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General Resource Sites

Deutsche Post AG
Postal codes, etc.
Eastern European Information
Russia, Slovakia, Germany, Ukraine and more.
English Versions of Czechslovakian, German, Hungarian, Polish & Slovakian Given First Names
Genealogie Im Sudetenland / Böhmen
German American Cultural Heritage
German Genealogy Cross-Index - from FEEFHS
Genealogy.net Home Page
- Genealogy.net Home Page
  Mirror site in Giessen, Germany.
- Genealogy.net Home Page
  Mirror site in Kerpen, Germany.
- Index to States, Provinces, and Regions
German Genealogy: Genealogical Events
German Genealogy Links
German Genealogy: Old Units
Translation table of old to contemporary units of measurement. Includes area, length, volume, weights, counts, speed, coins, & worldwide measurements.
German Genealogy Sites and Organizations
From Kent's Genealogy Trading Post.
German Genealogy? Start Here!
From D'ADDEZIO.com.
German Immigration and Emigration
German Immigration to Maryland
A scholarly review of immigration into Maryland from the very first colonists to modern immigrants..
German Migration Resource Center
Featuring over 16,000 Queries about German Emigrants and Immigrants. Genealogists can submit queries about individuals migrating from Germany in any time period, destination world-wide. Search queries by surname, ship name, immigration year, places of origin or destination. Also see extensive Links and order books about German migration, genealogy and passenger ships.
German-Prussian Genealogy Links
German Roots: German Genealogy Resources
- German Roots: Emigration and Immigration
The Germans in America
From the Library of Congress.
Germany Genealogy - World GenWeb
Germany Telephone & Address Listings
Immigration: The Germans
A brief history of German immigration to the United States.
Internet Genealogy - VU University Project Page
Many helpful sites for Polish, Irish, German, German-Prussian, German-Russian, & Prussian backgrounds.
Internet Sources of German Genealogy
Misc. German Genealogy Information and Germany Information
From Brigitte Gastel Lloyd.
O.M.I.I. Genealogical Project
A Swiss Mennonite & German Amish genealogy project.
Prussian Genealogy Links
Ruth Ann's German-Austrian-Prussian Links Page
The SGGS "German Card"
Yahoo!...Germany...Genealogy

History & Culture

The Forty Eighters
From the Handbook of Texas Online. Oriented towards Texas Germans but interesting general information on this immigrant group.
Home Erenfried
Information relating to the German and imperial aristocracy of the tenth and eleventh centuries.
StudyWeb: History: Country History Index: Europe Index: Germany
The Turnverein Movement
From the Handbook of Texas Online. Oriented towards Texas Germans but interesting general information on these German social clubs.
Yahoo!...Germany...History

Government & Cities

Adalbert Goertz's Regional German FAQs
Short history of fifteen German regions and how to contact mail-lists and adminstrative offices.
Heritage Quest - Photo Tour of Dillenburg, Germany
Photographs and information about Dillenburg, Germany from a genealogical perspective.
Heritage Quest - Photo Tour of Eisenberg, Germany
Photos and information about Eisenberg from a genealogical perspective, from Heritage Quest Magazine and European Focus.
Heritage Quest - Photo Tour of Erbach, Germany
Photographs and information about Erbach, Germany from a genealogical perspective.
Heritage Quest - Photo Tour of Kirch Baggendorf, Germany
Photos and information about Kirch Baggendorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern from a genealogical perspective, from Heritage Quest Magazine and European Focus.
Heritage Quest - Photo Tour of Kirch Brombach, Germany
Photos and information about Kirch Brombach from a genealogical perspective, from Heritage Quest Magazine and European Focus.
Heritage Quest - Photo Tour of Mehrstetten, Germany
Photographs and information about Mehrstetten, Germany from a genealogical perspective.
Heritage Quest - Photo Tour of Obergrombach, Germany
Photos and information about Obergrombach from a genealogical perspective, from Heritage Quest Magazine and European Focus.
Heritage Quest - Photo Tour of Schifferstadt, Germany
Photographs and information about Schifferstadt, Germany from a genealogical perspective.
Heritage Quest - Photo Tour of Schwaigern, Germany
Photographs and information about Schwaigern, Germany from a genealogical perspective.
Heritage Quest - Photo Tour of Weilburg, Germany
Photographs and information about Weilburg, Germany from a genealogical perspective.
Heritage Quest - Photo Tour of Wittgensdorf, Germany
Photographs and information about Wittgensdorf, Germany from a genealogical perspective.
Heritage Quest - Photo Tour of Wörth, Germany
Photographs and information about Wörth, Germany from a genealogical perspective.

How To

Basic Research Outline for German Genealogy
From the German Roots website.
Finding Passenger Lists 1820-c.1940
A basic tutorial for German Americans by Joe Beine, German Roots Webmaster.
Finding Where Your Ancestors Came From in Germany
Genealogy Research in Stuttgart Libraries and Archives
Tips and hints by Lisa Petersen.
A Genealogical Handbook of German Research
Excellent "How To" guide from FamilySearch.org.
German Genealogical Research Before The Church Records Begin
Tips and hints by Lisa Petersen.
German Research at Libraries and Archives in Baden-Wuerttemberg
Tips and hints by Lisa Petersen.
Germany Research Outline
From the FamilySearch.org.
Hints for researchers outside Germany

Language, Handwriting & Script

AltaVista Translation Service
Input a URL for a web site or a block of plain text and this site will translate for you from German to English or English to German.

