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Title: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Lambendsor (aka IGS) on Friday 17 August 07 16:34 BST (UK)
This site seems to be the German equivalent to RootsChat (though on a somewhat more modest scale):

http://www.ahnen-und-wappen.de/foren/index.php

Has anyone with German roots discovered anything else like this?
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Saturday 18 August 07 14:18 BST (UK)
Hi IGS,

thanks for posting that link.

I've been having a look and it looks interesting. 

I'm wondering whether I should suggest a 'kulturaustausch', a cultural exchange - we put some of our "immigration from Germany" queries on their forum, and they put any "emigrated to England, or countries in our Emigrants board" queries on RootsChat.

I'll contact their webmaster and see what he says.

Bob
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Saturday 18 August 07 14:55 BST (UK)
e-mail sent, wait and see  :)
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Lambendsor (aka IGS) on Saturday 18 August 07 16:56 BST (UK)
That would certainly come in handy. I don't speak or read German, but the site resembles RootsChat enough that, illiterate or not, I was able to register and to post a query (albeit in English).
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: SwissGill on Friday 24 August 07 10:43 BST (UK)
Thanks for the link. Have also registered and noticed that some posts written in English have been answered (in English).

Gill

Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Sunday 26 August 07 08:25 BST (UK)
no reply yet to my email to http://www.ahnen-und-wappen.de/foren/index.php

I've registered with them, and put on a query which was answered fairly quickly.


I've now also registered with Ahnenforschung.org at http://forum.genealogy.net/forum/index.php

this seems to be a much larger forum, judging by the number of "new posts" per hour.
I've started two topics here, and both were replied to pretty quickly.

I made a similar suggestion to one of the mods there, about a 'kulturaustausch', a cultural exchange - we put some of our "immigration from Germany" queries on their forum, and they put any "emigrated to England, or countries in our Emigrants board" queries on RootsChat.

She likes the idea and will pass it on to their mods/admin to discuss.

More on this later !


First impression in both forums:
not so "welcoming" as RC, i.e. no "Welcome to ...", which usually happens in RootsChat, but, as I said, the replies came fairly soon after posting.  (Reminds me of my first impressions of RootsChat, before the "Lighter Side" started up  ;D )

The style in http://forum.genealogy.net/forum/index.php seems to be a bit more relaxed, on  ahnen-und-wappen there seems to be more of the the formel Sie for you; on forum.genealogy.net there's seems to more of the informal du

Bob
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Nathalie on Sunday 26 August 07 09:58 BST (UK)
Quote from: Berlin-Bob on Sunday 26 August 07 08:25 BST (UK)

I made a similar suggestion to one of the mods there,


She is already here  ;D

Greetings from lower saxony

Nathalie
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: bearkat on Sunday 26 August 07 10:02 BST (UK)
Welcome to rootschat. :D
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Nathalie on Sunday 26 August 07 10:14 BST (UK)
Thank you.

It´s true that in german genealogy-forums it is not usual to welcome new users. I don´t know why - in other german forums this is obvious.

I say welcome to them when i answer to their first post.

But I will tell your critisicm to the other mods. Perhaps we can create a new sub-forum to welcome the users. I like the idea!

Nathalie

(sorry for my english, i left school a long time ago  ;D )

Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Sunday 26 August 07 10:56 BST (UK)
Hi Nathalie,

Willkommen auf RootsChat  :)

 ;D

Bob
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Jeanette H on Sunday 26 August 07 16:15 BST (UK)
Hello Bob,

I have been having a look at these two forums.

Quote from: Berlin-Bob on Sunday 26 August 07 08:25 BST (UK)
............http://www.ahnen-und-wappen.de/foren/index.php
..................http://forum.genealogy.net/forum/index.php ............
Bob

However, with my very limited knowledge of the German Language, I am not sure how I would get on.  I was able to make out a few words which are of course used, or are very similar in the English language.
 
Is there by chance a language conversion system attached to these websites, as I have used this facility on various other sites?

