Germany

Travel in COVID Times-Part 1

August 19, 2021 | Comments Off on Travel in COVID Times-Part 1
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Carolyn Schott

It took me at least a month of deliberation to decide to launch myself out into the world during a…

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Fun with the Meyers Gazetteer

August 9, 2017 | Comments Off on Fun with the Meyers Gazetteer
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Carolyn Schott

As children, we used to share what we did on our summer vacations. As an adult genealogist, I can’t wait…

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A Village of Quiet Charm

July 30, 2016 | Comments Off on A Village of Quiet Charm
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Carolyn Schott

My 1999 visit to Gräfenhausen (origin of my Billigmeier family) epitomizes what not to do when visiting an ancestral town.…

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The History of the Schott Name

April 24, 2016 |
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Carolyn Schott

There are several theories for the origin of the name Schott. The one described by Johann Schott von Schottenborn in…

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Schotten, Germany: Land of My People

January 26, 2016 |
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Carolyn Schott

The town of Schotten is said to be the place of origin of both the Schott family and the Schott…

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Visiting Your Ancestral Town 2nd Edition!

May 18, 2015 | Comments Off on Visiting Your Ancestral Town 2nd Edition!
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Carolyn Schott

It’s here! The 2nd edition of my book, “Visiting Your Ancestral Town,” is now available with a special price of…

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Berlin: Then and Now

March 29, 2015 |
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Carolyn Schott

Even before I first saw the Berlin Wall in 1983, my Cold-War-era childhood filled with black-and-white movies of Soviet spies…

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I Need a Dirndl

October 19, 2014 | Comments Off on I Need a Dirndl
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Carolyn Schott

  In September, my thoughts turn to Oktoberfest even though Americans usually think about Oktoberfest in, well, October. But in…

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The Borders Are Closed

September 11, 2013 |
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Carolyn Schott

I was in Germany on 9/11. While my friends and family started their day with the news of the attack,…

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Off the Tourist Track

April 27, 2010 |
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Carolyn Schott

Castles, cathedrals, Oktoberfest, cruising the Rhine River—these are the things most people go to Germany to experience. But my itinerary was…

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