Long lost Wine Gardener

[FredNiffenegger]

Florintina Weingartner, my Great Grandmother in Germany had a Wine Making history that I'm curious about. Does anybody have any information from about 1880 to 1950 that could be helpful? I've run into a dead end with Ancestry.com. Thanks, Fred

 

[jamesngalveston]

Ancestry.com is a rip off beware

 

[JEmesPA]

Why is ancestry a rip off? Is there a better source for info?

 

[Pumpkinman]

Maybe these will help:

http://compgen.de/

https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Top_Genealogy_Websites_for_Finding_Ancestors_in_Germany

http://genealogy.about.com/od/germany/a/basics.htm

 

[WVMountaineerJack]

Are you trying to find out what your Granny was growing and making wine from in her Wineyard? Probably had red and black currants, some gooseberries, elderberries, some kinds of dasmons, maybe some apples for cider. She may have even had some bees for making mead. What kinds of wine was Granny famous in your family for making? WVMJ

 

[FredNiffenegger]

Thanks Pumpkinman, I started checking out those links and have learned a lot already. Very helpful.

 

[FredNiffenegger]

WVMountaineerJack, I hadn't thought about her making anything but grape wine until you responded. I'm not sure what she made. The family name at some point had to have something to do with wine making but I'm still researching. Thanks