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== Archives == | |||
==Archives= | *[http://www.ekd.de/archive/index.htm Association of Protestant Church Archives] | ||
*[http://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchive.htm Archives in Germany - Hanacek (2000)] | |||
*[http://www.archive.nrw.de/ Archives in Nordrhein-Westfalen]<br> | |||
*[http://www.archivschule.de/content/33.html Archive School Marburg ] | |||
*[http://www.ezab.de/kirchenbuecher/kirchenbuch-suche.php EZAB - Berlin Evangelical Central Archive Holdings] | |||
*[http://www.kkvsol.net/ Oberlausitz Evangelical Archive] | |||
*[http://www.ezab.de/ EZAB portal page] | |||
*[http://www.hv.spk-berlin.de/english/index.php Geheimes Archiv - Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz] | |||
*[http://www.ghi-dc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=261&Itemid=68 GHI Links to German Archives] | |||
*[http://www.lib-web.org/europe/germany-central-europe/germany/ Libweb - Directory of Libraries in Germany] | |||
*[http://www.monasterium.net/ Monasterium.net] | |||
*[http://aidaonline.niedersachsen.de/ Niedersachsen Archives - Aida online] | |||
*[http://www.unesco-ci.org/cgi-bin/portals/archives/page.cgi?d=1 Unesco Directory of Religious Archives - Germany] | |||
*[[Media:Localities.pdf|PDF Archive Inventory]] Part 1 of 2: Church records in Archives" - an inventory of localities and the location or archive where the records should be found. | |||
*The list of archives with addresses which correspond to the localities list, can be found at this link [[Media:Archive_Add_.pdf|Archive Addresses]] Please note that in the second column, with the heading of "key" matches the Archive "number" in the first link which contains the database. | |||
== Biography == | |||
==Biography== | |||
*[http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/index.html Deutsche Biographie - Search page] | *[http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/index.html Deutsche Biographie - Search page] | ||
==Calendars== | == Calendars == | ||
*[ | *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/Guide/FrRepCal.ASP#how_to_calculate_the_standard_date_for_a_french_republican_date French Republican Calendar (Research outline)] | ||
*[http://www.manuscripta-mediaevalia.de/gaeste/grotefend/grotefend.htm Grotefend calendar book online] | *[http://www.gentools6.de/startseite.php GenTools 6-software for historians and genealogists] | ||
*[http://www.ortelius.de/kalender/form_de2.php Calendar converter (German)] | *[http://www.manuscripta-mediaevalia.de/gaeste/grotefend/grotefend.htm Grotefend calendar book online] | ||
*[http://www.ortelius.de/kalender/form_de2.php Calendar converter (German)] | |||
*[http://www.calendarzone.com/Software/ The Calendar Zone - software links] | *[http://www.calendarzone.com/Software/ The Calendar Zone - software links] | ||
*[http://www.lepg.org/liturgy.htm The Liturgical Year] | *[http://www.lepg.org/liturgy.htm The Liturgical Year] | ||
*[ | *[http://kalendersysteme.de/deutsch/kalender/systeme/systeme/inhalt.html Information on many calendar systems around the world] | ||
==Churches== | == Churches == | ||
*[http://www.alt-katholisch.de/ Alt-Katholiken - Germany] | *[http://www.alt-katholisch.de/gemeinden/gemeinden-a-z.html Alt-Katholiken - Germany] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/ Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL)] | ||
*[http://www.ekd.de/english/ Evangelical Church in Germany] | *[http://www.ekd.de/english/ Evangelical Church in Germany] | ||
*[http://www.igi-index.de/?seite=batch8&lang=uk IGI Batch Number Index] | *[http://www.igi-index.de/?seite=batch8&lang=uk IGI Batch Number Index] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.hab.de/forschung/projekte/vd17/bibh-pfarrer.htm Bibliography - Books of Pastors] (arranged by modern German state) | ||
*[http://www.kath.de/ Roman Catholic church in Germany] | *[http://www.kath.de/ Roman Catholic church in Germany] | ||
==Colonies== | == Colonies == | ||
*[http://www.deutsche-schutzgebiete.de/deutsche-kolonien.htm German Colonies] | *[http://www.deutsche-schutzgebiete.de/deutsche-kolonien.htm German Colonies] | ||
==Concentration Camps == | == Concentration Camps == | ||
*[http://www.holocaust.cz/cz2/victims/victims Holocaust Victims killed in Czech Concentration Camps] | *[http://www.similarsites.com/goto/dpcamps.org Displaced persons and slave labor and concentration camps] This is an excellent site which is still somewhat under construction. | ||
*[http://www.holocaust.cz/cz2/victims/victims Holocaust Victims killed in Czech Concentration Camps] | |||
*[http://www.its-arolsen.org/en/homepage/index.html International Tracing Service] | *[http://www.its-arolsen.org/en/homepage/index.html International Tracing Service] | ||
==Culture== | == Culture == | ||
*[http://www.hunsrueck-zeitung.com/doerfl_fetskultur/doerf_Festkultur.html Village celebration (in German)] | |||
== Databases == | |||
<br> | |||
*[http://www.auswanderer.lad-bw.de/auswanderer/index.php?sprache=de&suche=1&PHPSESSID=710ac9e95192a7e7728cf8fca647ca27&PHPSESSID=710ac9e95192a7e7728cf8fca647ca27 Emigration from Southwest Germany]<br> | *[http://www.auswanderer.lad-bw.de/auswanderer/index.php?sprache=de&suche=1&PHPSESSID=710ac9e95192a7e7728cf8fca647ca27&PHPSESSID=710ac9e95192a7e7728cf8fca647ca27 Emigration from Southwest Germany]<br> | ||
