The Wageners/Wagners
by Allen Viehmeyer[192-8] Maria Magdalena Wagener married Samuel Castner and had 6 children. Her ancestorsMaria’s great, great grandmother [192] Anna Jäckel Wagener [E192], immigrated from Görlitz,...
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Schwenckfeld Basics
by Allen ViehmeyerCaspar Schwenckfeld (1489/90–1561) was impressed with Martin Luther’s reform efforts, but Schwenckfeld soon turned away from Luther. Schwenckfeld was disappointed that Luther’s...
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A Contract for Religious Life
by Allen ViehmeyerGeorge Weiss was a Schwenkfelder religious educator, especially when the Schwenkfelders were living in Berthelsdorf and later in Pennsylvania. He was well known among...
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Leadership Beginnings
by Allen ViehmeyerPrior to the mission to convert the Schwenkfelders to Catholicism, those following the teachings of Caspar Schwenckfeld seem not to have had a formal leadership. Beginning in 1726...
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1776 Schwenkfelders: Settling in PA
by Allen ViehmeyerWhen the Schwenkfelders arrived in Philadelphia, they were unsure about where they could settle. Nearly all of them had lived on farms in villages where the pastures and fields...
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1776 Schwenkfelders: Day of Remembrance
by Allen ViehmeyerThe Schwenkfelders, followers of Caspar Schwenckfeld (1489/90–1561), originated in Silesia, Germany. Facing religious persecution in Harpersdorf during the 1720s, several members...
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1776 Schwenkfelders: Why they came to America
by Allen ViehmeyerToday’s Schwenkfelders trace their roots to Caspar Schwenckfeld (1489/90–1561) of Silesia. Inspired by Martin Luther but with a more spiritual focus, Schwenckfeld was declared a...
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How to read a family entry?
By Allen Viehmeyer, Associate Director of ResearchFamily NumbersThe first line of the family entry is indented ½ inch from the margin. In the case of a progenitor, the family number is not...
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How to Find People in the G.R.
By Allen Viehmeyer, Associate Director of ResearchHow do you find People in the 1923 Genealogical Record ….? Here is a guide to understanding the book’s organization.GR IndexFinding any individual...
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What’s With All of the Numbers?
By Allen Viehmeyer, Associate Director of ResearchEmigrant and Family NumbersIn previous posts, the structure of the 1848 and 1879 forerunners of the 1923 GR were explained. The structure of the...
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The Mystery of the 1879 GR
By Allen Viehmeyer, Associate Director of ResearchThis installment on the history of the Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder families … focuses on the structure of the 1879 GR edited by Rev....
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How to Understand the Heebner G.R.
Written by Allen Viehmeyer, Associate Director of ResearchPurpose and Organization of Rev Heebner’s 1848 Genealogical ManuscriptThis installment on the history of the Genealogical Record of the...
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The Very First G.R.
By Allen Viehmeyer, Associate Director of ResearchThe 1879 GR (Genealogical Record) was the first extensive, published genealogical record of the Schwenkfelders in Pennsylvania. This project took...
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What is the G.R.?
By Allen Viehmeyer, Associate Director of ResearchYes, it’s the 102nd Anniversary of the GR (The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families…) edited by Samuel Kriebel Brecht and published in...
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