It’s been so fascinating since finding out about my Gr, Gr, Grandfather’s siblings, as well as his parents, who originated in Danzig, Prussia. I’ve found many birth, marriage and death certificates and of course they’re all in Old German Script. I would say that at first I found them completely impossible to read, apart from recognising the word ‘Groth’, which was of course the surname. However, as time has gone on, I am managing to read a little bit more of the certificates. Don’t get me wrong, the handwriting is still very very difficult to decipher, but with a little help (ok a lot of help!) from my new friends in the Prussian Genealogy group, I’m managing a lot better.

I’m still on the lookout for living descendants of one of my Gr, Gr Grandfather’s siblings, who remained in Danzig, and think I am pretty close. It would be amazing to find actual living descendants still living in Germany today. I’m just so interested to hear their stories and find out what happened to them over the years. My interest (obsession) with family history is as strong as ever and I long to find out as much information as I can about that side of my family.

I’m hoping to attend my first Webinar very soon – not sure if I’ll find anything of value as far as my family history goes, but it will be interesting nonetheless from a simple genealogical point of view. Looking forward to it, and will report back on how I feel it went. There’s also a virtual RootsTech conference next week, and I’m keen to attend that too – all of these things are very worthwhile and the experts giving the lectures are so well informed that we can’t help but learn something of value.

Just a little bit of information that I hope someone will find interesting.