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Beginner's
Guide to Germanic Genealogy
by Lois Hemmeter
Edwards
Based on the
"Starting Points for Germanic Genealogy"
series in the Germanic Genealogy Journal
Published by the Germanic
Genealogy Society.
100 pp. Paperbound, Otabind (Layflat) Binding.
$16.00.
c2005.
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A guide to
researching your German ancestors.
If you are
beginning research on your German family history, this guide will lead you
step-by-step.
Highlights
What This Book Is and Is Not
Table of Contents (download .pdf)
Worksheets
(download .pdf)
Handouts (download .pdf)
Review
Comments
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Highlights
Beginner’s
Guide
to
Germanic
Genealogy is a hands-on guide
for beginning Germanic-genealogy research. It includes six worksheets to
direct your research and easy-to-read essays on 36 essential topics.
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A clear goal for your research activity
A step-by-step process
The essential information you need to begin
Clear, concise essays on key topics
How-to information for major steps
Worksheets and a checklist to help you stay focused on your goal
Recommended print and Internet resources
Direction on how to obtain further information as you proceed |
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Identifying Your Immigrant Ancestor
German Personal Names
Finding the Place of Origin
Geography and History of German Lands
Emigration and Immigration
German Language for Genealogy
Gothic Script and Print
German Church Records |
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What This Book Is and Is Not
This
is a hands-on guide for beginning Germanic-genealogy research.
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A clear goal for your research activity
A step-by-step process
The essential information you need to begin
Clear, concise essays on key topics
How-to information for major steps
Worksheets and a checklist to help you stay focused on your goal
Recommended print and Internet resources
Direction on how to obtain further information as you proceed |
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A clear goal for your research
activity
A step-by-step process
The essential information you need to begin
Clear, concise essays on key topics
How-to information for major steps
Worksheets and a checklist to help you stay focused on your goal
Recommended print and Internet resources
Direction on how to obtain further information as you proceed
It focuses on the states that
were part of the German Empire, although most of the content also applies to
Germans who lived in other European lands.
This guide leads you from an
overview of your initial goal—finding the German birth record of your
immigrant ancestor—through the geography, history, genealogy, and language
information you will need. It provides methods and strategies to help you
reach that goal.
This guide describes the
situations that you most likely will encounter in your research. Of course,
your German ancestor may be an exception to the rule. The suggested
resources will help you investigate these exceptions.
After working through this book,
you will be able to continue your research on your own to trace your German
family farther back in time. You will no longer be a beginner. |
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What This Book Is Not
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It is not a complete guide to all aspects of Germanic research. It does not
cover German research in
countries that were not part of the German Empire - Austr Switzerland, and
Luxembourg - or German areas, such as Bohemia and Pomerania, which are now
in eastern Europe or Russia. It does not cover immigration to Canada or
continents other than North America. It does not discuss German civil,
court, land, or military records.
For these
more advanced topics, see
Germanic Genealogy: A
Guide to Worldwide Sources and Migration Patterns, 3rd
edition.
It does not
offer detailed historical or geographical information on the many individual
states (countries) that made up the German Empire.
It is not a guide to basic
American genealogy, nor a text on general research methods. Readers who lack
experience in genealogical research should consult general genealogy books,
which are available at most libraries and bookstores, or Internet sites that
provide instruction in basic research methods.
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Published reviews will appear here when they become available.
Comments by GGS members who critiqued an early draft
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What a great and thorough guide this is!
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This wealth of information will be of great use to beginning researchers.
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The translation part is excellent. The history part is well done, too.
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I'm no longer a beginner, but I learned a lot from this book.
Published reviews will appear here when they become available.
Comments by GGS members who critiqued an early draft
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What a great and thorough guide this is!
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This wealth of information will be of great use to beginning researchers.
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The translation part is excellent. The history part is well done, too.
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I'm no longer a beginner, but I learned a lot from this book.
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