location.protocol == "https:") ? Before the marriage ceremony could take place, the non-local party was required to present the officiating pastor with a paper stating that the proclamations had been read, and there were no objections. For the provinces of East Prussia (Ostpreussen), Posen, Pomerania (Pommern), Silesia (Schlesien), parts of Brandenburg, and West Prussia (Westpreussen), areas which no longer belong to Germany, the online gazetteer, Class: Kartenmeister.com Finding Places in the Former German Area of Poland, Berlin Evangelical Central Archive Inventory Online - The, The records for the eastern provinces of Prussia that went to Poland are in the, GERMANY - CHURCH RECORDS - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS, GERMANY, [STATE] - CHURCH RECORDS - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS, Each day of the year had several patron saints and was a feast day to honor those saints. Even if a man owned an entire Hube of land, we are talking only 50 The Wiki page for each of the historical provinces of Germany, containing more detail about online records, and a map of Catholic dioceses can be found later in this article. Next, search for the parents' marriage date and place. Baptisms, marriages, burials, and sometimes confirmations for each year are. Castle Garden (http://www.castlegarden.org) processed eight million immigrants between the years 1855-1892. Available in CD and in book format. Website Proudly Made in the USA. This collection contains an index of names found in parish registers from numerous Protestant communities that are today part of the German state of Thuringia. By starting with the marriage of two known ancestors, you cannot cite sources or proofs, do not make it part of your family tree until you Use duplicates, where available, to supplement parish registers that are missing or illegible. Gottscheers were very religious. The City of Long Beach Vital Records office remains closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following source contains a helpful list of German church record inventories with FamilySearch Library call numbers and English annotations: Blodgett, Steven W. Germany: Genealogical Research Guide. Parish registers are an important source for information on births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials. Sometimes inventories explain which parishes served which towns at different periods of time. The Internet has become a great genealogical tool. //]]> Because you only get half the information on one side, you must continually travel back The information in family registers was compiled from other church books or obtained from the head of the household, and it is subject to error. Field Search in the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia. For more information, see Parish Register Inventories and Germany Church Directories. Please report any WEBSITE PROBLEMS to the GGG WEBMASTER. German Paleography Seminar at FamilySearch. was necessary for a groom to prove he could support a wife before permission was given to Enriching many American genealogies are letters to and from Gottschee. Letters: A FamilySearch Catalog entry may indicate that a German record was filmed "l.s.-r.s. 27 Aug 2020: Changes were made to improve the performance of this collection. Keep in mind that duplicates often differ slightly from the originals. This area was populated by about 30,000 people. Gottschee received its municipal charter and city seal in 1471. It may be used to contact other members who are interested in the same surnames or geographic regions (directly contacting other members of the GGG is a Members Only feature). Dezember 1869. The table is sortable. First names would help as the year of birth, marriage and death. Note that Exact Match searches for names containing oe will not also find names with , and other similar common substitutions. Alphabetisches Verzeichni aller Ortschafts- und Schlsser-Namen des Herzogthums Krain. Depending on the parish, the records cover the late 1600s up until 1941. There has to be some record, of for other, better-off families. that a person emigrated to America; some include marriages in the United States and the It is sometimes difficult to believe that Local dialects may have affected the spelling of some names and other words in the church records. Gottschee. were not large. from age 45 to 90. fathers name if the bride/groom has not been widowed. Church record inventories are essential tools for finding German records. In the 1980s, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS, the Mormon church) made copies of these microfilm records. In German areas under French domination during the early nineteenth century, many church records were kept in French. * Familienbuch ab 1816 (ca. Later records usually give more complete information than earlier ones. They are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: Suggestions about how to write to local parishes for genealogical information are given in the German Letter Writing Guide. For two or three weeks before the marriage, marriage banns (announcements of the intention to marry) were read and/or posted in church. financially, since the wealth (land, livestock) was passed on to sons. light and work all day. The oldest church records in this collection date from the 16th century. Many a morning, the Military churches in garrison towns and cities often kept their own records separate from other parishes. Their plots These microfilm records are available through a local Family History Library of the Mormon church. up the process of getting a rough outline of your family tree. The Gottscheers, for the most part, raised a kitchen place in her parish. Other helpful church records may include confirmation lists, family registers, lists of pastors, lists of members, account books, receipt books, and communion records. made a note where the bride came from. Prior to 1918, the territory was within the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the people were Austrian citizens. Parish employees will usually answer correspondence written in German. Either do your search for both spellings, or use a Wild Card search. This table includes villages in the 19th-century Gottschee District plus adjacent villages with a Gottschee German population. This table does not include areas no longer in Germany. Catholic Diocese in Germany by Tom Risinger. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. 1 has been completed. Christian Benjamin Friedrich Gottschee Latvia Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1854-1909 Birth, Baptism & Christening View Prussian Provinces, Selected Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1661-1944 Birth, Baptism & Christening Eastern Prussian Provinces, Germany [Poland], Selected Civil Vitals, 1874-1945 Birth, Baptism & Christening View Name It is a simple I have some records from this village, so we could possibly make some conections. These microfilms are available through the local LDS Family History Libraries. Gemeindelexikon von Krain bearbeitet auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszhlung vom 31. In the records themselves, there are gaps, which, I assume, are due to fire, flood, Rural churches often serve several villages and hamlets. Sundays were days of rest: church in the morning, perhaps lunch at a Gasthaus followed These individuals contributed funds to aid their relatives who were refugees in Austria and other countries after WW II. 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