I presented a paper on Daniel Schlinke to FoLA (Friends of Lutheran Archives) on 26 June 2025. A link to to the presentation on YouTube is below. I have now made 3 updates to the FoLA paper and the latest … Continue reading →
Saturday 17 May was the culmination of 3 months’ planning. In February, I received an email from Mark Cody, a complete stranger, who had found among his late father’s UK collection an 1848 Naturalization Certificate for Daniel Schlinke, who was … Continue reading →
This paper was presented to the Germanic and Continental Europe (GCE) Special Interest Group (SIG) of the South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc (SAGHS) on 9 April 2025. Helpful Handy Hints GCE 09042025
Continue reading →MyHeritage indicates that I share 52.1cM DNA over 4 segments with a woman living in Germany. No public tree is accessible so I have evaluated the public trees of our shared matches. This evaluation indicates ancestors of our shared matches … Continue reading →
I am reading widely in my quest to understand the background of my ancestors. The list attached covers books I have found relevant and useful. I hope you find this list valuable. If there are any you would recommend, let … Continue reading →
This PowerPoint presentation was made to the German Interest Group of the San Diego Genealogical Society’s annual Bring Your Brick Walls to Class and/or Successes on 15 January 2024. It dealt with recent findings on my maternal line which traces back … Continue reading →
241009 philip mann Bohemia GCE This paper was presented by Philip Mann to the Germanic & Continental European Group (GCE) of the South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc (SAGHS) on 9 October 2024. It tells the story of my … Continue reading →
On 13 February 2024, I presented the life story of my 2xgreat uncle, Johann Daniel Schlinke, to the Germanic and Continental Europe Special Interest Group of the South Australian Genealogical & Heraldry Society Inc. This paper was revised and presented … Continue reading →
Taken in 1956 on our front verandah at Long Flat, South Australia, this is my birth family (Source: Diana Mann). Mum and Dad are in their element, nursing their first two grandchildren, whose mothers, my oldest sisters, are hovering on … Continue reading →
Brickwalls on my Father’s side final This paper was my contribution to the San Diego Genealogical Society’s German Interest Group’s January program, 17 January 2024 and highlights the challenges facing me on my father’s side of my pedigree due to … Continue reading →