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Topic: Germany: Cologne archives collapse. (Read 1011 times)
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Abiam
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It's that time of year again!
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Have just seen this thread. How awful! Loss of life and priceless records,
My sympathy,
Abiam
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Genealogists never die! They just undertake to join their ancestors!
DOBSON,Berks, Wilts.DOPSON, Fyfield, Wilts
SMITH, WEBB, Little Gransden, Gamlingay, Cambs
WEBB, Hatley St George, Hunts
HUNT, Wanborough, Swindon, Wilts
TUBB, Hungerford, Berks, EGERTON, Highworth, Wilts
WISE, South Australia, WISE, Fawley, Berks
WISE, Bray, Binfield, Berks
WYSE, Wise, Maidenhead, Berks
VINCE, VINCENT, St Mary Bourne, Hants, Bucks, Berks
TUCKWELL ANYWHERE!
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Sue15
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Posts: 412
No one is too old to need a Teddy Bear
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The latest news printed in English is not good for the missing men or the documents!
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20090307-17863.html
Sue
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Davies- Llandegly, Cefnllys
Lloyd, Old and New Radnor Glascwm
Holl, Radnor, Kington
Mannering(s), Chatham Hinckley
England & Iliffe in Hinckley
Whitlock, Wilts, Glos and Cardiff
Howell, Cardiff
Hoddinott, Sturminster Newton, - Weston S Mare
Thymian Eiling, Rahmer, Heitmuller -Hanover and Braunchsweig Germany
Wellings- Shropshire
Weaver . Cinderford and Walford Herefordshire also Ross, Australia & Pontypridd
Thomas - Williamstown, Tonypandy
Trembath - Cornwall & Williamstown Wales
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Berlin-Bob
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by: My Daughter. Chatting to find her Roots !
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For those who can read german:
Die Helfer konnten bisher rund 40 Prozent der historischen Urkunden, die so genannte Dienstbibliothek – zum Teil aus dem 15. Jahrhundert – sowie die Film- und Foto-Sammlung bergen. Aus ihren Diensträumen retteten die Mitarbeiter des Historischen Archivs das analoge Bestandsverzeichnis, in dem rund 150 Jahre Arbeit stecken. Die weitere Bergung der Archivalien geschieht im Zwei-Schichten-, voraussichtlich bald im Drei-Schichten-Betrieb. In der Nacht zum heutigen Freitag, 6. März 2009, haben die Helfer 50 Container mit Dokumenten aus dem 6. Stock des Archivs aus dem Schutt gerettet, das sind jedoch lediglich 0,8 Prozent des verschütteten Materials.
Roughly: about 40% of the historical certificates, charters etc have been retrieved ... some of them from the 15th. century ... they are working in 2 shifts, soon to be 3 shifts, to retrieve materials ... friday night, helpers retrieved 50 containers with documents, about 0.8% of the buried material ...
The rest of the article goes on to say that as material is retrieved, any wet coverings are being replaced with dry covers, and soaked documents are being frozen immediately, to prevent further damage before they can be restored.
The archive director says it will be a long time before the archive re-opens, and that the restoration will take 2-3 decades.
http://koeln-bonn.business-on.de/bergung-im-zwei-schichten-betrieb_id16341.html
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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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Sue15
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For those interested in the latest news in English - link to Die Welt
http://www.welt.de/english-news/article3331556/Assault-on-Colognes-historical-core.html
One poor man has been found dead- they believe killed whilst he slept - the other still missing.
Sue
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Davies- Llandegly, Cefnllys
Lloyd, Old and New Radnor Glascwm
Holl, Radnor, Kington
Mannering(s), Chatham Hinckley
England & Iliffe in Hinckley
Whitlock, Wilts, Glos and Cardiff
Howell, Cardiff
Hoddinott, Sturminster Newton, - Weston S Mare
Thymian Eiling, Rahmer, Heitmuller -Hanover and Braunchsweig Germany
Wellings- Shropshire
Weaver . Cinderford and Walford Herefordshire also Ross, Australia & Pontypridd
Thomas - Williamstown, Tonypandy
Trembath - Cornwall & Williamstown Wales
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Berlin-Bob
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by: My Daughter. Chatting to find her Roots !
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A press release from last week:
Almost everything has been saved. "It's sensational, that almost everything is there, in some form", said the director Bettina Schmidt-Czaia. Less than a quarter ist damaged (zerschnipselt, in pieces) and much of this can be reconstructed using special software. The restoration will take at least 30 years. 85% of the inventory has now been salvaged.
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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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Ruskie
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Amazing news Bob - fabulous! 
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kerryb
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Very good news. Amazing what experts can achieve these days!
Kerry
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukSearching for my family - Baldwin - Sussex, Middlesex, Cork, Pilbeam - Sussex, Harmer - Sussex, Terry - Surrey, Kent, Rhoades - Lincs, Roffey - Surrey, Traies - Devon & Middlesex & many many more to be found on my website .... www.kerrysfamilyhistory.co.uk |
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Guy Etchells
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However if they copied the originals and distributed copies to other archives and libraries the loss would be even lower.
We at Anguline Research Archives have ongoing free offers to archives to digitise their records to enable widespread dispersion of valuable records.
Cheers
Guy
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