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US obituaries:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Obituaries United States Obituaries]<br>US newspapers:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Newspapers United States Newspapers]<br>US death records:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/How_to_Find_United_States_Death_Records How to Find United States Death Records]<br>US church records:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Church_Records United States Church Records]<br>US county histories:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States,_Histories_of_Towns,_Counties,_and_States United States, Histories of Towns, Counties, and States]<br>'''Naturalization records:'''<br>[[United States Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Tracing_Immigrant_Origins Tracing Immigrant Origins]<br> | US obituaries:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Obituaries United States Obituaries]<br>US newspapers:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Newspapers United States Newspapers]<br>US death records:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/How_to_Find_United_States_Death_Records How to Find United States Death Records]<br>US church records:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Church_Records United States Church Records]<br>US county histories:<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States,_Histories_of_Towns,_Counties,_and_States United States, Histories of Towns, Counties, and States]<br>'''Naturalization records:'''<br>[[United States Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Tracing_Immigrant_Origins Tracing Immigrant Origins]<br> | ||
'''US Immigration websites:'''<br>Ellis Island: (51 million immigrants from 1892 to 1954)<br>[http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger Passenger Search]<br>Castle Garden (11 million immigrants from 1820 through 1892)<br>[http://www.castlegarden.org/ Castle Garden Immigration Center]<br> | '''US Immigration websites:'''<br>Ellis Island: (51 million immigrants from 1892 to 1954)<br>[http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger Passenger Search]<br>Castle Garden (11 million immigrants from 1820 through 1892)<br>[http://www.castlegarden.org/ Castle Garden Immigration Center]<br> | ||
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<br>'''Reading the records'''<br> <br>You don’t have to know any German to begin researching; I didn’t know one word when I started. There is a steep learning curve to figure out the handwriting of the old German records because the old German handwriting does not look like modern handwriting. Even modern German people cannot read it. There are a couple of good tutorials to help learn simple German and how to read the handwriting at: <br> | <br>'''Reading the records'''<br> <br>You don’t have to know any German to begin researching; I didn’t know one word when I started. There is a steep learning curve to figure out the handwriting of the old German records because the old German handwriting does not look like modern handwriting. Even modern German people cannot read it. There are a couple of good tutorials to help learn simple German and how to read the handwriting at: <br> | ||
{{LearningCenter2|38|Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters}} | |||
<br>[http://script.byu.edu/ Department of History and the Center for Family History & Genealogy]<br> | <br>[http://script.byu.edu/ Department of History and the Center for Family History & Genealogy]<br> | ||