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::Heinzmann, Franz. '''''Bibliographie der Ortssippenbücher in Deutschland (Bibliography of village lineage books in Germany).'' ''' Düsseldorf, Germany: Heinzmann, 1991. (FHL book 943 D23h 1991.) This work lists both monographs and village lineages in periodicals.  
::Heinzmann, Franz. '''''Bibliographie der Ortssippenbücher in Deutschland (Bibliography of village lineage books in Germany).'' ''' Düsseldorf, Germany: Heinzmann, 1991. (FHL book 943 D23h 1991.) This work lists both monographs and village lineages in periodicals.  


== Genealogical Collections  ==
== Deutsches Geschlechterbuch (German Lineage Book) ==


'''Germany'''
The FamilySearch Library has many genealogical collections for German families, including published and unpublished collections of family histories and lineages and research files of prominent genealogists.  
 
The FamilySearch Library has many genealogical collections for German families, including published and unpublished collections of family histories and lineages and research files of prominent genealogists. Two major published collections are listed below:


*''Deutsches Geschlechterbuch (German lineage book).'' 194+ Volumes. Limburg/Lahn: C. A. Starke, 1889-. (FHL book 943 D2dg.) The Family History Library is missing a few volumes, and earlier volumes are in Gothic type. These volumes often give many generations of German families. They are indexed at the end of each volume.
*''Deutsches Geschlechterbuch (German lineage book).'' 194+ Volumes. Limburg/Lahn: C. A. Starke, 1889-. (FHL book 943 D2dg.) The Family History Library is missing a few volumes, and earlier volumes are in Gothic type. These volumes often give many generations of German families. They are indexed at the end of each volume.
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***Bd. 192-197 (CD # 9222)
***Bd. 192-197 (CD # 9222)


**The first 150 volumes are indexed in a cumulative index called ''Stammfolgen-Verzeichnisse für das genealogische Handbuch des Adels und dasdeutsche Geschlechterbuch (Index of thegenealogical handbook of nobility and the German lineage books),'' (Limburg/ Lahn, Germany: C.A. Starke, 1969; FHL book 943 D2dg index 1969).
:*The first 150 volumes are indexed in a cumulative index called ''Stammfolgen-Verzeichnisse für das genealogische Handbuch des Adels und dasdeutsche Geschlechterbuch (Index of the genealogical handbook of nobility and the German lineage books),'' (Limburg/ Lahn, Germany: C.A. Starke, 1969; FHL book 943 D2dg index 1969).
 
**The 1963 index for Volumes 1-134 has been filmed (FHL book 943 D2dg index 1963; film1,183,565 item 5; fiche 6,053,506).
**The 1963 index for Volumes 1-134 has been filmed (FHL book 943 D2dg index 1963; film1,183,565 item 5; fiche 6,053,506).
**A cumulative surname index to Volumes 1-209 (1999) and a supplemental index (2000) are available on computer (CD-ROM 5224) disk at the FHL.
**A cumulative surname index to Volumes 1-209 (1999) and a supplemental index (2000) are available on computer (CD-ROM 5224) disk at the FHL.


*Institut zur Erforschung Historischer Führungsgeschichten Bensheim. ''Führende Persönlichkeiten (Leading personalities).'' Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980-1983. (On 388 FHL films.)
*Institut zur Erforschung Historischer Führungsgeschichten Bensheim. '''''Führende Persönlichkeiten (Leading personalities).''''' Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980-1983.[Collection of articles, manuscripts, pamphlets, pedigrees, and notes pertaining to the history and genealogy of individuals and families throughout Germany. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/343103?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''On 388 FHL films.''']


The library also has a collection of half a million German pedigrees, often hundreds of pages long, mostly for the years 1650 to 1850:  
The library also has a collection of half a million German pedigrees, often hundreds of pages long, mostly for the years 1650 to 1850:  
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