die ahnenstammkartei des deutschen volkes an introduction to kartei and ahnentafeln by thomas k....
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Die Ahnenstammkartei des
deutschen Volkes
an introduction to Kartei and Ahnentafeln
by
Thomas K. [email protected]
Established by Dr Karl Förster as an extension of the Zentralstelle für Personen- und Familiengeschichte, Dresden 1921
Moved to Berlin 1933. Returned to Dresden 1939
By 1939 information was available on over 1.5 million people. A samle of the collection made in 1937 disclosed the following geographical distribution:
30% North German families
22% Middle German families
17% East German families
15% South German families
14% West German families
Background
ASTAKA pedigree charts and index cards in this microfilming contain approximately 2,700,000 personal names, predominately of German families. Primary period of focus is 1659-1750
All cards in the collection refer to ancestral family names and are filed phonetically in Adreßbuch fashion. This filing system attempts to collate variant spellings derived from a “root” name:
e.g. Schulze, Schultz, Schultze, Scholz and Scholzeall
all file as Schulz
Background (cont.)
Once a root name has been established for filing purposes, any name with the same sound values will be interfiled with it, even names which are not usually associated with each other. For example:
Boch = Pöge, and Feder = Vetter
Background (cont.)
General Principles
1) the entire line of any submission must be indexed on file cards
2) lines are to be recorded phonetically and organized first by surname and then by place of origin
3) all sources for the data should be accurately noted
4) conflicting data will be retained until clarified; the burden for clarification is placed on the participating family
5) records must be submitted on standard forms
ASTAKA is Organized in Two Main Sections
Part 1 includes indices:
1) Die Ahnenstammkartei [surname cards]; provides family name, given name, occupation or title, date and place of birth, marriages and death, name of spouse, religious affiliation
2) Einsenderkartei [submitter cards]
3) Ahnenlisten-Nummerenkartei [ancestor list = submission number list
4) Berühmtemkartei [celebrity/nobility list]
5) Ortskartei [locality index; lists population points based on “Meyers”
6) Sachkartei [vocation index]
7) Nummernkartei [data source codes]
Part 2 includes Ahnentafeln
Specialized Instructions
When choosing between several forms of a name, select the shortest
Henig for Hennicke and Hennig
Silent letters and diacritical marks are eliminated
Hahn becomes Han; Biene becomes Bin
Double letters are counted as a single
Haan becomes Han; Habbel becomes Habel
Silent final e is ignored; en, both within and at the end of a word, is eliminated
Bruchenhausen thus becomes Bruchaus
The suffix –sen and the genitive –s are dropped
Specialized Instructions (cont.)
e replaces ae and ä
The letter(s):
eu replaces aeu and äu
ei replaces ai and ay
Low German oe becomes u
eu replaces oi
High German oe and ö become o
u replaces ue and ü
i replaces y and j
b replaces p
c replaces ck, k, g, gh, gk, k, ch and cz
x replaces cs, chs, gs and ks
d replaces dt and t
z replaces ds, ts, dz and tz
f replaces bf and pf
h is used only when pronounced
f replaces ph
sch replaces dsch, tsch, dzsch and tzsch
schm replaces sm of Low German
Low German sl becomes scl
f replaces v and w
Rules are only valid for High German names. Low German names should be left in their dialectical form, e.g. Voss cannot become Fuchs, nor Piper Pfeifer
Converting the Name
Reading the Cards
The ASTAKA Register
Research Question
Client wants to research progenitors of g-g-g-g-g-grandmother, but does not know maiden name. Available records do not begin until progenitors’ marriage
Family name is Pfeifer, from the city of Oranienbaum
G-g-g-g-g-grandparents have given names of George Ludwig and Maria
Problem: whom did George Ludwig marry?
Step 1: Convert the Name
Pfeifer
P
f
e
i
f
e
r
Not listed, so stays the
same
Converted Name Equals
Feifer
Step 2: Find GSU film Number in Register
Listed are first and last surnames occurring on each reel
Surnames are shown in their unconverted form
Falc… – Fald…
Fedm… – Feicdn…
Feie… – Feil…
Feifer
Step 3: Locate Card Sequence of Interest
GS 1798857, title card for Pfeifer
Step 3 (cont.)
Following the title card is an alphabetical sequence of cards identifying localities where the Pfeifer name occurs in ASTAKA. Work through this sequence until you
find the locality of interest
Step 3 (cont.)
Following the locality index cards are title cards for each place specified. Proceed throught the cards until you locate Oranienbaum
Step 3 (cont.)
Following the locality card are cards indexing Ahnentafeln submissions. Proceed throught the cards until you locate the person of interest
Step 3 (cont.)
Back of card
Step 3 (cont.)
Second card from submitter
Step 3 (cont.)
Surname, Pfeifer
Given names, George Ludwig
Occupation, Tuchmachermeister
Birth
Death
Marriage 1778 to Johanna Maria Elisabeth Boas
AL number
Problem: whom did George Ludwig marry?
Step 4: Find Ahnenliste No. in Register, part 2
GS 1767364, items 1-21
Part 2 of register provides a sequential list of AL numbers and their corresponding Genealogical Society of Utah microfilm numbers
Step 5: Locate Ahnenliste
Pedigree surname
AL number
Item number
Step 5: Locate Ahnenliste (cont.)
Step 5: Locate Ahnenliste (cont.)
Alphabetical listing of surnames
Step 5: Locate Ahnenliste (cont.)
Extra Credit: Einsenderkartei
Extra Credit: Einsenderkartei (cont.)
Extra Credit: Ortskartei
Extra Credit: Sachkartei
Extra Credit: Berühmtemkartei
Extra Credit: Berühmtemkartei (cont.)
Extra Credit: Berühmtemkartei (cont.)
By pseudonym Not necessarily “German”