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Hessian Soldiers: Their History and How to Find them in America and Germany, 9 Lessons

Hessian Soldiers: Historical Background

Presenter: Gina Palmer

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This segment briefly reviews who the Hessian Soldiers were, where they came from, and why some of them stayed in America.

Language: English

Lesson Content

Hessian Soldiers: Introduction

This class will teach about who the Hessian Soldiers were and available resources to assist you in your research. A brief historical background of Hessian Soldiers will be presented. Websites of associations dedicated to researching Hessian Soldiers will be introduced. The HETRINA database and other area-specific resources will be reviewed.
Hessian Soldiers: Historical Background

This segment briefly reviews who the Hessian Soldiers were, where they came from, and why some of them stayed in America.
Hessian Soldiers: Soldier Biographies

This segment introduces you to websites of two associations dedicated to researching Hessian Soldiers.
Hessian Soldiers: HETRINA Database

This segment introduces you to the HETRINA database.
Hessian Soldiers: Reference Indexes

This segment reviews two sources to help you quickly identify which principality a soldier came from.
Hessian Soldiers: Brunswick Resources

This segment introduces you to some available resources for soldiers from Brunswick.
Hessian Soldiers: Ansbach-Bayreuth Resources

This segment reviews available name lists of soldiers from Ansbach-Bayreuth.
Hessian Soldiers: Additional Resources

This segment reviews a name list of soldiers from Anhalt-Zerbst, and a compiled collection of name lists from muster rolls and prisoner of war lists.
Hessian Soldiers: Muster Rolls Online

This segment introduces you to online resources of images of muster rolls.

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