Research Foundations
Step 1: Maps and Gazetteers
- Meyer's Gazetteer Now Online, Indexed and Fully Searchable!
- German Historical Maps and Territories
- Hansen's Map Guides: Finding Records with Parish Maps
- Finding Places in the Former German Areas of Poland
- German Gazetteers: Locating Historical German Place Names
- German Empire Research - Understanding Your Ancestors Hometown Using Meyer's Gazetteer
Step 2: Archives and Websites
Record Types
Church Records
- Finding Your German Protestant Ancestors with Archion
- Navigating Archion: How to Use the German Church Record Website
- German Church Records and Beyond: Deepen Your Research Using a Variety of Town Records
- Hansen's Map Guides: Finding Records with Parish Maps
- Seven Things You Need to Know About German Church Records
- Matricula - European Church Registers Online
- Neighbors & Networks: Using Witnesses in German Records
Civil Records
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