I have always saved these cards as if they themselves were a holy relic.. I don't know why but I can tell you when I started to do my family history I was very happy I did... I have also always saved he newspaper clipping of the obituary again I don't know why but I am glad now.. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ceal Wutka" <ceal@wutka.com> To: <BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [BAVARIA] Sterbebildchen > I have a few of these cards myself from Cincinnati, Ohio. One of these cards > had a picture of my ggrandmother, Josepha Merz, and gave me her full birth > and death dates. The cards were about the size of a bookmark. I wish I had > kept more of these over the years as they contain very useful information. I > always just called them funeral cards, since they were handed out at the > funeral home. > > Ceal Merz Wutka > Atlanta > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stefan Probst" <stefan.probst@opticom.v-nam.net> > To: <BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 0629 AM > Subject: [BAVARIA] Sterbebildchen > > > > Hello All, > > > > in Bavaria it is usual to print so-called "Sterbe-bildchen" when somebody > > has died and hand them out e.g. during the funeral. I have here copies of > > such Sterbe-bildchen from 1897 on. I don't know, when this habit started, > > and whether it would be a useful source for genealogical data. > > > > The Sterbe-bildchen are small enough that they fit into a prayer book and > > contain, besides the name and the death date, all or some of the following > > data: > > - profession > > - birthdate and place > > - maybe a photograph > > - a hint about the reason of the death (e.g. "after long illness") > > They start with something like "To pious commemoration of Ms.....", > > followed by the a.m. data and then some prayers. > > > > I checked my dictionaries here, but didn't find something suitable. > > How is / or would be something like this called in English? > > > > Regards, > > Stefan > > > > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > > Sister or Brother, > > Can you spare $10 dollars to support Rootsweb? > > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html#personal > > > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > Sister or Brother, > Can you spare $10 dollars to support Rootsweb? > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html#personal > >