*[http://adressbuecher.genealogy.net/ Historische Adressbuecher - Eine Sekundärquelle fuer die Familienforschung] | *[http://adressbuecher.genealogy.net/ Historische Adressbuecher - Eine Sekundärquelle fuer die Familienforschung] | ||
*[http://igi-index.de IGI batch number search] | *[http://igi-index.de IGI batch number search] <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1234910246736_316" /> | ||
*[http://poznan | *[http://bindweed.man.poznan.pl/posen/search.php Poznan Project] - marriage records from Posen, 1800-1899 | ||
*[http://members.tripod.com/Stemweder/wehdem.html Wehdem Parish Records online] | *[http://www.akvz.de/e107_plugins/akvzdb_menu/akvzdb.php Schleswig census] | ||
*[http://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche.html German | *[http://www.akvz.de/news.php Schleswig-Holstein census] | ||
*[http://members.tripod.com/Stemweder/wehdem.html Wehdem Parish Records online] | |||
*[http://www.geocities.com/vw25176/quellen/mormonenbatch.html Westfalen Family Name search] | |||
*[http://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche.html German Gravesite database] | |||
*[http://meta.genealogy.net/ Metasearch searches data in GedBas, Datenbank Historischer Adressbücher, Foko,Forschungsdatenbanken der Vereine, Online Ortsfamilienbücher, Familienanzeigen, and Volkszahlregister Schleswig Holstein] | *[http://meta.genealogy.net/ Metasearch searches data in GedBas, Datenbank Historischer Adressbücher, Foko,Forschungsdatenbanken der Vereine, Online Ortsfamilienbücher, Familienanzeigen, and Volkszahlregister Schleswig Holstein] | ||
==Digital Libraries== | == Digital Libraries == | ||
*[http://www.retrobibliothek.de/retrobib/suche.html Retro-bib] - digitized 19th Century reference works, including Meyers Konversationslexikon and the Brockhaus lexikon | *[http://www.retrobibliothek.de/retrobib/suche.html Retro-bib] - digitized 19th Century reference works, including Meyers Konversationslexikon and the Brockhaus lexikon | ||
*[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Portal:DigiBib Digibib] - Digital Library on Genealogy.net in various categories, includes links to other digital libraries | *[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Portal:DigiBib Digibib] - Digital Library on Genealogy.net in various categories, includes links to other digital libraries | ||
**[http://www.szczecin.ap.gov.pl/iCmsModuleArchPublic/showDocuments?show_on_page=50 Szczecin State Archives online records in Pommerania, civil and church records included] | **[http://www.szczecin.ap.gov.pl/iCmsModuleArchPublic/showDocuments?show_on_page=50 Szczecin State Archives online records in Pommerania, civil and church records included] | ||
*[http://ahnenforscher.pl/?page_id=42 Links to online records for Wroclaw/Breslau Standesamt 1] | *[http://ahnenforscher.pl/?page_id=42 Links to online records for Wroclaw/Breslau Standesamt 1] | ||
*[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Breslau#Standesamturkunden Links to online records for Wroclaw/Breslau Standesamt 1] (Another jumping off point) | *[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Breslau#Standesamturkunden Links to online records for Wroclaw/Breslau Standesamt 1] (Another jumping off point) | ||
*[http://archeion.net/atom/index.php/ksiega-urodzen-wroclaw-iii-1891-t-06;isad Link to Breslau Standesamt III] This covers 1891-1911. This Standesamt (civil registration office) existed from 1891-1945. | *[http://archeion.net/atom/index.php/ksiega-urodzen-wroclaw-iii-1891-t-06;isad Link to Breslau Standesamt III] This covers 1891-1911. This Standesamt (civil registration office) existed from 1891-1945. | ||
==Directories== | == Directories == | ||
*[http://www.dastelefonbuch.de/ German Online Telephone Book] | *[http://www.dastelefonbuch.de/ German Online Telephone Book] | ||
*[http://adressbuecher.genealogy.net/ historic address books] | *[http://adressbuecher.genealogy.net/ historic address books] | ||
==Emigration and Immigration== | == Emigration and Immigration == | ||
*[http://www.auswanderer-bw.de/sixcms/detail.php?template=a_artikel&id=6591&sprache=en&PHPSESSID= Emigration from Southwest Germany] | *[http://www.auswanderer-bw.de/sixcms/detail.php?template=a_artikel&id=6591&sprache=en&PHPSESSID= Emigration from Southwest Germany] | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/maus/auswanderung/index.php?lang=en Emigration via Bremen] | ||
*[http://www.oocities.org/galveston_bremen_project/ Galveston-Bremen Project | *[http://www.oocities.org/galveston_bremen_project/ Galveston-Bremen Project] | ||
*[http://www.genealogy.net/vereine/wggf/ | *[http://www.genealogy.net/vereine/wggf/ Westfalen emigrants (in German)] | ||
*[http://aidaonline.niedersachsen.de/ Lower Saxony State Archives Emigrant Search] | *[http://aidaonline.niedersachsen.de/ Lower Saxony State Archives Emigrant Search] | ||
*[http://www.palam.org/ Palatines to America] | *[http://www.palam.org/ Palatines to America] | ||
*[http://germanroots.com/ German Roots Internet portal] | *[http://germanroots.com/ German Roots Internet portal] | ||
