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Family Links is a podcast that hopes to inspire you to find identity and belonging through exploring our own family history. Hosts, siblings Tobias Grunick and Katharina Grunick, are exploring their own family history and explore things like historical events, people and places that their family is linked to. Logo designed by Tyler Nagayama Music by Allison Kim
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January 20, 2025
<p>Through some recently new discovered information, Tobi and Katha revisit their Great grandfather Paul Schubert again. While looking into his life, they explore the links to WW1, the Weimar Republic and the state that the country was in. On a personal level, they also discover a lot of life altering events in Paul’s life that had major impacts on his family. In conclusion, exploring this part of their family history, Tobi and Katha walk away with a new understanding on this Schubert side of the family.Extra Resources:</p> <ul> <li>Check out “The Rest is History” Podcast on two amazing series on The Murder of Prince Ferdinand (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-murder-of-franz-ferdinand-the-killer-part-1/id1537788786?i=1000660729072" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Ep.</a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-murder-of-franz-ferdinand-the-killer-part-1/id1537788786?i=1000660729072" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"> 1 </a>/ <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-murder-of-franz-ferdinand-the-conspiracy-part-2/id1537788786?i=1000660729316" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Ep. 2</a> / <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-murder-of-franz-ferdinand-the-victim-part-3/id1537788786?i=1000660729641" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Ep. 3</a> / <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-murder-of-franz-ferdinand-the-crime-part-4/id1537788786?i=1000661044067" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Ep. 4</a>) and then theRoad to the Great War (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-road-to-the-great-war-countdown-to-armageddon-part-1/id1537788786?i=1000661643844" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Ep.</a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-road-to-the-great-war-countdown-to-armageddon-part-1/id1537788786?i=1000661643844" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"> 1</a> / <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-road-to-the-great-war-the-kaisers-blank-cheque-part-2/id1537788786?i=1000661644089" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Ep.2</a> / <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-road-to-the-great-war-the-austrian-ultimatum-part-3/id1537788786?i=1000661644511" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Ep. 3</a> / <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-road-to-the-great-war-britains-fateful-choice-part-4/id1537788786?i=1000661644606" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Ep. 4</a> / <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-road-to-the-great-war-the-tsar-chooses-war-part-5/id1537788786?i=1000661644609" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Ep. 5</a> / <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-road-to-the-great-war-the-lights-go-out-part-6/id1537788786?i=1000661645010" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Ep. 6</a>)</li> <li>Great books on WW1 are: <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-sleepwalkers-christopher-clark?variant=32121973735458" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">The Sleepwalkers by Christopher Clark</a>, <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/july-crisis/3A00C973ACDEFF9546FC0CD3B369DEB0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">July Crisis by Thomas Otte</a></li> <li>Here is the (german) source of the numbers and stats on Saxony’s involvement in WW1: <a href="https://www.slpb.de/themen/geschichte/1871-bis-1918/der-erste-weltkrieg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">https://www.slpb.de/themen/geschichte/1871-bis-1918/der-erste-weltkrieg</a></li> <li>Fun, 10 minute video on the Weimar Republic: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO-_HXO7HwY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO-_HXO7HwY</a></li> </ul>
October 11, 2024
<p>We are going east to Breslau, todays Wrocław and look into our Grandfathers family, the Hilbigs. In this Episode, we briefly look into the history of Silesia (Schlesien), how our ancestors got to Fürsten-Ellguth and what they did there. We then dive into World War 1 and how it effected our family life and dynamics. And in the end, Katha challenges Tobi in his way of relating to his family of origin. Extra Resources:</p> <ul> <li>Here is the wikipedia page to Wrocław (Breslau) - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wroc%C5%82aw" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wrocław</a> and this is another great insight - <a href="https://enrs.eu/article/wroclaw-in-the-history-and-memory-of-poles" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://enrs.eu/article/wroclaw-in-the-history-and-memory-of-poles</a> and another fun approach to the city of Wrocław (Breslau) <a href="https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/wroclaw-gnomes-history-dwarves-poland" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/wroclaw-gnomes-history-dwarves-poland</a></li> <li>Silesia or as we refer to in German Schlesien. Take a deeper dive into its history here: <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Silesia" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.britannica.com/place/Silesia</a> and here is another great insight: <a href="https://culture.pl/en/article/what-is-silesia" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://culture.pl/en/article/what-is-silesia</a></li> <li>Fürsten-Ellguth where our ancestors lived is today called Ligota Książęca. Here is the very brief wikipedia entry to it: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligota_Ksi%C4%85%C5%BC%C4%99ca,_Opole_Voivodeship" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligota_Książęca,_Opole_Voivodeship</a> otherwise, there really isn't much. Here is a video of someone