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Deciphering Gothic Records
Pamphlet for sale.
Deutsch <-> Englisches Wörterbuch
German Letter Writing Guide
For genealogical inqueries from FamilySearch.org.
Form Letters for German Genealogy
Fraktur and German Script
German-English Genealogical Dictionary
A book by Ernest Thode.
German-English Letter Translation Specialists
German-English On-line Dictionary
German Genealogical Word List
German Genealogy: Translation Service
German Illness Translations
German Study Group / German Words
Includes time keeping, occupations, illnesses, common genealogical words, and words used in official documents..
German Translation Service
Specializations: German genealogy, Fraktur and German script, legal documents.
German Translation Service > Old Script
A Glossary of German Words Used in Official Documents
Handwriting Guide: German Gothic
Here you can learn Suetterlin - the "German handwriting"
Excellent online tutorial on the German script and handwriting including an alphabet and scanned examples of documents.
If I Can You Can Decipher Germanic Records
A book by Edna Bentz.
Moravians - German Script Tutorial
With Moravian Archival examples
- German Script Alphabet
Old German Handwritten Scripts
The old German handwriting
Old German Professions and Occupations
Old Spelling Patterns
Patronymics - Ostfriesland-Patronymics
By Michael John Neill.
Sample Letters in German to Obtain Genealogical Information
Sorbian in Germany
Translation Service only for genealogy related material
Volunteer translators can provide you with translations between Czech, English, Dutch, French, German, & Polish. This service is provided via e-mail. Exact request syntax and length rules must be followed in order to expedite processing.
Tutorials for Reading Old German, French and English Handwriting, Naming Sytems
Walden Font
Several different fonts for sale, including: The Gutenberg Press German Fraktur Fonts and German Script.

Libraries, Archives & Museums

Archive in Hessen
Archive in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Archives in Germany
Archivschule Marburg
- Archive im Internet
  - Archive in Deutschland
Badische Landes Bibliothek
The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies
Includes a research library with materials on immigration studies.
- A Guide To Manuscript And Microfilm Collections Of The Research Library Of The Balch Institute For Ethnic Studies
  - Alsatian
  - German
Bavarian State Libraries and the Bavarian Library Network / Bayerischen Staatlichen Bibliotheken und dem Bibliotheksverbund Bayern
Berlin Central and State Library / Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin (ZLB)
Bundesarchiv Online
The National Archives of Germany.
Der Bundesbeauftragte für die Unterlagen des Staatssicherheitsdienstes der ehemaligen DDR
Federal commission which holds the records of the former East German secret police - the Stasi. Includes a description of their holdings and instructions on who may access these records and the process for doing so.
- Das Archiv
- The Archives
Civil Archives Libraries and Museums of Saxony
Cologne Public Library / StadtBibliothek Köln ~ Germany
Die Deutsche Bibliothek
Evangelisches Zentral-Archiv in Berlin
Archiv der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland und der Evangelischen Kirche der Union.
- Practical Information and Addresses for Genealogical Research
Family History Centers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Family History Library Catalog
From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
- Germany
Family History Centers in Germany
Genealogie Forschungsstelle Dortmund
Genealogie Forschungsstelle der Kirche Jesu Christi der HLT (Mormonen) Kostenlose Online-Beratung! Family History Center of the LDS Online consultation!
German - Canadian Museum of Applied History
History of of German troops defending Canada from 1776 to 1783. Including a history of the Duchy of Brunswick, photos of Brunswick and other cities in the old Duchy.
HBZ Hochschulbibliothekszentrum Des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
HBZ - The online utility and service center for academic libraries in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Landesarchiv Berlin
- Landesarchiv Berlin User Information
- The Loss of records
Landesarchiv Schleswig-Holstein
Landeshauptarchiv Koblenz
Palatine Heritage Centre ~ Rathkeale, Ireland
Repositories of Primary Sources - Europe - Germany
A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
Research Center for German Emigrants in the USA
Staatliche Archivverwaltung Baden-Württemberg
- Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe
- Hauptstaatsarchiv Stuttgart
- Hohenlohe-Zentralarchiv Neuenstein
- Staatsarchiv Freiburg
- Staatsarchiv Ludwigsburg
- Staatsarchiv Sigmaringen
- Staatsarchiv Wertheim
Die staatlichen Archive Bayerns
Staatsarchiv Bremen - Bestände-übersicht
Staatsarchiv Hamburg
Staatsarchive in Niedersachsen
- Quellen zur Auswanderung in den niedersächsischen Staatsarchiven
- Sources about emigration in the State Archives of Lower-Saxony
  Describes the contents and use of a searchable online database.
- Online-Findbuch
  Searchable online database.
Stadtarchiv Koblenz
- Emigration from Koblenz
- Tracing Family Roots
Die thüringischen Staatsarchive
Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart / Wuerttemberg State Library
Regional library for Baden-Wuerttemberg, for the administrative districts of Stuttgart and Tuebingen.

