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'''US resources:'''<br>  
'''US resources:'''<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 obituaries:<br>[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Obituaries United States Obituaries]<br>US newspapers:<br>[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Newspapers United States Newspapers]<br>US death records:<br>[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/How_to_Find_United_States_Death_Records How to Find United States Death Records]<br>US church records:<br>[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Church_Records United States Church Records]<br>US county histories:<br>[https://familysearch.org/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/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>'''History:'''<br>If you’re interested in the historical background and everyday life of your ancestors in Germany, you must read a book by Teva Scheer called “Our Daily Bread: German Village Life, 1500-1850” It can be purchased on amazon.com.<br>  
<br>'''History:'''<br>If you’re interested in the historical background and everyday life of your ancestors in Germany, you must read a book by Teva Scheer called “Our Daily Bread: German Village Life, 1500-1850” It can be purchased on amazon.com.<br>  


<br>'''Funeral Practices:'''<br>Generally speaking, one does not find old graves in Germany. Plots were leased for a number of years (10-25), after which the body is exhumed and the grave reused.<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Germany_Funerary_Customs_and_Practices Germany Funerary Customs and Practices]<br>  
<br>'''Funeral Practices:'''<br>Generally speaking, one does not find old graves in Germany. Plots were leased for a number of years (10-25), after which the body is exhumed and the grave reused.<br>[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Germany_Funerary_Customs_and_Practices Germany Funerary Customs and Practices]<br>  


<br>'''Jewish Genealogy:'''<br>A supersearch site for Jewish genealogy in Bavarian Swabia:<br>[http://jgbs.org/SuperSearch.php Website]<br>facebook page: Descendants of Jewish Families from Jebenhausen Wuerttemberg (Germany)  
<br>'''Jewish Genealogy:'''<br>A supersearch site for Jewish genealogy in Bavarian Swabia:<br>[http://jgbs.org/SuperSearch.php Website]<br>facebook page: Descendants of Jewish Families from Jebenhausen Wuerttemberg (Germany)  
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