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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]
*[http://members.cox.net/hessen/archives.htm Archive links  (Cox)]
*[http://www.archivschule.de/content/33.html Archive School Marburg ] 
*[http://www.ezab.de/e/ebframe.html 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://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/Germany.html 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]
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/c/c4/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 [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/f/f7/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.


*[https://www.archivportal-d.de/ German Archive portal]
== Biography ==
*[http://www.archivschule.de/content/33.html Archive School Marburg]
*[http://www.ekd.de/archive/index.htm Association of Protestant Church Archives]
*[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/ Libraries in Germany (Lib-web)]
*[https://librarytechnology.org/libraries/ Directory of Libraries in Germany]
*[http://www.monasterium.net/ Monasterium.net] - Medieval to early modern era documents
*[http://aidaonline.niedersachsen.de/ Niedersachsen Archives - Aida online]<br>
*[[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==


*[http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/index.html Deutsche Biographie - Search page]
*[http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/index.html Deutsche Biographie - Search page]


==Calendars==
== Calendars ==


*[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/French_Republican_Calendar French Republican Calendar (Research outline)]
*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/Guide/FrRepCal.ASP#how_to_calculate_the_standard_date_for_a_french_republican_date French&nbsp;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.gentools6.de/startseite.php GenTools 6] Software tools for genealogists , includes Protestant and Catholic feastday calendars ( works with Windows 7 and earlier versions)
*[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]  
*[https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/calendars-used-around-the-world.html Information on many calendar systems around the world]
*[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.bbkl.de/ Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL)] ($)
*[http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/ Biographisch-Bibliographisches&nbsp;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://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfarrerbuch Bibliography - Books of Pastors] (arranged by modern German state)
*[http://www.hab.de/forschung/projekte/vd17/bibh-pfarrer.htm Bibliography - Books of Pastors]&nbsp;(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&nbsp;Colonies]


==Concentration Camps ==
== Concentration Camps ==


*[http://www.holocaust.cz/cz2/victims/victims Holocaust Victims killed in Czech Concentration Camps] - in Czech, English version incomplete
*[http://www.dpcamps.org/dpcamps/ Displaced Persons' (DP) Camps]
*[http://www.its-arolsen.org/en/homepage/index.html International Tracing Service]
*[http://www.holocaust.cz/cz2/victims/victims Holocaust Victims killed in Czech Concentration Camps]  
*[http://www.ushmm.org/ United States Holocaust Memorial Museum] - includes links to a Holocaust victims and survivors database
*[http://www.its-arolsen.org/en/homepage/index.html International Tracing&nbsp;Service]


==Culture==
== Culture ==


*Village celebration (in German)
*[http://www.hunsrueck-zeitung.com/doerfl_fetskultur/doerf_Festkultur.html Village celebration (in German)]


==Databases==
== Databases ==


*[http://www.auswanderer.lad-bw.de/auswanderer/index.php?sprache=de&suche=1&PHPSESSID=710ac9e95192a7e7728cf8fca647ca27&PHPSESSID=710ac9e95192a7e7728cf8fca647ca27 Emigration from Southwest Germany]<br>
*[http://mdz1.bib-bvb.de/~ndb/ndbmaske.html Biography search]
*[http://adressbuecher.genealogy.net/ Historische Adressbuecher - Eine Sekundärquelle fuer die Familienforschung]
*[http://www.auswanderer.lad-bw.de/auswanderer/index.php?sprache=de&suche=1&PHPSESSID=710ac9e95192a7e7728cf8fca647ca27&PHPSESSID=710ac9e95192a7e7728cf8fca647ca27 Emigration from Southwest Germany]  
*[http://igi-index.de IGI batch number search]
*[http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/ German Newspapers]
*[http://poznan-project.psnc.pl/ Poznan Project] - marriage records from Posen, 1800-1899<br>
*[http://adressbuecher.genealogy.net/ Historische Adressbuecher - Eine Sekundärquelle fuer die Familienforschung]  
*[http://members.tripod.com/Stemweder/wehdem.html Wehdem Parish Records online]<br>
*[http://igi-index.de IGI batch number search] <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1234910246736_316" />
*[http://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche.html German War Gravesite database]
*[http://bindweed.man.poznan.pl/posen/search.php Poznan Project] - marriage records from Posen, 1800-1899  
*[http://www.akvz.de/e107_plugins/akvzdb_menu/akvzdb.php Schleswig census]
*[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]&nbsp;- digitized 19th Century reference works, including Meyers Konversationslexikon&nbsp;and&nbsp;the Brockhaus&nbsp;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]&nbsp;- 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]
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*[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://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&nbsp;Southwest Germany]  
*[http://www.die-maus-bremen.de/Datenbanken/auswanderer/index.php/?lang=de Emigration via Bremen] - in German
*[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.genealogy.net/vereine/wggf/?Basiswissen:Auswanderung&search=auswanderer www.genealogy.net/vereine/wggf/]
*[http://www.oocities.org/galveston_bremen_project/ Galveston-Bremen Project]  
*[http://www.genealogy.net/vereine/wggf/?Basiswissen:Auswanderung&search=auswanderer Westfalen emigrants (in German)]
*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/Guide/Hamburg_Pass_List.ASP Hamburg Passenger Lists - User Guide]  
*[http://aidaonline.niedersachsen.de/ Lower Saxony State Archives Emigrant Search]
*[http://www.genealogy.net/vereine/wggf/ Westfalen emigrants (in German)]  
*[http://www.palam.org/ Palatines to America]
*[http://aidaonline.niedersachsen.de/ Lower Saxony State Archives Emigrant Search]  
*[http://germanroots.com/ German Roots Internet portal]
*[http://www.palam.org/ Palatines to America]  
*[http://germanyroots.com/ German Emigrant Lists]
*[http://germanroots.com/ German Roots Internet portal]  
*[http://roots-in-germany.de/ Roots in Germany portal]
*[http://germanyroots.com/ German Emigrant Lists]  
*[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Internet_Resources_for_Finding_19th_Century_German_Emigrants Internet Resources for Finding Origins of German 19th Century Emigrants]
*[http://roots-in-germany.de/ Roots in Germany portal]  
*[[Pre-1820 Emigration from Germany|Pre-1820 Emigration from Germany]]<br>
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Internet_Resources_for_Finding_19th_Century_German_Emigrants Internet Resources for Finding Origins of German 19th Century Emigrants]  
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/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 ==