Locality Specific & Migration

Bibliser in Amerika
Database of people who emigrated from Biblis, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany to the United States in the 1800s. BECKERLE, BENDER, FREIHAUT, GANSMANN, KÄRCHER, KISSEL, REIS, SEIB, SEIBERT.
Black Forest Genealogy
Bühlertal, Baden Home Page
The Communities of Alsace A-Z
Donauschwaben Genealogy
Donauschwaben Homepages
Links to private homepages of Danube-Swabian genealogical researchers.
Eastern Europe
See this category on Cyndi's List for related links.
Emigrants from Nattheim to USA / Nattheimer Auswanderer nach Amerika
Emigrants from Oggenhausen to USA / Oggenhausener Auswanderer nach Amerika
Emigrants from Kreis Meschede (Westfalen) to the United States in America
The Emsland Heritage Society
For those seeking histories and genealogies of the peoples and towns making up the region of upper northwest of Germany known as "The Emsland."
Familienforschung in Pommern
The Fehmarn Genealogy Site
Devoted to those who are researching their ancestry on the Island of Fehmarn in Schleswig-Holstein in the Baltic Sea.
From Alsace to Lorraine... ... across Saar
Many French resources listed here.
Genealogical Research in Bavaria
Genealogy research in Schleswig Holstein Germany
Genealogie: Bremen
Genealogie im Oldenburger Münsterland
Online publication of various 1920's genealogical books about the Oldenburg section of Germany - towns such as Damme, Dinklage, Vechta, etc.
German Ancestors in the Batschka, Hungary
Germans in Bacs Bodrog county in the Batschka region of Hungary from Obrovac, Tovarisevo, Hodschag, Gajdobra, and more towns to be added.
German-Bohemian Immigrant Surname Database
German Genealogy: Donauschwaben / Danube-Swabians
German Genealogy: Elsass / Alsace
Germans From Russia
See this category on Cyndi's List for related links.
Germans in Boston Resource Center
The Great Palatine Migration
Help in searching for ancestors from the Sudetenland
German settlement area in Bohemia/Moravia/Austrian Silesia ->Czechoslovakia -> Czech Republik.
History of German Settlements in Southern Hungary
Joseph BROOM's German Heritage Pages
Baden, Bavarian/Franconian, Ostfriesland.
Juden in Baden und Württemberg
Kraig Ruckel's Palatine & Pennsylvania Dutch Genealogy Home Page
Oberkalbach, Hessen, Germany - Village of My Berthold/Ullrich Ancestors
Includes local history, biographies, census & parish record indexes, and information on emigration from Oberkalbach.
The Ostfriesen Pages
Ostfriesian Genealogical Research by MJ Neill
By Michael Neill.
Ostfriesland Ancestors
Palatine History
From The Olive Tree.
Palatines to America Homepage
The Pomeranian Page
Pommern Genealogy Webring Home
Prussian-Russian-Canadian Mennonite Genealogical Resources
Saxon Genealogy
Specialising in the Kingdom of Saxony.
Stemwede Genealogy Home Page
Genealogy information for Stemwede, Germany, in North Rhine-Westephalia.
Villingendorf Site
Family histories of people of Villingendorf, Rottweil, Germany, especially emigrants to America.
Vörstetten, Baden, Germany
Western Europe
See this category on Cyndi's List for related links.
The Wind-Mill
Devoted to exploring Frisian/Ostfriesen/North German heritage and history.
Wittgenstein History and Genealogy
The former counties of Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein in the south of the Sauerland.

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

Mailing lists are interactive e-mail forums that are free for you to subscribe to and participate in. Click on the links below and be sure to follow the instructions provided exactly as shown in order to subscribe to the mailing list of your choice. Be sure to keep a copy of the welcome message that you receive. This message will contain details about the mailing list, the person who runs the list and instructions you will need in order to participate in the list, unsubscribe from the list, etc.

