GERMAN ONLINE RESOURCES (links current as of November 2015)(last updated Jun 2021) German Interest Group (GIG) of Eastside Genealogical Society Some sites may require translation. See the Translation Help links on the GIG website. For additions or corrections, please to send an email with details to GIG at [email protected]
General Research: http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com Most-used genealogy data subscription site https://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Ancestry.com WIKI Wiki for Ancestry.com site www.familysearch.org FamilySearch The Family History Library website https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Germany_Genealogy Germany Genealogy https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927074?region=Germany The Family Search - Germany research webpage Links to Learning courses, FamilySearch Wiki, Current Indexing Projects, Indexed Historical Records, Image-Only Historical records by collection, Catalog Material, etc. www.rootsweb.ancestry.com Rootsweb The oldest and largest free genealogical community www.usgenweb.org US GenWeb Information for almost every county in the US; content is highly variable http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List Links for family history http://www.stevemorse.org/ One-Step Webpages Tools for finding and aiding a variety of record research www.kcls.org/ King County Library System Premium DBs under Learning & Research tab. Ancestry Library Edition available only on site. Other genealogical DBs accessible from home with card http://www.spl.org/library-collection/articles-and-research/genealogy Seattle Public Library With library card you can view some of their genealogy databases at home www.wikipedia.org (in 14 languages) Wikipedia Free, collaboratively written online encyclopedia www.ngw.nl Heraldry of the world Civic heraldry only i.e. coats of arms of cities, states, municipalities, countries etc. http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/best-international-websites-2016 Family Tree Magazine 101 Best 2016 Websites https://www.familytreemagazine.com/premium/german-genealogy-websites/ German Genealogy Websites http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Hauptseite GenWiki German version has more info than the English one. http://ahnenforschung.net/ Ahnenforschung.Net Ancestry research on the Internet https://www.legacytree.com/blog/german-evangelical-church-records-online-archion-de German Evangelical Church Records Online: Archion.de Blog article about Archion.de https://www.legacytree.com/blog/german-immigrants-in-american-church-records German Immigrants in American Church Records GIACR series of extracted information about German immigrants from records of American churches https://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=42025 German Immigrants in American Church Records – Missouri Volumes 19-25 click links within this article to see lists of surnames in the various volumes. http://milesgenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/01/german-genealogy-research-basics.html German Genealogy Research Basics http://milesgenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/01/german-research-getting-from-here-to.html From Here to There http://milesgenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/01/german-research-using-maps.html Using Maps http://milesgenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/01/german-genealogy-using-social-media.html Using Social Media http://milesgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/09/german-censuses-where-do-i-find-them.html Where Do I Find Them? http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/6-sources-for-german-immigrant-origins?platform=hootsuite 6 Genealogy Sources to Find Your German Ancestor’s Place of Origin https://www.familytreemagazine.com/premium/tracing-german-ancestry-compgen- de/?utm_content=buffer94744&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer A Wealth of German Records at Your Finger Tips About the Genealogy.net website & includes a video https://www.familytreemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Compgen-tour.mp4?_=1 plus the mention of a Presentation at http://www.agfhs.org/site/documents/Genealogy.net.pdf http://searchtip.genealogytipoftheday.com/?p=4142 Germans to America 1850-1897 (article contains links to WIKI, searchable databases, US Nat’l Archives FAQ & an article with reasons to not trust those 50 volumes.) https://www.familysearch.org/ask/landing?search=german&show=lessons&message=true FamilySearch Lesson on German research https://hcgsohio.org/cpage.php?pt=190&fbclid=IwAR32NmuQcZR4OvlDPq6LT72YRJK2jBfziwfeVWGYihkqsb9A9Z23WX 3ZNFY Records and Resources for Germans in Hamilton County, Ohio https://iggpartner.org/links.php?sid=4 International German Genealogy Partnership links to many websites https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission land records, military records, birth & death records, PA trails of history, etc https://sktranslations.com/finding-german-ancestors-chicago-guest-post-bob-rettammel-rettammel-genealogy Finding Your German Ancestors in Chicago Tips & tricks that can be used to find our German ancestors in almost any US city https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVFTZu4GaA0&fbclid=IwAR0rBjwGV_8FI6Ku2xMvDZTubGgkFuy0zyNF0KinoZmt0Ni EuI2odVqN_Cs Seven Years' War - summary of the "first world war" on a map Germans from Russia history www.LostShoeBox.com Lost Shoebox Tutorials https://www.familytreemagazine.com/germangenealogyguide/ Family Tree German Genealogy Guide https://sktranslations.com/ultimate-list-months-german-genealogy The Ultimate List of Months in German Genealogy https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/tracing-german-american-immigrants/ Tracing German American Immigrants https://sktranslations.com/cross-pond-five-places-find-ancestor-america Before You Cross the Pond: Five Places to Find Your Ancestor in America list of sources in US to find ancestors hometown & the success rate of each https://schmidtgen.com/wordpress/category/german-genealogy-tips/ German-American Genealogist Blog https://fh.lib.byu.edu/classes-and-webinars/online-webinars/webinar-recording-index/ Webinar Library Index https://www.americanancestors.org/education/learning-resources/watch American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogical Society “Resources for Pennsylvania Genealogy” https://gahmusa.org/gahm-brochure/ “German Immigration to America: A Journey in Time” Downloadable brochure by German-American Heritage Museum https://sktranslations.com/10must-knowsgermangenealogy 10 Must-Knows When Starting German Genealogy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ-F42J06bg Leveraging MyHeritage's German Resources Effectively https://www.familytreemagazine.com/premium/tips-for-tracing-german-ancestors/ 5 Common German Genealogy Research Problems https://www.familytreemagazine.com/heritage/german/german-genealogy-websites/ 12 Best German Genealogy Websites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German-language_newspapers_published_in_the_United_States List of German-language newspapers published in the United States https://www.neh.gov/divisions/preservation/featured-project/chronicling-americas-historic-german-newspapers-and-the- grow Chronicling America’s Historic German Newspapers and the Growth of the American Ethnic Press https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/resources-on-familysearch-org-for-german-research-and-getting- help-the-research-wiki Resources on FamilySearch.org for German Research and Getting Help, 3 Lessons https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German-language_newspapers_published_in_the_United_States List of German- language newspapers published in the United States https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2014/novemberdecember/curio/ben-franklins-german-language-newspaper Ben Franklin’s German-Language Newspaper https://mo-germans.com/2021/03/20/german-settlement-in-missouri/ German Settlement in Missouri https://mygermanamerica.substack.com/p/missourirhineland Regional Focus: The Missouri Rhineland https://sktranslations.com/finding_mystery_town How I Found a Mystery Prussian Town – and How You Can Too! https://lisalouisecooke.com/2021/04/13/beginning-germany-genealogy/ 10 Top Tips for Beginning German Genealogy links to several articles & videos https://sktranslations.com/my-ancestors-records-arent-digitized-now-what My Church Records Aren’t Digitized - Now What? https://sktranslations.com/cross-pond-five-places-find-ancestor-america Before You Cross the Pond: Five Places to Find Your Ancestor in America Tracing Your 19th Century German Ancestors Part 1: Tracing Your 19th Century German Ancestors: Which Germans? https://familylocket.com/part-1-tracing-your-19th-century-german-ancestors-which-germans/ Part 2: Tracing Your 19th Century German Ancestors: Start in America with Church Records https://familylocket.com/part-2-tracing-your-19th-century-german-ancestors-start-in-america-with-church-records Part 3: Tracing Your 19th Century German Ancestors: Tips for Getting the Surname Right https://familylocket.com/part-3-tracing-your-19th-century-german-ancestors-tips-for-getting-the-surname-right/ Part 4: Tracing Your 19th Century German Ancestors: Comprehend Enough German https://familylocket.com/part-4-tracing-your-19th-century-german-ancestors-comprehend-enough-german/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE2ZJPj8UMM Using German Newspapers When You don't Know Much German https://www.familytreemagazine.com/heritage/german/german-genealogy-websites/ 12 Best German Genealogy Websites
Germany: www.compgen.de CompGen (formerly genelalogy.net) Research, inform, communicate, cooperate and participate! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIQhfZ_LDsM&feature=youtu.be Milan Pohontsch Video on German Online Sources https://byufamilyhistorylibrary.adobeconnect.com/p9igp9cnox3/ Milan Pohontsch Syllabus to German Online Sources video (6 page syllabus is full of URLs & many may not be included in our URL lists) http://germanroots.com/ Germanroots Resources for German Genealogy on the Internet http://www.germanroots.com/germandata.html Germanroots Databases Online German Genealogy Records & DBs http://feefhs.org/links/germany.html Federation of East European Family History Societies (FEEFHS) Links to many helpful sources of information http://www.researchguides.net/ Research Guides, Tips, Online Records See section on ‘German Genealogy Research’ http://www.ancestry.com/cs/learning/german-documents Research Center for German Documents by Ancestry https://script.byu.edu/Pages/the-german-documents-pages/the-german-documents(english) The German Documents (click links in left margin https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Countries_in_Central_Europe FamilySearch Wiki Links to info on countries in Central Europe including Germany http://feefhs.org/resource/germany German Genealogy Resources http://www.gemeindeverzeichnis.de/gem1900/gem1900.htm?gem1900_2.htm Municipalities from 1900 Community directory http://www.gemeindeverzeichnis.de/gem1900/abc/abc.htm?abc_2.htm If several towns have same name http://www.worldgenweb.org/ceneurogenweb//index.htm WorldGenWeb World-wide genealogical and historical records and resources http://www.online-ofb.de/ Online local heritage books Info on church books, town history http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Hauptseite German GenWiki Wiki for German genealogy, many links under multiple topics http://www.ancestry.de/ German Ancestry.com Costs $ to access records; only available in Germany http://www.myheritage.de/ MyHeritage.de German version of MyHeritage.com http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~websites/international/europe.html#germany GenWeb Germany Links to websites http://www.gouldgenealogy.com/2016/03/8-features-familysearch-youre-probably-not-using/ 8 FamilySearch Features You’re Not Using https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/German_Research_Websites FamilySearch Wiki German Research Websites http://www.many-roads.com/manyroads-services/german-prussian-genealogy-aids/ Many Roads.com Prussian/German Genealogy Help. Several hundred free help tools & advice. http://www.many-roads.com/tips-opinions-pointers/ Many Roads.com Guidance and access to more free help areas https://books.google.de Google books for German (or other) languages http://rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com/?p=4297 Permission to Leave? Article on where you may find these records Family Tree magazine (Jan 2008) article about records of German immigrants arriving through New Orleans & traveling north on the Mississippi. Available through KCLS courtesy of Beth Snyder of GIG. http://www.genpluswin-database.de/nofb/index.php Online local family books and family books created with Gen_Pluswin http://sktranslations.com/living-ancestor-common-occupations-german-genealogy Occupations for German Ancestors https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/5d5d3dcc39edd800144eccac What Would Your Occupation Have Been in the Past? