This was such an interesting piece to read that I obtained permission from the Dehning Family Association to share it with you here. Hans Jurgen was born in 1924 and grew up under the influence of Hitler’s politics. Hans Jurgen fought in WWII for Germany and talks about how the German people were convinced toContinue reading “Hans Jurgen Dehning WWII Experience”
Category Archives: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Hans Roh and Cathrina Knudt Photo and Story Gallery
This post is a continuation of my posts on the 6th generation of my family tree. Counting myself as Generation 1, the 6th generation is my 3X Great Grandparents. Hans Roh and Cathrina Kundt are the parents of my 2X Great Grandfather Anna Magdalene Roh who is the mother of my Great Grandfather Walter Kallsen.Continue reading “Hans Roh and Cathrina Knudt Photo and Story Gallery”
Exciting Updates Posting Soon
What a week! I have had some fruitful research requests come to completion and have updates to report on so many fronts. The easy one – I have new information on the Kallsen/Roeh family in Germany. Thanks to Tree Tidings Genealogy there has been another generation added to the tree. I’ll post here shortly withContinue reading “Exciting Updates Posting Soon”
Early German Farm House
Thanks to Cousin Orval Dehning I just finished scanning in several years of newsletters from the Dehning Family Association in Germany. So much good information is contained in those newsletters that demonstrate things the family went through in the early 1800’s, WWII and other memorable times in history. I’ll have to see if it’s permissibleContinue reading “Early German Farm House”
Hans Kallsen and Christine Rasch Photo and Story Gallery
This post is a continuation of my posts on the 6th generation of my family tree. Counting myself as Generation 1, the 6th generation is my 3X Great Grandparents. Hans Kallsen and Christine Gertrud Rasch are the parents of my 2X Great Grandfather Henry Kallsen who is the father of my Great Grandfather Walter Kallsen.Continue reading “Hans Kallsen and Christine Rasch Photo and Story Gallery”
Henry Kallsen and Anna Roeh Photo and Story Gallery
This is the third installment for documentation on my 2X Great Grandparents. Heinrich Frederich Kallsen (Henry Frederick) and Anna Magdalena (Lena) Roeh are the parents of my Great Grandfather Walter William Kallsen. As always, if there is something incorrect, unclear or missing in what I have, I welcome corrections and additions. These documents are alwaysContinue reading “Henry Kallsen and Anna Roeh Photo and Story Gallery”
Gottlob Mauser and Anna Moeller Photo and Story Gallery
I have completed the first pass at documentation for my 2X Great Grandparents, and will start posting from the top of the tree. Gottlob and Anna are the parents of my Great Grandfather Benjamin Gottlob Mauser. As always, if there is something incorrect, unclear or missing in what I have, I welcome corrections and additions.Continue reading “Gottlob Mauser and Anna Moeller Photo and Story Gallery”
Low German and High German Language
As I was finalizing getting the posts for my 2X great grandparents on my paternal side ready, I was reminded of comments that had been made about how even though they all spoke German, there was High German and Low German and the dialects were different. (As an aside, there was apparently also some discussionContinue reading “Low German and High German Language”
Cory and Nicole Family History 