Media: BOOK - paperback, 292 pages
Author: H. Hansen, R. Maness, A. Eakle & J. Tanner
Year: 2015
ISBN: 9781523363056
Other: b&w photos, maps
Publisher: Family History Expos

Table of Contents

• Contributing Professionals

• Introduction to German Research and the Internet
• The Bottom Line
• Helpful German Research Websites
• You're Not Alone - Learning and Sharing
• Finding the German Place of Origin
• Identifying Places and Jurisdictions
• Getting into Research
• Reading and Understanding Records
• Conclusion
• German Naming Practices and the Importance of Feast Days in German Research
• Given Names
• Surnames
• Feast Day Dates
• French Republican Calendar
• Additional Resources
• Understanding German Words and Reading Germanic Gothic Script
• Principles
• Procedures
• Construct an Alphabet Using the Letters the Writer Is Using
• Look for Patterns in the Record Keeping Style
• Use Logic
• Selected Bibliography & Reference Aids
• Basic Germanic Script Alphabet
• Introduction to the NEW FamilySearch Catalog: Use It Like a Pro
• Exercise One: Learn some basics about the FamilySearch Catalog
• Exercise Two: The "Places" search by country in the FamilySearch Catalog.
• Exercise Three: Drilling down, or searching "Places" on different jurisdictional levels
• Exercise Four: The "Surnames" search in the FamilySearch Catalog
• Exercise Five: The "Titles" search in the FamilySearch Catalog
• Exercise Six: The "Author" search in the FamilySearch Catalog
• Exercise Seven: The "Subjects" search in the FamilySearch Catalog
• Exercise Eight: The "Keywords" search in the FamilySearch Catalog
• Exercise Nine: The "Call Number" search in the FamilySearch Catalog
• Exercise Ten: The "Film/Fiche Number" search in the FamilySearch Catalog
• Exercise Eleven: Using Combined Searches in the FamilySearch Catalog
• Exercise Twelve: Use Wildcard Options in the FamilySearch Catalog
• Records Created by the Emigration/Immigration Process
• Locating Hard-to-Find Places of Foreign Birth
• Research by Association—A Key Research Strategy
• Using Mid^ West Church Affiliations to Find the Right Church
• Reconstruct Your Immigrant Family - A key research strategy
• Immigration Process - Arrival Records
• Immigrant Records - A Checklist
• Emigration Process - Foreign Exit Documents Checklist
• Select Bibliography
• Effective Use of German Gazetteers
• Historical Overview of the Area Known as "Germany”
• Words for other jurisdictions which you might encounter
• Learn More … Using Catalogs, Wikis, and Search Engines
• First a Few Definitions
• String Search, Example Google
• Catalogs and Catalog-type Databases
• Wiki or Wiki-like Databases.
• German Church Records, Civil Registration, and "County Level” Vital Records
• Church Records
• Civil Registration Records - Minimally begin in 1876 for the whole of Germany
• County (District) Level Vital Records
• Find Your German Ancestors Now! Solving German Research Problems
• Problem #1: Only "Prussia,” "Germany,” or the name of a German State is known
• Problem #2: A Place Name has been found on a Passenger List or on a Family Record which can't be identified in a gazetteer or on a map
• Problem #3: You have a place, but there are more than 45 by that same name
• Problem #4: I'm in the right area and have searched several towns with the correct name, but my ancestors are simply not in the records
• Problem #5: My ancestor is born in Germany according to census and other records, but he has a very English-sounding name
• Germany Research Tips and Strategies
• Basic principles
• Geography and history
• Using maps
• Using genealogy databases online
• Using online indexes
• Using town genealogies (Ortssippenbucher/Ortsfamilienbucher)
• The "Thomas Principle"
• Strategies for evaluation
• Regional peculiarities
• Technical Difficulties
• Left-side Right-side films
• Using a library catalog
• Common False Assumptions
• Search and Research!
• Printed Sources for German Research
• Directories
• Family Histories
• Community (Local) Histories
• Military Records
• Ministerial Histories
• Nobility
• Occupations
• Periodicals
• Royalty
• Using Family Books in German Research
• Very Important General Note for All FamilySearch Catalog Entries
• Letting MyHeritage.com, Ancestry.com, and the FamilySearch.org Family Tree Offer search Assistance for Searching German Records
• Putting German Families Together Accurately
• Research Strategy: European Churchbooks—Evidence to Prove Family Relationships (Based on lectures by Larry 0. Jensen, June 2007. Used with permission)
• Research Strategy: Immigration from Switzerland
• Match Data from Churchbooks to Other Documents
• Research Strategy: Americans are foreign born or descend from foreign-born people
• Walloon Settlers in New York
• Sharing the Results of Your Research
• Get Others Interested
• Share
• Get and Give a Hand Up
• Use the Cloud
• Heritage Collector’s Free Standard Version
• Supplement
• Terms Denoting Farmers or Farm Laborers
• The Village Community
• Some Terminology used in German Parish Registers and Civil Registration Documents
• Latin - Relationship & Other Terms
• Timeline - What Was Happening in Your German Ancestor’s Life
• Some Death Causes in Germany
• A Day in Magdeburg in the 30 Years' War - 1618-1648
• Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs- Lexidon des Deutschen Reichs
• German Given Names
• Some German Surnames with Latin Equivalent
• Simple Source Citations