Genealogy Network Genealogische Mailinglisten
German genealogy mailing lists hosted at Genealogy.net.
Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Germany/Prussia Mailing Lists
Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained by John Fuller
- ALSACE-GENEALOGY Mailing List and the corresponding web page
  For anyone interested in Alsace, a border region of France and Germany.
- ALSACE-LORRAINE Mailing List
- AUS-QLD-SE-Germans Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the descendants of the Germans who migrated to South East Queensland, Australia.
- BADEN-WURTTEMBERG Mailing List
  For Baden, Hohenzollern, and Wurttemberg.
- BAVARIA Mailing List
  For the kingdom, province and state of Bavaria including the city of Munich.
- BAVARIAN-ANCESTORS Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the state of Bavaria, Germany.
- BRANDENBURG-L Mailing List
  For those interested in sharing and exchanging information on genealogy and history which has a connection to the general area of Brandenburg.
- BUNDESLAND Mailing List
  For those trying to find their German roots and interested in German history.
- CHARLEMAGNE Mailing List
  For anyone researching the genealogy of Charlemagne, also called Charles the Great (742-814), and the history of that time period.
- DEU-BALTISCHE Mailing List
  For anyone who is interested in Deutsch-Baltische (Baltic German) genealogy.
- DEU-BAYERN Mailing List
  Focused on helping Bavarian researchers in determining the geographic locations of their ancestors.
- DEU-BERLIN Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the City of Berlin, Germany.
- DEU-CATHOLICFRANCONIA Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the catholic parts of Franconia, Germany.
- deu-gene Mailing List
- DEU-LADBERGEN Mailing List
  For anyone conducting genealogical research centered in the town of Ladbergen, Kreis Steinfurt, Westphalia, Germany.
- DEU-NAHAUSEN Mailing List
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the ancestors and descendants of the residents of Nahausen, Brandenburg, Germany.
- DEU-POMMERN-GREIFENHAGEN Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the area of Kreis Greifenhagen, Pommern, Germany.
- DEU-SAUERLAND Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Sauerland area of Germany, especially the former "Herzogtum Westfalen".
- DEU-SCHONAU Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in families from the town of Schönau, Germany.
- DEU-THUERINGEN Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Thueringen, Germany.
- DEUTSCHLAND Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Germany and other German-speaking areas. The language for the list is strictly German.
- ELBING Mailing List
  For the discussion of history and genealogy concerning the former German and West Prussian city of Elbing, today's Elblag in Poland.
- Exulanten-L Mailing List
  Exulanten is the name given to the Protestants that were forced out Austria (estimated as many as 100,000) during 16th to 18th century. The largest wave of about 22,000 left the Salzburg area in1731/32. Most went to East Prussia (Germany - Poland, Lithuania and Latvia) but some went to Siebenbürgen and Banat (today's Romania), Hungary and to parts of today's Slovakia.
- FamNord Mailing List
  For those genealogists who have ancestors in Northern Germany.
- FRANKEN-L Mailing List
  For those interested in sharing and exchanging information on genealogy and history which has a connection to the area of the three sections of northern Bavaria called Oberfranken, Mittelfranken and Unterfranken.
- fido.ger.genealogy Newsgroup
- GEN-DE Mailing List gatewayed with the soc.genealogy.german newsgroup
- GERMAN-AMERICAN Mailing List
  For genealogy related to German immigrants and their families AFTER their arrival in America.
- GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L Mailing List
  About the culture, genealogy and heritage of the German-speaking people of Bohemia and Moravia, now the Czech Republic.
- GermanGen Mailing List
  For anyone who is researching their German ancestry.
- GERMANNA_COLONIES Mailing List
  For descendants of the Germanna Colonies (i.e., the original German settlements in Virginia under Governor Spotswood; there were three colonies established, the first being in 1714).
- GERMAN-KINGDOMS Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Duchies of Thuringen (Thuringia) including Reuss altere Linie, Reuss jungere Linie, Saxe-Altenburg (Sachsen-Altenburg), Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Sachsen-Koburg-Cotha), Saxe-Meiningen (Sachsen-Meiningen), Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach), Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Anhalt, and Schaumberg-Lippe; Braunschweig (Brunswick); Lippe (aka: Lippe-Detmold); Oldenburg; Waldeck; Mecklenburg-Schwerin; and Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
- GERMAN-TEXAN Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in German and Central European immigrants to Texas, especially Germans in the 19th century.
- GERSIG Mailing List
  A regional special interest group (SIG) mailing list that focuses on Jewish genealogy in German-speaking regions (e.g., Germany, Austria, parts of Switzerland, Alsace, Lorraine, Bohemia, Moravia).
- HANNOVER-L Mailing List
  Genealogy and history which has a connection to the former Kingdom of Hannover.
- HESSE Mailing List
  For the kingdoms, principalities, provinces, and state of Hessen (Hesse-Darmstadt, Hesse-Starkenburg, Hesse-Nassau, Waldeck, Rheinhessen) including the city of Frankfurt-A/Main.
- HESSENLAND Mailing List
  Eine Mail Liste fuer deutschsprechende Familienforscher und Historiker fuer die Gegend die man heute mit Hessen bezeichnet. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the area known as Hessen in central Germany. The language for the list is German.
- IRL-PALATINE Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the German Palatine immigrants to Ireland.
- KRUMMHORN Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Krummhorn area of Ostfriesland, Germany.
- MECKLENBURG-L Mailing List
  Genealogy and history which has a connection to the general area of Mecklenburg.
- MORAVIA Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Moravia, now part of the Czech Republic.
- NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List
- NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
- OLDENBURG-L Mailing List
  For those interested in sharing and exchanging information on genealogy and history which has a connection to the former Grand Duchy of Oldenburg.
- OSTFRIESEN Mailing List and the Ostfriesen E-Mail Discussion List Web Page
  For anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Ostfriesland (East Friesia), Germany.
- OW-PREUSSEN-L Mailing List
  Genealogy and history which has a connection to the former East and West Prussia.
- PFALZ Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Palatine of Germany (area now divided between Saarland, Rheinland-Pfalz and Hessen, formerly Bavaria's Rhenish Pfalz).
- PolandBorderSurnames Mailing List
  A mailing list of surnames for anyone researching genealogy in the former historical borders of Poland including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Moravia, Hungary, Russia, the Balkans, and East Prussia.
- POMMERN-L Mailing List
  Genealogy and history which has a connection to Pommerania, both the current Polish part and remaining German parts of the former Prussian province.
- POSEN Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the former Prussian province of Posen/Poznan and its adjoining areas (especially Silesia), Germany.
- PreussenAmericans Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Prussian immigrants to America.
- PRUSSIA-ROOTS Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Brandenburg, Hannover (or Hanover), Ostpreussen (East Prussia), Pommern (Pomerania), Posen, Provinz Sachsen (Province of Saxony - northern Saxony), Schleswig-Holstein, Schlesien (Silesia), Westpreussen (West Prussia), Lubeck, Hamburg, and Bremen.
- SACHSEN-ANHALT-L Mailing List
  Genealogy and history which has a connection to the present area of the state of Sachsen-Anhalt.
- SCHLESIEN-L Mailing List
  For those with a genealogical interest in the former Prussian province of Schlesien (Silesia), which is now mostly in Poland.
- SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the German province/state of Schleswig-Holstein.
- SURNAMES-GERMAN Mailing List gatewayed with the soc.genealogy.surnames.german newsgroup
  For surname queries related to German speaking countries.
- TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Luxembourg, the Saarland, the Rheinland, Westfalen (Westphalia), and the Pfalz (used to be between Rheinland and Baden, belonged to Bavaria but is now part of Rheinpfalz).
- Usenet Newsgroup soc.genealogy.german
  Gatewayed with GEN-DE Mailing List
- WESTFALEN-L Mailing List
  Genealogy and history which has a connection to the general area of Westphalia.

Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information

Atlas des Deutschen Reichs
This 1883 atlas of the German empire includes maps of the bordering portions of present-day Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, the Russian Federation, Slovakia, and Switzerland. Maps are large scale (1:850,000). Includes a thorough gazetteer of place-names. Requires the free Adobe Acrobat reader for viewing.
Deutschland um 1378 / Germany in 1378
Deutschland um 1547 / Germany in 1547
Deutschland um 1648 / Germany in 1648
Falk Online
Online maps of major German cities, trip planning, and atlas.
Genealogy Unlimited - Maps and Atlases from Europe
Maps and atlases from Poland, Prussia, and Germany.
GEOserv - a German town locator / Ein Service um Städte in Deutschland zu finden
Germans in America - 1890 Map
From the Library of Congress.
Germany Maps - The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
From the University of Texas at Austin.
Map List
For Germany from WorldGenWeb.
- The German Confederation 1815-1871
How to Use the Meyers Gazetteer
How to Use the Württemberg Gazetteer
Map of Baden
Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs
A book by Raymond Wright III.

Military

Images of the Imperial German Army & Navy
Carte de Visites, postcards, and other images.
Imperial German Army - Pre 1914
Including orders of battle, names of officers, and some photos.

People & Families

**Individual personal home pages previously listed here can now be found alphabetically under the Personal Home Pages category: http://www.CyndisList.com/personal.htm or under the Surnames category: http://www.CyndisList.com/surnames.htm.

Carpathian German Homepage
History, culture and news of Carpathian Germans (Germans from Slovakia), with links to genealogical sites, museums, archives etc.
Donauschwaben In The Banat, Including The Arader Land
Emigrants from Reimsbach to America, 1849-1889
In the years 1846 to 1889, 106 people emigrated from Reimsbach village in the southwest of Germany, which at that time had about 600 inhabitants.
German Ancestors in the Batschka, Hungary
German Ancestors up to the Middle Ages
11,000 individuals, 3,400 surnames from all over Germany. Some lines reaching far into the Middle Ages and beyond. Main families: AMBURGER, BARTHOLOMÉ, BERTHEAU, BOEHTLINGK, BRÜCKNER, DISSELHOFF, FLIEDNER, GSCHNEIDINGER, JEITER, KRAUßE, KRÖNLEIN, MÜLLER, PALMER, SCHIELE, WAGNER.
History of the Sorbs/Wends in Germany
Links to Germany Royal and Nobility Genealogy Data
Mennonites
See this category on Cyndi's List for related links.
Pommerscher Verein Freistadt
This site features descendants of immigrants from the State of Pommern, Prussia prior to 1945. It also includes a database of about 70,000 names.
WW-Person
A database of persons of German nobility.