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Germany Religion in Germany https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/finding-german-ancestors/ Finding German Ancestors: Tips from James Beidler https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Germany_Town_Genealogies_and_Parish_Register_Inventories_on_the_Internet Germany Town Genealogies and Parish Register Inventories on the Internet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DweRAvdqzRk Beginning German Research - Laurie Castillo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIQhfZ_LDsM German Online Sources - Milan Pohontsch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOkMTqw_Edo Printed Sources for German Research - Milan Pohontsch http://familie-beuss.de/Crawl GlobalGenSearch Meta search engine for genealogical information https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgheO1Hbbt8 The Animated History of Germany & other countries https://www.legacytree.com/blog/beginning-german-research-what-german-really-means Beginning German Genealogy Research http://feefhs.org/resource/germany German Resources (Whole website with URLs & downloadable files) http://sktranslations.com/magic-church-books The Magic of German Church Books https://www.thefhguide.com/project-9-germany.html German – Family History Guide https://familyhistorydaily.com/genealogy-help-and-how-to/german-genealogy-guide/ German Genealogy Guide: Free Records, Research Tips and Resources to Help You Find Your Ancestors https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Germany_%22How_to%22_Guides Germany "How to" Guides Lists available guides https://emptybranchesonthefamilytree.com/2018/05/german-genealogy-research-online/ Empty Branches German Genealogy Research Online http://guides.lib.byu.edu/c.php?g=216365&p=1428526 Genealogy Aids – Guides, Indexes, Atlases, Gazetteers, Internet Sites https://www.neh.gov/divisions/preservation/featured-project/chronicling-americas-historic-german-newspapers-and-the- grow Chronicling America’s Historic German Newspapers and the Growth of the American Ethnic Press https://www.familytreemagazine.com/premium/tracing-german-ancestry-compgen-de/ A Wealth of German Records at Your Finger Tips About Compgen.de, Genealogy.net & contains video briefly explaining website https://www.hanse.org/en/hanse-historic/hanse-tv/ Hanseatic League Cinematic documentation on history of League http://libapps.libraries.uc.edu/exhibits/tolzmann-ga/ Don Heinrich Tolzmann German -American Collection at U of Cincinnati https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Germany_%22How_to%22_Guides Germany "How to" Guides https://www.stern.de/panorama/weltgeschehen/schulden-eines-hexenmeisters---kirche-bereichert-sich-an- hexenprozessen-8675150.html Schulden eines "Hexenmeisters" – Kirche kassiert seit 400 Jahren die Stadt Trier ab Debt of a "sorcerer" - Church has been collecting the city of Trier for 400 years. https://sktranslations.com/ortssippenbucher-important-sources-german-genealogical-research-guest-post-scott-holl Ortssippenbucher: Important sources for German Genealogical Research https://treemagic.org/rademacher/www.verwaltungsgeschichte.de/ Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte-German admin history https://treemagic.org/rademacher/www.verwaltungsgeschichte.de/pos_bomst.html eg finds village Jablone, Kreis Bornst http://www.theancestorhunt.com/blog/historic-german-american-newspapers-online? Historical German American Newspapers Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p70Rzs35tTU Understanding colonial-era German names in genealogy https://sktranslations.com/5-favorite-books-deciphering-german-records My 5 Favorite Books for Deciphering German Records by Katherine Schober, translator & author http://www.faqs.org/faqs/genealogy/german-faq/part1/ soc.genealogy.german https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgheO1Hbbt8 The Animated History of Germany | Part 1 https://www.ancestry.com/academy/course/german-research-genealogy German Genealogy: The Basics - Ancestry Academy Classes are free for a limited period of time https://www.legacytree.com/blog/germany-village-genealogy-books Find Centuries of Ancestors in Germany’s Village Gen Books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Dienststelle_(WASt) Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) military records since 1871 https://blog.myheritage.com/2020/06/farm-surnames/ Farm Surnames: What They Are and How to Research Them https://sktranslations.com/ortssippenbucher-important-sources-german-genealogical-research-guest-post-scott-holl Ortssippenbücher: Important Sources for German Genealogical Research https://www.slcl.org/sites/default/files/07_2020.pdf Researching early Pennsylvania https://books.google.at/books?id=19YkAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT54&lpg=PT54&dq=Feld.+Rekr.+Depo#v=onepage&q&f=false Kriegsprache by Thomas Houlihan Military Vocabulary Glossary (Google Books) http://www.regis-net.de/krieg/kriegframe.html Kriege der Neuzeit – Modern Wars 1635-1991 German website with list of years & war events in the world, which may have affected your ancestors https://www.slcl.org/ St Louis County Library has many resources for German research https://www.slcl.org/sites/default/files/09_2020.pdf St Louis County Library article about “Researching early Pennsylvania - New Warrants“ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_Crusade?f Prussian Crusade – 13th Century Teutonic Knights https://www.facebook.com/notes/prussian-genealogy-german-polish-roots-dna-culturehistory/prussian- history/2732362960328953/ Prussian History https://www.familytreemagazine.com/freebie/free-german-genealogy-terms-reference-charts/ Free German Genealogy Terms Reference Chartshttps://www.familytreemagazine.com/freebie/free-german-genealogy-terms-reference-charts/ Free German Genealogy Terms Reference Charts https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Classes_in_the_Learning_Center FamilySearch Classes in the Learning Center https://www.thefhguide.com/project-9-germany.html The Family History Guide: Germany https://genealogyindexer.org/ Genealogy Indexer various directories for Central & Eastern Europe https://www.swr.de/geschichte/pfalzgeschichten-neusiedler-und-auswanderer/-/id=100754/did=15223674/nid=100754/p8euj1/index.html Pfalz-Geschichten: Pfalz History – New Settlers & Emigrants https://www.pfalzgeschichte.de/die-zweite-reformation-fluechtlingsbewegungen-und-der-steinige-weg-durch-das-katastrophale-17- jahrhundert/ The “Second Reformation”, Refugee Movements and the Stony Path Through the Catastrophic 17th Century https://www.reformiert-info.de/Die_Kurpfalz___Asyl_fuer_Glaubensfluechtlinge_im_16._Jahrhundert-73-0-65-4.html The Kurpfalz - Asylum for Religious Refugees in the 16th Century Article is about the Palatinate & is written in German https://www.ieg-maps.uni-mainz.de/mapsp/mapebga0.htm Railways in Germany 1835-1885 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6z_7rGTTxQ The Origins and History of the Polabian Slavs Known also as the Pomeranians or the Baltic Slavs, they were fundamental in the historical development of western and central Europe, and the emergence of Germany, from whom they suffered centuries of competition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE26BYVeDrs How to Find a Church Record on Matricula (data.matricula-online.eu) https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/series/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-german-church-records Seven Things You Need to Know About German Church Records https://www.hugenottenmuseum-berlin.de/en/collection/archives-french-church-berlin Hugenotten Museum, Berlin: The Archives of the French Church in Berlin https://www.thecollector.com/kingdom-prussia-forgotten-european-superpower/ Prussia: Forgotten European Power
Archives & Databases: http://meta.genealogy.net/ genealogy.net Meta search site for databases from the genealogy.net website http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Hauptseite genealogy.net http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Auswanderung Genealogy.net General German Collection http://www.ortsfamilienbuecher.de/ Ortssippenbücher Books for village specific genealogical registers http://ahnenforschung.net/fernabfrage/ Ahnenforschung.net German website for searching some databases http://www.archivschule.de/ Directory of German Archives Try the Staatliche Archive (Staatsarchive) and Kirchenarchive (Church archives) listed there. http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Kategorie:Linkliste_Archiv Wiki German Genealogy Archives Links to: Archives, Family Archives, Church Archives, State Archives, and University Archives. http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Deutsche_Zentralstelle_f%C3%BCr_Genealogie German Central Office for Genealogy https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Germany_Births_and_Baptisms,_Coverage_Table_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Germany Births and Baptisms, Coverage Table (FamilySearch Historical Records) Places & time periods for records in collection https://www.archion.de/ Archion.de Archive for Germany's Protestant church books http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2016/03/15/GermanResourceSpotlightArchionde.aspx article about German Church records & Archion.de https://www.archion.de/en/the-portal/ Archion biggest source for digitized German Protestant church records https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5OGmOU58EE Archion commercial in English http://www.bundesarchiv.de German Federal Archive military personnnel records, Personal papers & images https://www.legacytree.com/blog/legacy-tree-onsite-state-archive-in-duisburg Civil Records at the German State Archive in Duisburg http://gedbas.genealogy.net/?lang=en GEDBAS This database of user-uploaded GERMAN genealogy files includes nearly 15 million individuals in a 5.4 million families. German Discussion Boards / Forums / Mailing Lists: www.geneal-forum.com Geneal-Forum Discussion board, Your own Genealogy Blog, Your own Genealogy Tree http://forum.ahnenforschung.net/ German Genealogy Discussion Forums Choose which ones you want to read, as a foreign visitor, or you can register to subscribe to a list(s) and ask questions. http://list.genealogy.net/mm/listinfo German Public Mailing Lists Public mailing lists on list.genealogy.net. http://www.abgenealogy.ca/east-european-records-online Alberta Gen Soc Lists of websites for East European Records Online http://icar-us.eu/en/cooperation/online-portals/matricula/ Matricula online church registers DBs for Austria, Germany & Poland http://milesgenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/09/familysearch-indexing-zoning-pilot.html FS Indexing – Zoning Pilot Project http://blha-bibliothek.brandenburg.de/ Bibliothek des Brandenburgischen Landeshauptarchivs (Library of the Brandenburg Main Archives) library catalog is now online www.domarchiv-berlin.findbuch.net Berlin cathedral community Christening & other registers digitally at Archion. https://www.legacytree.com/blog/legacy-tree-onsite-state-archive-in-duisburg Civil Records at German State Archive Duisburg http://data.matricula-online.eu/de/ church books from Austria, Germany & Poland. (link to records from Diocese Hildesheim, etc) www.archion.de Archion German church books from many regions. Free to Browse; pay to look in a church book. http://www.zeitschriftendatenbank.de/startseite/ Zeitschriftendatenbank (Journal Database ZDB); points way to magazines, newspapers and databases in German and Austrian libraries, created in cooperation with 3,700 libraries. http://www.online-ofb.de/ Online Local: Family Books Online heritage books https://blog.eogn.com/2017/12/29/sources-of-online-information-about-victims-of-national-socialism-nazis/ refers to http://www.many- roads.com/2017/12/27/victims-of-national-socialism/ Sources of Online Information about Victims of National Socialism (Nazis) https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10901/german-minority-census-1939 German Minority Census,1939 (Holocaust recs) https://www.legacytree.com/blog/german-evangelical-church-records-online-archion-de German Evangelical Church Records Online: Archion.de https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3015626 indexed Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, & Burials, 1500-1971 http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/index.php?id=start Old German Newspapers in Germany & aboard http://data.matricula-online.eu/de/deutschland/muenster/ Catholic Church records of the diocese of Münster in Germany now online until village name beginning with the letter “R“. http://www.theancestorhunt.com/blog/historic-german-american-newspapers-online#.XDmOI1xKhPY Historical German American Newspapers Online http://milesgenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/01/german-newspaper-collections.html German Newspaper Collections http://ofb.genealogy.net/ Online Ortsfamilienbücher Online heritage books http://www.landesarchiv-nrw.de/digitalisate/Abt_Ostwestfalen-Lippe/P6/P6-06.html Copies of the Dortmund Civil Registration Death Records online https://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/2019/04/finding-german-church-records-in-overseas-archives.html Finding German Church Records in Overseas Archives http://www.katholische-archive.de/Di%C3%B6zesanarchive/tabid/56/Default.aspx Catholic Diocesan Archives