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Xaver Schillinger in the 1905 New York State Census

Xaver Schillinger in the 1905 New York State Census

I’m launching a new series of How-To Presentations and Companion Guides.  I was inspired by my recent experience looking and finding my 3rd great-grandfather Xaver Schillinger in the 1905 New York State Census.  Using my real world example, I take you step-by-step through the process I used to locate him – a difficult task since he did not come up in a routine search using FamilySearch.org’s search engine.  I ended up having to manually search for him in the census, because his name and those of his family members were butchered by the enumerator recording the census.  However, I was able to turn what would seem like an arduous task into something that was easily accomplished in a single evening in front of my home computer – no special trips to the National Archives, Sutro Library or Family History Center required.

So, without further ado, here is How to Search the 1905 New York Census.

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Louis F. Schillinger in the New York Times

Louis F. Schillinger, my 2nd great grandfather, was an architect in New York City during the late 1800s and early 1900s.  He designed many of the buildings and residences that make up the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn.  I happened to “Google” his name this morning trying to find more information about him, and I came across this article written in the New York Times on 6 Sep 1987.

New York Times – “Mixing Restoration and Homesteading”

The critical paragraph that mentions my ancestor reads:

At 306 Bradford Street, a three-family brownstone sits on a block of generally well-maintained buildings all designed by Louis F. Schillinger, one of the most active architects in East New York around the turn of the century.

Here’s a picture of the row of brownstones mentioned in that paragraph:

306 Bradford

306 Bradford

I’ve emailed the New York Landmarks Conservancy, which is the organization that worked on the projects mentioned in the article.  I’m hoping they will be able to tell me more about the projects, the buildings and potentially my great-great-grandfather’s legacy as an architect.

 

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