Professional Researchers, Volunteers & Other Research Services

Arno Schmitt, Journalist from San Diego, California
He can help to find relatives, links or sources regarding ancestors by placing articles in German, Austrian and/or Swiss newspapers. For details, e-mail Arno at: reporter@adnc.com.
Busia's Roots - Professional Genealogy for Poland and Germany
Professional genealogy research, specializing in U.S. urban, Polish and German research.
Catherine NOTH - Genealogical Consulting & Research in Alsace and Palatinate
Conseil et recherches généalogiques en Alsace et au Palatinat - Genealogical Consulting & Researches in Alsace and Palatinate - Paris (F) - Strasbourg (F) - Speyer (D).
European Focus
Photographic portfolios of ancestral towns in Europe created for Genealogy enthusiasts in Belgium, Denmark, Eastern Europe, England, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and more.
Genealogical Research in Schleswig-Holstein
Genealogy Germany
Professional research in Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Hessen, Baden, Nordrhein, Luxemburg, Alsace-Lorraine.
Genealogy Helplist - Germany
genealogyPro - Professional Genealogists for Germany
German Genealogical Research Service
Professional genealogical research in Germany, especially in South Germany (Bayern, Baden, Württemberg, Hessen). Emigration and surname databases that will be built up regularly.
German Translation Service Old Script
IHFF Genealogie Gesellschaft mbH
Professional Researcher specializing in: Austria, Czech & Slovak Republics, Hungary, Slovenian Republic, Croatia, Galicia, others.
Imprimatur
Professional genealogical research specializing in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and other German speaking countries.
Mark Windover's Web Page - Quality Professional Genealogical Research ~ Williamstown, Massachusetts
United States, Canada (including French), England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Iceland, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, Belgium, and The Netherlands.
The Ortenburger and Hackstock Family Home Page
German and United States family history research performed by Rick Ortenburger.
Ostpreussen, Ermland Family Roots
A genealogy site devoted to Ermland, East Prussian descendants, primarily the search for the ancestors from the area around Heilsberg and surrounding areas within Ermland. Site includes links and e-mail address's to other Ermland researchers.
Richard M. Pope, Certified Genealogist
Specializing in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York City, Germany.
Schröeder & Fülling GbR, German Genealogy Research Firm