*[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Step-by-step_guide:_Using_Meyers_Gazetteer_Online Using Meyer's Gazetteer]
*[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, [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/583031-mmeyers-orts-und-verkehrs-lexikon-des-deutschen-reichs-auf-grund-amtlicher-unterlagen-von-reichs-landes-und-gemeindebehorden-v-01?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]; part 2 L-Z , [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/576134-mmeyers-orts-und-verkehrs-lexikon-des-deutschen-reichs-auf-grund-amtlicher-unterlagen-von-reichs-landes-und-gemeindebehorden-v-02?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]
*Meyers Gazetteer online[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FHSS&CISOPTR=38136 part 1 A-K],[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FHSS&CISOPTR=39572 part 2 L-Z]  
*[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://ahnenforschung.net/ Ahnenforschung.net] - German genealogical forum and link list
*[http://www.aller-ursprung.de/ Aller Ursprung - Magdeburg Boerde]
*[https://www.cyndislist.com/germany/ Cyndi's List - Germany / Deutschland] - 1,200 links for Germany research
*[http://visitenkarten.genealogy.net/_vkt_page.php?lng=xx&p=*Wittholz&t=1002 Familienforschung - Wittholz]
*[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Portal:DigiBib DigiBib - Digital Library on genealogy.net]
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wggerman/ Germany GenWeb]
*[http://www.berufsgenealogie.net/ German Association of Professional Genealogists]
*[http://ahnenforschung.net/ Ahnenforschung.net ]- German genealogical forum and link list  
*[https://wiki.genealogy.net/Deutsche_Arbeitsgemeinschaft_genealogischer_Verb%C3%A4nde_e.V._(DAGV)/DAGV/Guide GenWiki]
*[http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/AGoFF/fst/index.htm Forschungsstellen] - research groups of the&nbsp;Association of&nbsp;East German Family&nbsp;Historians. Contact them to find out if records for a town in a formerly 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&nbsp;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&nbsp;publications&nbsp;]for sale&nbsp;
*[http://mocavo.com/ Genealogy Search Engine Mocavo]


== General Information  ==


==General Information==
*[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauptseite Wikipedia][http://ahnenforschung.net/cgi-bin/webdir.cgi?action=list&sid=&cid=auswanderung &nbsp;]
*[http://www.deutschland-auf-einen-blick.de/ Deutschland auf einen Blick!]&nbsp;- links to maps of modern German states with tourist information, especially hotels
*[http://www.xe.net/ucc/full.shtml Currency Converter]
*[http://www.deutschepost.de/dpag Deutsche Post]
*[http://www.google.com/language_tools Language Tools - Google]
*[http://www.meinestadt.de/ Meine Stadt.de]


*[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauptseite Wikipedia]
== Handwriting  ==
*[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.deutschepost.de/dpag Deutsche Post]
*[http://www.google.com/language_tools Language Tools - Google]
*[http://www.meinestadt.de/ Meine Stadt.de
*[http://www.kirchlicher-suchdienst.de/de/322ppasa.php German missing persons search site (from WWII)]


==Handwriting==
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 Reading old German Handwriting&nbsp;], 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)