I would dearly love to get moving on my German Family History Research, with names like:
'ECKHARDT' / 'HUBNER' / 'TACKI'
areas including: Alsace Lorraine, Frankfurt, etc.

Jeanette H.
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Sunday 26 August 07 16:25 BST (UK)
Hi Jeanette,

How about putting requests on the Immigrants board, a separate one for each name, with as many details as you have.

We'll see what the folks here can do, and when we have enough information, then I'll put a query on your behalf on Ahnenforschung.org at http://forum.genealogy.net/forum/index.php 

Nathalie, a mod there, has already said that that would be OK.

Bob
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Nathalie on Sunday 26 August 07 16:37 BST (UK)
Hello Jeanette,

you can write also your post in our forum in englisch. Many User understand it. If you put the post in the wrong category it doesn´t matter, we will push it to the right category.

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.

Nathalie
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Jeanette H on Sunday 26 August 07 17:19 BST (UK)
Hello Bob and Nathalie,

Welcome to you Nathalie.
Thank you both for getting back so quickly.

Great suggestions, plenty of food for thought!

I will have a think about which directions I will take.

Firstly, I will get my thoughts and research details together, then we can take it from there.

Thanking you both again,

Jeanette H.

Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Rossi14 on Sunday 26 August 07 21:48 BST (UK)
Hi,
I'm one of the administrators of http://forum.genealogy.net/forum/index.php 
To answer your question, Jeanette:
Quote from: Jeanette H on Sunday 26 August 07 16:15 BST (UK)
Is there by chance a language conversion system attached to these websites, as I have used this facility on various other sites?

Theoretically yes. Practically, it does not really work. >:( Even if you change your language in your profile to English, the buttons are still in German. We are working on a solution for that for quite some time, as we can see there is an increasing demand from English speaking users, mainly from North America, though. At least I didn't realize so far that there were many immigrants from Germany to the U.K., thought, most of them went straight to the 'New World'.

Rossi
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Jeanette H on Monday 27 August 07 06:55 BST (UK)
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: [/b][/i][/color]
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.
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Monday 27 August 07 08:28 BST (UK)
Just a suggestion:

I've noticed that at least 2 other RootsChatters have joined Ahnenforschung.org at http://forum.genealogy.net/forum/index.php 

I know user names are always a personal choice, but it's nice to recognise people when we 'meet' them.

So if anybody else is thinking of joining, how about sticking to your RootsChat name ?
(just a suggestion  :) )

Bob

Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: SwissGill on Monday 27 August 07 09:33 BST (UK)
I used my real name for the Ahnen.de forum but when joining the genealogy.net forum thought it would be useful to use my Rootschat user name so both sides would know who I am.

I'll alter Ahnen.de to SwissGill, too.

Gill
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Rossi14 on Monday 27 August 07 10:00 BST (UK)
Quote from: Jeanette H on Monday 27 August 07 06:55 BST (UK)
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.

Quote
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.

Quote
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
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Lambendsor (aka IGS) on Monday 27 August 07 13:18 BST (UK)
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?
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Jeanette H on Monday 27 August 07 16:31 BST (UK)
Hello Rossi14,

Thank you for your very detailed explanations you gave in (Reply: 18), in relation to the outline of possible 'PROBLEMS', which I gave in a previous post (Reply: 15).

We will just have to wait and see how things develop.

Thanks again,
Jeanette H.
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Monday 27 August 07 16:33 BST (UK)
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  ;D ).

Bob
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Monday 27 August 07 16:36 BST (UK)
Quote from: Nathalie on Sunday 26 August 07 16:37 BST (UK)
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
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Nathalie on Monday 27 August 07 16:47 BST (UK)
On http://forum.genealogy.net/forum/index.php  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  ;D
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Monday 27 August 07 16:51 BST (UK)
silberfischen = silver fishes - almost (but not quite) the same

- and it's usually the 'almost' that causes any problems  ;D ;D

Bob
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Nathalie on Monday 27 August 07 17:00 BST (UK)
Should i use this pic as signature?  ;D

(http://www.fammats.de/Smilies/silber1.gif)
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Monday 27 August 07 17:04 BST (UK)
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   ;D

Bob
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: SwissGill on Monday 27 August 07 17:06 BST (UK)
I'll alter Ahnen.de to SwissGill, too.

sez she ;D

Couldn't find a way to do it but, in Ahnen.de my user name is Gillian Schuler. It worked in a dog forum I'm subscribed too, but the above was for the cats.

