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Germans had to apply for permission to emigrate from most areas. They can list the emigrant's birthplace, residence, assets, and indebtedness. Many records consist of applications and accompanying documents that were collected by district offices.
Germans had to apply for permission to emigrate from most areas. They can list the emigrant's birthplace, residence, assets, and indebtedness. Many records consist of applications and accompanying documents that were collected by district offices.


==Published Emigration Records==
===Published Emigration Records===
 
*Lists of emigrants are often published. These usually focus on the emigrants from '''one town, principality, or state'''.
Lists of emigrants are often published. These usually focus on the emigrants from one town, principality, or state. An example is listed below:
*Links to various Lists of German emigrants, passenger lists, etc. are found at http://www.germanroots.com/emigration.html
 
Gruhne, Fritz. ''Auswandererlisten des ehemaligenHerzogtums Braunschweig 1846-1871 (List of emigrants from the former Duchy of Braunschweig, 1846-1871)''. Wolfenbüttel, Germany: Braunschweigischer Geschichtsverein, 1971. (FHL book 943.59 W29g; film 1,045,468 item 10.) This list does not include the city of Braunschweig and the district of Holzminden.  
 
Links to various Lists of German emigrants, passenger lists, etc. are found at:
 
*http://www.germanroots.com/emigration.html
 
Dozens of other published emigrant lists are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under the town, state, or province from which the emigrants came. A partial bibliography of German emigration sources is in Smith's ''Encyclopedia of German-American Genealogical Research'', pages 207 to 232.
 
Here are some published emigration [http://www.rambow.de/auswandererlisten.html lists online].
Here are some published emigration [http://www.rambow.de/auswandererlisten.html lists online].
*Dozens of other published emigrant lists are listed in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] under the '''town, state, or province''' from which the emigrants came.


==Police Lists or Registrations==
==Police Lists or Registrations==
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