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Additional sources may be found in unusual places. For example, in 1751 a shipload of emigrants to Boston were shown a wonderful time and then were persuaded to sign a petition concerning the good conditions in New England, which was then sent back to Germany to persuade others to join. Next to their names were the towns from which they originated. This petition was published in the German periodical, Hessische Familienkunde (Hessian Family Research), October 1961, Vol. 5, No. 8, pp. 435-438. (FHL 943.41 B2hf Vol.5.) Many such lists have been compiled into a few key indexes. Examples include: | Additional sources may be found in unusual places. For example, in 1751 a shipload of emigrants to Boston were shown a wonderful time and then were persuaded to sign a petition concerning the good conditions in New England, which was then sent back to Germany to persuade others to join. Next to their names were the towns from which they originated. This petition was published in the German periodical, Hessische Familienkunde (Hessian Family Research), October 1961, Vol. 5, No. 8, pp. 435-438. (FHL 943.41 B2hf Vol.5.) Many such lists have been compiled into a few key indexes. Examples include: | ||
*Ehmann, Karl. Die Auswanderung in die Neuengland-Staaten aus Orten in Enzkreises im 18. Jahrhundert [Emigration to the New England States from Places in the Enz District in the 18th Century], 1977 (FHL 943 W2e) | *Ehmann, Karl. Die Auswanderung in die Neuengland-Staaten aus Orten in Enzkreises im 18. Jahrhundert [Emigration to the New England States from Places in the Enz District in the 18th Century], 1977 (FHL 943 W2e) | ||
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*Hinke, William J., ''A List of German Immigrants to the American Colonies from Zweibrücken in the Palatinate, 1728-1749 ''(FHL 974.8 C4fg) | *Hinke, William J., ''A List of German Immigrants to the American Colonies from Zweibrücken in the Palatinate, 1728-1749 ''(FHL 974.8 C4fg) | ||
*Yoder, Donald H., Emigrants from Württemberg, the Adolf Gerber Lists. (FHL 974.8 C4fg v.10) | *Yoder, Donald H., Emigrants from Württemberg, the Adolf Gerber Lists. (FHL 974.8 C4fg v.10) | ||
*[http://www.germanroots.com/penngermans.html Pennsylvania German Pioneers Research Guide 1727-1808] explains ''Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727-1808''. Compiled by Ralph Beaver Strassburger. Edited by William John Hinke. (3 Vols.) <br> <br> | *[http://www.germanroots.com/penngermans.html Pennsylvania German Pioneers Research Guide 1727-1808] explains ''Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727-1808''. Compiled by Ralph Beaver Strassburger. Edited by William John Hinke. (3 Vols.) Digital copies of these volumes are available on Ancestry.com: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48379 vol 1] , [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48380 vol. 2] ($)<br> <br> | ||
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