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*'''German Pedigree Charts, about 1750-1937.''' This collection contains over 5,200 pedigrees on fifteen microfilms. The film numbers for the index and pedigrees are found on FHL films 417525-39. | *'''German Pedigree Charts, about 1750-1937.''' This collection contains over 5,200 pedigrees on fifteen microfilms. The film numbers for the index and pedigrees are found on FHL films 417525-39. | ||
==Books and Periodicals== | ==Books and Periodicals== | ||
*Many German families have produced family histories or newsletters. These often contain genealogical information about several generations of the family, and they may include biographies, photographs, and pedigrees. The Family History Library has many German family histories and newsletters listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''Surname Search'''] of the catalog. However, only the major surnames discussed in a family history are listed in the catalog. | |||
*'''German Genealogists Directory.''' Use directories to find others working on your lines. A directory with about 34,000 indexed surnames and a list of 1,900 genealogists (mostly German), their addresses, and their ancestors is listed below: | *'''German Genealogists Directory.''' Use directories to find others working on your lines. A directory with about 34,000 indexed surnames and a list of 1,900 genealogists (mostly German), their addresses, and their ancestors is listed below: | ||
::Glenzdorf, Johann. ''Glenzdorfs internationales Genealogen-Lexikon (Glenzdorf's international directory of genealogists).'' Three Volumes. Bad Münder/Deister: Wilhelm Rost Verlag,1977-1984. (FHL book 943 D27gi.) This source is not completely up-to-date, but it is still useful. | ::Glenzdorf, Johann. ''Glenzdorfs internationales Genealogen-Lexikon (Glenzdorf's international directory of genealogists).'' Three Volumes. Bad Münder/Deister: Wilhelm Rost Verlag,1977-1984. (FHL book 943 D27gi.) This source is not completely up-to-date, but it is still useful. | ||
*'''Familiengeschichtliche Quellen.''' Zeitschrift familiengeschichtlicher Quellennachweise (Family history sources: periodical of family history source references). 17 Volumes. Neustadt/Aisch, Germany: Degener, 1926-. (FHL book 943B2fq; films 496,680-82; fiche 6,000,817.) This index totals over 6,400 pages, citing over 2,300 sources and listing over 2.5 million surname citations. The first few pages of each volume are a numbered bibliography of genealogy periodicals and books. Most of each volume is a separate index of surnames cited in the sources at the beginning. You will need to check each volume's surname index for the surname you seek. | *'''Familiengeschichtliche Quellen.''' Zeitschrift familiengeschichtlicher Quellennachweise (Family history sources: periodical of family history source references). 17 Volumes. Neustadt/Aisch, Germany: Degener, 1926-. (FHL book 943B2fq; films 496,680-82; fiche 6,000,817.) This index totals over 6,400 pages, citing over 2,300 sources and listing over 2.5 million surname citations. The first few pages of each volume are a numbered bibliography of genealogy periodicals and books. Most of each volume is a separate index of surnames cited in the sources at the beginning. You will need to check each volume's surname index for the surname you seek. | ||
*Der Schlüssel (The Key), Germany: Gesamtinhaltsverzeichnisse für genealogische, heraldische und historische Zeitschriftenreihen mit Orts-, Sach-, und Namenregistern (The key: comprehensive index of genealogical, heraldic, and historical serials with place, subject, and name indexes). Nine Volumes. | |||
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*Many German family histories are listed in the following 400-page bibliography: | *Many German family histories are listed in the following 400-page bibliography: | ||
**Heinzmann, Franz, and Christoph Lenhartz. ''Bibliographie gedruckter Familiengeschichten, 1946-1960 (Bibliography of printed family histories, 1946-1960).'' Düsseldorf, Germany: Heinzmann, 1990. (FHL book 943 D23he.) This bibliography cites 6,486 titles alphabetically by the main family discussed in each history. It also contains indexes of collateral lines, authors, and localities mentioned in the titles. | **Heinzmann, Franz, and Christoph Lenhartz. ''Bibliographie gedruckter Familiengeschichten, 1946-1960 (Bibliography of printed family histories, 1946-1960).'' Düsseldorf, Germany: Heinzmann, 1990. (FHL book 943 D23he.) This bibliography cites 6,486 titles alphabetically by the main family discussed in each history. It also contains indexes of collateral lines, authors, and localities mentioned in the titles. | ||
*The Family History Library also has several statewide bibliographies of family history, such as the following: | *The Family History Library also has several statewide bibliographies of family history, such as the following: | ||
**Spruth, Herbert. ''Landes- und familiengeschichtliche Bibliographie fürPommern: Drucke und Handschriften (State and family history bibliography for Pomerania: Printed and Manuscripts).'' Neustadt/Aisch, Germany: Degener, 1962-1965. (FHL book 943.81 D23s.) | **Spruth, Herbert. ''Landes- und familiengeschichtliche Bibliographie fürPommern: Drucke und Handschriften (State and family history bibliography for Pomerania: Printed and Manuscripts).'' Neustadt/Aisch, Germany: Degener, 1962-1965. (FHL book 943.81 D23s.) | ||