in Germany https://www.landeskirchenarchivberlin.de/kirchenbuchstelle-berlin-brandenburg-schlesische- oberlausitz/bestandsuebersicht-kirchenbuecher/ Evangelisches Landeskirchliches Archiv in Berlin https://collections.arolsen-archives.org/en/ Online Archive of the Arolsen Archives (formerly known as International Tracing Service); database contains a comprehensive collection of documents from concentration camps, including prisoner cards and death notices on over 2.2 million people persecuted by the Nazi Regime and Germans of the Volga, Bessarabia, Kazakhstan, etc https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2780016 Germany, Bavaria, Diocese of Augsburg, Catholic Church Records, 1615-1939 https://www.beyond-history.com/english-beyond-history-blog/article/2019/09/13/a-short-story-of-german-census/ A short story of German census http://data.matricula-online.eu/de/deutschland/osnabrueck/ Catholic records from Diocese of Osnabrück (Lower Saxony) http://www.Volksbund.de National German Grave Registration http://data.matricula-online.eu/de/deutschland/akmb/militaerkirchenbuecher/?fbclid=IwAR2Wx9GUy1NdNepOzlxQ_87Qs- RE8Vbje7XKqGOqNZMzreKjp7lvW9FIn_0 Archiv des Katholischen Militärbischofs military church https://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche.html Gräbersuche-Online German War Graves Commission Database https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10739/germany-war-graves-index-1902-1961 Germany, War Graves Index, 1902-1961 https://www.dilibra.com/board/26-proofs-of-ancestry-1933-1945/ Proofs of ancestry (1933-1945) https://www.slcl.org/content/ortssippenb%C3%BCcher-familienb%C3%BCcher-held-history-and-genealogy-department Ortssippenbücher / Familienbücher held by the History and Genealogy Department of St Louis County Library https://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/dba/en/ Das Bundesarchiv (German National Archives) https://www.bundesarchiv.de/EN/Navigation/Home/home.html Das Bundesarchiv (German Archive English version) https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/strona_glowna Szukaj w Archiwach Polish archives with German records & many records filmed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). https://www.sgsmi.org/19th-century-emigrants-list.html 19th Century Emigrants From Central Franconia To North America State Archive of Central Franconia (or Mittel Franken) at Nuremberg) Bavarian 19th Century Emigrant List https://lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com/2020/07/11/major-german-forced-laborer-database-on-ostarbeiters-goes-online/ Major German forced laborer database on Ostarbeiters Ostarbeiters are forced laborers of Germany. https://youtu.be/vBu6A0CcXdk Full History of Prussia – Documentary http://www.archiv-ekir.de/ Lutheran Archives in Rhineland https://archivfuehrer-kolonialzeit.de/ Archivführer – Deutsche Kolonialgeschichte Guide:to German colonial history www.staatsarchiv.sachsen.de/index.html German Center for Genealogy Located in Leipzig, an extensive collection of German church records from Posen, Ostpreußen, Westpreußen, Pommern, and Schlesien https://digipress.digitale-sammlungen.de/ Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Digital historical newspaper portal 1609-1933 http://digipress-beta.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/fs1/start/static.html Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Digital historical newspaper portal post-1933 https://www.familytreemagazine.com/heritage/german/coming-to-light/ Genealogy Records from Nazi Germany Many charts go back into the mid-1700’s but NARA’s records aren’t indexed https://ofb.genealogy.net/chicago_st_paulus/ “OFB” for “First German Evangelical Church of St. Paulus Chicago Illinois” All baptisms, confirmations, marriages and deaths in the first two church registers 1846-1876. https://docplayer.net/201087539-Using-the-published-archives-of-pennsylvania-for-genealogical-and-historical-research.html “Using the Published Archives of Pennsylvania for Genealogical and Historical Research” by Jim Rayburn https://lisalouisecooke.com/2021/03/09/genealogy-state-library-pennsylvania/ Genealogy at the State Library of Pennsylvania http://www.katholische-archive.de/Di%C3%B6zesanarchive/Fulda/tabid/79/Default.aspx/ Diocese archive Fulda (in German) https://data.matricula-online.eu/de/deutschland/fulda/ has their records available for free at Matricula Online (in German) http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Di%C3%B6zesanarchiv_des_Bistums_Fulda More info: Diocesan archive of the diocese of Fulda (in German) https://docplayer.net/201087539-Using-the-published-archives-of-pennsylvania-for-genealogical-and-historical- research.html “Using the Published Archives of Pennsylvania for Genealogical and Historical Research” by Jim Rayburn https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/85040-redirection Pennsylvania Archives Second Series Vol. XVII, Names of Foreigners who took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, 1727-1775), published 1890 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/86614-pennsylvania-archives-second-series-v-02 Pennsylvania Archives Second Series Vol. II, Persons Naturalized in the Province of Pennsylvania, 1740-1773, published 1876
German Emigration: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/hamburgpl_full/ Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 Updated database with a gap from 1915 to 1919 due to World War I. https://www.familytreemagazine.com/heritage/german/german-resource-spotlight-hamburg-passenger-lists/ German Resource Spotlight: Hamburg Passenger Lists www.dad-recherche.de German Emigrants Database (DAD) Database of European emigration to the United States. Information about people who left in the period 1820-1897, 1904 and partially in 1907 from mainly German ports. www.rootdigger.de/emi.htm Schleswig-Holstein Emigration Database 19th century emigrations www.auswanderer-bw.de Emigration from Southwest Germany Emigration list from Baden-Württenberg http://www.genealogical.com/newsletters/genealogy_pointers_9-1-15.pdf + http://www.genealogical.com/newsletters/genealogy_pointers_9-8-15.pdf (Newsletter excerpt) Lists of books for Passenger Lists Rescued by Clifford Neal Smith – check Worldcat & Interlibrary Loan for them http://polishroots.org/Immigration/hamburg_rates/tabid/301/Degault.aspx Hamburg: European Rates of Fare Fares from the Interior of Germany, Austria & Switzerland to Hamburg & Havre in January 1885 http://www.genealogienetz.de/misc/emig/emigrati.html German and American Sources for German Emigration This is an old site which has been migrated to GenWiki, but there is lots of good info on published books and online sources for finding emigration records. http://www.safrika.org/index_de.html German Emigrants to South Africa http://gfr.foxping.com/Emigration/Emigration%20from%20Germany%20to%20Russia.pdf “KARL STUMPP – The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862” (book is pdf – 1500+ pgs of lists with names, etc) https://magsgen.com/cstm_magsDB.php Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society MAGS Database Search – mostly emigrants from Mittelfranken, Bavaria https://www.sgsmi.org/19th-century-emigrants-list.html Saginaw Genealogical Society (19th Century Emigrants from Central Franconia to North America) http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/records-search/bavarian_emigrants.php German Genealogy Group (Bavaria & Pfalz Emigration Database) https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Germany_Emigration_and_Immigration Germany Emigration and Immigration https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1976142 Germany, Bavaria, Fürth, Emigration and City Directories, 1805-1913 http://germanroots.com/ei.html Emigration and Immigration Records and Resources http://www.auswanderer-bw.de/auswanderer Landesarchiv: Baden-Wurttemberg Emigration from Southwest-Germany http://www.amerikanetz.de/ Amerikanetz America network: Network Westphalian America emigration since 19th century http://www.archivaria.com/EmigList/ Old Lutheran Emigration at the Middle of the 19th Century (book with family info) http://www.emmigration.info/german-immigration-to-america.htm German Immigration to America http://www.emigration.link/push-pull-factors-german-migration.htm Push and Pull factors of German Migration (plus links for migration of other European countries) https://dna-explained.com/2018/10/07/jacob-lentz-speaks-rescue-from-the-death-ship-52-ancestors-211/ Jacob Lentz Speaks: Rescue From the Death Ship – 52 Ancestors #211 http://milesgenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/01/german-immigration-records.html German Immigration Records https://www.wdl.org/en/item/41/#fbclid=IwAR2V7HSB1KTdMV5hE_xBR9CFy_pUUnsZI3hTp3tQ9EsIlDXsPiZHr7Uhfbg Emigrant’s Map & Guide for Routes to North America, 1853 – can download map https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Internet_Resources_for_Finding_19th_Century_German_Emigrants? Internet Resources for Finding 19th Century German Emigrants http://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/Vorpommern/Ribnitz-Damgarten/Mit-Ribnitzer-Segelschiff-hinaus-in-die- Welt?fbclid=IwAR1dHSR5cb1vjok3v9oQgMmytDRL3Mp0yqTCpPDXC2Dpw-9afCWlR4jJKno "Friends of the Pribislaw" For more information about the research project contact: [email protected] https://blog.eogn.com/2019/02/21/german-american-connections-as-part-of-an-international-genealogical-exchange/ German-American Connections as Part of an International Genealogical Exchange Article has a list of passenger surnames on the Mecklenburg bark Pribislaw. They are looking for descendants in America. http://germanyinusa.com/2019/02/01/the-leo-house-a-refuge-for-german-immigrants/ The Leo House: a refuge for German immigrants – in late 19th century https://heimatvereinostbevern.de/auswanderer-ostbevern.php https://www.wn.de/Muensterland/Kreis-Warendorf/Ostbevern/3744899-Werner-Schubert-erforschte-Geschichte-der- Auswanderer-Ostbeverner-in-Cincinnati Auswanderer aus Ostbevern nach Nordamerika (1833-1899) Emigrants from Ostbevern, Westphalia to America – majority headed to Cincinnati https://emerging-europe.com/after-hours/the-danube-swabians-a-story-of-cultural-loss-and-revival/ Danube Swabians https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/tracing-german-american-immigrants/ Tracing German American Immigrants https://www.germany.travel/en/ms/german-heritage/home.html Germany Simply inspiring emigration timeline & more www.familysearch.org Baden Emigrants, up to 1911 https://arcinsys.hessen.de/ Hessen Emmigrants, 1821+ www.auswanderer-oldenburg.de Oldenburg Emmigrants www.lippe-auswanderer.de Lippe Emigrants www.routes.de/datenbanken.html Northern German Emigrants www.auswanderer-bw.de Southwest German Emigrants https://sktranslations.com/from-germany-to-america-an-1853-journey From Germany to America: An 1853 Journey http://www.wgff-migrabase.de/index.php MigraBase – Auswanderungsdatenbank – Emigration database Emigrant database for the Rhineland (the Prussian province) http://www.genealoger.com/german/ger_emigration_records.htm Genealoger https://www.online-ofb.de/soltau_heidmark_auswanderer/ Emigrants from Soltau / Heidmark https://www.afagev.de/auswandererdatenbank Arbeitskreis Familien und Ahnenforschung e.V. Geislingen/Steige Developing an emigrant database for their region in Baden-Wurttemberg https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/kwIC2zoZoSHFIA Mass Emigration to the New World, How the 19th century became an era of German emigration http://www.rheineahnen.de/listdoc/auswand.htm Auswandererliste Rheinenser emigrants from Rhineland https://www.rootdigger.de/Emi.htm Emigration out of Schleswig-Holstein, 19th century https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/tracing-german-american-immigrants/ Tracing German American Immigrants https://blog.pommerscher-greif.de/tag/auswanderer/ Emigration from the Palatinate https://sktranslations.com/emigrationrecord_acrossthepond Auswanderungsakten: How an Emigration Record got me Across the Pond! https://www.germanroots.com/1820.html Finding Passenger Lists Before 1820: Arrivals at US Ports from Europe A bibliography of books and online databases compiled by Joe Beine. https://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/german-immigration.pdf German Immigrant Arrivals: Resources in the Library of Congress http://www.genealogienetz.de/misc/emig/emigrati.html German and American Sources for German Emigration to America by Michael P. Palmer From Germans to America Genealogy.net pages that are migrating to GenWiki https://www.genealoger.com/german/ger_emigration_records.htm German Emigration Records https://www.palam.org/ Palatines to America https://french-genealogy.typepad.com/genealogie/2016/07/celebrate-le-havre-departing-passenger-lists-are-online.html Le Havre Departing Passenger Lists https://ancestralfindings.com/immigration-record-lookups/267-german-swiss-settlers-america-1700s-1800s-immigration- records/ German and Swiss Settlers in America, 1700s – 1800s Immigration Records https://www.germanroots.com/emigration.html Online German Emigration Records, Lists and Indexes https://www.genesearch.com/ports.html US Ports of Arrival and their Available Passenger Lists 1820-1957 https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/tracing-german-american-immigrants/ Tracing German American Immigrants
