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 '''1820 to 1871'''. This wave of emigration was caused chiefly by economic hardships, including unemployment and crop failures. Many Germans also left to avoid wars and military service. In some cases, government entities encouraged poor citizens to emigrate. [[Internet Resources for Finding 19th Century German Emigrants|Helpful websites for 19th Century German Emigration]]
-'''1871 to 1914'''. The number of emigrants increased dramatically during this time period. Emigration had become more affordable while political and economic problems continued. Emigrants came from all areas of Germany, including large numbers from the eastern provinces of Preußen [Prussia]. Emigrants included not only ethnic Germans but also Poles and Jews. [[Internet Resources for Finding 19th Century German Emigrants|Helpful websites for 19th Century German Emigration.]]
+'''1871 to 1914'''. The number of emigrants increased dramatically during this time period. Emigration had become more affordable while political and economic problems continued. Emigrants came from all areas of Germany, including large numbers from the eastern provinces of Preußen (Prussia). Emigrants included not only ethnic Germans but also Poles and Jews. [[Internet Resources for Finding 19th Century German Emigrants|Helpful websites for 19th Century German Emigration.]]
 '''1914 to 1945'''. Even though the quota system reduced German emigration to the U.S. significantly, it did not stop entirely. Emigrants included political dissenters, Jews, and others who were uncomfortable with post World War I developments.
-Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in Germany. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants' names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birth places. Sometimes they also show family groups.
-If you cannot find your ancestor, you may be able to find emigration information on your ancestor's neighbors. People who lived near each other in Germany often settled together in the country they immigrated to.
-Records were created when individuals emigrated from Germany. Other records document their arrival in the destination country. This section discusses the following subjects:
-*[[Germany Gathering Information to Locate Place of Origin|Germany Gathering Information to Locate Place of Origin]]
-*[http://www.germanroots.com/emigration.html Online German Emigration Records, Lists and Indexes]
-*Records of German emigrants in their destination countries
 ==Emigration From Germany==