*[http://germanyroots.com/ German Emigrant Lists] | *[http://germanyroots.com/ German Emigrant Lists] | ||
*[http://roots-in-germany.de/ Roots in Germany portal] | *[http://roots-in-germany.de/ Roots in Germany portal] | ||
*[ | *[Internet_Resources_for_Finding_19th_Century_German_Emigrants|Internet Resources for Finding Origins of German 19th Century Emigrants]] | ||
*[[Pre-1820 Emigration from Germany|Pre-1820 Emigration from Germany]] | *[[Pre-1820 Emigration from Germany|Pre-1820 Emigration from Germany]] | ||
*[http://www.deutsche-kolonisten-in-mittelpolen.de/page1.php German colonists to Middle Poland] | |||
Category: Germany | Category: Germany | ||
==Gazetteers - general== | == Gazetteers - general == | ||
*[ | *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/guide/GER_T4_-_HowtoUsetheMeyersGazetteer.ASP?Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Sisgid=undefined&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Loc=undefined Using Meyer's Gazetteer] | ||
*Meyers Gazetteer online part 1 A-K, | *Meyers Gazetteer online part 1 A-K, {{FSbook|74680}}; part 2 L-Z , {{FSbook|74645}} | ||
*[http://www.columbia.edu/acis/ets/Graesse/contents.html Orbis Latinus] | *[http://www.columbia.edu/acis/ets/Graesse/contents.html Orbis Latinus] | ||
*[http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/databaseuwe.asp Kartenmeister] | *[http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/databaseuwe.asp Kartenmeister] | ||
==Genealogy== | == Genealogy == | ||
*[http://www.aller-ursprung.de/ Aller Ursprung - Magdeburg Boerde] | |||
*[http://visitenkarten.genealogy.net/_vkt_page.php?lng=xx&p=*Wittholz&t=1002 Familienforschung - Wittholz] | |||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wggerman/ Germany GenWeb] | |||
*[http://ahnenforschung.net/ Ahnenforschung.net ]- German genealogical forum and link list | |||
*[http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/AGoFF/fst/index.htm Forschungsstellen] - research groups of the Association of East German Family Historians. Contact them to find out if records for a town in a former German area have survived. | |||
*[http://www.genealogy.net/ Genealogy.net ]- German Genealogy on the Internet (German site) | |||
*[http://www.genealogy.net/genealogy Genealogy.net ]- English language section, which is separate from the German language site | |||
*[http://www.germannames.com/gernam.htm German Names - Shareware for German Genealogy] | |||
*[http://www.odessa3.org/ German-Russian Genealogy] | |||
*[http://www.angelfire.com/ks/gerrus/index.html Germans from Russia Research] | |||
*[http://wiki-en.genealogy.net/Ahnenstammkartei_des_deutschen_Volkes Ahnenstammkartei des deutschen Volkes] - GenWiki article | |||
*[http://archiv.twoday.net/topics/Genealogie/ Archivalia] - Archive newsletter with links to genealogy information | |||
*[http://www.schloeder.net/ Schloeder/Schleder Genealogy] | |||
*[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Hauptseite German GenWiki] | |||
*[http://www.wvc.edu/library/Research/gen/Internat/RBGenInterGermany.html WVC Library Link list for German genealogy] | |||
*[http://www.feefhs.org/links/germany.html FEEFHS resources for Germany] | |||
*[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Fl%c3%a4chenma%c3%9fe historic areal measures] | |||
*[http://www.progenealogists.com/germany/articles/index.html helpful articles on German research topics ](ProGenealogists website) | |||
*[http://dutch.favos.nl/ German research link list ](Favos) | |||
*[http://list.genealogy.net/mm/listinfo genealogy.net mailing lists] | |||
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/germany/index.html genealogylinks.net- Germany] | |||
*[http://www.personalschriften.de/ Personalschriften.de] - information about printed funeral sermons, with links to various indexes | |||
*[http://wiki-en.genealogy.net/Help:Nightschool helps] for contributing to the English instance of GenWiki | |||
*[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Batchnummer LDS Batchnumbers ]- how to get to the original record (in German) | |||
*[http://www.igi-index.de/ IGI German Batchnumber Index] | |||
*[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Portal:DigiBib DigiBib - Digital Library on genealogy.net] | |||
*[http://www.berufsgenealogie.net/ German Association of Professional Genealogists] | |||
*[http://www.adressbuch-service.de/site-ov.htm Historical and genealogical digital publications ]for sale | |||
*[http://mocavo.com/ Genealogy Search Engine Mocavo] | |||
*[http://wiki.dis-danmark.dk/index.php/Familienforschung_in_D%C3%A4nemark This is a great German-language reference on doing research in Denmark | |||
==General Information== | == General Information == | ||
*[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauptseite Wikipedia] | *[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauptseite Wikipedia][http://ahnenforschung.net/cgi-bin/webdir.cgi?action=list&sid=&cid=auswanderung] | ||
*[http://www.deutschland-auf-einen-blick.de/ Deutschland auf einen Blick!] - links to maps of modern German states with tourist information, especially hotels | *[http://www.deutschland-auf-einen-blick.de/ Deutschland auf einen Blick!] - links to maps of modern German states with tourist information, especially hotels | ||
