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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>[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship United States Naturalization and Citizenship]<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Tracing_Immigrant_Origins Tracing Immigrant Origins]<br>[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/coming-to-america-finding-your-immigrant-ancestors/74 Coming to America: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors] | 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>[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship United States Naturalization and Citizenship]<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Tracing_Immigrant_Origins Tracing Immigrant Origins]<br>[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/coming-to-america-finding-your-immigrant-ancestors/74 Coming to America: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors] | ||
'''US Immigration websites:'''<br>Ellis Island: (51 million immigrants from 1892 to 1954)<br>http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger<br>Castle Garden (11 million immigrants from 1820 through 1892)<br>http://www.castlegarden.org/<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> | ||
<br>'''Online German emigration database:'''<br>This database contains some of the people that emigrated from Wuerttemberg and Baden. If your ancestor is listed on this site, it sometimes lists the town from which they emigrated. This is not necessarily the town in which they were born, but is likely in the same area.<br>http://www.auswanderer-bw.de/auswanderer/index.php?sprache=en&suche=1<br> | <br>'''Online German emigration database:'''<br>This database contains some of the people that emigrated from Wuerttemberg and Baden. If your ancestor is listed on this site, it sometimes lists the town from which they emigrated. This is not necessarily the town in which they were born, but is likely in the same area.<br>http://www.auswanderer-bw.de/auswanderer/index.php?sprache=en&suche=1<br> | ||
<br>'''Town locator:'''<br>Sometimes you may have a name, partial name or strangely spelled name. This resource may help pinpoint the town:<br>http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp<br> | <br>'''Town locator:'''<br>Sometimes you may have a name, partial name or strangely spelled name. This resource may help pinpoint the town:<br>[http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp The JewishGen Gazetteer]<br> | ||
<br>'''Locating church records'''<br> <br>Now that you know the town your ancestor came from, you need access to the church records. There are several sources for viewing records:<br> | <br>'''Locating church records'''<br> <br>Now that you know the town your ancestor came from, you need access to the church records. There are several sources for viewing records:<br> | ||
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<br>'''Online German church records:'''<br>This is a new source in the development stage. Not all German archives are participating, not all records have been digitalized, and it has protestant church records only. There is a cost associated with accessing records through this site. You can browse the record titles free of charge and be aware that only the records on a green background have been digitalized. Most of the records on the archion site are the same records available through your local Family History Center. It is just easier and more convenient to access these records at home if possible.<br>https://www.archion.de/<br> <br> '''Ancestry.com '''<br> | <br>'''Online German church records:'''<br>This is a new source in the development stage. Not all German archives are participating, not all records have been digitalized, and it has protestant church records only. There is a cost associated with accessing records through this site. You can browse the record titles free of charge and be aware that only the records on a green background have been digitalized. Most of the records on the archion site are the same records available through your local Family History Center. It is just easier and more convenient to access these records at home if possible.<br>https://www.archion.de/<br> <br> '''Ancestry.com '''<br> | ||
There is a collection of online German church records. These are the same microfilmed records that can be ordered from your local Family History Center::<br>Württemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1550-1985<br>http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61023&path=<br><br> '''Family History Library Catalog:'''<br>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has microfilmed many church records. To see which towns have been microfilmed, you can use their catalog:<br>http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp<br>A “place” search will bring up the microfilmed records for a town.<br>Be aware that many small town records were kept in nearby larger towns. These towns cannot be searched in the catalog; the names only appear in the notes section of the larger town. For example, you will see below the notes for the town Hohenstaufen. One of the towns mention in the notes is Breitfelderhof. If you try to do a “place” search for Breitfelderhof, it will return “no matching places”. However, as you can see, there are records for Breitfelderhof, they are included in the Hohenstaufen records.<br>If the “place” search is not successful, you can use an online map to help find the records. Locate your town on the online map and then try inputting the names of nearby towns into the catalog until you bring up the correct town and associated records.<br> | There is a collection of online German church records. These are the same microfilmed records that can be ordered from your local Family History Center::<br>Württemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1550-1985<br>[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61023&path= Ancestry.com]<br><br> '''Family History Library Catalog:'''<br>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has microfilmed many church records. To see which towns have been microfilmed, you can use their catalog:<br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp FamilySearch Catalog]<br>A “place” search will bring up the microfilmed records for a town.<br>Be aware that many small town records were kept in nearby larger towns. These towns cannot be searched in the catalog; the names only appear in the notes section of the larger town. For example, you will see below the notes for the town Hohenstaufen. One of the towns mention in the notes is Breitfelderhof. If you try to do a “place” search for Breitfelderhof, it will return “no matching places”. However, as you can see, there are records for Breitfelderhof, they are included in the Hohenstaufen records.<br>If the “place” search is not successful, you can use an online map to help find the records. Locate your town on the online map and then try inputting the names of nearby towns into the catalog until you bring up the correct town and associated records.<br> [http://maps.google.com/ Google Map]<br>[http://www.mapquest.com Map Quest]<br>The catalog will give the microfilm number and exactly what records are included on that particular microfilm:<br>The microfilms are ordered and viewed at your nearest Family History Center. If you’ve never visited one, you can locate the nearest one at:<br>[https://www.familysearch.org/ Family Search]locations | ||
<br>'''Reading the records'''<br> <br>You don’t have to know any German to begin researching; I didn’t know one word when I started. There is a steep learning curve to figure out the handwriting of the old German records because the old German handwriting does not look like modern handwriting. Even modern German people cannot read it. There are a couple of good tutorials to help learn simple German and how to read the handwriting at: <br> | <br>'''Reading the records'''<br> <br>You don’t have to know any German to begin researching; I didn’t know one word when I started. There is a steep learning curve to figure out the handwriting of the old German records because the old German handwriting does not look like modern handwriting. Even modern German people cannot read it. There are a couple of good tutorials to help learn simple German and how to read the handwriting at: <br> | ||
https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-german-handwritten-records-lesson-1-kurrent-letters/69 | [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-german-handwritten-records-lesson-1-kurrent-letters/69 Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Kurrent Letters] | ||
<br>http://script.byu.edu/<br> | <br>[http://script.byu.edu/ Department of History and the Center for Family History & Genealogy]<br> | ||
<br>'''Here’s an online PDF file:'''<br>http://www.ggrs.com/events/handouts/handout_script.pdf | <br>'''Here’s an online PDF file:'''<br>[http://www.ggrs.com/events/handouts/handout_script.pdf How to Cope With That Old German Script] | ||
'''<br>You can type your name in Suetterlin:'''<br>http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Englisch/Write_your_name.htm?<br> | '''<br>You can type your name in Suetterlin:'''<br>http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Englisch/Write_your_name.htm?<br> | ||
<br>'''Alphabet Chart:'''<br>http://rieperoots.com/images/pics-misc/germwrite.jpg<br>Handwriting Guide: German Gothic:<br>http://feefhs.org/guides/German_Gothic.pdf<br> | <br>'''Alphabet Chart:'''<br>[http://rieperoots.com/images/pics-misc/germwrite.jpg Website]<br>Handwriting Guide: German Gothic:<br>[http://feefhs.org/guides/German_Gothic.pdf PDF File]<br> | ||
<br>'''Fraktur German True Type Fonts:'''<br>http://www.morscher.com/3r/fonts/fraktur.htm<br> | <br>'''Fraktur German True Type Fonts:'''<br>http://www.morscher.com/3r/fonts/fraktur.htm<br> | ||