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*County and town histories where your German immigrant settled often contain biographical information. Local histories sometimes provide a place of origin. City histories give the origin of prominent citizens, and county histories show where German settlers came from. Biographical information of descendants may contain specific places of origin beyond the non-descript "Germany" or "Prussian" words found in other records. | *County and town histories where your German immigrant settled often contain biographical information. Local histories sometimes provide a place of origin. City histories give the origin of prominent citizens, and county histories show where German settlers came from. Biographical information of descendants may contain specific places of origin beyond the non-descript "Germany" or "Prussian" words found in other records. | ||
*The [http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/imde/gernews2.html German-American Newspapers and Periodicals 1732-1955] is a listing of German language newspapers throughout America.<br> | *The [http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/imde/gernews2.html German-American Newspapers and Periodicals 1732-1955] is a listing of German language newspapers throughout America.<br> | ||
*There are many books written about [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/GermansToAmerica.pdf Germans settling in various states]. | *There are many books written about [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/GermansToAmerica.pdf Germans settling in various states]. | ||
Here is a [http://www.onomastik.com/ Website for given and surnames] which also has a forum where you can inquire about a name for which you would like more information. | |||
[http://geogen.stoepel.net/ Surname distribution tools] for Germany, are based on recent data presented on a 3-D map. This can be helpful only if you had an extremely unusual surname. | |||
[[Category:Germany Search Strategies]] | [[Category:Germany Search Strategies]] | ||