German Handwriting: https://script.byu.edu/Pages/German/en/intro.aspx BYU Script Tutorial Make sense of old handwriting http://www.omniglot.com/writing/german.htm Omniglot:German Online encyclopedia of writing systems and languages http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Englisch/Sutterlin.htm Suetterlin Script All about Suetterlin script http://www.kurrentschrift.net/index.php?s=schreiben Kurrentschrift See what your surname looks like in old script http://www.deutsche-handschrift.de/adsschreiben.php Old German Font-Generator Tool http://www.altdeutsche-schrift.de/adsschreiben.php#schriftfeld Font-generator Generates old German writing (Sütterlin and Kurrent scripts) from your input https://www.font-generator.com/fonts/18thCenturyKurrent/ Font-generator https://archivfuehrer-kolonialzeit.de/font-tool Kurrent typewriter – a tool to support reading old texts https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Germany_Handwriting Germany Handwriting Old German gothic & Sütterlin Handwriting Examples and Tools including a Script Generator, Tutorials and Classes. http://sktranslations.com/ten-tips-deciphering-old-german-handwriting10 Tips for Deciphering Old German Handwriting http://sktranslations.com/ten-tips-deciphering-old-german-handwriting-3 10 More Tips Deciphering Old German Writing http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/7-websites-for-deciphering-old-german- script?utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=sft-dha-web- 170223&utm_content=923882_FTI170223&utm_medium=email 7 Websites for Deciphering Old German Script https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurrent Kurrent Wikipedia page for an old form of German handwriting https://blog.eogn.com/2019/11/07/the-free-scanner-app-you-probably-already-have-installed/ Free Scanner App You Probably Already Have Installed see comment: Google Drive OCR works well with Fraktur font. https://stevemorse.org/#dealing Dealing with Characters in Foreign Alphabets in One Step http://www.stevemorse.org/german/germanprintcurs.html Converting bet old Germanic Print and Cursive in 1 Step http://sktranslations.com/7-tips-reading-historical-german-marriage-certificates Reading German Marriage Certificates http://sktranslations.com/20-tips-deciphering-old-german-handwriting Deciphering Old German Handwriting https://www.deutsche-handschrift.de/adsschreiben.php#schriftfeld Alte deutsche Handschriften (subpage) website that with generate several types of handwriting for short (35 characters maximum) groups of words. https://www.familytreemagazine.com/premium/6-websites-for-old-german-script/ 6 Websites for Old German Script http://www.deutsche-handschrift.de/adsschreiben.php Schrift – Generator https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-paleography-seminar-introduction German Paleography Seminar, 10 Lessons (Presenter: Charlotte Noelle Champenois) www.deutsche-handschrift.de/adsschreiben.php Alte Deutsche Schrift (Website creates sample scripts for 5 different versions of the old handwritten Kurrent or Sütterlin script and three different versions of the old printed Fraktur. Discover how your surnames might be written in records.) https://germangirlinamerica.com/old-german-cursive-alphabet-and-typefaces/ Old German Cursive Alphabet & Typefaces
Deciphering Old German Script http://www.kurrentschrift.net/index.php?s=schreiben Schreibübung enter text & convert to Kurrentschrift script https://sktranslations.com/six-need-know-letter-swaps-deciphering-german-documents 6 “Letter Swaps” http://sktranslations.com/20-tips-deciphering-old-german-handwriting 20 Tips for Deciphering Old German Handwriting http://sktranslations.com/ten-tips-deciphering-old-german-handwriting Ten Tips for Deciphering Old German Handwriting http://sktranslations.com/ten-tips-deciphering-old-german-handwriting-3 Ten More Tips for Deciphering Old German Handwriting https://germangirlinamerica.com/old-german-cursive-alphabet-and-typefaces/ Old German Cursive Alphabet and Typefaces
German Word Lists (also see Language heading): https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/German_Word_List German Genealogical Word List German words with their English translations http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/html/dictionary.html Kartenmeister Terms and words used in their database showing equivalents in German-English-Polish. http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Portal:Lexika GenWiki Portal encyclopedias Section with occupations and diseases http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/german-glossary Glossary of German genealogical words http://sktranslations.com/19-common-abbreviations-german-genealogy 19 Common Abbreviations in German Gen http://www.der-familienstammbaum.de/ahnenforschung/alte-berufe-a Der Familienstammbaum occupations list (in German) http://www.abkuerzungen.de/main.php?language=de www.abkuerzungen.de type German abbreviation to see German word http://www.lessner-ahnenforschung.com/d049ee9f36ca3a9f2feda58cb5f89580_Alte_Begriffe_Abkuerzungen_Kb.pdf Abbreviations-in- church-records file http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Abk%C3%BCrzungen GenWiki’s Abkurzungen site Abbreviations http://www.wordmine.info/de/Search.aspx?slang=de&stype=worter-mit-endung&sword=TUM WordMine.info Type beginning or end of word, get list of all the possible German words with those exact beginnings or endings http://woerterbuchnetz.de/DWB/?sigle=DWB&mode=Gliederung&lemid=GA01916#XGA01916 Deutsches Worterbuch von Jacob Grimm und Wilhelm Grimm A great German-German dictionary for old-fashioned German words http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/german-glossary?platform=hootsuite German Genealogy Glossary http://sktranslations.com/25-common-german-milestone-words-finding-ancestor Words for Finding Your German Ancestor http://www.german-translation-tips-and-resources.com/german-abbreviations-1.html German Abbreviations http://www.abbreviations.com/acronyms/GERMAN German Abbreviations http://www.woerterbuchnetz.de/cgi-bin/WBNetz/setupStartSeite.tcl Great dictionary for old-fashioned German words https://sktranslations.com/german-church-record-vocabulary-important-words German Church Record Vocabulary https://sktranslations.com/german-military-record-vocabulary-important-words German Military Record Vocabulary: The Most Important Words https://sktranslations.com/essential-german-genealogy-vocabulary-the-collection Essential German Genealogy Vocabulary: The Collection Links to all her German genealogy vocabulary articles http://dwb.uni-trier.de/de/ DWB – 19th century German Dictionary https://germangirlinamerica.com/german-false-friends-list/ German False Friends List words that SOUND like English https://sktranslations.com/25-common-german-milestone-words-finding-ancestor 25 Milestone Words for Finding German Ancestor https://sktranslations.com/understanding-numbers-in-german-genealogy Understanding Numbers in German Genealogy https://sktranslations.com/ultimate-list-months-german-genealogy Ultimate List of Months in German Genealogy https://www.theomaway.com/german-culture/german-idioms-part-1/ Germans have a funny way with words, part 1 https://theomaway.com/german-traditions/german-idioms-part-2/ Germans have a funny way with words, part 2 https://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/germanoccs.htm German Occupation Definitions - English Translations https://european-roots.com/german_prof.htm Old German Professions https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Compendious_German_and_English_Diction/9TtAAAAAYAAJ A Compendious German and English Dictionary With Notation of Correspondences and Brief Etymologies By William Dwight Whitney, August Hjalmar Edgren · 1877 https://www.familytreemagazine.com/heritage/german/translate-german-ancestors-records/ 4 Tips for Translating Your German Ancestor’s Records https://sktranslations.com/essential-german-genealogy-vocabulary-the-collection Essential German Genealogy Vocabulary: The Collection
Jewish Research: http://www.jewishgen.org/ JewishGen Databases of Jewish surnames, towns, Holocaust victims, burials, family trees https://jgs.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77 Center for Jewish History, Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute Inventory of LDS Microfilms and Microfiche. http://www.rtrfoundation.org/index.shtml Routes to Roots Foundation Guide to Jewish/Civil records in East Europe http://www.online-ofb.de/juden_nw/ Pommerscher Greif e.V. New version of the database "Jews in the German Empire” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovAKqc0PrfU Muzeum POLIN, Warsaw: Museum of the History of Polish Jews Jewish Cultural Heritage in 2020 | POLIN Museum https://www.polin.pl/en/no-need-to-leave-home-tours POLIN Museum, Tours of the exhibition. No need to leave home
Latin Word Lists: (when translating old Catholic church records) https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Latin_Genealogical_Word_List FamilySearch Latin words http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/html/latin-german-english.html Kartenmeister Latin-German-English http://www.genealogia.de/berufe.htm Tobias Weber – Genealogie help with Latin names of occupations https://www.deepl.com/translator DeepL (language translation website, which will translate any language, was recommended by a German Genealogical Society) https://sktranslations.com/latin-words-german-genealogy-documents 15 Latin Words in your German Documents Language (Translations, Dictionaries, Symbols, Dialect Map, Learning, Names): https://translate.google.com Google Translate Free translator for words, phrases, documents, webpages https://www.linguee.com/ Linguee Translation tool https://www.babelfish.com/ BabelFish Enter word or phrase, translate into 14 languages or to English www.freetranslation.com FreeTranslation.com Words & doc(x), .ppt(x), .odt, .pdf & .txt up to 5MB file size https://sites.google.com/view/genealogy-translations/home Online Translation Aids Multi-lingual translation aids http://wolfram.schneider.org/dict/ English-German dictionary Translation site & don’t need whole word http://www.systranet.com/translate/ SYSTRANet Free online translator http://www.foreignword.com/ ForeignWord.com Many languages translated http://dict.leo.org LEOs Online dictionaries Go to “English” & fill in Leo box http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/ BEOLINGUS Online Dictionary http://www.dict.cc/ Dict.cc Online Dictionary http://www.linguee.com/ Linguee English-German Dictionary http://german.about.com/library/bltransltxt.htm About.com German Language Translation tools & websites www.joycep.myweb.port.ac.uk/pronounce Guide to German Pronunciation http://www.poltran.com/ PolTran.com Polish-English / English-Polish translations http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/slavic.html#polish Slavic language dictionaries Slavic language dictionaries http://searchtip.genealogytipoftheday.com/?p=403 German Dialect Map Excellent map of Germanic dialects & Wikipedia article on the German language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_dialects German dialects Includes map of dialects spoken https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_German? Low German – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_German? Standard German, High German http://slowgerman.com/category/absolute-beginner/ Slow German Free podcast http://survivalphrases.com/german/guest.php SurvivalPhrases.com http://www.mangolanguages.com/ Mango Languages Simple language and culture learning in over 70 languages https://www.duolingo.com/ DuoLingo Learn a language http://www.learngermanbypodcast.com/ Learn German by Podcast Real-life German for everyday conversation http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/understanding-german-language-and-surnamesUnderstanding German language/surnames http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/common-german-names Common German Names & Nicknames http://rieperoots.com/pages/Names/customs.htm German Naming Customs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnzWmgTdMFA German Names & Naming Patterns by James Beidler http://rieperoots.com/pages/Names/origins.htm German Names, Nicknames, and Origins https://www.german-way.com/german-names-and-bureaucracy/ German Names and Bureaucracy http://www.kerchner.com/surnames.htm C F Kerchner & Associates Website 18th Century PA German Naming Customs, etc links https://www.familytreemagazine.com/heritage/german/german-naming-traditions/ German Naming Traditions Genealogists Should Know http://www.dw.com/en/learn-german/s-2469 Deutsche Welle Free online course http://www.dw.com/en/learn-german/audiotrainer/s-9677 Deutsche Welle Audiotrainer free podcast http://www.languagesurfer.com/2013/08/19/how-to-pass-the-german-a1-test/ Language Surfer Pass the German A1 Test http://wiki-en.genealogy.net/Symbols_and_Signs GenWiki How to Type German Umlaut Words and more Symbols http://www.helleniccomserve.com/hhgaintlgenealsymbols.html Hellenic Hist & Gen Assoc International Genealogical Symbols http://www.linguee.com/ German-English Dictionary with Sentence Examples http://woerterbuchnetz.de/ German Dictionary if You