Publications, Software & Supplies

Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Germany
AudioTapes.com - Genealogical Lectures on Cassette Tapes - German
Selected lectures:
- Beyond Meyers Ortis: Using Province Gazetters to Locate Church and Civil Records
  Presentation by Zella Weaver Mirick, available for sale on audio tape.
- The Changing Face of Central and Eastern Europe
  Presentation by Gary Mokotoff, available for sale on audio tape.
- Confirming A Place of Origin for your German Ancestor
  Presentation by Kenneth L. Smith, available for sale on audio tape.
- Finding Place Names in Germany: Myers' Orts. U. Yerkehrs Lexicon
  Presentation by Joan Lowery, available for sale on audio tape.
- Galveston: Gateway to German Settlement in Texas
  Presentation by Wolfram M. Von-Maszewski, available for sale on audio tape.
- Genealogical Sources Created by Nazi Germany
  Presentation by Henning Schroeder, available for sale on audio tape.
- German and Czech Immigration to Texas: The Bremen to Galveston Route 1880-1886
  Presentation by Lawrence H. Honecny & Clinton MacHann, available for sale on audio tape.
- German Emigration to Texas and the Texasverein 1842-1846
  Presentation by Henning Schroeder, available for sale on audio tape.
- German Emigrants to America: A Database from German Documents
  Presentation by Raymond S. Wright III, available for sale on audio tape.
- German Heritage Clues to Determining the Place of Origin of Your Ancestor
  Presentation by Larry O. Jensen, available for sale on audio tape.
- German Research: Here and There
  Presentation by Margery Graham, available for sale on audio tape.
- Researching the 18th-century Germans
  Presentation by John T. Humphrey, available for sale on audio tape.
- Significant Library Resources for German Research
  Presentation by Patricia Moseley VanSkaik, available for sale on audio tape.
- The Use of Maps in German Research
  Presentation by Larry O. Jensen, available for sale on audio tape.
- Using German Secondary Sources to Trace Immigrant Ancestors
  Presentation by Richard W. Dougherty, available for sale on audio tape.
- Vital Records of the German Empire
  Presentation by Daniel Schlyter, available for sale on audio tape.
Barefoot in the Rubble
A book by Elizabeth B. Walter.
Books We Own - Germany
Find a book from which you would like a lookup and click on the submitter's code at the end of the entry. Once you find the contact information for the submitter, write them a polite request for a lookup. Be sure to follow the Tips for making a request . See also the Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright page and please also consider reading through: How to Contribute to Books We Own.
Brother's Keeper Software
Downloadable shareware program for Windows. The latest version contains English, French, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, German, Dutch, Polish, Icelandic, Russian, Slovak, Afrikaans, Czech.
Dictionary of GermanNames
A book by Hans Bahlow.
DPs: Europe's Displaced Persons, 1945-1951
A book by Mark Wyman.
DYNAS-TREE ~ Win95 or NT
In German or English, DYNAS-TREE is a full featured genealogy program. The latest version (220) generates private genealogical web sites.
Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration
A book by Walter Allen Knittle.
Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration : A British Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Navel Stories
A book by Walter Allen Knittle.
Early Nineteenth Century German Settlers in Ohio
A book by Clifford N. Smith.
Early Nineteenth-Century German Settlers in Ohio, Kentucky, and Other States/A-J
A book by Clifford N. Smith.
Early Nineteenth-Century German Settlers in Ohio, Kentucky and Other States/K-Z
A book by Clifford N. Smith.
East Prussians from Russia
A book by Michael J. Anuta.
Emigrants from Fellbach, 1735-1930 (Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany)
A book by Clifford N. Smith.
Finding Your German Ancestors : A Beginner's Guide
A book by Kevan M. Hansen.
From Knights to Pioneers: One German Family in Westphalia and Missouri
A book by Anita M. Mallinckrodt.
Frontier Press Bookstore - Germany
Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Germanic Ancestors
A book by Chris Anderson.
GenealogyBookShop.com - Germany/German
The online store of Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. & Clearfield Company.
Genealogy Unlimited - Home Page
Maps, books & supplies for sale.
Genius Family Tree Program
An easy to use Windows based Family Tree record keeper.
GENTREE 99
Genealogy shareware for Windows9x. French, English, German, Italian, Catalan versions.
The German-American Experience
A book by Don Heinrich Tolzmann.
German Church Books: Beyond the Basics
A book by Kenneth L. Smith.
Germanic Genealogy
A book by Edward R. Brandt.
Germanic Genealogy: A Guide To Worldwide Sources And Migration Patterns
A book for sale from the Germanic Genealogy Society of Minnesota.
German Settlement in Missouri: New Land, Old Ways
A book by Ken Luebbering.
Germans & Texans: Commerce, Migration and Culture in the Days of the Lone Star Republic
A book by Walter Struve.
German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Bound from Bremen to New York, 1847-1854
A book by Gary J. Zimmerman.
German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Bound from Bremen to New York, 1863-1867
A book by Gary J. Zimmerman.
German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Bound from Bremen to New York, 1868-1871
A book by Gary J. Zimmerman.
Germans in Wisconsin
A book by Richard H. Zeitlin & Frederick Hale.
German Revolutionists of 1848: Among Whom Many Immigrants to America
A book by Westland Publications.
Germans to America : Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports
A series of books by Ira A. Glazier and P. William Filby.
- Germans to America : Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports : July 1887-April 1888
- Germans to America : Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports : May 1888-November 1888
- Germans to America : Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports : December 1, 1888-June 30, 1889
- Germans to America : Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports : July 1889-April 1890
- Germans to America : Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports May 1890-November 1890
- Germans to America : Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports December 1890-May 1891
Heritage Books - German
Historical Atlas of East Central Europe
A book by Paul Robert Magocsi.
How They Came: German Immigration from Prussia to Missouri
A book by Anita M. Mallinckrodt.
If I Can Decipher Germanic Records, So Can You
A book by Edna Bentz.
In Search of Your German Roots : A Complete Guide to Tracing Your Ancestors in the Germanic Areas of Europe
A book by Angus Baxter.
Interlink Bookshop Genealogical Services ~ Victoria, B.C., Canada
Library Resources for German-Jewish Genealogy
A book by Angelika G. Ellmann-Kruger & Edward David Luft.
Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs
A book by Raymond Wright III.
New Homes in a New Land German Immigration to Texas, 1847-1861
A book by Ethel H. Geue.
New Land Beckoned German Immigration to Texas
A book by Chester Geue.
Nineteenth-Century Emigration from the Siegkreis (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Mainly to the United States)
A book by Clifford N. Smith.
Nineteenth-Century Emigration of 'Old Lutherans' from Eastern Germany (Mainly Pomerania and Lower Silesia to Australia, Canada, and the United)
A book by Clifford N. Smith.
Palatine Families of Ireland
A book by Hank J. Jones.
The Palatine Families of New York : A Study of the German Immigrants Who Arrived in Colonial New York in 1710
A book by Henry Z. Jones.
Palatines, Liberty, and Property : German Lutherans in Colonial British America
A book by A. G. Roeber.
Papers Please!: Identity Documents, Permits and Authorizations of the Third Reich
A book by Ray Cowdery.
Passenger Liners from Germany, 1816-1990
A book by Clas Broder Hansen.
Picton Press - German-Speaking
Poland-Prussia : How to Locate Vital Records of Former Prussian Areas of Poland in the Genealogical Library
A book by Daniel Schlyter.
PRO-GEN Genealogie àla Carte
Dutch genealogy program capable of outputs in Dutch, English, French, Frisian and German.
Researching and Finding Your German Heritage
A book by Marilyn Lind.
Stammbaum 4.0 in Stichworten
Genealogy software for Windows.
STAMMBAUM: The Journal of German-Jewish Genealogical Research
The Story of the Palatines : An Episode in Colonial History
A book by Sanford H. Cobb.
A Student's Guide to German American Genealogy
A book by Gregory Robl.
Trade in Strangers: The Beginnings of Mass Migration to North America
A book by Marianne S. Wokeck.
Valley of the Shadow: After the Turmoil, My Heart Cries No More
A book by Erich Anton Helfert.
The Vanished Kingdom: Travels Through the History of Prussia
A book by James Charles Roy.
Wandering Volhynians
A Magazine for the Descendants of Germans From Volhynia and Poland.
We Will Go to a New Land - The Great East Frisian Migration to America 1845-1895
A book for sale by Robert H. Behrens. A tool for the German/Ostfriesen genealogist that has an index with thousands of names.
Why They Left: German Immigration from Prussia to Missouri
A book by Anita M. Mallinckrodt.
Willow Bend Bookstore - Germans and Germany
The Wind-Mill: A Periodical of Frisian/Germanic Heritage
WinFamily - Anvend Winfamily fra Jamodat til din slektsgransking
Genealogy software available in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, French, German and English.

