In a forty-year work during his sparetime Theodor Allenspach investigated the origins of the Allenspach back up to the 12th century. At that time the family names emerged in southern Germany. Before, people generally had just a firstname.The Allenspach chronicle
In a forty-year work during his sparetime Theodor Allenspach investigated the origins of the Allenspach back up to the 12th century. At that time the family names emerged in southern Germany. Before, people generally had just a firstname.
This work of more than 800 pages contains the family trees of the Allenspach trunks as well as a lot of genealogy, local history and geography.
A selection of quotations for the appearance of the chronicle (1972):
"Only he who is able to handle historical sources can estimate the effort it takes to create such a universal work."
"This book does not only contain an astonishing wealth of topics, but it also has an attractive appeal."
"Even an advanced family researcher will discover facts which are not easily found in the literature concerned."
"The chronicle is a treasure trove of genealogical and historical knowledge and it will arouse a lot of admiration and appreciation."
Theodor Allenspach continued his work as a chronicler. The Nachtrag I (appendix I), a resumption of the family trees until 1975, was released in 1976, one year before Theodor's death.
After the death of our founder the chronicle was continued by a team consisting of the members of committee Janine, Josef, Markus und Werner A. The Nachtrag II was printed in 1997. It contains the family reports of the years 1975 - 1996 as well as the contributions of our organization to the Allensbacher Almanach. For the representation of the dates we used the genealogy program REUNION by Leister Productions.
We entered not only the new dates but also the dates of all members of the Allenspach trunks dead or alive. Thus the Allenspach family possesses an electronic chronicle too, the Chronik II.
Here is an example of a family chart of Chronicle II. It describes the family of Gottlieb Allenspach, whose children emigrated to the United States.