*[http://www.xe.net/ucc/full.shtml Currency Converter] | *[http://www.xe.net/ucc/full.shtml Currency Converter] | ||
*[http://www.deutschepost.de/dpag Deutsche Post] | *[http://www.deutschepost.de/dpag Deutsche Post] | ||
*[http://www.google.com/language_tools Language Tools - Google] | *[http://www.google.com/language_tools Language Tools - Google] | ||
*[http://www.meinestadt.de/ Meine Stadt.de | *[http://www.meinestadt.de/ Meine Stadt.de | ||
*[http://www.kirchlicher-suchdienst.de/de/322ppasa.php German missing persons search site (from WWII)] | *[http://www.kirchlicher-suchdienst.de/de/322ppasa.php German missing persons search site (from WWII)] | ||
==Handwriting== | == Handwriting == | ||
*[ | *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 Reading old German Handwriting ], a series of three classes ( go to "Reading Handwritten Records Series") | ||
*[ | *[http://script.byu.edu/german/en/welcome.aspx German Script tutorial] | ||
*[http://www.germancorner.com/fonts/index.html German-type fonts to download] (free) | *[http://www.germancorner.com/fonts/index.html German-type fonts to download ](free) | ||
==Historical Geography== | == Historical Geography == | ||
*[http://www.genealogyandhow.com/lib/germany/german-town-name-meanings.htm German Town Name Meanings] | *[http://www.genealogyandhow.com/lib/germany/german-town-name-meanings.htm German Town Name Meanings] | ||
*[http://www.kartenmeister.com/ Kartenmeister] | *[http://www.kartenmeister.com/ Kartenmeister] | ||
==Jewish== | == Jewish == | ||
*[[Jewish Genealogy]] FamilySearch Wiki article | *[[Jewish Genealogy]] FamilySearch Wiki article | ||
*[ | *[http://www.ashkenazhouse.org/synagogue-main.htm List of Ashkenazic Synagogues] | ||
*[http://www.avotaynu.com/ Avotaynu website] Jewish Genealogy Roots, Research, History, Names, Surnames, Jewish Family Trees | *[http://www.avotaynu.com/ Avotaynu website] Jewish Genealogy Roots, Research, History, Names, Surnames, Jewish Family Trees | ||
*[http://en.auschwitz.org.pl/m/ Auschwitz webpage] | *[http://en.auschwitz.org.pl/m/ Auschwitz webpage] | ||
==Language helps and guides== | == Language helps and guides == | ||
*[http://www.columbia.edu/acis/ets/Graesse/contents.html Orbis Latinus Latin Place names] | *[http://www.columbia.edu/acis/ets/Graesse/contents.html Orbis Latinus Latin Place names] | ||
*[[German Word List|German Genealogical Word List]] FamilySearch Wiki article | *[[German Word List|German Genealogical Word List]] FamilySearch Wiki article | ||
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]] | *[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]] | ||
*[http://www.antiquusmorbus.com/German/GermanL.htm archaic | *[http://www.antiquusmorbus.com/German/GermanL.htm archaic mediccal terms ](in English) | ||
*[http://www.der-familienstammbaum.de/ahnenforschung/alte-krankheiten.php Old terms for illnesses] (in German) | *[http://www.der-familienstammbaum.de/ahnenforschung/alte-krankheiten.php Old terms for illnesses ](in German) | ||
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/GermanOccs.htm German occupations] (on Jewishgen.org) | *[http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/GermanOccs.htm German occupations ](on Jewishgen.org) | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~romban/misc/germanjobs.html historic German professions] | ||
*[http://www.google.com/language_tools Google language tools] | *[http://www.google.com/language_tools Google language tools] | ||
*[http://dwb.bbaw.de/ Grimm's] Dictionary of the German Language | *[http://dwb.bbaw.de/ Grimm's ]Dictionary of the German Language | ||
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/latingivennames.html Latinized Given names] | *[http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~oel/latingivennames.html Latinized Given names] | ||
*[http://dict.leo.org/ German-English dictionary] | *[http://dict.leo.org/ German-English dictionary] | ||
*[[:File:German Gothic Handwriting Guide.pdf|Gothic Handwriting]] Resource Guide | *[[:File:German Gothic Handwriting Guide.pdf|Gothic Handwriting]] Resource Guide | ||
*[http://www.systranbox.com/systran/box Translation of Phrases] | *[http://www.systranbox.com/systran/box Translation of Phrases] | ||
==Maps== | == Maps == | ||
*[ | *[http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/ravenstein/home.html Ravenstein Atlas of the German Empire ]- can be downloaded, with accompanying gazetteer | ||
*[http://www.nrw-geschichte.de/deutschland/ Historical outline maps of Germany] | *[http://www.nrw-geschichte.de/deutschland/ Historical outline maps of Germany] | ||
*[http://www.hot-map.com/deutschlandkarte Interactive map of modern Germany] | *[http://www.hot-map.com/deutschlandkarte Interactive map of modern Germany] | ||
*[http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/databaseuwe.asp Kartenmeister] - for formerly German areas now in Eastern countries, especially Poland | *[http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/databaseuwe.asp Kartenmeister] - for formerly German areas now in Eastern countries, especially Poland | ||
*[http://www.blocksignal.de/krt/r43/f.cgi Karte der RBD Berlin 1943] | *[http://www.blocksignal.de/krt/r43/f.cgi Karte der RBD Berlin 1943] | ||