*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/learning-center Reading old German Handwriting] , a series of three classes ( go to "Reading Handwritten Records Series")
== Historical Geography  ==
*[https://script.byu.edu/german-handwriting/introduction German Script tutorial]
*[http://www.germancorner.com/fonts/index.html German-type fonts to download] (free)


==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  
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Ashkenazi_synagogues List of Ashkenazic Synagogues]
*[http://www.ashkenazhouse.org/synagogue-main.htm http://www.ashkenazhouse.org/synagogue-main.htm]  
*[http://www.avotaynu.com/ Avotaynu website] Jewish Genealogy Roots, Research, History, Names, Surnames, Jewish Family Trees
*[http://www.avotaynu.com/ Jewish Genealogy Roots Ancestry Ancestors Information Research History Names Surnames And Jewish Family Tree]
*[http://en.auschwitz.org.pl/m/ Auschwitz webpage]
*[http://www.auschwitz-muzeum.oswiecim.pl/ www.auschwitz.org.pl]


==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
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/German_Word_List German Genealogical Word List] FamilySearch Wiki article  
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Latin_Genealogical_Word_List Latin Genealogical Word List]  
*[http://www.antiquusmorbus.com/German/GermanL.htm archaic medical terms] (in English)
*[http://www.antiquusmorbus.com/German/GermanL.htm archaic mediccal terms&nbsp;](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 &nbsp;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://sites.rootsweb.com/~romban/misc/germanjobs.html historic German professions]
*[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
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/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 ==


*[https://search.library.wisc.edu/search/digital?q=ravenstein Ravenstein Atlas of the German Empire] - can be downloaded, with accompanying gazetteer
*[http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/ravenstein/home.html Ravenstein Atlas of the&nbsp;German&nbsp;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]&nbsp;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
*[http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=31 Good military site]
*[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==
== ==


[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/pages/ Although a digital archive of US newspapers], these can also be useful in searching for German ancestors.  
== Newspapers ==
[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]
 
== 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 http://members.cox.net/hessen/hsstory.htm]  
*[http://www.grtpublications.com/ Book: ''The German Research Companion''] , (link to publisher)
*[http://www.grtpublications.com/ Book: ''The&nbsp;German Research Companion'']&nbsp;, (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://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Germany.pdf BYU PDF Research Outlines]
*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Europe/Germany.pdf http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Europe/Germany.pdf]  
*[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&nbsp;],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&nbsp;German States of 1871] (links to pages)  
*[[Microfilmed German church records: helpful hints|German Church Record helpful hints]]
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Microfilmed_German_church_records:_helpful_hints https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Microfilmed_German_church_records:_helpful_hints]


==Social History==
== Social History ==


*[https://www.ernst-moritz-arndt-gesellschaft.de/index.php/ueber-uns/7-publikationen Distribution of Property in Pommerania and the Island of Ruegen] (in German), includes a discussion of ''Leibeigenschaft'' (feudal serfdom) in this area
*[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 thst discusses the&nbsp;rules designed to clarify what clothing and jewelry can be worn by members of the various social classes (in German)&nbsp;
*[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===
== Societies and other Resources&nbsp;  ==
 
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 - FEEFHS]
*[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&nbsp;Europe ](SGGEE)&nbsp;
*[http://ahsgr.org/ American Historical Society of Germans from Russia]
*[http://www.ogsa.us/ Ostfriesen Genealogical Society of&nbsp;America]  
*[http://grhs.org/ Germans from Russia Heritage Society]
*[http://ahsgr.org/ American Historical Society of Germans from&nbsp;Russia]  
*[http://www.sacgergensoc.org/ Sacramento German Genealogical Society]
*[http://grhs.org/ Germans from&nbsp;Russia&nbsp;Heritage Society]  
*[http://www.ggsmn.org/ Germanic Genealogy Society] (in Minnesota)
*[http://www.sacgergensoc.org/ Sacramento German&nbsp;Genealogical Society]  
*[http://gachgs.com/ The German-Acadian Coast Historical and Genealogical Society]
*[http://www.ggsmn.org/ Germanic Genealogy Society&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;(in Minnesota)  
*[http://immigrantgensoc.org/ Immigrant Genealogical Society]
*[http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/Germansig.htm Southern California Genealogical&nbsp;Society - German&nbsp;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&nbsp;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/magsessaycontest.html Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society]&nbsp;
*[http://swflgg.org/links.php?lcid=1 Southwest Florida Germanic Genealogy Society]  
*[http://csumc.wisc.edu/mki/Genealogy/1.GenealogyFrames.htm http://csumc.wisc.edu/mki/Genealogy/1.GenealogyFrames.htm]&nbsp;German genealogy resources at the Max-Kade Institute


==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]&nbsp;
*[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Kategorie:Ortsfamilienbuch Bibliography of printed town genealogies]
*[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Kategorie:Ortsfamilienbuch Bibliography of printed town genealogies]&nbsp;
*[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://user.baden-online.de/~ksiefert/ 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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