My Trails into the Past

This week I pulled records from the Contra Costa County court office and county recorder’s office for a client, hiked in Tilden Park, attended Train Club meeting, and picked up trash at McNabney Marsh in the rain for the Mt View Sanitary District and the Contra Costa County Resource Conservation District. I also pulled weeds in my own garden and this week’s weed pulling will be easier due to the rain we got the past three days.   Genealogy Genealogy Volunteer/Work: I got to visit the new county court records office this week though I went to the wrong courthouse at first. Their system of retrieval is so much faster now with multiple windows, numbered tickets, and records that are digitized. I took care of some queries at the History Center, focusing mostly on court records. I also entered the new donations into the accession book. Next, I’ll enter them into PastPerfect. I have a stack of items to file the next time I’m in.    Genealogy Meetings:  I attended...

Ludwig Wilhelm Wollenweber, father of Matilda Wollenweber (1859-1885), was my husband’s 2x-great-grandfather. He was born 5 Mar 1822 in Kusel, Pfalz, Bavaria. [1] He died 16 May 1873 in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. [2] Again, let us start the study of his records by arranging them in a timeline form. Comments will be written in blue text, with questions or further research in red text. Following the timeline is a brief biography. Next up will be completing full-text search at FamilySearch, and searching in newspaper sites for any additional articles. Timeline 1822. March 5. Ludwig Wilhelm Wollenweber was born to Carl Wollenweber and Dorthea Emrich. [3] COMMENT: This document gives more information than the baptism record. The online version is superior to the microfilm, which was white text on black, and difficult to read. This is black text on light background. The birth was registered on the 7 March 1822 at 2 pm in the afternoon before Philipp Kochs, the registra...