Gill
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: lesleyhannah on Monday 27 August 07 18:02 BST (UK)
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
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Wednesday 29 August 07 18:59 BST (UK)
The german genealogy forum:  Ahnenforschung.org at http://forum.genealogy.net/forum/index.php 

Quote from: Berlin-Bob on Monday 27 August 07 16:36 BST (UK)
Quote from: Nathalie on Sunday 26 August 07 16:37 BST (UK)
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)
RootsChat: Various Request and Look-Up boards, Common Room, ... [/td]
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Sie suchen Dokumente, Fotos, Briefe, Adressbücher,Kirchenbücher, ... [/td]
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Sie suchen ausgewanderte Ahnen? [/td]
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Searching for ancestors who emigrated ?
RootsChat: Emigrants board [/td]
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RootsChat: Armed Forces board[/td]
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Was bedeutet das Wort ??? [/td]
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What does this word mean ?
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Alte Dokumente entziffern = transkribieren. [/td]
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Enter your random findings here, from newspapers, books etc, which could be interesting for other forum members.
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Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Wednesday 29 August 07 19:00 BST (UK)

Heraldik & Genealogie
Heraldry and Genealogy
RootsChat: various boards, mainly Common Room
Wappenkunde
Infos rund um und über Wappen 		Heraldry
Infos about crests and coats of arms
Wappen- und Adelsschwindel
Ist so alt wie es Wappen und Adel gibt..... 		Swindles in Heraldry and Nobility
have been around for as long as we have had heraldry and nobility ...
Adelsforschung
Ohne Wappenforschung ! Fragen zum Adel und Familien. 		Researching Nobility
Not heraldry research, just questions about nobles and their families

Ehemalige deutsche Ostgebiete
Former parts of Germany in the East
Neumark Neumark / New March / PL: Nowa Marchia
Ostpreußen East Prussia
Pommern + Westpreußen Pomerania + West Prussia
Posen Posen / PL: Pozsnan
Schlesien Silesia

Regionalforschung
Regional research
"Germany" equivalent U.K. Counties request and look-up boards
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg
Bayern Bavaria
Berlin/Brandenburg Berlin/Brandenburg
Hessen Hesse
Niedersachsen, Hamburg und Bremen
Ostfriesland, Hannover .... 		Lower Saxony, Hamburg and Bremen ....
East Fresia / Friesland, Hanover ....
NRW Nordrhein-Westfalen NRW North Rhine-Westphalia
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Rheinland-Pfalz Rhineland Palatinate
Saarland Saarland
Sachsen/Sachsen-Anhalt/Thüringen Saxony, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia
Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein
Länderforschung Research in Other Countries
RootsChat: Immigrants, Emigrants and Common Room.
Amerika
Nord- und Südamerika. Bei Auswanderung nutzt bitte das entsprechende Board. 		America
North and South America. For "Emigration" please use the appropriate board
Frankreich France
Benelux
Belgien, Niederlande & Luxemburg 		Benelux
Belgium, Holland & Luxemburg
Osteuropa 
ehemalige GUS-Staten, ohne ehemalige deutsche Ostgebiete, Tschechei, Slowakei und Ungarn 		Eastern Europe
former soviet States, without former german eastern areas, Czech Republic, Slovakia or Hungary
Österreich, Tschechien, Slowakei und Ungarn Austria, Czech Republic, Slowakia and Hungary
Schweiz Switzerland
Skandinavien
Forschungen in Norwegen, Dänemark, Schweden, Finnland, Island, Grönland  		Scandinavia
Research in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finnland, Iceland, Greenland 
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Wednesday 29 August 07 19:00 BST (UK)

