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Effective family research requires some understanding of the society in which your ancestor lived. Your research steps, and the records you search, are going to vary according to the time and place your ancestor lived. Learning about your ancestor’s everyday life, social structure, religious practices, customs, and traditions will enhance your research abilities. This information is especially helpful if you choose to write your family's history. Here are some good topics to consider:

Topic	Time period	Resource	Locations Covered
Games and Recreation		Jahre Verein Fur Rasenspiele 1919 e. V. Grunstadt: (50 years team for e. V. lawn Games 1919 Grunstadt). translation [S.l. : s.n., 1966	Germany
Social life and customs		Keefe, Eugene K. Area handbook for the Federal Republic of Germany. Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office (United States) 1975	Germany
Social life and customs, History		von Gerd, Wunder ; im Afutrag der Stadt Schwäbisch Hall herausgegeben von Kuno Ulshöfer. Bauer, Bürger, Edelmann: ausgewählte Aufsätze zur Sozialgeschichte, Festgabe zu seinem 75. Geburtstag. Sigmaringen, Germany : Jan Thorbecke Verlag, 1984	Germany, Germans in Chile
Social life and customs, History		Freytag, Gustav. aus der Deutschen Vergangenheit. Leipzig, Germany : Paul List, 1924	Germany
Rural Life	Middle Ages	Epperlein, Siegfried. Leben im Mittelalter: Schriftquellen und Bildzeugnisse. Köln, Germany: Böhlau Verlag, 2003	Germany
Social life and customs, History	18th-19th Centuries	Knodel, John E. behavior in the past: a study of fourteen German village populations in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, 1988	14 German Villages
Country life, peasants		Bartels, Adolf. Der bauer in der deutschen vergangenheit. Leipzig, Germany: E. Diederichs, 1900	Germany
Marriage and Family Life		Kersten, Manfred. und Familie im Wandel der Geschichte: wie sich die Institutionen Ehe und Familie in den Jahrhunderten verändert haben. Heimbach/Eifel, Germany: Bernardus-Verlag, 2012	Germany
Family Life	Late Middle Ages	Maschke, Erich. Familie in der deutschen Stadt des späten Mittelalters. Heidelberg, Germany: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, 1980	Germany
Social life and customs, History		Boehlke, LeRoy. Germany, 2000 years of history and culture. Milwaukee, Wisconsin?: L. Boehlke, 1985	Germany
Food and agriculture	18th Century	Selig, Robert. Give us this day our daily bread: food and agriculture in 18th century Germany. Galizien German Descendants [newsletter], 2005	Germany
Modern History	Modern	Pinson, Koppel S. Germany, its history and civilization. New York, New York: Hyperion, 1966	Germany
Social life and customs		Rippley, La Vern J. Of German ways. New York, New York : Barnes & Noble Books, 1970	Germany
Classes and Social Standing		Mitgau, Hermann. standing of German families. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969	Germany
Village Life	16th through 18th Centuries	Scheer, Teva J. daily bread: village life in early modern Germany. North Saanich, British Columbia: Adventis Press, 2010	Germany
Social life and customs		Bernstein, Eckhard. Culture and Customs of Germany. Greenwood Press, 2004	Germany
Customs and Culture		Tomalin, Barry. Germany - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture. Kuperard, 2015	Germany
Health and Beauty	1890-1930	Hau, Michael. The Cult of Health and Beauty in Germany: A Social History, 1890-1930. University of Chicago, 2003	Germany
Student Life		Sheldon, Henry Davidson. Student Life and Customs. D. Appleton and Company, 1901	Germany
Refugees		RAFIK HARIRI CENTER FOR THE MIDDLE EAST. Boon, Not Burden: How Successful Refugee Integration Might Contribute to Host Nation Economies. Atlantic Council, 2017	Germany
Social life and customs, History	20th Century	Bernstein, Eckhard. Culture and customs of Germany. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2004	Germany
Social life and customs, Women, Travel	Modern	World Trade Press. Germany. Petaluma, Calif.: World Trade Press, 2010	Germany
Social life and customs, Etiquette	Modern	Tomalin, Barry. Germany. London: Kuperard, 2013	Germany
Social life and customs		Dawson, William Harbutt. Germany and the Germans. London, Chapman and Hall, 1894	Germany
Christmas Cultural History		Perry, Joe. Christmas in Germany: a Cultural History. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2010	Germany