Don't Know the Entire Word http://www.wordmine.info/ WordMine Play “hangman”; usedful site when trying to decipher foreign documents http://www.romannumerals.online/ Roman Numeral Helps convert roman numeral dates/years seen in church books http://www.abkuerzungen.de/main.php?language=en Meaning of German Abbreviations https://lisalouisecooke.com/2017/09/translating-german-genealogy-records-9-top-german-translation-websites/ Translating German Genealogy Records: 9 Top German Translation Websites http://sktranslations.com/10-hilarious-german-sausage-sayings-try-friends 10 Hilarious Sausage Sayings http://sktranslations.com/10-german-genealogy-words-wont-find-dictionary?mc_cid=4e4ff47a4b&mc_eid=919247b4f8 10 German Words You Won’t Find in a Dictionary https://lisalouisecooke.com/2017/10/google-translate-for-genealogy-best-translation-websites/ When to Use Google Translate for Genealogy–And Best Translation Websites for When You Don’t (for German) https://lisalouisecooke.com/2017/09/translating-german-genealogy-records-9-top-german-translation-websites/ Translating German Genealogy Records: 9 Top German Translation Websites http://sktranslations.com/5-secret-german-transcription-tips-genealogy-translator?mc_cid=7d05055aec&mc_eid=919247b4f8 5 Secret Transcription Tips from a German Genealogy Translator http://sktranslations.com/six-need-know-letter-swaps-deciphering-german-documents 6 Need-to-Know “Letter Swaps” When Deciphering Your German Documents contains links to other articles on deciphering German handwriting http://sktranslations.com/beginning-german-genealogists German Language Insight for Genealogists http://www.babeltots.co.uk/shop/products/category/german/ BabelTots – Toys that speak YOUR language http://sktranslations.com/five-transcription-tips-youre-just-stuck 5 Transcription Tips for When Your’re Just Stuck https://germanculture.com.ua/german-traditions/the-history-of-the-german-language/ History of the German Language https://www.familytreemagazine.com/premium/germanic-alphabet-chart/ Germanic Alphabet Chart https://dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/ German to English Online Dictionaries Leo https://www.dict.cc/ German to English Online Dictionaries Dict.cc: https://www.langenscheidt.com/# German to English Online Dictionaries Langenscheidt: http://www.woerterbuchnetz.de German to English Online Dictionaries Old-Fashioned Dictionary: https://sktranslations.com/magic-church-books Magic of German Churchbooks translated headings of Baptismal record https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wimT7odgp4&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2zKa7fqFYMIEyxLm_8stptgGqlpjIVq9X DIOmiIoGDvk3ZPeVLpkXNThI The Sound of the Old Prussian Language (Basal Epigram & The Lord’s Prayer) https://www.deutschland.de/en/topic/knowledge/six-fun-facts-about-the-german-language 6 fun facts about the German language https://sktranslations.com/translators-guide-online-translation-tools-use-not-use-genealogy-documents? A translator’s Guide to Online Translation Tools: What to Use and What Not to Use for Your Genealogy Documents https://www.many-roads.com/2014/10/13/german-illness-death-terms-and-translations/ German Illness/Death Terms & Translations https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/german-english/ Collins Dictionary – Thesaurus https://www.dwds.de/d/woerterbuecher DWDS Dictionary [German Vocabulary from 1600 to Today. The ZDL (Zentrum fur digitale Lexikographie) includes the fabled 10 volume Duden (The Great Dictionary of the German Language). Use Google Translate to translate results.] https://sktranslations.com/whatgenealogistsneedtoknowgermanlanguage What Genealogists Need to Know About the German Language http://www.patenonkel.info/Patenonkel---allgemein/::7.html PatenOnkel.info (Godparents in the various dialects for regions in the German-speaking world)
Maps & Town Locators: https://www.meyersgaz.org/ Meyers Online Gazetteer See English translation for entered place names https://www.familytreemagazine.com/articles/news-blogs/genealogy-industry/meyersgaz-update-gives-german- researchers-new-search-tool/ MeyersGaz Update Gives German Researchers New Search Tool (sounds like) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2aLSvE_upY&t=10s Step-By-Step Guide to MeyersGaz.org http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1074 Meyers Orts Gazetteer of the German Empire Locate place names in German research. Includes all areas that were part of the pre-World War I (WWI) German Empire. https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Abbreviation_Table_for_Meyers_Orts_und_Verkehrs_Lexikon_Des_Deutschen_Rei chs article explains Meyers Orts Gazetteer abbreviations https://lib.byu/collections/german-maps/ German Maps pre-WW II Germany so part of Poland too http://www.hgis-germany.de Historical GIS Germany navigate maps that track changes in boundaries 1820-1914 www.progenealogists.com/germany/gazetteersmain.html German Gazetteers http://www.landkartenarchiv.de/deutschland_messtischblaetter.php Landkartenarchiv – The Messtischblaetter http://kartenforum.slub-dreseden.de/en/vkviewer/main/show/ Virtuelles Kartenforum https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Abbreviation_Table_for_Meyers_Orts_und_Verkehrs_Lexikon_Des_Deutschen_Reichs FamilySearch guide to German abbreviations used in Meyers https://lisalouisecooke.com/2017/08/02/meyers-gazetteer/ 5 Expert Tips for Using Meyers Gazetteer https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Germany_Gazetteers Germany Gazetteers Includes Meyers Orts. http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/databaseuwe.asp Kartenmeister Town locator, dictionaries, history http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/ Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection Germany maps 800 to present. https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/ FamilySearch Research Places http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/loc.html PolanGenWeb Town locators for former German towns http://feefhs.org/links/germany.html FEEFHS Go to Maps and Gazetteers section http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp JewishGen Gazetteer (formerly ShtetlSeeker) Town locator https://mapire.eu/en/ Mapire http://www.many-roads.com/2019/07/01/magnificent-map-location-resource Magnificent Map/Location Resource https://uwdc.library.wisc.edu/collections/german/ravenstein/ Atlas des Deutschen Reichs by Ludwig Ravenstein Aids in tracing family origins in any part of the German empire from the late 19th century to early 20th century. http://www.atsnotes.com/other/gerpol.html ATSnotes.com Index of names of localities in Poland & Russia http://www.multi-map.net/ Multi-map.net Explore the earth with Google Earth Maps, Bing Maps and MapQuest. www.germany.travel/en/index.html German National Tourist Board Best online modern-day maps http://www.viamichelin.com/ ViaMichelin Maps & Route Planner https://www.facebook.com/451165558387640/videos/523797737791088/?fref=nf http://onlinestreet.de/strassen/ Onlinestreet If you know at least some of the letters in your street name, this can help you recognize the correct transcription of the word http://rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com/?p=3672 Article explains how Ancestry enters locations in some of their DB’s http://www.ieg-maps.uni-mainz.de/mapsp/mapebga0.htm German Railroad 1835 – 1885 https://www.wdl.org/en/item/41/view/1/1/ Emigrant's Map and Guide for Routes to North America http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/his/CoreArt/maps/hs143maps.htm Copies of Maps for German History http://easteurotopo.org/ Topographic Maps of Central and Eastern Europe http://www.businessinsider.com/animated-map-how-wwi-changed-europe-borders-2017-4 Animated map shows how World War I changed Europe's borders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iha3OS8ShYs Watch as 1000 years of European borders change time lapse map http://mapire.eu/de/map/germany19/?layers=osm%2C158%2C113%2C114&bbox=1473831.7653387869%2C6896889.32 9645116%2C1507005.4356145533%2C6928687.133411748 Deutschlandkarte aus Meßtischblättern (English: Map of Germany from measuring table sheets) Mapire is a Historical Map Portal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj_nACJZt94&t=4s Finding German Villages for Genealogy with James M. Beidler http://greif.uni-greifswald.de/geogreif/search?map=overview&coll_id=72%2F Universitaet Greifswald, GeoGreif http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/search/collectioin/GermanMaps BYU Harold B Lee Library Digital Collections http://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency – GeoNames Search http://www.maplandia.com/ Maplandia -- Google Maps World Gazetteer http://www.fallingrain.com/world/index.html Global Gazetteer (Directory of cities & towns in World) https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/search/-/s/n/topic/maps Archives Portal Europe http://isodp.hof-university.de/fuzzyg/query/ The Fuzzy Gazetteer (- a great help when location may be misspelled ) http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm United Nations: Cartographic Section Maps and Geographic Information Resources http://www.maphistory.info/webimages.html Map History/History of Cartography (index to historical map websites, arranged by collection size, theme, and geographic location. A search engine is provided. http://www.populationmondiale.com/#sthash.OoqnchFd.dpbs World Gazetteer https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Gazetteers Locate Country-Specific Atlases and Gazetteers Online http://www.content.landesarchiv-berlin.de/labsa/show/index.php Landesarchiv Berlin - Civil registry query http://www.content.landesarchiv-berlin.de/viewer/standesamtskarte/ Landesarchiv Berlin has published a map showing the borders of the 20 civil registration offices in Berlin for the years 1874-1931. http://www.amason.net/hessen/hesse.htm?fbclid=IwAR0XwEi61B4OE4-zq5RwluVx-XG-_xWJ94ioSt3ivEBA2TnJGR1dDw_xvwE A Land Called Hessen with many other maps of Germany links to historical maps of Germany/European areas, church maps, etc http://www.emersonkent.com/map_archive/swedish_1630.htm Historical Map of the Thirty Years War: Swedish Invasion 1630 https://www.familytreemagazine.com/premium/multiple-german-towns-same-name/ When Multiple German Towns Have Same Name https://mapire.eu/en/map/northgermany-1877/ Prussia 1877 map https://mapire.eu/en/ Mapire – Historical Maps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj_nACJZt94&feature=youtu.be Finding German Villages for Genealogy and Family History with James M. Beidler https://www.strassen-in-deutschland.de/ Street Finder https://www.deutschehandschrift.de/adsschreiben.php#schriftfeld Script Generator http://historicalatlas.com/ The CENTENNIA Historical Atlas video on country boundary changes & locating ancestors https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/map-poland-germany/ German Gazetteers: What You Can Learn from Early Maps of Poland/Germany http://germanyinusa.com/2019/08/18/this-map-shows-the-german-born-german-population-in-the-usa-in-1870/ German-born population in the USA 1870 https://sktranslations.com/5-tips-deciphering-town-names-just-cant-read-letters Tips for Deciphering Town Names on German Records See Kartenmeister.com for situations where the village had Prussian name & reverted to original name https://www.familytreemagazine.com/heritage/german/search-german-ancestors-village/ Searching for Your German Ancestral Village https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/map-poland-germany/ German Gazetteers: What You Can Learn from Early Maps https://lpb-mv.de/themen/geschichte-mv-in-karten/ State Center for Political Education – Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania History of Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania in Maps https://www.germansfromrussiasettlementlocations.org/2017/07/on-this-day-22-july-1763-catherine.html? Germans from Russia Settlement Locations (22 July 1763, Catherine the Great's Manifesto Issued. https://auswanderer-thueringen.de/ Thüringer Auswanderer-Datenbank Emigrants from Thüringia, Germany https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A53EDHRDPXILPQ9C/pages/AFFYWQUII2HZEG8Q Atlas des Deutschen Reichs (1883) https://www.familytreemagazine.com/premium/6-sources-for-german-immigrant-origins/ 6 Ways to Find Your German Ancestor’s Place of Origin https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/34415/ Prussia, Municipality Gazetteer, 1905 helpful in determining which Catholic and Protestant parishes a village belonged to—information not found in the Meyers Gazetteer https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-historical-geography German Historical Geography by: Daniel R Jones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_districts_of_Germany List of Districts in Germany https://www.germanydestinattions.com/german-states-map/ German States Map https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj_nACJZt94 Finding German Villages for Genealogy & Family History w James M. Beidler https://sktranslations.com/top-german-words-find-ancestors-hometown Top German Words to Find Ancestor’s Hometown https://sktranslations.com/finding_mystery_town How I Found a Mystery Prussian Town – And How You Can Too!
