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Germany
Research Outline
   

Table of Contents
Introduction
German Search Strategies
Records At The Family History Library
Familysearch™
The Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Directories
Church History
Church Records
     General Historical Background
     Information Recorded In Church Records
     Locating Church Records
     Search Strategies
Civil Registration
     General Historical Background
     Regional Differences
     Information Recorded In Civil Registers
     Locating Civil Registration Records
Court Records
Directories
Dwellings
Emigration And Immigration
     Finding The Emigrant's Town Of Origin
     Emigration From Germany
     Records Of German Emigrants In Their Destination Countries
Gazetteers
Genealogy
Handwriting
Heraldry
Historical Geography
History
Jewish Records
Land And Property
Language And Languages
Maps
Military Records
     Types Of Military Records
     Foreign Military Service
     Locating Military Records
     Military History
Names, Personal
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Nobility
Obituaries
Occupations
Periodicals
Population
Probate Records
Schools
Societies
Other Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions

OTHER RECORDS

Other types of records that are not mentioned in this outline are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog. See the following subject headings:

ALMANACSBIBLIOGRAPHYLook this term up in the glossary.BUSINESS RECORDS AND COMMERCECOLONIZATIONCORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONSLook this term up in the glossary.DESCRIPTION AND TRAVELENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIESLook this term up in the glossary.ETHNOLOGYFOLKLOREJEWISH HISTORYLAW AND LEGISLATIONLook this term up in the glossary.MANORSMEDICAL RECORDSMIGRATION, INTERNALMILITARY HISTORYNAMES, GEOGRAPHICALLook this term up in the glossary.OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEESPOSTAL AND SHIPPING GUIDESLook this term up in the glossary.PUBLIC RECORDSRELIGION AND RELIGIOUS LIFESOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMSLook this term up in the glossary.YEARBOOKS


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FOR FURTHER READING

More detailed information about research and records of Germany can be found in the following sources:

Arbeitsgemeinschaft ostdeutscher Familienforscher e.V., Herne, Germany. Genealogical Guide to German Ancestors from East Germany and Eastern Europe. Neustadt/Aisch: Degener, 1984. (FHL book 943 D27gg; computer number 293384.)

Bellingham, Mary, et al. Research Guide to German- American Genealogy. St. Paul, Minn.: German Interest Group, MGS, 1991. (FHL book 973 D27rg; computer number 612067.)

Jensen, Larry O. A Genealogical Handbook of German Research. Rev. ed. Pleasant Grove, Utah: Jensen, 1978-1983. (FHL book 943 D27j; film 1181765 item 4; fiche 6000366-8; computer number 38460.)

Ribbe, Wolfgang, and Eckart Henning. Taschenbuch für Familiengeschichtsforschung (Pocketbook for family history research). Neustadt/Aisch: Degener, 1975. (FHL book 943 D27r 1980; computer number 106781.)

Schweitzer, George K. German Genealogical Research. Knoxville: Schweitzer, 1992. (FHL book 973 D2sg; computer number 681111.)

Smith, Clifford Neal, and Anna Piszczan-Czaja Smith. Encyclopedia of German-American Genealogical Research. New York: R. R. Bowker, 1976. (FHL book 943 D27sp; computer number 265734.)

Smith, Kenneth Lee. German Church Books: Beyond the Basics. Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1989. (FHL book 943 D27skl; computer number 542741.)

Thode, Ernst. Address Book for Germanic Genealogy. 4th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1991. (FHL book 943 D27t 1991; 1977 edition on film 1181556 item 7; computer number 638962.)


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COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS

The Family History Library welcomes additions and corrections that will improve future editions of this outline. Please send your suggestions to:

Publications Coordination
Family History Library
35 North West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400
USA
We appreciate the archivists, librarians, genealogists, and others who have reviewed this outline and shared helpful information.

Paper publication: Second edition June 1997. English approval: 6/97.

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