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| ''A Collection of Upwards of 30,000 German, Swiss, Dutch, French, and Other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776''. By Israel Daniel Rupp. '''Online at:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/293219 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/10412/ Ancestry] ($). | | ''A Collection of Upwards of 30,000 German, Swiss, Dutch, French, and Other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776''. By Israel Daniel Rupp. '''Online at:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/293219 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/10412/ Ancestry] ($). |
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| [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/96039 ''Die Pfãlzische Auswanderung nach Nordamerika im 18. Jahrhundert''], (Palatine Emigration to North America in the 18th Century). By Fritz Trautz. {{FHL|96039|item|disp=FS Library book 943.43 W2t}}. | | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/96039 ''Die Pfãlzische Auswanderung nach Nordamerika im 18. Jahrhundert''], (Palatine Emigration to North America in the 18th Century). By Fritz Trautz. {{FSC|96039|item|disp=FS Library book 943.43 W2t}}. |
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| Materials under copyright can only be accessed online in the Family History Library, a family history center, or a partner institution of FamilySearch. | | Materials under copyright can only be accessed online in the Family History Library, a family history center, or a partner institution of FamilySearch. |
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| ==== U.S.- German Regional Studies ==== | | ==== U.S.- German Regional Studies ==== |
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| Some publications document emigrants in their German home town, on the passenger list, and in U.S. records. Research on each family has been done in both U.S. and German records. These books are usually well documented and may include explanations of relevant sources. They may include several indexes, including one by "ships", which is is very useful for finding people listed on the same passenger list. {{FHL|94473|author-id|disp=Annette K. Burgert}} and {{FHL|29486|author-id|disp=Henry Z. Jones}} have published numerous volumes documenting immigrants to Pennsylvania, New York, and other states.<br> | | Some publications document emigrants in their German home town, on the passenger list, and in U.S. records. Research on each family has been done in both U.S. and German records. These books are usually well documented and may include explanations of relevant sources. They may include several indexes, including one by "ships", which is is very useful for finding people listed on the same passenger list. {{FSC|94473|author-id|disp=Annette K. Burgert}} and {{FSC|29486|author-id|disp=Henry Z. Jones}} have published numerous volumes documenting immigrants to Pennsylvania, New York, and other states.<br> |
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| If you are researching New England colonial Germans, you should definitely check out this book: | | If you are researching New England colonial Germans, you should definitely check out this book: |
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| ==== Swiss Emigrants ==== | | ==== Swiss Emigrants ==== |
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| The {{FHL|387875|title-id|disp=Swiss Surname Book}} which lists all of the villages where a particular surname has citizenship rights back to 1800 is a key source for unusual surnames. The {{FHL|45832|title-id|disp=added}} [Swiss Biographical Encyclopedia] often also has leads about places where different surnames were established in Switzerland. The following additional sources are especially useful for Swiss 18th century emigration research: | | The {{FSC|387875|title-id|disp=Swiss Surname Book}} which lists all of the villages where a particular surname has citizenship rights back to 1800 is a key source for unusual surnames. The {{FSC|45832|title-id|disp=added}} [Swiss Biographical Encyclopedia] often also has leads about places where different surnames were established in Switzerland. The following additional sources are especially useful for Swiss 18th century emigration research: |
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| *Faust, Albert B and Brumbaugh, Gaius M., Lists of Swiss Emigrants in the Eighteenth Century to the American Colonies, 1925, Vol. 1: Zürich Canton 1734-1744, Vol. 2: Bern Canton 1706-1795 and Basel Canton 1734-1794 [FHL 973 W2fa] | | *Faust, Albert B and Brumbaugh, Gaius M., Lists of Swiss Emigrants in the Eighteenth Century to the American Colonies, 1925, Vol. 1: Zürich Canton 1734-1744, Vol. 2: Bern Canton 1706-1795 and Basel Canton 1734-1794 [FHL 973 W2fa] |