Phone Books: http://www1.dastelefonbuch.de/?la=en&cx=&cy=&sp=0&sp=0&aktion=11 Das Telefonbuch German telephone book* http://www.ksiazka-telefoniczna.com/index.php?language=en Telefoniczna.com Polish telephone book* *No street address details for either but useful to determine whether any people with a particular surname are still living in the ancestral village/area, etc. https://www.zlb.de/en/besondere-angebote/berlin-directory-for-the-years-1799-to-1943.html Berlin Directory for the years 1799 to 1943 http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Herzogtum_Schleswig-Holstein_und_F%C3%BCrstenthum_L%C3%BCbeck/Adressbuch_1869 Schleswig-Holstein Address Book for the duchies of Schleswig-Holstein and the principality of Lübeck http://www.rolf-freytag.de/digibib/digibib.php Silesia ddress books, etc. https://books.google.de/books?id=2EEixUQFXnYC&dq=Der%20Kreis%20Greifenhagen&hl=de&pg=PP7#v=onepage&q= Der%20Kreis%20Greifenhagen&f=false Preussen 1866 - Adressbuch des deutschen Handels, Fabrik und Gewerbestandes Preussen 1866 - Address book of the German trade, Factory and trade stand The yellow pages of 1866 with the following provinces: Rhine Province, Westphalia, Pomeranian, Posen https://digital.zlb.de/viewer/cms/155/?mc_cid=61ee7aad54&mc_eid=77eb2cee38 Berliner Adress-, Telefon- und Branchenbücher collection contains 250 million entries for Berlin residents, businesses, and agencies over past 300 yrs How German Address Books at Ancestry.com are Helping Bust Brick Walls https://lisalouisecooke.com/2019/09/09/german-address-books-ancestry/ Ancestry is not the only place to look for. CompGen has entries for more the 10.000 places in Germany on their free searchable address book database at: http://adressbuecher.genealogy.net/addressbooks/places A couple of cities have their own digital libraries, also free searchable like Bremen: http://brema.suub.uni-bremen.de/periodical/titleinfo/928434 https://www.loc.gov/rr/european/phonede/dephoneA-D.html Address/Telephone Directories from Germany at LOC
Photos: http://www.bildindex.de/?sid={87927cae-9ea6-433f-9f59-c941e345b4b8}&cnt=76286#|2 bildindex Photos from various locations; enter or select a place. http://genwiki.genealogy.net/Fotostudio German photographers https://www.ansichtskartenversand.com/ak/88-Postcards-Home Old postcards / Alte Ansichtskarten (maybe see old postcards for ancestral villages in Germany & other places in the world, including US)
Reference: http://www.abkuerzungen.de/main.php?language=de abkuerzungen.de learn what an abbreviation actually stands for https://www.deutschepost.de/de.html Deutschepost German Postal System’s website https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Germany_Letter_Writing_Guide FamilySearch Germany Letter Writing Guide http://c.ancestry.com/cs/media/social-research-german-civil-registration.pdf?o_xid=63231&o_lid=63231&o_sch=Email+-+Programs Ancestry.com German Civil Registrations Guide https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/home.html FamilySearch Video Learning (many subjects including 19 about Germany) http://sktranslations.com/think-like-german-spelling-variations-genealogy-documents Think Like a German: Spelling Variations https://sktranslations.com/top-german-words-find-ancestors-hometown Top German Words to Find Your Ancestor’s Home Town https://fromshepherdsandshoemakers.com/2017/10/27/anatomy-of-a-german-marriage-record/ Anatomy of a German Marriage Record https://www.familytreemagazine.com/articles/your-ethnic-heritage/german_genealogy/german-genealogy-book-list/ German Genealogy Book List https://sktranslations.com/whats-name-10-popular-boys-girls-names-german-genealogy-handwritten-examples What’s in a Name: 10 Popular Boys’ and Girls’ Names in German Genealogy http://dwb.uni-trier.de/de/ German dictionary by Jacob Grimm & Wilhelm Grimm https://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat.org Enter village name and the word Familienbuch, which means family book. https://sktranslations.com/how-german-city-directories-helped-me-find-my-great-grandfather-guest-post-by-garth-wunsch How German City Directories Helped Me Find My Great-Grandfather https://sktranslations.com/hof-und-hausergeschichten-how-farm-and-building-histories-can-help-your-german-research-guest-post-by- scott-holl HOF- UND HÄUSERGESCHICHTEN: HOW FARM AND BUILDING HISTORIES CAN HELP YOUR GERMAN RESEARCH Books: Medical Terminology for Germanic Genealogists Milton K. Meyers’ German-English Dictionary of Terms used in Medicine and the Allied Sciences. To find this and other digitized books, try going to Google Books at https://books.google.com/ using the phrase: German English medical dictionary “Morbus: Why and How Our Ancestors Died” by Rosemarie Chorzempa The German-Russian Handbook An excellent 747-page reference book that previously sold in hardback for $125 is now available for #free in digital format from the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection at North Dakota State University, thanks to the efforts of Michael Miller and Jeremy Kopp. https://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/sites/default/files/image-directory/German-Russian%20Handbook.pdf
Research in Different German Regions (see also Archives & Databases): http://www.online-ofb.de List of Online Family Register Books http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/Deutsch-Lands?platform=hootsuite Deutsch Lands History about some parts of Germany. www.amason.net Baden Archives State Archive Freiburg. State and local records from 1806 More info at: http://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/web/47231 www.leo-gw.de + http:/bit.ly/2cQSjmB Baden-Wurttemburg: List of Municipalities https://germanculture.com.ua/travel-to-germany/garmisch-partenkirchen-picture-perfect-german-town/ Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Town in Bavaria https://www.bayern-evangelisch.de/wir-ueber-uns/dekanatsbezirke.php Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern https://www.landeskirchenarchivberlin.de/kirchenbuchstelle-berlin-brandenburg-schlesische-oberlausitz/ Evangelisches Landeskirchliches Archiv in Berlin http://www.blf-friedhofsprojekt.de/ Bavarian Cemetery Project Database contains data from 179,581 graves https://www.bavarikon.de/ Internet portal of Bavaria range of cultural assets such as documents and archival records, manuscripts, archaeological finds, paintings, graphics and photographs, city maps and charts, sculptures, castles/palaces, folk culture and an extensive collection of full-text searchable books on Bavaria. http://www.websters.net/blackforest/ Black Forest Website Genealogy site devoted to the Black Forest region. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/eberswaldebirths/ Barnim, Germany, Births, 1874-1906 located in German state of Brandenburg https://germanculture.com.ua/travel-to-germany/bremen/ Bremen – the City of the World-Famous Fairytale Musicians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYBBH5ySMSU German Emigration Center in Bremerhaven https://db-brandenburg.de/?page_id=801 Brandenburg Datenbank Brandenburg Database project https://db-brandenburg.de/ Brandenburg - Database More BMD, tombstone, church book records added http://www.bggroteradler.de/wp-content/php/data/lds-bb-kibu-orte.php Verzeichnis der online gestellten Microfilme Brandenburgischer Kirchenbuchduplikate Directory of online questions re Brandenburgischer church book microfilm duplicates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkQ-wptfbGI Brandenburg and Prussia - Version 2.0 See the full history of Brandenburg and Prussia. Colonial possessions & frontlines not shown https://www.slcl.org/sites/default/files/10_2019.pdf The Huguenots, 16th & 17th century Religious Refugees (Huguenots from France resettled in Brandenburg-Prussia area, plus other places in the world. http://tudigit.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/show/_md_search?md_query_cat=sammlung&md_query_var=sammlung51&md_query_sort=sort_shelfLocator_sdocval+asc Digitale Sammlungen Darmstadt Old Cemetery books for Darmstadt, Germany http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pick/ Eifel Birth and Marriage Data Tom Pick’s extensive database of the Eifel region. www.fehmarn-genealogy.com Fehmarn Genealogy Site Fehmarn is a small island off the coast of Schleswig Holstein. http://www.nordfriiskinstituut.de/indexausw_e.html North Frisian Emigrant-Archive https://www.legacytree.com/blog/church-registry-office-hanover Lutheran Ancestors at Church Registry Office, Hanover http://www.amason.net/hessen/archives.htm#Don Hessen Archives Links for finding Evangelical and Catholic church registers, contact information and genealogical terms. Other miscellaneous information. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhED8amV47c&fbclid=IwAR2M1A8DioolNL0sxCo6cqpE94fKWVlIS2taL5upcE5YuYp TdzK5uH3P-fc Hessian State Archives (Hessisches Landesarchiv) Explanatory video of Hessian State Archives https://arcinsys.hessen.de/arcinsys/start.action?oldNodeid= Archival information system Hessen https://gendi.de/downloads/Familienbuch_Eppertshausen_Namensindex.pdf Familienbuch Eppertshausen (Hessen) 1603-1910 http://list.genealogy.net/mm/listinfo/hessen-l Hessen-L German-language genealogical mailing list for Family Research in Hesse and former Hessian areas http://www.lagis-hessen.de/en/subjects/index/sn/ol Hesse: Historical Gazetteer (Ortslexikon Hessen) https://www.lagis-hessen.de/de/subjects/index/sn/ha? Hessische Auswanderer - Hessian emigrants Hessian State Archives in Darmstadt, Marburg und Wiesbaden http://www.amason.net/hessen/hesse.htm?fbclid=IwAR0XwEi61B4OE4-zq5RwluVx-XG-_xWJ94ioSt3ivEBA2TnJGR1dDw_xvwE A Land Called Hessen with many other maps of Germany links to historical maps of Germany/European areas, church maps, etc https://www.usinger-anzeiger.de/lokales/weilrod/zum-dorfjubilaum-das-cratzenbacher-familienbuch_21661316 New village book for Cratzenbach in the Taunus region of Hessen https://www.sa.dk/en/services/reading-room-aabenraa Provincial Archives of Southern Jutland http://www.uni-marburg.de/archivschule/fv6.html Archivschule Marburg https://digitales-archiv.erzbistum-muenchen.de/actaproweb/altview.jsf?id=48&fbclid=IwAR0WqPFFs8yQG_XpSz5DUSuivoJyI-N6iNtv8-5f_6VrKYUAb4T1VtPVy5k Archiv des Erzbistums Munchen und Freising Archives of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising records online. Click the + to the left of the yellow file folder labeled "Matrikeln (M), nach Orten bzw. Pfarreien gegliedert" to open an A to Z list of folders. Click on the file labeled with the first letter of the parish you are looking for to find a listing of the individual churches in the parish and their available digitized church books. http://data.matricula-online.eu/de/deutschland/muenster/ Catholic church records of the Münsterland area in Germany now digitized online available for free until parishes beginning with the letter „L“. More should follow. www.akvz.de Arbeitskreis Volkszahl-Register Devoted to Northern Germany and Baltic Sea area (former duchies of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg, the Principality of Luebeck and the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin). http://www.odessa3.org/ Odessa Digital Library Digital library of cultural and family history of Germans who emigrated to Russia in the 1800s. Genealogical research in Oldenburg http://www.familienkunde-oldenburg.de/ogf-datenbanken/ Familienforschung in Oldenburg http://stammbaum.familienkunde-oldenburg.de/ Mitglieder-Stammbäume http://www.auswanderer-oldenburg.de/index.php Auswandererdatenbank http://militaer.familienkunde-oldenburg.de/index.php Oldenburger in Napoleons Großer Armee Historical Books Oldenburg http://data.matricula-online.eu/de/deutschland/vechta/ Oldenburg Church Books Now Available on Matricula short tutorial about using the database: https://icar-us.eu/en/cooperation/online-portals/matricula http://www.lb-oldenburg.de/ The "Landesbibliothek Oldenburg" scanned and published some historical books. http://digital.lb-oldenburg.de/ihd/content/structure/352950 original "Die Bauernhofe in Amte Vechta": https://www.donheinrichtolzmann.net/Immigrant2018MarTolzmann.pdf “The Land of Milk and Honey: Letters of Johann Bernard Meyer from America to Family in the Osnabrücker Nordland, 1835 and 1844”. A large number of German immigrants to Cincinnati came from what is known as the Osnabrücker Nordland https://www.donheinrichtolzmann.net/2014_Dec_Tracer.pdf “German Immigration to Cincinnati from the Osnabrücker Nordland in the Early 19th Century” in Hamilton County Gen Society newsletter http://ogsa.us/ Ostfriesen Genealogical Society of America The genealogy website for those with ancestors from the Ostfriesland area of Germany. http://rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com/?p=5178&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3 A+blogspot%2FNkapj+%28RootDig.com%29 Ostfriesen First Names Poem https://3dblickwinkel.de/3d-rundgang/heimatmuseum-leer/ Heimatmuseum in Leer (Ostfriesland) Virtual museum tour https://www.grabsteine-ostfriesland.de/suche.php Upstalsboom-Society Gravestones from Ostfriesland, Germany http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/05/finding-palatine-ancestors.html