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Jeanette H
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Hello Rossi14,
Welcome to 'RootsChat'.
Thank you for replying to my question, I can understand how difficult this problem can be.
There would not be a real problem with selecting the appropriate geographical / regional areas in Germany, or specific countries, even searching for relevant Surnames etc.
The problem would be in conversing with people, and in trying to understand the correct details.
Also the main problem would be in knowing what the translations are as to which buttons to (Click on), so as to move around the Forums.
As also previously mentioned by Nathalie, in an earlier post:
Perhaps instructions and translations about the meanings of all categories and buttons etc, could be published in all reciprocal forums.
I guess I will have to try and brush up on a little conversational 'German'. Which will only become more easier, the more often one attempts to use it.
Actually our Ancestors came out to Australia in about the mid-1800s. Probably travelling via ship to England first, then transferring to another ship, for the long voyage to Australia.
Thanking You,
Jeanette H.
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One-Half Of 'Dancing-Duo' Waltzing Through Time & Space.
Researching To Find Lots Of Things Not To Do.
Research Names & Areas:
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Ayrshire, Scotland: BROWN / BAIRD / BURNS(BURNESS) / HUTCHISON / COWAN / REID / WYL(L)IE
Roxburghshire, Scotland: TURNBULL / VEITCH / ELLIOT / MURRAY
Aberdeenshire, Scotland: WATT / MITCHELL
England: TOPPING / MEDLEY
Ireland: MORROW
Australia: BROWN / BAIRD / TURNBULL / WATT / TOPPING / MORROW / MEDLEY / TACKI
Germany: ECKHARDT / HUBNER / TACKI
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Rossi14
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.natio
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There would not be a real problem with selecting the appropriate geographical / regional areas in Germany, or specific countries, even searching for relevant Surnames etc.
I agree with that. Especially region or country names are quite similar in German as in English. In some cases, one could even set up bilingual forum headlines.
The problem would be in conversing with people, and in trying to understand the correct details.
That's actually the point worrying us most. Especially the people grown up in the former GDR had Russian at school and usually no English. Also, not everybody on our board having had English at school really feels comfortable with the English language. Means, somebody is needed to act as an interpreter. As long as it is not too much, it might be no problem translating some posts. But the more there will be, the more difficult it will be to translate everything needed within a reasonable time frame. Also, not all of our mods do understand English, but everyone has his field of expertise. So I for example won't really be able to help you with any research on people coming from Lower Saxony, but there Nathalie is the person to ask.
Also the main problem would be in knowing what the translations are as to which buttons to (Click on), so as to move around the Forums.
For that, we found a solution. I don't want to say more about it as it still has to be tested, and also depends on a major update of our board software which will be installed shortly. But that's a piece of work what has to be done only once, in contrast to the translations 'on the fly'.
Rossi
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Lambendsor (aka IGS)
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Regarding username changes from site to site:
Bob, you caught me and I'm a bit ashamed about it. I dug a hole for myself when I joined Rootschat and picked the clunky "IGS" on the fly, and which I never really liked, so when I joined B-G Forums I chose the more apt (for my research at the time) "Endsor". But then I realized I would keep stumbling on my username when Googling it, so I made it the unique "Lambendsor" and I've used that on Rootsweb, the two German sites, and DIS-Forum (the Danish site).
I never anticipated these boards being such a regular part my life, so, in retrospect, I should have embraced "IGS" and stuck with it for consistency's sake. But, also, many sites want usernames with at least 5 characters, so I'm in a bind on that score, too, unless I go with "pIGSy" or "IGS7458" - which are even worse.
Would it be possible and/or precedented to change my Rootschat name to reflect the others (even after 350+ posts here), instead of the other way around? I could "press release" it on "The Lighter Side", or something. Or is my Rootschat name like a bad tatoo that I can't alter without creating a bigger mess?
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ENDSOR: Tamworth/Manchester
LAMB: Leeds/Manchester
SMITH: Manchester
HULME(S): Kirk Ireton/Manchester
WORTHINGTON: Middleton/Manchester
SHORROCK: Manchester
BROOKS: Wilmslow
By marriage in Manchester: BAXENDALE, DODD, EYERS, FIRTH, FISHER, FO(R)STER, HARGREAVES, J(A/E)RVIS, McKEOWN, OSBALDESTON, PICKWELL, PODMORE, SCHOFIELD, SHALLCROSS, STONES, WALKER
GRAY, DOYLE, GOLDEN, MONAHAN: Ireland
HAW(E), FRENEY, NARY: Co. Kilkenny
DONOHO and variants: Co. Longford
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Berlin-Bob
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by My Daughter. Chatting to find her Roots !
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Hi IGS,
Changing your forum name is fairly easy. Have a look in
Topic: RootsChat Topics: How to use RootsChat / FAQs
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,207046.0.html
and you'll find this:
Topic: Changing your RootsChat name(s)
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,238176.0.html
My suggestion would be to change to Lambendsor (aka IGS) for a while (couple of months ?) and then just quietly drop the (aka IGS).
All your 350+ posts will remain, but all will have the new name.
