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 *[http://www.germanroots.com/emigration.html Online German Emigration Records, Lists and Indexes]
 *Records of German emigrants in their destination countries
-==Finding the Emigrant's Town of Origin==
-Once you have traced your family back to a German immigrant, you must find the city or town your ancestor came from if you wish to find earlier generations. The records you will need to continue your research, such as birth, marriage, and death records, are kept in local areas. Germany has no nationwide index to these records.
-Several sources may reveal where your ancestor came from. You may learn of your ancestor's place of origin by talking to older family members. Other relatives or a library may have documents that name the city or town, such as the following:
-*Birth, marriage, and death certificates
-*Obituaries
-*Journals
-*Photographs
-*Letters
-*Family Bibles
-*Church certificates or records
-*Naturalization applications and petitions
-*Passenger lists
-*Passports
-Sometimes it is possible to guess where an immigrant originated through [[Surname Distribution Maps|surname distribution maps]].
-[[Tracing Immigrant Origins]] gives more suggestions for finding your ancestor's place of origin.
 ==Emigration From Germany==