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====Cultural Regions==== | ====Cultural Regions==== | ||
Germany has many "cultural regions" and "geographical landscapes", smaller, informal areas that were not political entities. You might be familiar with the Black Forest, the Ruhr, the Saar, or Frisia (Friesland). Your ancestors might have left records or family traditions that they were from one of these areas. This list of (German) [http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Kategorie:Landschaft '''"landscapes" by GenWiki'''] can help you identify these regions. Once you know that the information is a cultural region not a town, you will know that you need to search further to narrow down your ancestors' town. | Germany has many "cultural regions" and "geographical landscapes", smaller, informal areas that were not political entities. You might be familiar with the Black Forest, the Ruhr, the Saar, or Frisia (Friesland). Your ancestors might have left records or family traditions that they were from one of these areas. This list of (German) [http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Kategorie:Landschaft '''"landscapes" by GenWiki'''] can help you identify these regions. Once you know that the information is a cultural region not a town, you will know that you need to search further to narrow down your ancestors' town. | ||
It is sometimes hard to pinpoint a place of origin for an ancestor because what seems to be a village name is in reality, not. Ancestors may have given a cultural area as a point of reference, i.e. they came from Odenwald, Probstei or Allgäu. In such a case one might want to try using the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency database at [http://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/ GeoNames Search] and conduct a GNS search. Typing in “Probstei” for instance, will give five options to search by latitude and longitude as well as feature types. Choosing “Probstei region” gives the co-ordinates of 54˚25’00” N and 010˚20’00”E. With these measurements one can consult a good map in order to locate the Probstei by figuring the degrees. Another option would be to consult Map quest online, choosing International, Germany and the button for latitude and longitude (Karte suchen nach Breiten- und Längengraden). Entering in the appropriate spaces degrees, minutes and seconds will find the applicable map. Enlarging the image will show details. | |||
This procedure does not define the cultural area as such, it just shows its approximate location. To define a cultural area, Google (Image search) will usually provide a map with such features. | |||
The above described procedure works also for topographical features such as lakes, rivers, mountains and places. | |||
====Time Frame==== | ====Time Frame==== | ||
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There may be many types of indexed records that cover parts, even large parts of Germany. Searching those indexes by name only can turn up several entries of the same name. '''Never jump to an immediate conclusion that you have found an entry that matches your ancestor'''. Study the information for other clues that verify the match. | There may be many types of indexed records that cover parts, even large parts of Germany. Searching those indexes by name only can turn up several entries of the same name. '''Never jump to an immediate conclusion that you have found an entry that matches your ancestor'''. Study the information for other clues that verify the match. | ||
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===Cemetery Records=== | ===Cemetery Records=== | ||
Websites such as [https://www.findagrave.com/ '''FindAGrave'''] and [https://billiongraves.com/ ''' | Websites such as [https://www.findagrave.com/ '''FindAGrave'''] and [https://billiongraves.com/ '''BillionGraves'''] are making it easier to get information from headstones, which frequently give birth dates, and occasionally give birth places. Each state has additional collections of cemetery records. See [[Online Genealogy Records by Location#United_States_Online_Genealogy_Records_by_State|'''United States Online Genealogy Records by State''']] for links to other online cemetery records. | ||
===Obituaries=== | ===Obituaries=== | ||
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*{{RecordSearch|1968530|U.S. WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918}} Index and images. | *{{RecordSearch|1968530|U.S. WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918}} Index and images. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482 U.S. WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918] Indexes and images. ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482 U.S. WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918] Indexes and images. ($) | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942] ($) | *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942] - index & images ($) | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1861144|United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942}} Images with partial index. | *{{RecordSearch|1861144|United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942}} Images with partial index. | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2498 U.S., Alien Draft Registrations, Selected States, 1940-1946] ($) | *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2498 U.S., Alien Draft Registrations, Selected States, 1940-1946] - index & images ($). | ||
===Social Security=== | ===Social Security=== | ||
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*More information about naturalization records, along with helpful links, is found at [[Beginning Research in United States Naturalization Records]] and [[United States Naturalization Online Genealogy Records]]. | *More information about naturalization records, along with helpful links, is found at [[Beginning Research in United States Naturalization Records]] and [[United States Naturalization Online Genealogy Records]]. | ||