Adressen zur Ahnenforschung
Addresses for Research
Archive etc.
Kennen Sie Adressen von Archiven, Kirchenämtern etc. ? 		Archives etc.
Do you know af addresses for Archives, Church Offices, etc. ?
RootsChat: Common Room and relevant Look-up boards
Links im Internet
Sie kennen Seiten im Internet, die jeder Genealoge kennen sollte? Bitte hinterlassen Sie diese hier! Beiträge bitte in den Unterforen einstellen. 		Links in Internet
Do you know of internet sites which every genealogist should know about ?  Please add them in the following sub-boards
RootsChat: Useful Links
Mormonen
Bestand, Batchnummern, Orte, Suchhilfen,usw 		Mormons
Holdings, Batch numbers, places, research aids, etc.
RootsChat: Common Room and relevant Look-up boards

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Software, Technical help, Tools for websites, FH Software
Forschungsprogramme   
Datenbankprogramme zur Erfassung, Darstellung und Verwaltung Ihrer Daten. 		Family history programs 
Database programs for collecting, displaying and organising your data.
RootsChat: Technical Help, Common Room
Corresponds to the topics in
Topic: RootsChat Topics: Organising and Presenting your Family History
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,158638.0.html and
Topic: RootsChat Topics: Family History Software, Genealogy Programs
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,158637.0.html
Tools / Technik
Tools für die HP, Technik , etc Bitte auf die Unterteilung "Technik" im Forum achten ! 		Tools / Technical help
Tools for websites, Technical help, etc für die HP, Technik , etc Please note the organisation of the different sub-boards
RootsChat: Technical Help, Free RootsChat Webspace [/td]
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Diskussionen um das Thema Ahnenforschung [/td]
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Unsere Mitglieder stellen sich vor. [/td]
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Hier bitte keine Suchanfragen einstellen! [/td]
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Please do not post requests here. [/td]
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Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: aghadowey on Wednesday 29 August 07 21:22 BST (UK)
Thanks so much for all that work making the translations. My poor overworked German dictionary and I thank you very much.
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Jeanette H on Thursday 30 August 07 16:33 BST (UK)
Hello Berlin Bob,

Well done, a fantastic job.
Thank you for the Translations, which must have been very time consuming.  I am sure that all 'RootsChat' Members appreciate all that you do, here on this great website.

I know that I will find the Translations of these websites very helpful, in researching my Family History. 

Even last evening I was having a search around on the,
'Niedersachsisches Landarchiv' website, assisted by a few directions.

Thanks again Bob.

Also thank you to Lambendsor (aka IGS), for starting this Topic, it certainly took off, for the betterment of all.


Jeanette H.
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Rossi14 on Thursday 30 August 07 21:18 BST (UK)
Yes, it's a great job. Thank you very much.

Rossi
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: SwissGill on Friday 31 August 07 07:38 BST (UK)
Hi Bob

This is a fantastic contribution. I know how much work goes into translations.

A thank you from me, too.
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Thursday 20 September 07 08:36 BST (UK)
Hi all,

I've now taken the translations from replies #29, #30 and #31  and installed them on the german genealogy forum: 

      Ahnenforschung.org at http://forum.genealogy.net/forum

If the home page comes up in your browser in german (1st. attatchment) then click 'Sprache ändern' to change to english (2nd. attachment)

Bob
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: frankowolf on Thursday 20 September 07 15:00 BST (UK)
Hello, english spoken friends,

what do you think abauot a "Standard Schema" for for questions in english about your ancestors from Germany in <http://forum.genealogy.net/forum> ?
for exemble:
Name of searched ancestor:
Day of birth:
Place of birth:

and so one.
This is very easy to fill out in english, but all readers of forum genealogy.net in Germany can understand  Without problems the german names and places.
And additional is Berlin-Bobs Translation of the german genealogical terms indeed  a great help!
 Is this a practical way, dear "Silberfischchen" and dear Bob?

frankowolf  (or "Wolfgang Prietsch") from Berlin, chatting in "Emigrants to Australia" in a very bad english!
   
