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*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part One: Home and Relative Sources]] | *[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part One: Home and Relative Sources]] | ||
*[[Gather Family Information]] | *[[Gather Family Information]] | ||
===Emigration Questions to Ask Relatives= | |||
Find the oldest living relatives that you can and ask them: | |||
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# What do you know about our first ancestor to come from Germany? (open-ended) | |||
# Have you ever heard mention of towns inGermany where the family lived? | |||
# Do you have contact with any relatives in Germany? | |||
#. Do you have contact with other branches of the family in the U.S.? | |||
#. When _____________ came from Germany, did he travel with other family members? | |||
#. Do you know when _________________ arrived and which port city? | |||
# Did _______________ever become a citizen? | |||
# Did_________________fight in World War I or II? | |||
# When they first came, were there already family members here who they joined? | |||
# Did_______________ever mention their parents in Germany? | |||
# Were they Catholic or Lutheran? | |||
# Do you have any old letters or postcards from Germany family? | |||
# Do you have any pictures of family members in Germany? | |||
==Search Genealogies Compiled by Others== | |||
*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Two: Online Family Tree Collections]] | |||
*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Three: Digitized Books]] | |||
*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Four: FamilySearch Wiki Tools]] | |||
===19th Century Census Records=== | ===19th Century Census Records=== | ||
*Search19th Century Census Records, available for the United States, Canada, England, and other countries. Censuses are often taken every ten years. | *Search19th Century Census Records, available for the United States, Canada, England, and other countries. Censuses are often taken every ten years. | ||
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**[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014] ($) | **[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014] ($) | ||
**[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007], Incomplete, ($). | **[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007], Incomplete, ($). | ||
==Records Originating in Germany That Can Help== | ==Records Originating in Germany That Can Help== | ||
So far this article has covered records that can be found in the country of arrival. There are also records originating in Germany that should be consulted. | So far this article has covered records that can be found in the country of arrival. There are also records originating in Germany that should be consulted. | ||