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'''Military Records.''' Many German immigrants served in the United States military, especially in the American Civil War. Their military records may help identify their German hometowns. Records of German soldiers who served as British mercenaries in the American Revolution are described in [[Germany Military Records|Germany Military Records]]. | '''Military Records.''' Many German immigrants served in the United States military, especially in the American Civil War. Their military records may help identify their German hometowns. Records of German soldiers who served as British mercenaries in the American Revolution are described in [[Germany Military Records|Germany Military Records]]. | ||
'''Newspapers.''' Arriving German immigrants are occasionally mentioned in newspapers, especially German-language newspapers. See [[Germany Newspapers|Germany Newspapers]] for a bibliography of German-language newspapers. | '''Newspapers.''' Arriving German immigrants are occasionally mentioned in newspapers, especially German-language newspapers. See [[Germany Newspapers|Germany Newspapers]] for a bibliography of German-language newspapers. | ||
A 1990 map showing the areas of heaviest [http://maxkade.iupui.edu/nameword/map1.html German population] is found here. The top six states for German population are: | |||
Illinois, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota. | |||
== Southeast Europe == | == Southeast Europe == | ||