As I said, it's just a suggestion, but if several RootsChatters join the german forum(s), .... well, you know what it's like, when you go somewhere new - it's always nice to 'see' a familiar face (even if it is just an avatar  ).
Bob
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Searching for Coleman, Moore, Kallnung in London; Margulies, Remenyi in E. Europe; Ancestors of Hessie Stevenson-Coleman-Baxter (Ireland, 1861) and, of course, any other ancestors for my web-site. All Census Data included in this post is Crown Copyright (see: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) |
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Nathalie
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On http://forum.genealogy.net my name is *silberfischchen*. I`m sure nobody would understand it here in England. So i use my real name here on this board.
But the avatar is the same now
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Nathalie
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www.fammats.de
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Should i use this pic as signature?
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Berlin-Bob
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Alright, I know it translates as silverfish really, and I do know what what a silverfish is,
....... but I was trying to be nice, ... and friendly, .... and welcoming
Bob
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Searching for Coleman, Moore, Kallnung in London; Margulies, Remenyi in E. Europe; Ancestors of Hessie Stevenson-Coleman-Baxter (Ireland, 1861) and, of course, any other ancestors for my web-site. All Census Data included in this post is Crown Copyright (see: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) |
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lesleyhannah
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I'm posting this not because I have anything useful to add (I wish!) but because I DESPERATELY want to find out about my great-grandfather who left absolutely no clues as to his identity, except a German name. He 'appeared' and died between censuses, and gave no father on his marriage certificate.
So I'm following this thread with interest - and really hope there could be a real bilingual site some time in the future.
Lesley
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Berlin-Bob
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The german genealogy forum: Ahnenforschung.org at http://forum.genealogy.net/forum
Maybe Bob can write an instruction about the meaning of all our cathegorys and buttons in english. We can publish it in our forum and Bob can do the same here.
Will do  ASAP Bob
OK, here it is. Some of it is a bit "wooden" as I haven't done much genealogy in german, and I'm not sure if I'm describing all the boards accurately, but no doubt Rossi14 and Nathalie (*silberfischen*) will help me to correct it.
I've written the main board names like this
and the sub-board names like this
and my comment about equivalent RootsChat boards like this
I hope this helps, for anybody thinking of using the forum to look for german and east european ancestors.
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Herzlich willkommen im Forum! |
Welcome to the Forum | Informationen für unsere neuen Mitglieder
Bitte vor dem Erstellen neuer Beiträge lesen! | Informationen for our new members
Please read before contributing replies or new topics |
Suchanzeigen |
Requests for Searches
RootsChat: Various Request and Look-Up boards | HILFE - Wie beginne ich mit der Ahnenforschung?
Ratschläge gesucht: Wie fange ich an, wo kann ich suchen, welche Auskünfte bekomme ich wo ... | HELP - How do I start researching my ancestors
Tips wanted: how do I start, where do I search, what information go I get where ...
RootsChat: Various, Beginners, Common Room, etc. | Adressen & Orte
Adressen und Orte für die Ahnenforschung gesucht.... | Addresses & Places
Searching for Addresses und Places for Research ...
RootsChat: Various, Common Room, etc. | Vorfahren / Nachfahren und Namen gesucht
Sie suchen nach bestimmten Vorfahren / Nachfahren oder der Herkunft eines Familiennamens?
Bitte überlegen Sie jedoch zunächst, ob Ihre Anfrage in einem der regionalen Forenbereiche besser aufgehoben ist! | Seeking Ancestors / Descendants and Names gesucht
Searching for particular ancestors / Descendants or origins of a family name ?
(But please consider whether your request might be better placed in one of the regional boards) [/td]
RootsChat: Various Request and Look-Up boards, Common Room, ... | Dokumente
Sie suchen Dokumente, Fotos, Briefe, Adressbücher,Kirchenbücher, ... | Documents
Searching for documents, photos, letters, address books, parish registers, ...
RootsChat: Common Room, various Request and Look-Up boards, ... | Auswanderung
Sie suchen ausgewanderte Ahnen? | Emigration
Searching for ancestors who emigrated ?
RootsChat: Emigrants board | | Kriegsschicksale und genealogische Forschungen | War and genealogical research
RootsChat: Armed Forces board | Diverses
Maße, Gewichte, Lebensbedingungen, Sonstiges | Miscellaneous
Measurements, weights, living conditions, other ...
RootsChat: various, mainly Common Room | Wörter, Begriffe, Übersetzungen
Was bedeutet das Wort  | Words, phrases, translations
What does this word mean ?
RootsChat: various boards, mainly Common Room and Occupation Interests | Lesehilfe
Alte Dokumente entziffern = transkribieren. | Reading help
deciphering and transribing old documents
RootsChat: various boards, mainly Common Room | Zufallsfunde
Hier können Zufallsfunde, aus Zeitungen, Büchern, usw. eingetragen werden, die für Mitforscher interessant sein könnten. | Random findings
Enter your random findings here, from newspapers, books etc, which could be interesting for other forum members.
RootsChat: various boards, mainly Common Room and Lighter Side |
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