*[http://www.blocksignal.de/krt/b07/f.cgi Stadtplan Berlin und Vororte 1907] | *[http://www.blocksignal.de/krt/b07/f.cgi Stadtplan Berlin und Vororte 1907] | ||
*[http://www.krebs-onl.de/pfalz/1789.shtml Pfalz 1789 map] and other Pfalz area maps | *[http://www.krebs-onl.de/pfalz/1789.shtml Pfalz 1789 map] and other Pfalz area maps | ||
==Military Records== | == Military Records == | ||
*Deutsche Dienststelle [https://www.dd-wast.de/de/startseite.html (WASt)] - has information about WWI and WWII soldiers who were killed or missing in action | *Deutsche Dienststelle [https://www.dd-wast.de/de/startseite.html (WASt)] - has information about WWI and WWII soldiers who were killed or missing in action | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_German_military_terms Glossary] of German military terms. | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_German_military_terms Glossary ]of German military terms. | ||
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==Names - personal== | == Names - personal == | ||
*[http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/en/Default.aspx Geogen] - maps surnames by frequency, using the German online telphone directory | *[http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/en/Default.aspx Geogen ]- maps surnames by frequency, using the German online telphone directory | ||
==Newspapers== | == Newspapers == | ||
[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/pages/ Although a digital archive of US newspapers], these can also be useful in searching for German ancestors. | [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/pages/ Although a digital archive of US newspapers], these can also be useful in searching for German ancestors. | ||
==Occupations== | == Occupations == | ||
*[http://www.muehlen-dgm-ev.de/ German Society for the historical mills of Germany] | *[http://www.muehlen-dgm-ev.de/ German Society for the historical mills of Germany] | ||
*[http://www.rambow.de/saechsisches-pfarrerbuch.html Register of Pastors of Sachsen] | *[http://www.rambow.de/saechsisches-pfarrerbuch.html Register of Pastors of Sachsen] | ||
==Research Guides== | == Regional Research Websites == | ||
*[http://forum.ahnenforschung.net/showthread.php?t=1703 Culm area] | |||
*[http://www.rueckling.de/resources/QuellenBrandenburg1.pdf Brandenburg research] | |||
== Research Guides == | |||
*[http://www.genealogy.net/genealogy Genealogy.net/genealogy] - English home page of Genealogy.net, the German Internet portal | *[http://www.genealogy.net/genealogy Genealogy.net/genealogy ]- English home page of Genealogy.net, the German Internet portal | ||
*[http://members.cox.net/hessen/hsstory.htm Research helps for Hessen] | *[http://members.cox.net/hessen/hsstory.htm Research helps for Hessen] | ||
*[http://www.grtpublications.com/ Book: ''The German Research Companion''] , (link to publisher) | *[http://www.grtpublications.com/ Book: ''The German Research Companion''] , (link to publisher) | ||
*[http://www.germanroots.com/ German Roots: Resources for German Genealogy on the Internet] | *[http://www.germanroots.com/ German Roots: Resources for German Genealogy on the Internet] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Europe/Germany.pdf BYU PDF Research Outlines] | ||
*[http://www.grtpublications.com/Research.htm Book: Researching in Germany] ,a handbook for your visit to the homeland of your ancestors (link to publisher) | *[http://www.grtpublications.com/Research.htm Book: Researching in Germany ],a handbook for your visit to the homeland of your ancestors (link to publisher) | ||
*[http://wiki-en.genealogy.net/German_States_1871 English-language Gen-Wiki:the German States of 1871] (links to pages) | *[http://wiki-en.genealogy.net/German_States_1871 English-language Gen-Wiki:the German States of 1871] (links to pages) | ||
*[[Microfilmed German church records: helpful hints|German Church Record helpful hints]] | *[[Microfilmed German church records: helpful hints|German Church Record helpful hints]] | ||
==Social History== | == Social History == | ||
*[ | *[http://www.ernst-moritz-arndt-gesellschaft.de/ema4/ema43.htm Distribution of Property in Pommerania and the Island of Ruegen ](in German), includes a discussion of ''Leibeigenschaft'' (feudal serfdom) in this area | ||
*''[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleiderordnung Kleiderordnung]''(dress code), a Wikipedia article that discusses the rules designed to clarify what clothing and jewelry can be worn by members of the various social classes (in German) | *''[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleiderordnung Kleiderordnung]''(dress code), a Wikipedia article that discusses the rules designed to clarify what clothing and jewelry can be worn by members of the various social classes (in German) | ||
*[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleidung_im_Mittelalter Kleidung im Mittelalter] (clothing in the Middle Ages (in German), Wikipedia article | *[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleidung_im_Mittelalter Kleidung im Mittelalter ](clothing in the Middle Ages (in German), Wikipedia article | ||
