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* 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.
* 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.


=== Hamburg Passenger Lists ===
=== Hamburg Passenger Lists ===


The Hamburg Passenger Lists include the last foreign residence of people leaving from Hamburg. There are two lists:
The [[Hamburg_Passenger_Lists|Hamburg Passenger Lists]] include the last foreign residence of people leaving from Hamburg. There are two lists:  


* The ''Direct Passenger List'' (1850 to 1934) lists those who left Hamburg and went directly to their destination.
*The ''Direct Passenger List'' (1850 to 1934) lists those who left Hamburg and went directly to their destination.  
* The ''Indirect Passenger List'' (1850 to 1910) shows those who left Hamburg, went to another port, and then on to their destination. After 1910 the indirect list is included with the Direct Passenger List.
*The ''Indirect Passenger List'' (1850 to 1910) shows those who left Hamburg, went to another port, and then on to their destination. After 1910 the indirect list is included with the Direct Passenger List.


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