Finding Palatine Ancestors Interesting article with links to many free websites with lists of names of people & ships, etc. http://robertmitchell.net/ Human Geographies Within the Pale of Settlement https://dna-explained.com/2016/11/06/the-1709ers-german-palatinates-52-ancestors-137/ The 1709ers – German Palatinates http://users.rootsweb.com/~mnprgm/PRG/Links.html Pommern Genealogy Useful links for Pommern Researchers http://blog.a3genealogy.com/2017/02/german-prussia-pommern-genealogy.html Researching Pommern Ancestors http://www.pommernkontakte.de Pommernfontakte (Pomeranian Research Database) https://www.pommerscher-greif.de/quellensuche.html Pommerscher Greif e.V (Online Church books of Pomerania) https://www.pommerscher-greif.de/ Pommerscher Greif e.V. Good source of info for Pomerania research https://mariatreptowspomerania.wordpress.com/ Maria Treptow’s Pomerania – Blog https://www.pommerscher-greif.de/letzte-aktualisierungen-greif-x.html Pommerescher Greif e.V. Latest updates https://www.pommerscher-greif.de/greif-index.html Pommerescher Greif e.V. search page http://mypomerania.com/ MyPomerania https://www.pommerscher-greif.de/quellensuche.html Quellensuche (Pomerania) Source searching tool (in German) for locations, civil registry office documents and church books in Pomerania. http://mypomerania.com/visiting-the-state-archives-in-koszalin/ Visiting the State Archives in Koszalin (Pomerania) https://immigrantgensoc.org/ Immigrant Genealogical Society “Di Pommerschen Leute” for descendants of Pomerania https://www.genealoger.com/german/pommern/pommern__maps.htm Pomeranian Genealogy – maps, etc https://www.genealogiawarchiwach.pl/?fbclid=IwAR1Gryag1NvwN7xHYXQP6uY6Da4r9AW2PebHTZSiQf6t3D6H7K6BjTOU22k Joint project genealogical State Archives in Torun and Bydgoszcz for the inhabitants of the voivodeship Kuyavia and Pomerania http://ofb.genealogy.net/schivelbein/index.php?lang=en Local family database Belgard-Schivelbein (Pomerania) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Pomerania Swedish Pomerania might explain unexpected Swedish DNA results https://mapire.eu/de/map/northgermany- 1877/?layers=osm%2C112&bbox=1324220.9260843091%2C6996327.023441313%2C1342604.031386894%2C7003970 .72626983 Map of Prussia 1877 http://www.westpreussen.de/ Family Research in West Prussia http://westpreussen.de/pages/forschungsergebnisse/einwohnerdatenbank/einwohner.php Database of West Prussian people and families https://www.vffow.org/content/forschung/erste-schritte-___/ Free Guide for East & West Prussia Research by VFFOW Scroll down several inches on webpage to find link to download English version file http://familienbuch-euregio.eu/guest.html Familienbuch Euregio 15,000+ death register books from the Rhineland branch of the Landesarchiv Nordrhein-Westfalen for the period 1876 to 1938 now online. https://www.framersheim.de/fa/leben/familienbuch.php Village family book for Framersheim in Rheinland-Palatinate https://www.framersheim.de/fa-wAssets/docs/leben/chronik-framersheim-kapitel-20-auswanderer.pdf List of emigrants from village of Framersheim in Rheinland-Palatinate https://therheinlandamerican.wordpress.com The Rheinland American: Genealogy https://familytreetours.us4.list- manage.com/track/click?u=8a8c1e419506261ba8dd89a9e&id=10de1ad950&e=7479432311 Journey through the Rhineland Palatinate Book by Brigitte Merz, Erich Spiegelhalter Recommended for history of the Rhineland Palatinate. https://www.archive.nrw.de/lav/abteilungen/ostwestfalen_lippe/service_familienforschung/index.php Archives in North Rhine-Westphalia The Detmold State Archives has started to put registry death registers from the region online https://www.archivrecherche-dresden.de/blog/schnelleinstieg-historisches-ortsverzeichnis-sachsen/ Archiv Begleiter http://hov.isgv.de/orte/ Saxony: Historical Gazetteer (Orsverzeichnis von Sachsen) Historische adressbücher (Saxony’s address books) https://adressbuecher.sachsendigital.de/tour/ https://www.compgen.de/2019/07/sachsens-adressbuecher-werden-digital-zugaenglich article www.genealogy-sh.com Genealogy-SH.COM Genealogy in Schleswig-Holstein administered by Hans Peter Voss http://www.schleswig-holstein.de/EN/Home/home_node.html State Archives of Schleswig-Holstein www.rootdigger.de/emi.htm Schleswig-Holstein Emigration Database 19th century emigrations SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN & DANISH RESOURCES this part of Germany had belonged to Denmark until 1864, when it was lost in a war with Germany (Prussia). Denmark took censuses and they have a couple back in the 1700’s and quite a few in the 1800’s. http://www.ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm. http://www.udvandrerarkivet.dk/udvandrerprotokollerne/ On this site there looks to be an Emigrant database https://www.sa.dk/en/k/genealogy more info on doing Danish genealogy http://www.tiefenort-emigrants.de/General_Information.html Thuringia Emigrant Database www.odessa3.org/collections/land/wprussia/ West Prussian Land Records www.westpreussen.de Familienforschung in Westprueussen (Family Research in West Prussia) http://www.westpreussen.de/einwohner/index.php?m=surnames&alpha=ALL Einwohnerdatabank Westpreussen: (Database of Western Prussian people & families) https://brianaltonenmph.com/gis/historical-disease-maps/Deutschland/ Four Prussian Diseases (ca. 1880) http://uncensoredhistory.blogspot.com/2013/07/today-german-east-prussia-ostpreussen.html Remains Of A Day: East Prussia (Ostpreußen) Today also links to many WW II articles https://www.familytreemagazine.com/heritage/prussian/prussian-genealogy-guide/ How to Research Prussian Genealogy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ml9wAV229Y The Prussian Crusades and Mark Brandenburg | Prehistory of Prussia | HoP #2 http://data.matricula-online.eu/de/deutschland/paderborn/ First published church records of Catholic Archdiocese of Paderborn in Northrhine-Westphalia http://www.archive.nrw.de/lav/abteilungen/rheinland/bestaende_duesseldorf/index.php Archive in Nordrhein-Westfalen Death certs from October 1874/January 1876 to June 1938. https://www.rheinische-anzeigenblaetter.de/mein-blatt/extra-blatt/troisdorf/stadtarchiv-kooperiert-als--gedaechtnis-der- stadt--interessierte-koennen-auch-weltwe-----36602530 Troisdorf City Archives with The Ancestry company offers access to the digitized documents; also Dresden, Nuremberg, Mönchengladbach, Menden, Minden and soon Bornheim, Troisdorf https://www.compgen.de/2019/07/amerikanetz-de-zieht-um-zur-herforder-arbeitsgruppe/ + https://hf-gen.de/amerikanetz/ Info about Westphalian American emigration http://www.landesarchiv-nrw.de/digitalisate/Abt_Ostwestfalen-Lippe/P6/P6-09.html + http://www.landesarchiv-nrw.de/digitalisate/Abt_Ostwestfalen-Lippe/P6/P6-17.html Landesarchiv NRW, Dept. Ostwestfalen-Lippe civil registration office of Hamm, Germany – death records 1874-1938 http://hov.isgv.de/orte/ Digitales Historisches – Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen Historical Place Register of Saxony https://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/dakotamemories/ Germans from Russia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO_zEgR3WRE&feature=youtu.be "We (Never) Don’t Forget: Germans from Russia in S America" https://www.germansfromrussiasettlementlocations.org/2017/07/on-this-day-22-july-1763-catherine.html? Germans from Russia Settlement Locations https://germans-from-russia-settlements.blogspot.com/ Germans from Russia Settlement Locations blog. Google maps of the locations of German settlements in the Russian and Austrian empires from 1763 into the early 20th century http://wolgadeutsche.net/ WolgaDeutsche.net a Resource for Volga German Research https://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/ Germans from Russia Heritage Collection spotlights the “Volga German” https://www.ahsgr.org/ American Historical Society of Germans from Russia mostly about ”Black Sea Germans” https://www.germansfromrussiasettlementlocations.org/ Germans from Russia Settlement Locations Survey to collect information to be used as a "crowdsource" on a new map focusing on Germans from Russia in America. http://www.amerikanetz.de Amerikanetz (America Network) Network Westphalian America emigration since 19th century http://data.matricula-online.eu/de/deutschland/muenster/ Münster, rk. Bistum The digitized catholic church records from the district of the Bistumsarchiv Münster, Westphalia, Germany, are online for free access on Matricula. Sorted by name of the parish and online until letter "G" now. The other parishes will follow. https://westfalenhoefe.de/portal/de/index.html "Westfalenhöfe" Historical data about farms in Westphalia www.wgff.de/ Westdeutsche Gesellschaft für Familienkunde eV GERMAN – DUTCH Artland Resource Collection for History – This website contains transcribed church book records for some Northern German parishes and some Holland records among other things. When you click on the site, then click on To the Collections (right hand side) where the 30 pages are. http://arch.vortmes.nl/ https://bavarianinn.com/stay/lodge-guestroom-family-histories/ Frankenmuth, MI founding families 175 years ago, on August 18th, 1845, Frankenmuth, Michigan was settled by 15 German immigrants led by Pastor Wilhelm Loehe from Neuendettelsau in Mittelfranken, Bavaria. More information can be found within the Bavarian Inn Lodge Family Histories. http://www.deutsch-krone.com/ Back to the Roots in Deutsch Krone Old county DEUTSCH KRONE in the province of Posen-Westprussia http://cincinnatirefined.com/arts-design/photos-old-st-marys-church-in-over-the-rhine-cincinnati#photo-1 Spots with German connections in Ohio https://www.pfalzgeschichte.de/ Institute for Palatinate history and Folklife Museum Museum has card file of several hundred thousand of emigrants from the Palatinate. You must email for a lookup. https://suwalkigermans.wordpress.com/2019/12/03/2019-post-r1-administrative-divisions-of-east-prussia/ Genealogy for German Lutherans In Suwalki Province (Currently eastern Poland)
Family Books: https://www.online-ofb.de/kleinheubach/ Online Ortsfamilienbuch Kleinheubach https://www.online-ofb.de/stepenitz/ Ortsfamilienbuch for Stepenitz (Kreis Cammin) http://www.badische-ortsfamilienbuecher.de/impressum.php Badische Ortsfamilienbuch (available Baden Family Bks) http://www.genealogie-bohrer.de/tng/index.php New German Ortsfamilienbuch: Lorsch (Hesse) plus surrounding towns Ortsfamilienbuch for the town of Malchin in MecklenburgVorpommern https://www.facebook.com/MFP.Tellow/photos/a.1409372572650383/2548948152026147/ https://www.facebook.com/MFP.Tellow/ includes data from the church books for all persons who were born, married, or died in Malchin between 1631 and 1909 https://www.online-ofb.de/rosenow/ Ortsfamilienbuch online for Rosenow https://ofb.genealogy.net/baltimore/ Ortsfamilienbuch Baltimore, Maryland, USA Lutheran Zion Church 1786 to 1920 https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/family-books-in-wurttemberg-introduction Family Books in Württemberg, 4 Lessons (Presenter: Charlotte Noelle Champenois) Learn about Württemberg family books—their creation, information they contain, how to locate a specific family book record in your parish of interest
Surname Distribution: www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/ Public Profiler World Names A world map that shows the distribution of surnames throughout the world, countries and localities, plus frequencies of the names http://www.verwandt.de/karten/ Map of the surname Surname search providing map with approximate number of individuals of that name in regions of Germany. Options for other countries. http://www.kartezumnamen.eu/en/ Surname Maps of Germany http://locatemyname.com/ Locate My Name Find distribution of names across countries and regions http://www.adressbuecher.net/ Historic Addressbooks Database. Search for surname and a map with areas in Germany where there are hits comes up. www.germannames.com Ken McCrea's GermanNames Maps of Surnames in Germany using Telephone Listings http://legacy.stoepel.net/en/Default.aspx Geogen Surname Mapping Surname Distribution Maps via phonebk listings http://geogen.stoepel.net/ Geogen 4.0 Frequency of a last name in the different regions of Germany www.christoph.stoepel.net christoph.stoepel.net GeoGen’s site of maps of German surname distribution http://www.gen-evolu.de/ Genevolu Surname distribution based on 1942 & 1998 telephone directories https://www.facebook.com/groups/467543026597487/ Facebook Group: Surname Distribution Maps http://www.genealoger.com/german/ger_names.htm Genealoger Links to genealogy of German Names http://www.verwandt.de/karten/ Verwandt Surname distribution in Germany http://www.verwandt.ch/karten/ Verwandt Surname distribution in Switzerland http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/ Moikrewni Surname distribution in Poland http://forebears.io/surnames Forebears Meanings & Distribution of Surnames http://dmnes.org/ Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources aims to document all given names recorded in European sources written between 500 and 1600 & it’s a work in progress https://blog.genealogybank.com/common-german-last-names-their-meanings.html Common German Last Names & Their Meanings https://surnames.behindthename.com Behind the Name http://surnames.meaning-of-names.com/genealogy/ Meaning-of-Names.com – Surnames http://www.namenforschung.net/dfd/woerterbuch/liste/ Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany https://www.deutsche-nachnamen.de/index.php/herkunft-a-z Deutsche Nachnamen German Last Names Meaning List https://blog.myheritage.com/2020/06/german-surnames-where-they-come-from-and-what-they-mean/ German Surnames: Where They Come From and What They Mean https://nvk.genealogy.net/map Society for Computergenealogy’s Namensverbreitungskarte (Name Distribution Map) Newer surname distribution map containing 2 versions of the map with from 1890 & 1996. The 1890 version comes from WWI casualty lists. The 1996 version is based on a phone book CD and covers only modern Germany. https://www.thoughtco.com/german-last-names-1444607 The Top 100 German Surnames https://nvk.genealogy.net/map Name Distribution Map http://www.kartezumnamen.eu/en/ Germany Surname Map (Distribution) https://nvk.genealogy.net/map Name distribution map (appears to be for current Germany & Poland) https://sktranslations.com/10-must-knows-to-decipher-your-german-ancestors-name 10 Must-Knows to Decipher Your German Ancestor’s Name