Queries, Message Boards & Surname Lists

Eastern European Surname Researchers
Russia, Poland, Germany, Slovakia and more.
Die Elbing-Seite - Forum
For the former West Prussian county Elbing or current Polish province of Elblag.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Query System
Niedersachsen Germany Queries
Nordrhein-Westfalen GermanyGenWeb - Index to Surnames, Queries, Researchers and Databases
Schleswig-Holstein Bundeslander Germany Queries
Search Genealogy Queries at German Migration Resource Center
Search more than 47,000 names, which refer to German migration throughout the world, any time period. Search Queries by surname, ship name, immigration year, places of origin or destination.

Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
(Born, Married, Died & Buried)

The sites found in this category vary in content. Some sites have extractions or transcriptions of actual records.* Other sites have helpful lists, articles, tips or guidelines. In a few cases there are scanned images of the original source documents themselves, with more of these types of records coming online each day.

*Keep in mind that extractions & transcriptions may have errors or may be missing certain portions of the original source material. Always refer to the original source material whenever possible and only use extractions & transcriptions as a starting point to help guide you in your research.

Ahnenpässe und Archive
Baden, Germany Emigration Index, 1866-1911
Pay-for-use database containing the names of over 28,000 persons who left Baden between 1866 and 1911. Each entry includes the emigrant's name, residence or place of birth, and the year of departure.
Brandenburg, Prussia Emigration Records
Pay-for-use database contaiing 17,500 names of emigrants leaving Brandenburg. Each record provides the emigrant's name, age, occupation, residence, destination and year of emigration.
Deutsche Auswanderer-Datenbank / German Immigration Database
From the Historisches Museum Bremerhaven. Intends to provide a searchable database of all European emigrants who emigrated to North America from German ports between 1820 and 1939. Sources are passenger lists. Current database may be searched at the museum in Bremerhaven or by mail for a fee.
Fraktur, Geburts, and Taufscheins
Decorative writings used to commemorate events such as births by the Pennsylvania Dutch. For genealogists, these examples of folk art can be used as alternatives to official birth records. Fraktur is the writing style, Geburts are birthday certificates, and Taufscheins are baptism certificates. They are generically referred to as fraktur.
- 19th Century Fraktur In Lancaster
  Article about an exhibit of Fraktur at the Heritage Center Museum of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- Dietrich Taufschein 1839
- Fraktur
  From the Canadian Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.
- Fraktur
  From the Joseph Schneider Haus Collections. Waterloo, Ontario.
  - Fraktur History
- Fraktur Fanatic
  Web site dedicated to Fraktur.
- Fraktur: Folk Art and Family
  Article on the history of Fraktur.
- Fraktur: Folk Art and Family
  A book by Corinne P. Earnest.
- Fraktur: Folk Art and Family
  A book by Corinne P. Earnest.
- Frakturschriften (1762 - 1878) of the German-American Imprint Collection
  From the Franklin & Marshall College Archives and Special Collections.
- Frakturs sent to the Federal Government as support for Pension and Bounty-Land Applications
  Enter "NWCTB-15-NM22E19" in the first keyword box From the National Archives and Records Administration's NAIL Digital Copies database, there are 166 documents from the case files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrants based on Revolutionary War Service. These frakturs are they are beautifully scanned examples and show that our ancestors also appreciated their genealogical value.
- German-American Family Records in the Fraktur Tradition : Unpublished Birth and Baptism Certificates and Bible Records Volume 1
  A book by Beverly R. Hoch.
- German-American Family Records in the Fraktur Tradition Volume 2
  A book by Corinne P. Earnest.
- German American Family Records in the Fraktur Tradition Volume 3
  A book by Russell D. Earnest.
- Genealogist Guide to Fraktur for Genealogical Research
  A book by Russell D. Earnest.
- German-American Fraktur Birth and Baptism Certificates: Often Overlooked Primary Sources for Genealogists
  Presentation by Corrine Pattie Earnest, available for sale on audio tape.
- The Gift Is Small the Love Is Great: Pennsylvania German Small Presentation Fraktur
  A book from Picton Press.
- Gottschall Fraktur Sells for $101,000
  News item regarding the collectability of Fraktur.
- Major Fraktur Discovery
  From the Maine Antique Digest.
- Nagel Taufschein 1807
- Ontario Fraktur
  A book by Michael S. Bird.
- Pennsylvania Dutch Fraktur Gallery
  Exquisite fraktur images. These historic images clearly show the artistic and genealogical value of fraktur..
- Pennsylvania Dutch Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Fraktur
- The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission - Publications Catalog for Arts & Decorative Arts
  Several books on Fraktur available from the PHMC.
- A Taufschein (baptismal certificate) from 1807
  From the Library of Congress.
"Friedrich der Grosse" Ship Passenger List, Germany to America
An original ship passenger list of the March 19, 1898 sailing of the Friedrich der Grosse from Bremen, Germany, to New York.
Hamburg Link To Your Roots
Searchable database extracted from the Hamburg Passenger Lists for sel

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