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There are a few important reference works for research in former German areas of central or eastern Europe: | There are a few important reference works for research in former German areas of central or eastern Europe: | ||
*Quester, Erich. ''Wegweiser für Forschungen nach Vorfahren aus den ostdeutschen und sudetendeutschen Gebieten sowie aus den deutschen Siedlungsräumen in Mittel-, Ost-, und Südosteuropa,'' ed. 4th. (Neustadt a.d. Aisch: Verlag Degener & Co., 1995). The third edition is available in an English translation, ''Genealogical Guide to German ancestors from East Germany and Eastern Europe'' (translated by Joachim O. R. Nuthack and Adalbert Geortz). This guide provides brief histories of German areas presently in other countries. | *Quester, Erich. ''Wegweiser für Forschungen nach Vorfahren aus den ostdeutschen und sudetendeutschen Gebieten sowie aus den deutschen Siedlungsräumen in Mittel-, Ost-, und Südosteuropa,'' ed. 4th. (Neustadt a.d. Aisch: Verlag Degener & Co., 1995). The third edition is available in an English translation, ''Genealogical Guide to German ancestors from East Germany and Eastern Europe'' (translated by Joachim O. R. Nuthack and Adalbert Geortz). This guide provides brief histories of German areas presently in other countries. | ||
*Kay, George K. ''Postal Place Names in Poland'' (Edinburgh, Scotland: G. K. Kay, 1992). This gazetteer describes former German areas in Poland. Although not every former German, Austrian, and Russian locality is listed, the author provides names for about 8,000 communities. | *Kay, George K. ''Postal Place Names in Poland''. (Edinburgh, Scotland: G. K. Kay, 1992). This gazetteer describes former German areas in Poland. Although not every former German, Austrian, and Russian locality is listed, the author provides names for about 8,000 communities. | ||
*Kaemmerer, M, ed. ''Müllers Verzeichnis der jenseits der Oder gelegenen, unter fremder Verwaltung stehenden Ortschaften''. (Wuppertal-Barmen, Germany: Post-und Ortsbuchverlag, n.d.). Identifies localities in terms of their pre- and post- World War II names. One section lists all communities alphabetically using their German names and the second section lists all communities alphabetically using their post-1945 new names. The title of the book was changed to ''Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße'' (Leer, Germany: Verlag Gerhard Rautenberg, 1988). This edition includes a map delineating clearly the former German areas part of Poland since 1945. | |||
<ref>Wright, Raymond S. III. "Finding Former German Localities Now in Poland." ''FEEFHS Quarterly'' VI no. 1-4 (1998): 3-7.</ref> | <ref>Wright, Raymond S. III. "Finding Former German Localities Now in Poland." ''FEEFHS Quarterly'' VI no. 1-4 (1998): 3-7.</ref> | ||