*[http://www.dhm.de/ausstellungen/streik/detailansichten/brot_detail04.html Der Kampf um das Taegliche Brot] (The Fight for the Daily Bread- in German), food protests in the 19th Century, an exhibit by the German Historical Museum | *[http://www.dhm.de/ausstellungen/streik/detailansichten/brot_detail04.html Der Kampf um das Taegliche Brot ](The Fight for the Daily Bread- in German), food protests in the 19th Century, an exhibit by the German Historical Museum | ||
*''[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%A4ndeordnung Staendeordnung]''- (order of social classes), in German (Wikipedia) | *''[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%A4ndeordnung Staendeordnung]''- (order of social classes), in German (Wikipedia) | ||
== Societies and other Resources == | |||
Links to the major German genealogical societes are easily accessed through Genealogy.net at the [http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Portal:Vereine ''Vereine ''(societies) portal] | |||
*[http://www.lgg-leipzig.de/programm.asp Leipzig Genealogical Society] | *[http://feefhs.org/ FEEFHS - Eastern European Genealogy] | ||
*[http://www.palam.org/ Palatines to America Society] | *[http://www.lgg-leipzig.de/programm.asp Leipzig Genealogical Society] | ||
*[http://www.sggee.org/ Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe] (SGGEE) | *[http://www.palam.org/ Palatines to America Society] | ||
*[http://www.ogsa.us/ Ostfriesen Genealogical Society of America] | *[http://www.sggee.org/ Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe ](SGGEE) | ||
*[http://ahsgr.org/ American Historical Society of Germans from Russia] | *[http://www.ogsa.us/ Ostfriesen Genealogical Society of America] | ||
*[http://grhs.org/ Germans from Russia Heritage Society] | *[http://ahsgr.org/ American Historical Society of Germans from Russia] | ||
*[http://www.sacgergensoc.org/ Sacramento German Genealogical Society] | *[http://grhs.org/ Germans from Russia Heritage Society] | ||
*[http://www.ggsmn.org/ Germanic Genealogy Society] (in Minnesota) | *[http://www.sacgergensoc.org/ Sacramento German Genealogical Society] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.ggsmn.org/ Germanic Genealogy Society ] (in Minnesota) | ||
*[http://immigrantgensoc.org/ Immigrant Genealogical Society] | *[http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/Germansig.htm Southern California Genealogical Society - German SIG] | ||
*[http://www.ogsgs.org/ Orangeburgh Swiss-German Genealogical Society] | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lastjohn/geracadn.htm The German-Acadian Coast Historical and Genealogical Society] | ||
*[http://www.magsgen.com Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society] | *[http://immigrantgensoc.org/ Immigrant Genealogical Society] | ||
*[http://swflgg.org/links.php?lcid=1 Southwest Florida Germanic Genealogy Society] | *[http://www.ogsgs.org/ Orangeburgh Swiss-German Genealogical Society] | ||
*[http://csumc.wisc.edu/mki/Genealogy/1.GenealogyFrames.htm German genealogy resources at the Max-Kade Institute] | *[http://www.magsgen.com Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society] | ||
*[http://swflgg.org/links.php?lcid=1 Southwest Florida Germanic Genealogy Society] | |||
*[http://csumc.wisc.edu/mki/Genealogy/1.GenealogyFrames.htm German genealogy resources at the Max-Kade Institute] | |||
*[http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/Default.htm German Genealogy Group] with links to New York City | |||
==Town Lineage Books== | == Town Lineage Books == | ||
*[http://www.online-ofb.de/ Town genealogies on genealogy.net] | *[http://www.online-ofb.de/ Town genealogies on genealogy.net] | ||
*[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Kategorie:Ortsfamilienbuch Bibliography of printed town genealogies] | *[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Kategorie:Ortsfamilienbuch Bibliography of printed town genealogies] | ||
*[http://www.v-weiss.de/ofbmeur-o.html bibliography of published town genealogies (]Weiss) | *[http://www.v-weiss.de/ofbmeur-o.html bibliography of published town genealogies (]Weiss) | ||
*[http://www.badische-ortsfamilienbuecher.de/impressum.php Baden Ortssippenbücher] - list of published and available books | *[http://www.badische-ortsfamilienbuecher.de/impressum.php Baden Ortssippenbücher] - list of published and available books | ||
*[http://www.vogel-soya.de/ortsfamilienbuecher_schlesien.htm Village lineage books for Schlesien] - a bibliography | *[http://www.vogel-soya.de/ortsfamilienbuecher_schlesien.htm Village lineage books for Schlesien] - a bibliography | ||
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Archives[edit | edit source]
- Association of Protestant Church Archives
- Archives in Germany - Hanacek (2000)
- Archives in Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Archive School Marburg
- EZAB - Berlin Evangelical Central Archive Holdings
- Oberlausitz Evangelical Archive
- EZAB portal page
- Geheimes Archiv - Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz
- GHI Links to German Archives
- Libweb - Directory of Libraries in Germany
- Monasterium.net
- Niedersachsen Archives - Aida online
- Unesco Directory of Religious Archives - Germany
- PDF Archive Inventory Part 1 of 2: Church records in Archives" - an inventory of localities and the location or archive where the records should be found.
