What will you find in these pages?

• A presentation of the site and of the author.
• Results of extended research about my ancestry , in Lorraine, in Alsace, in Saarland and in Rhineland-Palatinate.
• Some historical references in the regions where these Weinland families lived.
• Research about the Weinland family name and its spelling variations in Europe.
• Information about the places where the Weinland families lived, in Alsace, in Lorraine and in Saarland.
• A list of the genealogical books and documents that I own.
• An index of links to websites that I consider useful or interesting.
• Some pieces of advice about choosing a genealogical software, a list of the most common programs and the usage possibilities of genealogical software.
• Description of the GEDCOM format that is used for sharing genealogical data between different programs.
• Weinland, Weyland, Weiland families in Germany and in Europe.
• Emigration from Alsace, Lorraine and Saarland to North America.
• Weinland, Weyland, Wyland families (and other variations) in America.
• The legend of Weland, the blacksmith of the nordic mythology.
• Genealogical research at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
• Dialects of Alsace and of Lorraine.
• Witchcraft in Hilly Alsace in the 17th century.
• Railway and railwaymen of my family.