Name and Website
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Description |
Meyer’s Gazetteer
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Villages, towns and cities of the Deutsche Reich (German Empire), 1871 – 1918, described and located on a historical and current map.
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Family Search
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Church and civil records of present and past Germany, the U.S. and worldwide. Research Wiki. Community Group Germany offers free help with documents. Registration required.
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Ancestry
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World’s largest online family history resource, records and family trees. Various subscriptions.
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CompGen
(Verein für Computer-genealogie)
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Large society in Germany with databases for current as well as former Germany. GOV for locations, GEDBAS for surnames, OFB both online and in print, and more. Free.
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Matricula
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Catholic Church records of Austria, Germany, Lux., Slovenia and more. A zoomable map or search box leads quickly to the available records. Free.
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Archion
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Evangelisch (Protestant) church records held by the Evangelische Landeskirchen of Germany and more. Various subscriptions. Browse for a particular parish without a subscription.
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Kartenmeister
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Locations of municipalities in the former eastern provinces of Brandenburg, Pomerania, Posen, Silesia, West and East Prussia, including historical information.
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Linguee
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German-English and English-German translations. |
German Municipalities
(see description)
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Current German municipal websites. History, civil and church contacts, pictures. Add .de to city or village name. e.g. www.trier.de |
IGGP
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German genealogy societies around the world and their resources |