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Libraries
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The Federal Archive
Offers information about the holdings of the Federal Archives and the use of facilities.
Genealogists
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Professional German Genealogy Research
A consortium of professional genealogists who specialize in genealogical, forensic, and family history research.
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Ancestor Seekers
The Ancestor Seekers Family History Research Service is a professional genealogy research service undertaken at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, housing the world’s largest collection of genealogical records.
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Family Search
FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history.
Census
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Census Bureau
The Census Bureau provides on-line access to their census records, publications, and products.
Societies and Groups
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Anglo German Family History Society
A self-help group for anyone interested in researching the family history of people from the German speaking parts of Europe who emigrated and settled in the UK.
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East European Genealogical Society
Canadian based society.
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Genealogical Association of English Speaking Researchers in Europe
Dedicated to supporting genealogy research in Europe through direct member support, monthly meetings, and bimonthly newsletters.
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German-Bohemian Heritage Society
Dedicated to promoting, developing, and maintaining the strong German-Bohemian culture and heritage.
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German Family Tree Researchers Society in Hungary
The purpose of the society is to organize researchers to promote the exchange of information by getting to know each other's research work.
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The German Society of Pennsylvania
The German Society of Pennsylvania is a nonprofit organization devoted to furthering the understanding of German and German-American contributions to the growth of American history and culture from the past to the present, and into the future.
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Germanic Genealogy Society
GGS is open to anyone interested in Germanic genealogy.
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German Genealogy Group
A not for profit organization established in early 1996 to provide mutual support among those interested in researching their Germanic ancestors.
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Pomeranian Society of Freistadt
Founded in 1978 to preserve Pomeranian heritage through the study of it's history, culture and language.
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Society for Family Research in Franconia
The Society was founded in 1921 to promote and maintain genealogical research in all its branches on a scientific basis.
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Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe
Devoted to the study of German ancestry (generally of the Lutheran, Baptist, or Moravian faiths) who lived in present-day Poland and northwestern Ukraine.
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The Federation of East European Family History Societies
Organized in 1992 as an umbrella organization that promotes family research in eastern and central Europe without any ethnic, religious, or social distinctions.
Immigration
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Ellis Island Records
Provides a free search to find your immigrant ancestors arriving through the Port of New York at Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924.
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Immigration Records and Passenger Lists
Resources for finding ship passenger lists & naturalization records.
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Ancestral Findings
Free genealogy research of birth, census, death, land, marriage, military and state records indexes.
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The National Archives Immigration Records
Search Passenger Arrival Records and Land Border Entries.
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18th Century German Emigration Research
How-to guide for researching 18th century origins of German Colonial Americans.
Military Records
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Feldgrau - German Military History Research
Primary and secondary research regarding the technical, organizational and operational details of the German Armed Forces between 1918 and 1945.
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German Military War Grave Database
The database contains the names of more than two million missing and deceased German soldiers from World War I and World War II.
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Austro-Hungarian Land Forces 1848-1918
Documents the organizational history of the Austro-Hungarian land forces 1848-1918. Includes the order of battle, regimental histories, biographies, uniforms & decorations.