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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Thumbnail ki he Unlocking German Ancestry: Expert Strategies for Finding and Interpreting German Records
This session language is English
59:39
2025

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

James Beidler, Andrea Bentschneider, Katherine Schober

Thumbnail ki he 7 Essential Tips for Starting German Genealogy
This session language is English
57:29
Thumbnail ki he Five Google Hacks to Decipher Your German Documents
This session language is English
20:21
Thumbnail ki he Schmidt, Schmitt, or Schmit: German Surname Variations
This session language is English
21:27