In order for me to begin research into your family history, I need
your help and your knowledge.
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You may have old letters, documents, emigration data, birth, marriage
or death certificates with names of your ancestors, names of German
villages and towns or with the religious denomination which give me
important hints to find out the origin of your ancestors. I know by
experience that sometimes your sources are much more important than
you yourself imagine.
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So please provide me with as much information regarding your family
as you know. But it is a fallacy to think a lot of information is required
for starting a successful investigation. It is possible to work from
just your or your ancestors full name, place and date of birth.
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As a rule your old family documents are handwritten and normally of
course in German language. Unavoidable problems are reading mistakes
(family names, birth places, places of residence) which easily happen
and may lead you to a wrong trail back into the past. Therefore I kindly
request you to provide me with all your papers - at least the definite
important ones. This will equally ensure that no work is duplicated
or senseless. But in your own interest only send photocopies and never
originals.
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Before I start extensive research work I develop a research and timetable
plan for you which besides other important things includes the total
estimate costs. To prevent wrong estimates and other misunderstandings
you should think in time about what choice of investigation you want.
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