R E S E A R C H   G U I D A N C E

A GENEALOGICAL
HANDBOOK OF GERMAN RESEARCH
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Acknowldegements
Chapter 1 Historical And Geographical
Chapter 2 Emigration Before 1800
Chapter 3 Emigration After 1800
Chapter 4 Determining The Place Of Origin L.d.s. Sources
Chapter 5 Determining The Place Of Origin U.S. Sources
Chapter 6 Determining The Place Of Origin European Sources
Chapter 7 Analyzing Surnames And Place Names
Chapter 8 Locating The Parish
Chapter 9 Determining The Present Name Of Localities
Chapter 10 Conducting An Area Search
Chapter 11 Record Repositories
Chapter 12 Naming Practices (patronymics And Occupational)
Chapter 13 Naming Practices (farm And Locality)
Chapter 14 Handwriting And Terminology Beginning
Chapter 15 Handwriting And Terminology Intermediate
Chapter 16 Handwriting And Terminology Advanced
Chapter 17 Feast Days And Calendars
Chapter 18 Finding A Birth Record
Chapter 19 Finding A Marriage Record
Chapter 20 Finding A Death Record
Chapter 21 Corresponding For Records
Chapter 22 German Genealogical And Family Organizations
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Index




Appendix C


PLACE NAME ENDINGS

A Posen, Sachsen, Schlemiel
ACH Baden, Bayern, Elsass-Lothringen
ATH Rheinland
AU Hessen Nassau, Ostpreussen, Westpreussen, Posen, Sachsen (prov), Sachsen, Schlemiel
BACH Baden, Bayern, Elsass-Lothringen, Hessen-Nassau, Hessen, Rheinland, Württemberg
BECK Hannover, Westfalen
BEK Schleswig-Holstein
BERG Baden Bayern, Pfalz, Brandenburg, Braunschweig, Elsass-Lothringen, Hannover, Hessen-Nassau, Hessen Mecklenburg, Oldenburg, Ostpreussen, Westpreussen, Pommern, Rheinland, Sachsen (prov), Sachsen, Schlemiel, Westfalen, Württemberg
BROK Oldenburg
BRUCK Hannover
BRUCKEN Pfalz
BULL Schleswig-Holstein
BURG Baden, Bayern, Pfalz, Brandenburg, Braunschweig, Elsass-Lothringen, Hannover, Hessen-Nassau, Hessen, Mecklenburg, Oldenburg, Ostpreussen, Westpreussen, Pommern, Rheinland, Sachsen (prov), Sachsen, Schlemiel, Westfalen, Württemberg
BY Schleswig-Holstein
CHEN Elsass-Lothringen
DORF Brandenburg, Braunschweig, Elsass-Lothringen, Hannover, Hessen-Nassau, Mecklenburg, Oldenburg, Ostpreussen, Rheinland, Sachsen (prov), Schlemiel, Schleswig-Holstein
E Sachsen (prov)
EN Ostpreussen, Rheinland, Sachsen (prov), Sachsen, Schlemiel, Westfalen, Württemberg
ERK Rheinland
FELD Sachsen, Württemberg
FELDE Braunschweig, Westpreussen
GARD Pommern
GEN Baden, Elsass-Lothringen, Westfalen, Wurttemberg
HAGEN Baden, Mecklenburg, Pommern
HAIN Hessen-Nassau
HAUSEN Bayern, Brandenburg, Braunschweig, Hannover, Hessen- Nassau, Sachsen (prov), Westfalen
HAVEN Hannover
HELM Bayern, Pfalz, Elsass-Lothringen, Hessen, Württemberg
HOFEN Elsass-Lothringen
HORN Oldenburg
ICH Rheinland
IG Sachsen
IN Bradenburg, Mecklenburg, Pommern, Posen
ING Bayern, Schleswig-Holstein
INGEN Braunschweig
ITZ Mecklenburg, Westpreussen, Pommern, Posen, Sachsen (prov), Sachsen, Schlemiel
KEHMEN Ostpreussen
KEN Ostpreussen
KIRCHEN Hessen-Nassau, Oldenburg, Rheinland
LAU Brandenburg
LIN Brandenburg
LITZ Brandenburg
LOW Brandenburg
LUND Schleswig-Holstein
MAR Hessen-Nassau
MARK Brandenburg
NAU Baen
NITZ Bradenburg
NOW Bradenburg
O Posen
OW Mecklenburg, Pommern
PITZ Bradenburg
REUTH Bayern
RODE Braunschweig, Hannover
RUM Braunschweig
RUP Schleswig-Holstein
SCHEID Rheinland
SCHIH Posen
SEE Westpreussen, Pommern
STADT Bayern, Pfalz, Hessen, Sachsen (prov), Württemberg
STEDE Oldenburg
STEDT Braunschweig, Hannover, Sachsen (prov), Schleswig-Holstein
STEIN Bayern, Hessen-Nassau, Hessen, Westfalen
STETT Baden
SUM Hannover
THAL Bradenburg
WALDEN Bradenburg, Westpreussen
WELLER Elass-Lothringen
WITZ Bradenburg, Schlemiel
WO Posen
ZIG Bradenburg, Westpreussen, Posen

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