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    Updated Biermann-Lindner and Hartley-Sigmund Family Tree Now Available

    ByCheryl Biermann Hartley February 11, 2018December 24, 2022

    I have uploaded another updated Gedcom (November 2022) to this site using Legacy Family Tree.  The old rootspersona data is gone. My file includes direct ancestors for me and for my husband’s family, as well as all descendants that I have recorded. Please understand that my research is always a work in progress.  I cannot…

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    500 Years Since the Wedding that Changed the World – Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora

    ByCheryl Biermann Hartley June 14, 2025January 22, 2026

    I haven’t posted anything in a very long time, but yesterday was a significant date. It marked the 500th anniversary of a marriage that was both personal and profoundly political: the wedding of Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora on June 13, 1525. For me, it’s more than history—it’s heritage. I’m their 11th great-granddaughter. Their…

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    Connecting to Martin Luther the Reformer – Exercise Due Diligence

    ByCheryl Biermann Hartley July 31, 2018August 1, 2018

    31 July 2018     Hello, readers.  I have learned over the past few years that the majority of visits to my blog come from people who are interested in whether or not Martin Luther the Reformer left any descendants.  (He did, and I am one. Read my story here: Martin Luther – Yes, THAT Martin…

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    ByCheryl Biermann Hartley February 25, 2018

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    Lily Biermann (Terrell) Aultman – Lost Lily

    ByCheryl Biermann Hartley December 28, 2016December 29, 2016

    Two children, who shared my maiden name, found in the Cincinnati Children’s Home in the 1900 U.S. census.  I passed them by – Lilly Bierman, age eight, and John Bierman, age two – they aren’t my family, I thought.  I knew of no orphaned Biermann children in my family.  I was looking for my grandfather,…

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    Caspar Mayer – Who can read this?

    ByCheryl Biermann Hartley August 30, 2016

    Sometimes the record is there, but the technology won’t cooperate when you are uploading an image:

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    My Direct Line to Martin Luther – Yes, THAT Martin Luther

    ByCheryl Biermann Hartley March 29, 2016December 6, 2016

    One of my most popular blog entries is Martin Luther – Yes, THAT Martin Luther – 52 Ancestors #13 I have been surprised to learn that there are a lot of people wondering is Martin Luther has any living descendants.  He has, and I am one!  Here is my direct lineage to Martin Luther, who…

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    Revisiting My Mitochondrial DNA

    ByCheryl Biermann Hartley February 11, 2016

    Exactly one year ago I posted “Katrine – REALLY Far Away – 52 Ancestors 2015 #6.”  The theme for the week was “So Far Away,” and I thought, who is more distant than my female ancestor who purportedly gave rise to the mitochondrial haplogroup K?  My subclade is K1a2b and it is no surprise that…

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    52 Ancestors Redux

    ByCheryl Biermann Hartley February 2, 2016February 11, 2018

    Last year I attempted to complete a second year of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.  The goal was to write about an ancestor a week all year.  I found myself bogged down by optional themes that didn’t always fit my research interests.  I fell about seven ancestors short of my goal.  I may still write…

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    Fred N. Hartley -The Visit – 52 Ancestors 2015 #48

    ByCheryl Biermann Hartley January 4, 2016

    This will be my entry for the theme of “Thankful” and it should become clear why I am thankful as this story unfolds.  A few days ago I was finally able to do something that had long been on my genealogy wish list. My husband accompanied me to Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia to look…

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