On 5 August 2026, Familysearch reminded me that it was the 225th anniversary of the birth of my 2xgreat grandmother, Anna Rosina Dorothea Schlinke, who was born on 2 August 1801 and baptised on 5 August 1801 according to the … Continue reading →
Here is an extract of a report of my presentation to the annual December Retrospective of The Pioneers Association of South Australia Inc event written by Jeanne Hurrell and published on Pages 11 and 12 of The Pioneers Association of … Continue reading →
I was asked by Friends of Lutheran Archives (FoLA) to write a book review on the excellent John A Schubert book The Other Kavels. My book review has been published in Journal of Friends of Lutheran Archives, No.35 of December 2025. … Continue reading →
On 26 June 2025, I presented on Daniel Schlinke: Barossa Entrepreneur to Friends of the Lutheran Archives (FoLA). In the FoLA News of February 2026, Helen Schubert has brought my dry fact-filled epistle to life. Daniel Schlinke – Helen Schubert … Continue reading →
This paper was first presented to the German Interest Group of the San Diego Genealogical Society via Zoom at 1:00pm PST (Pacific Standard Time) on 18 February 2026. My 2xgreat grandmother and her 9-year-old daughter also known as Anna were among … Continue reading →
The finding of Daniel Schlinke’s 1848 Naturalization Certificate This paper was presented to the San Diego Genealogical Society GIG (German Interest Group)’s Annual Bring Your Brick Walls to Class and 2025 Successes on 21 January 2026 1:00pm PST (San Diego … Continue reading →
This attached article was prepared by for the Wednesday 3 December 2025 1845 Retrospective Lunch Meeting of The Pioneers’ Association of South Australia Inc. My presentation covered the 1845 year of my great grandmother, Johanne Louise Bradtke, who started the … Continue reading →
My ancestors came to South Australia from a small area in the middle of Europe as shown in the table below. Relation to me Birthname From Date of Birth Ship Year of Arrival 2xggf Johann Samuel Kuchel Langmeil, Kreis Züllichau-Schwiebus, … Continue reading →
After discovering an ancestor born in Schwabendorf, Hesse, I accessed the town website https://www.ak-schwabendorf.de/ and learnt that it was a town established to resettle Huguenot refugees from France. After helpful research from the site administrators, I purchased “Familien von Schwabendorf … Continue reading →
This article was published in The South Australian Genealogist of February 2020 and subsequently presented to the German and Continental European (GCE) Special Interest Group (SIG) of Genealogy SA on 10 June 2020. My February_2020 article
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