===Passport Applications=== | ===Passport Applications=== | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1174 U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925] ($) | *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1174 U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925] - index & images ($) | ||
==Records Originating in Germany That Can Help== | ==Records Originating in Germany That Can Help== | ||
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====German Emigration Indexes==== | ====German Emigration Indexes==== | ||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states '''Germans Immigrating to the United States'''], Findmypast ($) | *[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states '''Germans Immigrating to the United States'''], Findmypast ($) | ||
* | *{{FSC|223975|item|disp='''Hessen Emigration Card Indexes'''}}: The indexes are divided into five sections for various time periods or areas of Hessen, each in alphabetical order. | ||
* | *{{FSC|122517|item|disp='''Einwandererkartei, 16.-17. Jahrhundert'''}}, from the Pfalz, 1500s-1900s: | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4610 '''Baden, Germany Emigration Index, 1866-1911'''], index & images ($) | *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4610 '''Baden, Germany Emigration Index, 1866-1911'''], index & images ($) | ||
*[https://www.auswanderer-bw.de/auswanderer/index.php?sprache=de&suche=1 '''Auswanderung aus Südwestdeutschland, (Emigrants of Southwestern Germany, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg'''], 1751-1920. Index. | *[https://www.auswanderer-bw.de/auswanderer/index.php?sprache=de&suche=1 '''Auswanderung aus Südwestdeutschland, (Emigrants of Southwestern Germany, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg'''], 1751-1920. Index. | ||
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*[http://mvdok.lbmv.de/mjbrenderer?id=mvdok_document_00003666 '''The emigration from Mecklenburg-Schwerin to overseas countries, especially after the United States of North America'''] | *[http://mvdok.lbmv.de/mjbrenderer?id=mvdok_document_00003666 '''The emigration from Mecklenburg-Schwerin to overseas countries, especially after the United States of North America'''] | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2452 '''Pomerania, Germany, Passenger Lists, 1869-1901'''] | *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2452 '''Pomerania, Germany, Passenger Lists, 1869-1901'''] | ||
*[ | *[https://hf-gen.de/amerikanetz/ '''Network Westphalian America emigration since the 19th century'''], Index. Incomplete. | ||
*[ | *[https://www.berghapedia.nl/index.php/Wandergesellen_uit_het_Rijnland_en_Westfalen '''Male immigrants from Rheinland and Westfalen, Prussia'''] | ||
*[http://www.berghapedia.nl/index.php/Wandergesellen_uit_het_Rijnland_en_Westfalen#Vrouwen_uit_Rijnland_en_Westfalen '''Female immigrants from Rheinland and Westfalen, Prussia'''] | *[http://www.berghapedia.nl/index.php/Wandergesellen_uit_het_Rijnland_en_Westfalen#Vrouwen_uit_Rijnland_en_Westfalen '''Female immigrants from Rheinland and Westfalen, Prussia'''] | ||
*[http://www.histag-schaumburg.de/page/page_ID/105?PHPSESSID=978489b6ec0b5240ae85bbad2e60005e '''Schaumburg-Lippe Emigrants, 1820-1914'''] | *[http://www.histag-schaumburg.de/page/page_ID/105?PHPSESSID=978489b6ec0b5240ae85bbad2e60005e '''Schaumburg-Lippe Emigrants, 1820-1914'''] | ||
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*In addition, these online will only work if used on a computer at a [[FamilySearch Centers|'''FamilySearch Center''']]. | *In addition, these online will only work if used on a computer at a [[FamilySearch Centers|'''FamilySearch Center''']]. | ||
====German Emigration Card Indexes==== | ====German Emigration Card Indexes==== | ||
* | *{{FSC|398168|item|disp='''Kartei der Ansiedlungsorte, 1750-1943'''}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|258733|item|disp='''Auswanderer, 17. bis 20. Jahrhundert, from Baden, 1660s-1900'''}} | ||
===Microfilmed Records at the FamilySearch Library, Salt Lake City=== | ===Microfilmed Records at the FamilySearch Library, Salt Lake City=== | ||
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====Passport and Emigration Applications==== | ====Passport and Emigration Applications==== | ||
Each state or city had its own laws regarding passports. In many cases, the applications for passports and the supporting documentation have been preserved. These records often give Germans had to apply for permission to emigrate from most areas. The FamilySearch Library has these application records for several states and cities, including ‘’’Baden, Rheinland, the Pfalz, and Zwickau.’’’ | Each state or city had its own laws regarding passports. In many cases, the applications for passports and the supporting documentation have been preserved. These records often give Germans had to apply for permission to emigrate from most areas. The FamilySearch Library has these application records for several states and cities, including ‘’’Baden, Rheinland, the Pfalz, and Zwickau.’’’ | ||
*The | *The {{FSC|193218|item|disp=Passport Applications'''}} have been microfilmed for the years 1851 to 1929 and include indexes. Residents of Hamburg had to apply for a passport to emigrate. A few emigrants from other parts of Germany stopped in Hamburg long enough to become residents. If they were residents, they might be in the passport records. | ||
* | *{{FSC|2623988|item|disp='''Index to Wuerttemberg passport applications : Stuttgart passport office 1845-1920'''}} They list the emigrant's birthplace, residence, assets, and indebtedness. | ||
*For Bayern there is a periodical entitled Blätter des Bayrischen Landesvereines für Familienkunde. The call number is 943.3 B2b. The volumes which deal with emigration are V. 1, page 19 and 48, V. 2, page 103, V. 3, pages 9, 39, 73, 87, 102 V. 6-7, V. 9 pages 157, 417. | *For Bayern there is a periodical entitled Blätter des Bayrischen Landesvereines für Familienkunde. The call number is 943.3 B2b. The volumes which deal with emigration are V. 1, page 19 and 48, V. 2, page 103, V. 3, pages 9, 39, 73, 87, 102 V. 6-7, V. 9 pages 157, 417. | ||