Family History
I have to admit it – I’m not one of the world’s most craft-savvy people. But as klutzy as I am, I do have an interest in scrapbooking. And, like most people who are new to the hobby, I get hung-up with the “where do I begin” syndrome.
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When writing your family tree book, adding historical tidbits helps bring your family to life. Knowing what happened at a specific period of time or in a specific place tells you a lot about the life your ancestors were leading – -and the topics they probably talked about around the supper table. Feel free to [...]
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Traditional societies often have informal customs about what people (especially women) are allowed to wear. But some go further and actually pass laws about it. This is what happened in many parts of pre-industrial Europe. German states, for example, passed at least 1,350 laws regulating clothing between 1244 and 1816. You might think such laws [...]
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Marriage inventory of Hanss Hürning and Barbara Herrenmann from the Württemberg village of Auingen, 20 February 1682; credit: reproduced with kind permission of the Stadtarchiv Münsingen. (click to enlarge) ‘One cabbage-spoon, a new dung-barrow, two badger-skins and a half share of an old pregnant mare…’ – so read the belongings of Hanss Hürning on the [...]
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