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Tracing Ancestors
The German Embassy and the German Consulates General cannot, unfortunately,
assist individuals in tracing their ancestors in Germany. However, the
following general information might be helpful:
Local Genealogical Societies and Libraries
Before you start to correspond with genealogical societies and offices
abroad, you should first check with the nearest local genealogical society
and library. Many libraries maintain good genealogical archives and records.
The Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies has a library on the
history and cultural contributions of German-speaking immigrants in the
United States.The library includes books, manuscripts, newspapers, journals
and documents.
Records from Germany, Genealogical Societies, German Genealogical Magazines,
Internet Resources, Publications, Overseas Mailing Tips Birth, Marriage
and Death Records from Germany (after 1871) These records may be obtained
from the registrar's office in Germany, where the birth, marriage or death
was reported. Full and correct name(s) and date(s) must be indicated.
Your inquiry should be addressed as follows to:
Standesamt
_________________________ _________________________
(Fill in Zip Code) (Fill in City)
Federal Republic of Germany
Helpful Suggestion
To ensure that the response to your letters will be sent via Air Mail,
it is suggested that you enclose at least two international reply coupons,
which can be purchased at any US Post Office. Please always write clearly
(print or use a typewriter) and give all information and data available.
Genealogical Societies
The central office of the Association of German Genealogical Societies
(DAGV) in Brühl offers research assistance and gives information
on how to trace your ancestors in Germany. DAGV has an excellent web site
with information from how to get started to listings of genealogical societies
and clubs, to databases and much more.
Genealogy.net
Mailing address:
DAGV
Schloßstr. 12
50321 Brühl
Federal Republic of Germany
If the central office cannot answer your questions, it will forward your
inquiry to the appropriate local office.
Herold
Verein fuer Heraldik, Genealogie ………….
Archivstrasse 12-14
14195 Berlin
You should also consider contacting the following genealogical societies:
Genealogical Society
of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Family History Library Bldg.
Family Search Center
15 East South Temple St.
Salt Lake City, Utah 84150
/
The Genealogical Club of
America
P.O. Box 15861
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
The American Society of Genealogists
P.O.Box 1515
Derry, NH 03038-1515
/
German Genealogical Society of America
P.O. Box 517
La Verne, CA 91750-0517
Tel.: (909) 593-0509
The National Genealogical
Society
4527 17th Street
North Arlington, VA 22207-2399
A "Directory of Genealogic Societies in the USA and Canada"
is published
by Paul M. Harrod Company, Baltimore, MD 31234.
German Genealogical Magazines
DAGV (see above) publishes online
Computer:
Magazin fuer Familienforschung
If the place of origin of an ancestor is not known, an advertisement can
be placed in one of the following two genealogical magazines:
Familienkundliche
Nachrichten
Verlag Degener & Co.
Postfach 1380
91413 Neustadt/Aisch
Federal Republic of Germany
Praktische Forschungshilf
Archiv der Familiengeschichtsforschung
Verlag C.A. Starke
Postfach 310
65549 Limburg/Lahn
Fax: 011-49-6431/96 1515
Federal Republic of Germany
Internet Resources
Internet Sources and Databanks
Agentur für Genealogische Forschungen
(In German and English)
Andreas
Hanacek's Internet Sources of German Genealogy
(In German and English)
"Back to your Roots " tour specialists
Cyndi's List of
Genealogy Sites -- Germany (In English)
German
Genealogy Group (In English)
Hamburg:
Link to your roots
Online database search of the emigration lists of Hamburg (years 1890
through 1893, to be extended to 1914)
Deutsche
Auswanderer-Datenbank (DAD)
Online database of the Historical Museum Bremerhaven/Morgenstern Museum.
The core of information is from passenger lists that had to be submitted
to the American immigration authorities (years 1850-1891, 1904, 1907).
Publications
You might want to visit the Genealogical Publishing Company's web site.
The following publications might also be helpful in tracing your German
ancestors:
The German Research Companion
by Shirley J. Riemer
672 pp., $32 incl. shipping, handling, taxes
2nd edition, 2000, ISBN 0-9656761-0-2
Lorelei Press, P.O. Box 221356
Sacramento, CA 95822-8356
Email: lorelei@softcom.net
A comprehensive volume of facts and references to aid German family history
researchers. Written in clear English, in easy-to-read expository style,
it erases much of the intimidation typically suffered by immigrants' descendants
who don't speak or read German and also assists German Americans to gain
a better understanding of their heritage. The volume includes an extensive
index, directories and hundreds of contact addresses. It offers extensive
information about American research tools needed to trace German-speaking
immigrant ancestors to their origins.
How to Find My German Ancestors and Relatives
by Dr. Heinz F. Friedrichs
reference #: ISBN 3 7686 1016 0
available from:
Verlag Degener & Co.
Postfach 1380
91413 Neustadt/Aisch
Federal Republic of Germany
www.degener-verlag.de
Auf den Spuren des europäischen Amerika-Auswanderers
by Fred H. Barth
1628 Browning Avenue
Salt Lake City, Utah 8410
available from
Verlag Degener & Co. (address above)
reference #: Genealogie, Bd. 13, 1976, S. 273-282
A Genealogical Handbook of German Research, vols. I, II
By Larry Jensen
200 pp., $15.
available from:
Jensen Publications
P.O. Box 441
Pleasant Grove, UT 84062
The Genealogical Helper
available from:
The Everton Publishing Company
P.O. Box 368
Logan, Utah 84323
(800) 443-6325
http://www.everton.com/site_index.php Glenzdorfs Internationales
Genealogen Lexikon
available from:
Verlag W. Rost
31848 Bad Münder am Deister
Germanic Genealogy: A Guide to Worldwide Sources and Migration Patterns
370 pp., $28. postpaid.
available from:
Germanic Genealogy Society
Dept. W
P.O. Box 16312
St. Paul, MN 551167-0032 0312
http://www.mtn.org/mgs/germany
Research Guide to German-American Genealogy
By George K. Schweitzer.
252 pp., $18.
available from:
George K. Schweitzer
407 Ascot Court,
Knoxville, TN 37923
In Search of Your German Roots: A Complete Guide to Tracing Your Ancestors
in the Germanic Areas of Europe
By Angus Baxter
122 pp., $11.95
available from:
Genealogical Publishing Co.
1001 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202-3897
Researching in Germany: A Handbook for Your Visit to the Homeland of Your
Ancestors
by Roger P. Minert and Shirley J. Riemer
Lorelei Press, 2001, ISBN 0-9656761-5-3
250 pp, $ 18.95
Lorelei Press, P.O. Box 221356, Sacramento, CA 95822-8356
Email: lorelei@softcom.net
Taschenbuch für Familiengeschichtsforschung, 680 pp
available from: Verlag Degener & Co. (address above)
Wegweiser für die Forschung nach Vorfahren aus den ostdeutschen und
sudetendeutschen Gebieten sowie aus den deutschen Siedlungsgebieten in
Ost- und Südosteuropa
(also available in English)
available from: Verlag Degener & Co. (address above)
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