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GERMANY
My German Ancestors-
LUMM, BASSA/BASSE/MASSEY?-Kassel/Hessen
PAULUS, NEIBERT/NEUBERT?-Bavaria
German-America Ships on this site. (See the Ships category below also)
German World GenWeb SiteThis is the German Genealogy site of Rootsweb.
Tools/Guides for German Research
German/Prussian Mailing Lists can be a great tool.
Telephone/Email Directories Not just for Germany, but most of Europe. NICE tool! Includes some translation so you won't get lost if you don't know German.
LDS Online Family Search Search actual LDS records online!
German Search Engines Great listing of various German search engines.
German Archives
German-American Libraries and Archives
German-Americana Collection, Archives At the University of Cincinnati
Hints for researchers outside Germany
Genealogical Research in Bavaria
Surname Databases German surnames that people created databases on.
German Genealogy Bridge Links and info for German genealogy.
Form Letters to Use Contains letters in German with translations to send for records
Finding Where Your Ancestors Came From in Germany
Finding Passenger Lists 1820-c.1940 This is a tutorial for finding lists.
German Town Locator placenames, locations, postal codes and other informations on towns and villages in Germany today.
German Migration Resource Center
Search Ancestry.com With over 2000 databases now online. Also includes a KindredKonnections Search.
Internet Sources of German Genealogy Excellent easy to use site, lists lots more resources. Some in German.
Evangelical Parish Lists In German.
Catholic Parish Lists In German.
German-American Studies at the University of Cincinnati.
Germany Online -German Embassy -German Info
Location/Type Specific Sites
Hessen, Germany GenWebSite
Find Where Your Ancestors Came From in Germany
The Communities of Alsace A-Z
German Genealogy: Donauschwabe/Danube-Swabians
Genealogical Research in Bavaria
Germans from Russia Heritage
Bühlertal, Baden Home Page
Vörstetten, Baden, Germany
Polad Border Surnames
German-Texas Genealogy Web Germans who migrated Texas
Baden-Württemberg Mailing List Homepage
Emigrants from Nattheim to USA
Emigrants from Oggenhausen to USA
Ostfriesian Genealogical Research
Ostfriesland Ancestors
Saxony Online
Silesia Province-Germany Now known as Slask Poland, good site with search tips etc.
German Genealogy, Austria
A Swiss Mennonite & German Amish genealogy project.
German born on the 1851 French Census
Just What IS a Palatine?? Find out here.
Prussian Genealogy Links
German-Prussian Genealogy Links
Prussian-Russian-Canadian Mennonite Resources
The Pomeranian Page
Stemwede Genealogy Home Page Stemwede- North Rhine-Westephalia
Hegensdorf, A Small Village in Germany With photos and names of villagers.
Five Views of Siddinghausen Photos of this town.
Immigration/Migration/Emigration/Ships
Firstmom's Ship Lists Some on this site, plus links to others.
Germans To America Books Information on the passenger list books, includes CD info as well.
Researchers List Includes researchers with passenger and immigration resources etc. Planned for all states, find a researcher or list your own services.
Finding Where Your Ancestors Came From in Germany
Palatine Immigrant Index Index of names submitted by descendants...submit yours!
275 German born people on an 1851 French Census
German Settlements in Southern Hungary
Emigrants from Nattheim to USA
Emigrants from Oggenhausen to USA
Finding Passenger Lists 1820-c.1940 Tutorial
German Migration Resource Center
Immigration History Research Center
Bremen Ship Passenger Lists
Guide to Hamburg Passenger Lists 1850-1934
Immigrant Ship Information
Olive Tree Genealogy Site lists many ships and their passengers immigrating to the USA.
Ancestor Quest Genealogy: Passenger List Links
Ship Lists-to the States
Ellis Island's Wall See if your immigrant ancestors are listed or pay tribute to them by giving them a place on the wall.
Emigration/Ship Lists and Resources
Immigrant Ships Transcribing Project-Rootsweb
Finding Passenger Lists 1820-1940 Tutorial
Societies and Organizations
This is not a complete listing. Many of these sites list other related organizations.
German Genealogy Sites & Organizations
American Historical Society of Germans From Russia
The Emsland Heritage Society
German American Heritage Center
Indiana German Heritage Society
Pennsylvania Dutch Family History Site Pennsylvania "Dutch" were German, not Dutch.
German Society of Pennsylvania
German Studies Association ..scholars in German, Austrian, and Swiss history, literature, culture studies, political science, and economics.
Schprechan sie Duetsch??? Translating those German Documents and more
Translate your personal text documents SYSTRAN Personal 4.0, translation software
Links: German Language & Script
German Script Alphabet
Moravians: German Script Tutorial With examples.
German Translation Service She Specializes in German genealogy, Fraktur and German Script, and Legal Documents. Also has other resources of interest.
German Translation Service - Old Script
Old German Handwritten Scripts
Form Letters for German Genealogy
Form Letters to Use Contains letters in German with translations to send for records
German Illness Translations
German-English On-line Dictionary
German True Type Fonts to download and use.
Research-It Translations Includes sound for pronunciation!
Glossary of German terms found on gravestones and in other documents. This is not an all inclusive
list, just a small set of common terms I've found helpful, for more indepth translations see the sites listed above.
Alter von -- age of
Bruder von - brother of
Eheliche - born to people who were married
Frau von - wife of
Gatte - Man of
Gattin von - Wife of
Geboren , geb. - born
Geborene - maiden name
Gestorben, gest. - died
Großmutter - grandmother
Großvater - grandfather
Hier ruhet - here lies
In Gott - in God
Jahren, Jahr, Jahre, J. - years
Kind des - child of
Mutter - mother
Sohn des/der - son of
Tagen, tage, ta - days
Tochter des - daughter of
Vater - father
Verlobte - engaged
Monat, Monate - Month/s
Culture, Heritage, Misc. German Related Topics
All About Saint Nicholas
German Heritage Corner: History and Heritage Their site contains excellent material!
German American Corner: German Achievements in America
Life of the German Settlers in Colonial Times Very interesting writing on the lives of the first German settlers.
Online Publications Complete books online for and about Germans.
19th Century German Stories Some in German, some translated to English.
German Studies Web Online German Newspapers, Libraries and all sorts of nice stuff!
German American Resource Directory
KY-AATG Cincinnati/Northern KY German Heritage Weekend
Frankenstein Castle Photos.
Jewish Studies Library-The Holocaust
German Genealogy
The Hessian Page Hessian Soldiers who settled in America after the American Revolution
German History Links
What's New in Genealogy...Today! Includes a section for passenger lists.
German Studies Association ..scholars in German, Austrian, and Swiss history, literature, culture studies, political science, and economics.
10,000 Volkslieder German and other Folksongs
German Tongue Twisters! Shows that you can find ANYTHING on the web!
German American Cultural Heritage
German Surname Pages
RIEDE Genealogy Very complete site with a lot of good info on the Riede surname orig. from Germany.
Schnake/Schnacke/Schnacky (etc.) Research Center
Pamjean's Family Homepage Some of the surnames- Armbruster, Müller, Weyh and Ziegler
The Zolman/Zollmann
Family website Ancestors and Descendants from Germany and the USA.
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