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 A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:
 *[[Germany, Bremen Name Card Index to Passenger Lists (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
+====Other Ports====
+[[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Records from other ports]] tend to be sparse.
+:::'''TIP:''' German emigrants usually left in groups from the same area of Germany. Be aware of the following information when searching your ancestor's passenger list or port record: After finding your ancestor on a port record or passenger register, write down all the people on the same list.<br>Check local census and other records to determine which people settled in the same area as your ancestor.<br>Check for place of origin information on those who were on the same list.<br>If your ancestor's surname is not unusual, but some of the others on the same list are, look those names up in the German surname books to determine where they originated.
 ===Passports===
 Each state or city had its own laws regarding passports. In many cases, the applications for passports and the supporting documentation have been preserved. These records often give information such as the emigrant's name, birth date or age, birthplace, occupation, last residence, verification of identity, and physical description.
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 ===German Emigration Card Indexes===
-Dozens of card indexes exist for German emigrants. For example, the Family History Library has [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/223975?availability=Family%20History%20Library microfilmed card indexes for emigrants from Hessen.] The indexes are divided into five sections for various time periods or areas of Hessen, each in alphabetical order. Other card indexes at the library include the following:
+Dozens of card indexes exist for German emigrants.
+====Hessen Card Indexes====
-From Baden 1660s-1900s
+For example, the Family History Library has [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/223975?availability=Family%20History%20Library microfilmed card indexes for emigrants from Hessen.] The indexes are divided into five sections for various time periods or areas of Hessen, each in alphabetical order. Other card indexes at the library include the following:
-From the Pfalz 1500s-1900s
+====Other Card Indexes====
-To the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1750-1943
+From Baden, 1660s-1900s: [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/258733?availability=Family%20History%20Library Auswanderer, 17. bis 20. Jahrhundert]
-To Russia 1750-1943
+From the Pfalz,  1500s-1900s: [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/122517?availability=Family%20History%20Library Einwandererkartei, 16.-17. Jahrhundert]
-There are card indexes of World War II refugees from many parts of central and eastern Europe.
+To the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Russia, Poland, and Italy, 1750-1943: [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/398168?availability=Family%20History%20Library Kartei der Ansiedlungsorte, 1750-1943]
-[[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Records from other ports]] tend to be sparse.
-:::'''TIP:''' German emigrants usually left in groups from the same area of Germany. Be aware of the following information when searching your ancestor's passenger list or port record: After finding your ancestor on a port record or passenger register, write down all the people on the same list.<br>Check local census and other records to determine which people settled in the same area as your ancestor.<br>Check for place of origin information on those who were on the same list.<br>If your ancestor's surname is not unusual, but some of the others on the same list are, look those names up in the German surname books to determine where they originated.
 ===Other Sources===