Pre-1820 Emigration from Germany (view source)
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* A name index to the above three volumes as well as other volumes by Werner Hacker was published by Closson Press and includes 65,000 names, Eighteenth Century Register of Emigrants from Southwest Germany to America and Other Countries, 1994 (FHL INT'L 943.43 W2eh) | * A name index to the above three volumes as well as other volumes by Werner Hacker was published by Closson Press and includes 65,000 names, Eighteenth Century Register of Emigrants from Southwest Germany to America and Other Countries, 1994 (FHL INT'L 943.43 W2eh) | ||
A complete list of Werner Hacker's publications available in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City is found | A complete list of Werner Hacker's publications available in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City is found {{FHL|19990|author-id|disp=here}} . | ||
==== U.S.- German Regional Studies ==== | ==== U.S.- German Regional Studies ==== | ||
Some publications document emigrants in their German home town, on the passenger list, and in U.S. records. Research on each family has been done in both U.S. and German records. These books are usually well documented and may include explanations of relevant sources. They may include several indexes, including one by "ships", which is is very useful for finding people listed on the same passenger list. | Some publications document emigrants in their German home town, on the passenger list, and in U.S. records. Research on each family has been done in both U.S. and German records. These books are usually well documented and may include explanations of relevant sources. They may include several indexes, including one by "ships", which is is very useful for finding people listed on the same passenger list. {{FHL|94473|author-id|disp=Annette K. Burgert}} and {{FHL|29486|author-id|disp=Henry Z. Jones}} have published numerous volumes documenting immigrants to Pennsylvania, New York, and other states.<br> | ||
If you are researching New England colonial Germans, you should definitely check out this book: | If you are researching New England colonial Germans, you should definitely check out this book: | ||
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==== Swiss Emigrants ==== | ==== Swiss Emigrants ==== | ||
The | The {{FHL|387875|title-id|disp=Swiss Surname Book}} which lists all of the villages where a particular surname has citizenship rights back to 1800 is a key source for unusual surnames. The {{FHL|45832|title-id|disp=added}} [Swiss Biographical Encyvlopedia] often also has leads about places where different surnames were established in Switzerland. The following additional sources are especially for Swiss 18th century emigration:<br> Lists of Swiss Emigrants in the Eighteenth Century to the American Colonies by Albert B. Faust & Gaius M. Brumbaugh, 1925, Vol. 1: Züürich Canton 1734-1744, Vol. 2: Bern Canton 1706-1795 and Basel Canton 1734-1794 [FHL 973 W2fa] <br> Swiss Emigration Book by Cornelia Schrader-Murgenthaler, 1993 [FHL 973 W2smc] <br> A List of Eighteenth Century Emigrants from the Canton of Schaffhausen (1734-1752) by Ernst Steinemann [FHL 974.8 C4fg Vol. 16]. <br> | ||
==== Other helpful resources ==== | ==== Other helpful resources ==== | ||