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The GGS reference collection of over 2200 books and periodicals relating to Germanic genealogy is located in the Library Technology Center at Concordia University, St. Paul, Minnesota. Hours and a map are available on our website. The catalog is online and the holdings list is at the GGS website. Call (651) 641-8237 for current hours.

Map and Directions to the Library

Please phone to verify hours. The Library may be closed or have shorter hours during holidays, breaks, and in the summer.

BOOKS
Author Order                Call Number                    Title Order                    German Titles

PERIODICALS  INDICES
    JOURNALS              MAGAZINES                   NEWSLETTERS
    Titles                            Titles                                   Titles
    Society                         Publisher                           Society
   German Language    German  Language          German  Language

To Gain on Line access to the Concordia Library use this link
CLICnet

Periodical Search Index (PERSI)

For an index of all periodicals in different Libraries one can use PERSI. If you are a card carrying member of the county library
system of Minneapolis-St. Paul MN area you can get a user password to use PERSI.
Follow this link for instructions: PERSI

NEW BOOK

Pommer Book

 

POMMERN REVISITED
By Paul Sternberg, Janice and Jerry Savage
This is an update to their first book “Pomeranian Genealogy, Culture, and History”.  It has been dedicated to Anetta Korowaj our Polish guide, translator, driver and dear friend. This update is about twice as many pages of more and better color pictures from all the Kreises in the old province of Pomerania. They have retained all the resource and historical information for your use. That includes how to use the archives.  This book is available form the Pommern Regional Group of Minnesota.
Visit their web site at PRG MN
BOOKS OF INTEREST

Die Pommerschen Leute

Band 13-2 (1993)
SOMMER  Mai, Juni, Juli Page 14
If up need help with the Polish alphabet is this document. They have included all the letters of the Polish alphabet and explanations. This was taken form a report “A Multilingual Translation Guide, Jonathan D. Shea & William F. Hoffman published by the Language & Lineage Press, 60 Old Northville Road, New Milford, CT 06776 (1991)

Address book for Germanic genealogy, 6th ed

By Thode, Ernest  Published by Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc.

This edition is especially strong in new municipal archive addresses and more local and regional archives.  European historical and genealogical society addresses given both the street address and post office box.  There are numerous change of archive addresses in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) especially Saxony.  Included are North American archives and societies genealogical, historical and German related societies outside of Europe.  It includes German American religious organizations, maps sources, ship and river boat records.  In the German National Archives and Organizations it has European National and State Archives, State and Provincial archives including Austria and Switzerland.  European religious archives to include Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish, and protestant.  Also included are national and regional Libraries and finally a list of genealogist in Europe.

 
   

 

  

 

  

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