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Jeanette H on Friday 21 September 07 09:58 BST (UK)
Hello 'Wolfgang' and 'Berlin Bob',

Yes, this sounds like a great idea.
Quote from: Wolfgang Prietsch, on Thursday 20 September 07 15:00 BST (UK)
Hello, english spoken friends,
what do you think abauot a "Standard Schema" for for questions in english about your ancestors from Germany in <http://forum.genealogy.net/forum> ?
for exemble:
Name of searched ancestor:
Day of birth:
Place of birth:
and so one.
This is very easy to fill out in english, but all readers of forum genealogy.net in Germany can understand  Without problems the german names and places. 
..............frankowolf  (or "Wolfgang Prietsch") ..............

Also, perhaps a section for adding some additional information, might be of assistance.
This could possibly help in giving some added confidence with the translation process.


I have been following this Topic very closely, with much interest.
What with all the work that 'Berlin Bob' has been doing with the Translations, in relation to this website ‘Ahnenforschung.org’[/color]
Quote from: Berlin-Bob on Thursday 20 September 07 08:36 BST (UK)
Hi all,
I've now taken the translations from replies #29, #30 and #31  and installed them on the german genealogy forum: 

      Ahnenforschung.org at http://forum.genealogy.net/forum

If the home page comes up in your browser in german (1st. attatchment) then click 'Sprache ändern' to change to english (2nd. attachment)

Bob
Another section of the Translation process completed. "Thank you 'Berlin Bob', a job well done"!

So far, I have only had a quick look, but I will be heading back to this site very soon.
 
I have a folder with these transcriptions, and whenever I go to other websites in German, I also have the help of ’BabelFish’, it does help a little.

Gradually and slowly, I am beginning to feel a little more confident in tackling an area of research, that I really want and need to discover more about.

Hopefully, it will not be too far away, till I begin posting some details in this area of research.

'Wolfgang', your understanding of English is much better, than my understanding of the German language.  I have no problem in reading your Postings.

Jeanette H.
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Friday 21 September 07 10:07 BST (UK)
Don't be put off by the home-page of Ahnenforschung.org.
At the moment it is a bit "grey/brown-looking" and uninviting,  :(
but the content is the main thing  :)

If you register as a member, you can choose a style in your profile. 
I use aforg_1 which looks much more friendly and inviting.

Bob
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: frankowolf on Saturday 22 September 07 18:10 BST (UK)
Hello, dear Jeanette,

do you concrete know, in which districts /towns/ municipal districts your
ECKHARDT,HUBNER and TACKI were born?
I read, they came from Frankfurt. I think, this is Frankfurt on the Main and not the other Frankfurt, my birthtown on the Oder- river.Is this correct?

Frankfurt/ Main is a Hessen-town, I research mainly in or about Silesia, Saxonia, East and West Prussia, Thuringia  and Berlin/Brandenburg.

In any of this german federal states I often search in archives, but the district Frankfurt/Main - and more the Alsace Lorrain is so faraway from my Berlin!
 So - sorry- I can not really help you in your research. But if I read the names ECKHARDT, HUBNER and TACKI- a not so frequent name! - then I write you.
 
Surely it is a very good way to put in your questions in

< http:// forum.genealogy.net/forum>.
Maybe  it is a heavy work to find out your ancestors in Frankfurt, because the have many churches in Frankfurt/Main , and I don`t know: Have they a central names register?

Thank you for your nice words about my simple english with many, many errors, I will try to make this better!

Hello, Silberfischchen, for my feeling the running duck is better, a "silverfish" is also nice, for friends of the nature!, but not in the kitchen or in the bathroom.