Websites for German genealogy societies: http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Portal:Vereine GenWiki Portal:Clubs Genealogy societies in German-speaking countries http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/DAGV/Genealogische_Vereine_im_Ausland GenWiki Assoc: Genealogical societies abroad http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Deutsche_Arbeitsgemeinschaft_genealogischer_Verb%C3%A4nde_e.V._(DAGV)/DAGV/Guide Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Genealogischer Verbände (DAGV) Genealogical research in Germany. A large number of links to websites are included, some for the USA, some for Germany, some for the previous East Germany http://www.bggroteradler.de/ Branches of the Genealogical Society “Red Eagle” http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/RHE-PFA/rhein-p.html Rheinland-Pfalz See links to genealogy societies http://www.saar-genealogie.de/ ASF Genealogy society in Saarland https://www.sggee.org/ Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe Germans from Russian Poland and Volhynia https://www.sggee.org/research/translation_aids.html The Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe https://www.sggee.org/ Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe http://www.agoff.de/ Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ostdeutscher Familienforscher (Association of East German Family Researchers) Focus on former East Germany, along with parts of central & eastern Europe where many Germans lived http://www.agfhs.org/site/ Anglo German Family History Society Most mbrs live in England; also Australia, NZ, US & Canda www.WGFF.de West German Society for Family Studies Society founded in 1913 in Cologne; now largest regional genealogical association in Germany www.ggsmn.org German Genealogy Society of MN https://pommerscher.org/ Pomeranian Society of Freistadt, WI www.berufsgenealogie.net Association of German-speaking Professional Genealogists (in Germany) https://www.familytreemagazine.com/heritage/german/german-genealogy-groups/ German Genealogy Groups https://die-maus-bremen.info/ Gesellschaft für Familienforschung e.V. Bremen (Family History & Genealogical Society of Bremen) https://sggs.us/mo_newsletter.php Der Bote – The Messenger by Sacramento German Genealogy Society - Free April 2021 issue has “Celebrating 300 Years on the German Coast of Louisiana”
War Records: If your German ancestor went missing on the WWII Eastern Front, check these websites: www.thelocal.de/20091117/23331 Germans convicted in Soviet War tribunals www.dpcamps.org/russianpow.html German held in Russia-find Russian Archives contact info www.drk-suchdienst.de/en/initiate-tracing-requests/online-tracing-request-second-world-war German Red Cross Tracing Service www.drk-suchdienst.de/en/services/second-world-war Photos of missing civilians & Wehrmacht soldiers www.dd-wast.de/de/startseite.html If ancestor served in Wehrmacht, contact Deutsche Dienststelle www.bundesarchiv.de/EN/Navigation/Home/home.html For officers, try personnel files in Bundesarchiv at Friburg www.volksbund.de/en/presse/volksbund.html Search cemetery records https://www.volksbund.de/en/graebersuche.html Volksbund Catalog of WWI and WWII German war dead www.archives.gov/research/captured-german-records/foreign-records-seized.html US National Archives Record Group 242- Collection of Foreign Records Seized https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/finding-german-world-war-ii-service-records/ Finding German World War II Service Records Article contains weblinks along with explanations for records in both Germany & US: https://www.bundesarchiv.de/DE/Content/Artikel/Ueber-uns/Dienstorte/berlin-reinickendorf.html German Federal Archive (Bundesarchiv) https://www.bundesarchiv.de/EN/Content/Artikel/Artikel-ausserhalb-der-Navigation/Hinweise-milit-Unterlagen- persbez/benutzen-hinweise-militaerische-unterlagen-persbezogen-en.html Military Achives https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/242.html US National Archives
Webinars & Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DweRAvdqzRk BYU FHL Webinar Series Beginning German Research https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DweRAvdqzRk Beginning German Research - Laurie Castillo https://fh.lib.byu.edu/2020/02/01/researching-immigrants-to-the-united-states/? OR https://youtu.be/q2cgzrqsZTU Researching Immigrants to the United States – Joe Everett (German family example) https://sktranslations.com/use-social-media-german-genealogy-research-guest-post-lianne-kruger How to Use Social Media in Your German Genealogy Research https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G7quTs_zno Top Tips for Beginning German Family History Research/Ancestry http://germangenealogygirl.com/ The German Genealogy Girl’s Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_RM0_LLXhg Journey into German Genealogy with Katherine Schober Luther and the Reformation – video by Rick Steves https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/read/travel-news/february-2017/luther (background) https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/tv-specials/luther https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/read/travel-news/february-2017/reformation-slideshow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj_nACJZt94&t=4s Finding German Villages for Genealogy with James M. Beidler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_RM0_LLXhg Journey into German Genealogy with German Genealogy Translator Katherine Schober, SK Translations https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/fascism Story of Fascism in Europe video by Rick Steves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9q5oJRWCmc Hiwwe wie Driwwe - Trailer USA Palatine, PA Dutch, etc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FfS7XS5EZI Finding German Ancestors: Tips from James Beidler (~ 8 min) https://www.youtube.com/c/GenealogyQuickStart? Genealogy Quick Start YouTube Channel 5-Part Series-Frederick the Great & Prissia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WMNkd6-CMY Frederick the Great and the Enigma of Prussia 1/5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp1DoyuXia4 Frederick the Great and the Enigma of Prussia 2/5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7JarrBsgqI Frederick the Great and the Enigma of Prussia 3/5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs8-cXCjjyk Frederick the Great and the Enigma of Prussia 4/5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5Smg5tmo3c Frederick the Great and the Enigma of Prussia 5/5 https://www.ancestryacademy.com/german-genealogy-the-basics German Genealogy: The Basics (Free short videos from Ancestry Academy)
Miscellaneous: www.dw-world.de DW Very up-to-date European news in English language. Also has free online language lessons. http://www.ekd.de/english/ Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) Current news, Regional Churches tab has short history and map www.xoom.com/ xoom.com Transfer money online safely and easily around the world. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/six-charts-to-help-americans-understand-the-upcoming-german-election/?ex_cid=538fb Six Charts To Help Americans Understand The Upcoming German Election https://matadornetwork.com/read/21-funniest-german-expressions/ The 21 funniest German expressions sktranslations.com Share0Birthdays. Weddings. Funerals. While our German ancestors may have lived hundreds of years ago, the life milestones we deem important today held similar https://www.familytreemagazine.com/articles/your-ethnic-heritage/german_genealogy/war-german- language/?k=RcWKNob%2FjEpQ5nGLuk3LswXdhnPikvOP11hVZVXuR7g%3D&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsl etter&utm_campaign=frm-ape-nl-1807-5 3 Ways the War on German Language Impacts Genealogy Research https://www.dw.com/en/5-german-traditions-listed-as-unesco-intangible-cultural-heritage/a-39542142 5 German traditions listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage http://germanyinusa.tumblr.com/post/164186248122/quirks-about-germans-americans-still-cant-get Quirks About Germans Americans Still Can’t Get Over http://germanyinusa.tumblr.com/post/174596427102/quirks-about-americans-germans-still-cant-get Quirks about Americans Germans Still Can’t Get Over https://germanculture.com.ua/german-facts/german-nationality-law/ German Nationality Law https://www.dw.com/en/wooden-toys-from-the-erzgebirge-region/av-46827243 Wooden toys from Erzgebirge region https://www.sfvv.de/en/where-does-my-family-come-research-guide Where does my family come from? 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Guide describes researching ancestors https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/upside-down-christmas-trees-and-more-pennsylvania-german-christmas-traditions/article_277e58a2-bbca-11e6-9b06- bb97bbfcaa97.html Upside-down Christmas trees and 4 more Pennsylvania German Christmas traditions https://books.google.com/books?id=8stCAAAAYAAJ&hl=en Traveller’s Guide Through Germany (1749) https://www.tripsavvy.com/the-best-time-to-visit-germany-4175917 Best Time to Visit Germany https://sktranslations.com/happy-badger-day-what-could-have-been HAPPY BADGER DAY: WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN German immigrants brought this tradition of Groundhog Day to America https://germangirlinamerica.com/emigration-museum-bremerhaven/ Deutsches Auswanderer Haus or Emigration Museum Bremerhaven Interesting museum & appears they have added more since 2008. https://colourise.sg/ ColouriseSG Colorize old black and white family pictures the easiest way https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/german-language-newspaper-declaration-independence-day-signing The German- Language Newspaper That Got the Scoop on American Independence http://germanyinusa.com/2019/07/18/want-to-visit-berlin-theres-at-least-26-of-them-in-the-usa/ Map of Berlins in USA https://sktranslations.com/genetically-german-understanding-dna-tests-guest-post-dna-expert-diahan-southard Being Genetically German: Understanding the DNA Tests https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/germany-best-bread/index.html Why German bread is best in the world (opinion) https://blog.genealogybank.com/german-wedding-traditions-and-customs.html German Wedding Traditions/Customs https://www.dw.com/en/germans-socks-and-sandals-an-exploration-of-the-cliché/a-49689654 Germans, socks and sandals: An exploration of the cliché https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jmbdxp/the-traditional-costumes-of-peasant-women-in-germany-and-alsace The Traditional Costumes of Peasant Women in Germany and Alsace http://germanyinusa.com/2019/08/16/a-german-guide-to-complaining-about-the-weather/ Guide to complaining about weather https://www.familytreemagazine.com/heritage/german/why-we-celebrate-oktoberfest-in-september/ Why We Celebrate Oktoberfest in Sept https://www.germany.info/us-en/service/03-Citizenship/restoration-of-german-citizenship/925120? 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Locally: https://eastsidegenealogicalsociety.com/resources/ OR https://gmcnayblog.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/egs-books-lib-master-list-1.pdf Genealogy Collection at Bellevue Regional Library - List of books purchased by Eastside Genealogical Society. Search for German & then Germany
Also the “German Immigrants in American Church Records, Vol #” books are in the Genealogy Section of the Auburn Library in addition to the Seattle Public Library. These books are wonderful way to quickly locate the dates of BMD so later the microfilms, etc can be viewed. I don’t know if these books can be InterLibrary Loaned to a local library.
Auswanderungskartei A-Z Card file of emigrants leaving the government district of Frankfurt an der Oder, Brandenburg. Int’l Fiche – Film# 6109219 at Bellevue Family History Center – behind our meeting site