Michael John Neill shared a post yesterday that I am having fun with. A man of many hats, he is a genealogist, researcher, webinar instructor, and prolific blogger whom I've learned much from. Neill shares a link to a simple site that aggregates German surnames. Have you ancestors from Deutschland? Try typing in their names in the Geogen link found in Neill's post:
http://searchtip.genealogytipoftheday.com/?p=934
Once a result is obtained, I like how you can either download the results or click on "Relative Distribution" or "Absolute Map." Then hold your mouse or fingered keypad over the Map of Germany to see locations. At least I think those are locations. It is in German.
Did you learn where your family might have once lived? Hope so. Thanks for reading, and a big thank you to Michael John Neill!
BTW, dear Wiser cousins. I find no hits for "Hanna Wosta's" surname. Either it isn't German, or we are reading her name incorrectly from the handwritten marriage license we have from April 1853. It did suggest "Woste" as an alternative. Here's an excerpt from out ancestor's license:
