German-English Translator, Author, Speaker, Educator

Katherine Schober, MA

Katherine Schober of Germanology Unlocked is a German genealogy speaker, author, and translator, specializing in the old German handwriting. She is the author of “The Magic of German Church Records” and “Tips and Tricks of Deciphering German Handwriting”, as well as the creator of the online courses “Reading the Old German Handwriting" and "German for Genealogists”. Katherine lives in Bend, Oregon with her Austrian husband and their son, and can be reached via e-mail at katherine_schober@germanologyunlocked.com or at her website germanologyunlocked.com.

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New to German Genealogy? Start Here!

Katherine Schober

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Navigating Archion: How to Use the German Church Record Website

Katherine Schober

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The German Records You May Be Missing

Katherine Schober

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Unlocking German Ancestry: Expert Strategies for Finding and Interpreting German Records

James Beidler, Andrea Bentschneider, Katherine Schober

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