- The list of archives with addresses which correspond to the localities list, can be found at this link Archive Addresses Please note that in the second column, with the heading of "key" matches the Archive "number" in the first link which contains the database.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Calendars[edit | edit source]
- French Republican Calendar (Research outline)
- GenTools 6-software for historians and genealogists
- Grotefend calendar book online
- Calendar converter (German)
- The Calendar Zone - software links
- The Liturgical Year
- Information on many calendar systems around the world
Churches[edit | edit source]
- Alt-Katholiken - Germany
- Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL)
- Evangelical Church in Germany
- IGI Batch Number Index
- Bibliography - Books of Pastors (arranged by modern German state)
- Roman Catholic church in Germany
Colonies[edit | edit source]
Concentration Camps[edit | edit source]
- Displaced persons and slave labor and concentration camps This is an excellent site which is still somewhat under construction.
- Holocaust Victims killed in Czech Concentration Camps
- International Tracing Service
Culture[edit | edit source]
Databases[edit | edit source]
- Emigration from Southwest Germany
- Historische Adressbuecher - Eine Sekundärquelle fuer die Familienforschung
- IGI batch number search
- Poznan Project - marriage records from Posen, 1800-1899
- Schleswig census
- Schleswig-Holstein census
- Wehdem Parish Records online
- Westfalen Family Name search
- German Gravesite database
- Metasearch searches data in GedBas, Datenbank Historischer Adressbücher, Foko,Forschungsdatenbanken der Vereine, Online Ortsfamilienbücher, Familienanzeigen, and Volkszahlregister Schleswig Holstein
Digital Libraries[edit | edit source]
- Retro-bib - digitized 19th Century reference works, including Meyers Konversationslexikon and the Brockhaus lexikon
- Digibib - Digital Library on Genealogy.net in various categories, includes links to other digital libraries
- Links to online records for Wroclaw/Breslau Standesamt 1
- Links to online records for Wroclaw/Breslau Standesamt 1 (Another jumping off point)
- Link to Breslau Standesamt III This covers 1891-1911. This Standesamt (civil registration office) existed from 1891-1945.
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
- Emigration from Southwest Germany
- Emigration via Bremen
- Galveston-Bremen Project
- Westfalen emigrants (in German)
- Lower Saxony State Archives Emigrant Search
- Palatines to America
- German Roots Internet portal
- German Emigrant Lists
- Roots in Germany portal
- [Internet_Resources_for_Finding_19th_Century_German_Emigrants|Internet Resources for Finding Origins of German 19th Century Emigrants]]
- Pre-1820 Emigration from Germany
- German colonists to Middle Poland
Category: Germany
Gazetteers - general[edit | edit source]
- Using Meyer's Gazetteer
- Meyers Gazetteer online part 1 A-K, FamilySearch Digital Library; part 2 L-Z , FamilySearch Digital Library
- Orbis Latinus
- Kartenmeister
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
- Aller Ursprung - Magdeburg Boerde
- Familienforschung - Wittholz
- Germany GenWeb
- Ahnenforschung.net - German genealogical forum and link list
- Forschungsstellen - research groups of the Association of East German Family Historians. Contact them to find out if records for a town in a former German area have survived.
