Dr. Conrad Joachim and the Revolution of 1849 A Life of Convictions, Service, and Dangerous Choices Image credit: “Deutscher Bund” map by ziegelbrenner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Introduction…
Despite an impressive number of documents tracing our Joachim ancestors, Ancestry does not dignify my DNA with any “German” blood. The closest the DNA records identify is “Northwestern Europe”. Perhaps…
Update (2026):Since this post was written, additional German court records, contemporary newspapers, and archival refugee documentation have clarified Dr. Conrad Joachim’s earlier life in Europe. New research confirms his participation…