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New directly accessible records from the French archives as of August
• Aisne (02): The Archives départementales de l'Aisne have just put online the censuses from the revolutionary period• Ardèche (07): The Archives…
News from the French Departmental Archives
Here are the most important genealogical news items published online for France in July: • Aisne (02): The Aisne Departmental Archives have put new registers…
Zigarrenfabrikant Hugo Günzburger setzt alles auf eine Karte Die Geschichte der Zigarrenfabrik Günzburger im deutschen Emmendingen beginnt mit einer Liebesheirat und grossen Plänen. Am Ende stehen Exil, Wiedergutmachungsverfahren und ein schlichtes Grab.
Von Urs Thaler 1909 machten im Deutschen Reich über 1000 Zigarrenfabriken dicht. Die Zölle waren zu hoch, der Konsum ging zurück. Hugo Günzburger ging voll ins…
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