- Genealogy.net - German Genealogy on the Internet (German site)
- Genealogy.net - English language section, which is separate from the German language site
- German Names - Shareware for German Genealogy
- German-Russian Genealogy
- Germans from Russia Research
- Ahnenstammkartei des deutschen Volkes - GenWiki article
- Archivalia - Archive newsletter with links to genealogy information
- Schloeder/Schleder Genealogy
- German GenWiki
- WVC Library Link list for German genealogy
- FEEFHS resources for Germany
- historic areal measures
- helpful articles on German research topics (ProGenealogists website)
- German research link list (Favos)
- genealogy.net mailing lists
- genealogylinks.net- Germany
- Personalschriften.de - information about printed funeral sermons, with links to various indexes
- helps for contributing to the English instance of GenWiki
- LDS Batchnumbers - how to get to the original record (in German)
- IGI German Batchnumber Index
- DigiBib - Digital Library on genealogy.net
- German Association of Professional Genealogists
- Historical and genealogical digital publications for sale
- Genealogy Search Engine Mocavo
- [http://wiki.dis-danmark.dk/index.php/Familienforschung_in_D%C3%A4nemark This is a great German-language reference on doing research in Denmark
General Information[edit | edit source]
- Wikipedia[1]
- Deutschland auf einen Blick! - links to maps of modern German states with tourist information, especially hotels
- Currency Converter
- Deutsche Post
- Language Tools - Google
- [http://www.meinestadt.de/ Meine Stadt.de
- German missing persons search site (from WWII)
Handwriting[edit | edit source]
- Reading old German Handwriting , a series of three classes ( go to "Reading Handwritten Records Series")
- German Script tutorial
- German-type fonts to download (free)
Historical Geography[edit | edit source]
Jewish[edit | edit source]
- Jewish Genealogy FamilySearch Wiki article
- List of Ashkenazic Synagogues
- Avotaynu website Jewish Genealogy Roots, Research, History, Names, Surnames, Jewish Family Trees
- Auschwitz webpage
Language helps and guides[edit | edit source]
- Orbis Latinus Latin Place names
- German Genealogical Word List FamilySearch Wiki article
- Latin Genealogical Word List
- archaic mediccal terms (in English)
- Old terms for illnesses (in German)
- German occupations (on Jewishgen.org)
- historic German professions
- Google language tools
- Grimm's Dictionary of the German Language
- Latinized Given names
- German-English dictionary
- Gothic Handwriting Resource Guide
- Translation of Phrases
Maps[edit | edit source]
- Ravenstein Atlas of the German Empire - can be downloaded, with accompanying gazetteer
- Historical outline maps of Germany
- Interactive map of modern Germany
- Kartenmeister - for formerly German areas now in Eastern countries, especially Poland
- Karte der RBD Berlin 1943
- Stadtplan Berlin und Vororte 1907
- Pfalz 1789 map and other Pfalz area maps
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) - has information about WWI and WWII soldiers who were killed or missing in action
- Glossary of German military terms.
Names - personal[edit | edit source]
- Geogen - maps surnames by frequency, using the German online telphone directory
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Although a digital archive of US newspapers, these can also be useful in searching for German ancestors.
Occupations[edit | edit source]
Regional Research Websites[edit | edit source]
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
- Genealogy.net/genealogy - English home page of Genealogy.net, the German Internet portal
- Research helps for Hessen
- Book: The German Research Companion , (link to publisher)
- German Roots: Resources for German Genealogy on the Internet
- BYU PDF Research Outlines
- Book: Researching in Germany ,a handbook for your visit to the homeland of your ancestors (link to publisher)
- English-language Gen-Wiki:the German States of 1871 (links to pages)
- German Church Record helpful hints
Social History[edit | edit source]
- Distribution of Property in Pommerania and the Island of Ruegen (in German), includes a discussion of Leibeigenschaft (feudal serfdom) in this area
- Kleiderordnung(dress code), a Wikipedia article that discusses the rules designed to clarify what clothing and jewelry can be worn by members of the various social classes (in German)
- Kleidung im Mittelalter (clothing in the Middle Ages (in German), Wikipedia article
- Der Kampf um das Taegliche Brot (The Fight for the Daily Bread- in German), food protests in the 19th Century, an exhibit by the German Historical Museum
- Staendeordnung- (order of social classes), in German (Wikipedia)
Societies and other Resources[edit | edit source]
Links to the major German genealogical societes are easily accessed through Genealogy.net at the Vereine (societies) portal
- FEEFHS - Eastern European Genealogy
- Leipzig Genealogical Society
- Palatines to America Society
- Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe (SGGEE)
- Ostfriesen Genealogical Society of America
- American Historical Society of Germans from Russia
- Germans from Russia Heritage Society
- Sacramento German Genealogical Society
- Germanic Genealogy Society (in Minnesota)
- Southern California Genealogical Society - German SIG
- The German-Acadian Coast Historical and Genealogical Society
- Immigrant Genealogical Society
- Orangeburgh Swiss-German Genealogical Society
- Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society
- Southwest Florida Germanic Genealogy Society
- German genealogy resources at the Max-Kade Institute
- German Genealogy Group with links to New York City
Town Lineage Books[edit | edit source]
- Town genealogies on genealogy.net
- Bibliography of printed town genealogies
- bibliography of published town genealogies (Weiss)
- Baden Ortssippenbücher - list of published and available books
- Village lineage books for Schlesien - a bibliography