driving through the town: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGb7Nmvrx1s" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGb7Nmvrx1s</a></li> <li>Here is a good read on World War 1 from a German perspective: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/german_experience_01.shtml" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/german_experience_01.shtml</a> here is a good read on the German perspective on the Somme: <a href="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/history/the-german-perspective" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/history/the-german-perspective</a></li> <ul> <li>Here are two Podcast suggestions I have on WW1</li> <ul> <li>Not So Quiet On The Western Front: The podcast that takes you beyond the trenches and dives deep into the untold stories and surprising truths of the First World War. Join us as we lift the lid on one of the most pivotal periods in human history, busting myths and unravelling the complexities of a conflict that shaped the course of the 20th century. <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-so-quiet-on-the-western-front-a-battle-guide-production/id1716885995" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-so-quiet-on-the-western-front-a-battle-guide-production/id1716885995</a></li> <li>The Old Front Line: Walk the battlefields of the First World War with Military Historian, Paul Reed. In these podcasts, Paul brings together over 40 years of studying the Great War, from the stories of veterans he interviewed, to when he spent more than a decade living on the Old Front Line in the heart of the Somme battlefields. <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-old-front-line/id1505204931" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-old-front-line/id1505204931</a></li> </ul> </ul> <li>This read on the Christmas Truce was helpful: <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-real-story-of-the-christmas-truce" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-real-story-of-the-christmas-truce</a>. Here is a cute video on it, though it probably wasn’t like this. And if you watch it till the end, you’ll actually see what this vide is all about: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KHoVBK2EVE" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KHoVBK2EVE</a></li> <li>We mention All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen Nichts Neues in the podcast. It's originally an anti war book written by Erich Maria Remarque. Here is some history on it: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li>It was made into a movie and was released in 2022 that really shows how terrible war is. It’s available on netflix: <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81260280" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.netflix.com/title/81260280</a></li> </ul>
August 21, 2024
<p>Our episode starts with a quick recap of the last episode and how we approached the discoveries we made differently. This episode takes us from the city of Dresden to a very small village named Unkersdorf. Here, we explore the life in village and what our ancestors did during that time. And we might find some of this in our own life… or not. It really depends. And then we discover a significant change in our own family line and how one of the longest book titles is connected to our own family history. Hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did recording it!Extra Resources:</p> <ul> <li>Tobi mentions the Battle of Kesseldorf. Here is a link to some more info: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kesselsdorf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kesselsdorf</a></li> <li>There really isn’t much on Unkersdorf, the wikipedia page only exists in German. But here are some stock photos: <a href="https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/unkersdorf.html?sortBy=relevant" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/unkersdorf.html?sortBy=relevant</a></li> <li>Here is a short informative article on urban living in Germany: <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/life-in-rural-germany-1600-1800" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/life-in-rural-germany-1600-1800</a></li> <li>The job our ancestor had was a Grundnahrungsbesitzer - good luck finding anything on that in English </li> <li>Here is a good article on the issue of spelling and family research - <a href="https://www.genealogy.com/articles/research/62_donna.htmlspelling" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">https://www.genealogy.com/articles/research/62_donna.htmlspelling</a> </li> <li>Here is the book title Tobi references in case you don’t believe him: Ramming‘s Kirchlich-statistisches Handbuch für das Königreich Sachsen oder Verzeichnis der Ober-und Mittelbehörden in geistlichen und Schulangelegenheiten, der dem königlichen Ministerium des Kultus und öffentlichen Unterrichts unmittelbar untergeordneten kirchlichen und Schulanstalten, sowie aller im Königreich Sachsen öffentlich angestellten Geistlichen, Kirchschullehrer, Lehrer, Kantoren, Organisten, Kirchner und aller Konfessionen</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Here is a link to the wikipedia page on Altmittweida - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altmittweida" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altmittweida</a></li> </ul> <p>And the link to the image of it: <a href="https://www.zvab.com/Rammings-Kirchlich-statistisches-Handbuch-K%C3%B6nigreich-Sachsen-Verzeichni%C3%9F/31596327980/bd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">https://www.zvab.com/Rammings-Kirchlich-statistisches-Handbuch-Königreich-Sachsen-Verzeichni</a><a href="https://www.zvab.com/Rammings-Kirchlich-statistisches-Handbuch-K%C3%B6nigreich-Sachsen-Verzeichni%C3%9F/31596327980/bd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">ß/31596327980/bd</a></p>
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Family Links is a podcast that hopes to inspire you to find identity and belonging through exploring our own family history. Hosts, siblings Tobias Grunick and Katharina Grunick, are exploring their own family history and explore things like historical events, people and places that their family is linked to.
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