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{{Germany-sidebar}} | ''[[Germany Genealogy|Germany]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Emigration and Immigration''' {{Germany-sidebar}} [[Image:800px-Germans-emigrate-1874.jpg|thumb|360x240px|Germans emigrate 1874]] | ||
In order to research your ancestor in German records, you need to know the exact town of origin. Most of the time this information is found in U.S. sources. Thus it is very important to search all available records in the United States first. | |||
Most emigrants left Germany during the following periods: | Most emigrants left Germany during the following periods: | ||
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*Records of German emigrants in their destination countries | *Records of German emigrants in their destination countries | ||
= Finding the Emigrant's Town of Origin = | == Finding the Emigrant's Town of Origin == | ||
Once you have traced your family back to a German immigrant, you must find the city or town your ancestor came from if you wish to find earlier generations. The records you will need to continue your research, such as birth, marriage, and death records, are kept in local areas. Germany has no nationwide index to these records. | Once you have traced your family back to a German immigrant, you must find the city or town your ancestor came from if you wish to find earlier generations. The records you will need to continue your research, such as birth, marriage, and death records, are kept in local areas. Germany has no nationwide index to these records. | ||
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Here is a [http://home.arcor.de/emigration-research/ website] which will facilitate the search for an ancestor's hometown. The list of emigrants originate from Lower and Upper Bavaria (Nieder- and Oberbayern). | Here is a [http://home.arcor.de/emigration-research/ website] which will facilitate the search for an ancestor's hometown. The list of emigrants originate from Lower and Upper Bavaria (Nieder- and Oberbayern). | ||
= Emigration From Germany = | == Emigration From Germany == | ||
Significant numbers of German emigrants can be found on every continent and in many countries around the world. Millions of people left Germany in several waves of migration. Most emigrants left Germany during the following periods: | Significant numbers of German emigrants can be found on every continent and in many countries around the world. Millions of people left Germany in several waves of migration. Most emigrants left Germany during the following periods: | ||
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*[http://www.progenealogists.com/germany/articles/index.html www.progenealogists.com/germany/articles/index.html] | *[http://www.progenealogists.com/germany/articles/index.html www.progenealogists.com/germany/articles/index.html] | ||
'''Passenger Departure Lists''' | |||
[http://www.grtpublications.com Germans to America and the Hamburg Passenger Lists: Coordinated Schedules] | [http://www.grtpublications.com Germans to America and the Hamburg Passenger Lists: Coordinated Schedules] | ||
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GERMANY, [STATE], [TOWN] EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | GERMANY, [STATE], [TOWN] EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | ||
= Records of German Emigrants in Their Destination Countries = | == Records of German Emigrants in Their Destination Countries == | ||
Often the best sources for information about German emigrants are found in the country they immigrated to. (see [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/german-immigration.pdf http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/german-immigration.pdf]) Records of German immigrants may list their towns of origin and other valuable information. To learn more about these records, see the research outline for the country where your ancestor settled and the research outline Tracing Immigrant Origins. | Often the best sources for information about German emigrants are found in the country they immigrated to. (see [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/german-immigration.pdf http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/german-immigration.pdf]) Records of German immigrants may list their towns of origin and other valuable information. To learn more about these records, see the research outline for the country where your ancestor settled and the research outline Tracing Immigrant Origins. | ||