Family History Scavenger Hunt - Day 22

Overview & Purpose

We all love scavenger hunts, hunting for the clues and discovering new things. This scavenger hunt will occur daily during the month of June.

The clues will be posted each evening on the Indian River Genealogy Conference Facebook page (www.facebook.com/IRGConf), Friends of Vero Beach Family History Center Facebook group (www.facebook.com/159642411143167) and the genealogy blog at https://milesgenealogy.blogspot.com/.

The tasks will introduce you to a variety of online sources and help you learn new research sites and how to use them effectively to discover your ancestors. 

Join in the fun, discover new sites, and learn how to research on sites that you may have never used before. 

Answers will be submitted using a Google Form found at https://forms.gle/8eSPrwJp4euvjkHA8.    

Today’s Challenge

We are now on Day #22 of the Family History Scavenger Hunt. Many people have ancestors from the Alsace-Lorraine region of France/Germany. The region has changed hands several times and the records for that region are in several languages including Latin, German and French. Part of this region is now known as Bas-Rhin and they have a great online archive at http://archives.bas-rhin.fr/.

Hint

• Be aware that the records in the Bas-Rhin Archives (http://archives.bas-rhin.fr/) may be in various languages and even had their own calendar during the reign of Napoleon that does not match other calendars. In the collection, books with N are births, D are deaths, S are burials, and M are marriages.

Questions

1. At the bottom of the webpage there are three images. The first is for the parish registers and civil status documents. The second image is for population censuses. The third is inventories and online libraries. Select the parish registers image. Click on the link for the L'application Adeloch on the next page to open the search tool. Select the town of Strasbourg to search. In the timeline under the books, pull the marker to 1922 and select the last book by double clicking on it. What is the date of the first page of this book (certificate number 2081)?
2. The names of the individuals are usually written in the left margin of the page. What was the name of the deceased person who is listed on certificate number 2081?
3. How old was the person listed on certificate 2081?
4. Return to the Adeloch application. The black books are parish and hospital records. Find the books for Saint-Laurent. What is the name of the first individual on this record?
5. Return to the Adeloch application and select Tables Decennales and select the TD 1943-1952 (last book in this color). The first page of this book lists Johann Maas. What was the death date for Johann?

Bonus Points (Optional)

• Return to http://archives.bas-rhin.fr/ and select the Recensements de population (population census). Click on Ellenbach to access the census records. Again select Strasbourg for the location. The most recent census available on this archive is 1888. What language is the 1888 census?

Action

Answers will be submitted using a Google Form (https://forms.gle/8eSPrwJp4euvjkHA8).  I will provide the answers to all who have completed the scavenger hunt by 8:00 pm EST on June 25.  Even though we no longer have any prizes, I hope that you will continue to participate and invite your friends to join in the fun.

Answers