Greetings to all

Wolfgang or frankowolf


Moderator Comment:  this contribution, and the replies to it have now been split off to a new topic:
Topic: GERMANY: Tacke, Eckardt, Hubner, ... 
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,265845.0.html
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: springtime 60 on Friday 02 November 07 15:44 GMT (UK)
i would like to put a post on german rootschat,but as i don't speak or read german i would like some help please.
I am looking for wilhelmina becker my great grandmothers origin and birth certificate born 1864/1865
i know her father is fritz becker at this address in 1920
c/o Der Postmeister
Syke
Bremen
                  ann
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Saturday 03 November 07 10:02 GMT (UK)
Hi Ann / kpnuts,

I've put a reply on your other topic here:
Topic: GERMANY: fritz becker
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,265719.0.html


if anybody else can help, please answer on that topic, too.  Thanks  :)

Bob
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Saturday 03 November 07 10:21 GMT (UK)
There are now several RootsChatters on Ahnenforschung.org,
and there are several Ahnenforschler on RootsChat.com

    :) :)   Long live the Cooperation     :) :)      Es lebe die Zusammenarbeit   :) :)




Please start new topics for individual enquiries,
either here on the Immigrants Board or on Ahnenforschung.org at http://forum.genealogy.net/forum

Keep in mind, that the enormous masses of online information, that we are used to in english-speaking countries, just isn't available in Germany and many other european countries.

So if you don't have a lot of information, then the best way is probably to start a topic here to gather as much information as possible, and then to put a query (directly, or with our help) on Ahnenforschung.org.

Good luck,
Viel Glück,
Bob
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Jeanette H on Sunday 04 November 07 04:19 GMT (UK)
Hello Berlin Bob,

I must apologize for helping cause this 'topic split', my personal message wasn't going anywhere in particular, and then it has just taken off. 
Quote
Moderator Comment:  this contribution, and the replies to it have now been split off to a new topic:
Topic: GERMANY: Tacke, Eckhardt, Hubner, ... 
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,265845.0.html

However thank you Bob for coming to the rescue and helping us all get back on track.  This probably may help me get my thoughts together, as I had intended to post individual topics, as you had previously made mention of.

Thanking you again for all your time and effort.

Jeanette H.

Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: trish251 on Monday 24 March 08 14:55 GMT (UK)
hello Bob and all

I have just been asked by a friend could I help with tracing some german ancestors & shortly thereafter  I  found this thread, many thanks for all the work & suggestions - I will no doubt have some queries soon - may have to get the husband to join in - He studied schoolboy German while I was learning schoolgirl French  :(

Trish

Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: JDC on Sunday 06 July 08 23:46 BST (UK)
Hello Bob,

This is JDC and I am going to make the same query as I did in the immigration - Canada topic.

Greeting everyone,

I'm looking for info regarding my g-grandfather Carl Coy (aka Francis "Charles" Coy) who moved from Karleschrue (spelling not correct, but close) to Canada about 1870-02 and married Mary Lenzie from Baden Switzerland  in Hamilton, ON in 1876. Charles and Mary resided in Hamilton the rest of their lives. I am attempting to trace Carl and his family back in Germany. Any help is appreciated. Thx,

JDC
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Monday 07 July 08 18:02 BST (UK)
Hi JDC,

not sure if there is a misunderstanding here. 
The german forum is called  Ahnenforschung.org
and the address is at http://forum.genealogy.net/forum

You can register there for free, and I suggest you post your query on the Emigration board:
http://forum.genealogy.net/forum/index.php?page=Board&boardID=8

See you there :)

Bob
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: JDC on Monday 07 July 08 19:00 BST (UK)
Hi Bob,

Thx for this message, I guess there was a bit of misunderstanding on my part :-) I did go to the German website and have regisitered with same name as RC. I don't have time at the moment to enter a posting there, but likely I will have enough time to do so later today. Do I just post in english?


Cheers,
JDC
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Monday 07 July 08 19:02 BST (UK)
Hi JDC,

yes, post in english.

one of the mods (usually me) adds a translation for the others, and anybody answers in german, we translate the answers too :)

Bob
Title: Re: A German RootsChat?
Post by: Deb D on Friday 01 August 08 01:58 BST (UK)
Bob, your nickname should be

"Berlin-Bob-The-Legend"!

 ;D