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Germanic Genealogy a Guide to World wide Sources and Migration Patterns, 3rd Edition     By Edward R, Brandt, Ph.D., Mary Sutter Bellingham, Kent Cutkomp, Kermit Frye, Patricia Adams Lowe, and Paul Sternberg.
Published by GGS  a 658 page book that is paper bound with a lay-flat binding. This comprehensive 658-page handbook for Germanic family-history researchers is written and published by GGS. This third edition is highly recommended by librarians and researchers. The book is available in many public libraries or can be purchased from GGS at a special member price.

GGS 3rd Bool

WHAT"S NEW

  • Resources for Specific Regions of Germany

  • New material for Eastern Europe

  • Detailed Information for Specific Area of Canada

  • How To Information for Major Steps

  • Updated and New Maps

  • Expanded and Revised Information for over 90 Countries

  • Many Websites for Internet Research

INCLUDES

  • How to Get Started on Your German Research

  • How to Find Your Ancestor's Place of Origin

  • Country-by-Country Guides to Resources Germanic History, History of the region, Geography

  • List of Societies, Publishers, Booksellers, Periodicals and Archives

  • Large Bibliography with Annotations and Extensive Index

  • German Language Genealogical Terms

  • German script, Church and Civil Records

Beginner’s Guide to Germanic Genealogy   
 By Lois H. Edwards
This is a hands-on guide for beginning Germanic -genealogy research.  This 100-page hands-on guide for beginning Germanic-genealogy research includes six worksheets to guide your research, a clear goal, and easy-to-read essays on 36 essential topics. This low-cost guide will save you time and frustration as you proceed.

Beginner's guide Book

PROVIDES

  • A clear Goal for Your Research Activity

  • A Step-by-Step Process

  • Essential Information

  • Clear, Concise Essays on Key Topics

  • How -To Information for Major Steps

  • Worksheets and a Checklist To Help Your Stay Focused on Your Goals

  • Print and Internet Resources

  • Direction for Further Information

INCLUDES

  • 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

Die Ahnenstammkartie des Deutschen Volkes: An Introduction and Register     By Thomas K. Edlund

 This index to the Deutsche Zentralstella für Genealogie [Geramn Central Office for Genealogy] collection of family histories of Germanic and Central European people since 1922 includes Ahnentafeln [pedigree charts] and family group records, including a Ahnenstammkartei [Card index] of 2.7 million names.  It is paperbound, perfect binding and 133 pages.

German Book

St Wenceslaus and Czech National Cemetery Inventory, New Prague, Minnesota

        This book is the Catholic St Wenceslaus and the Protestant Czech National Cemetery containing German Bohemian Burials.
        This is a Paper bound book of 185 pages completed in 2001.

Cemetery inventory Book

 

 

Germanic Genealogy Journal

Our highly regarded, 32-page, quarterly journal contains articles written by GGS members. Articles typically focus on research strategies, summaries of GGS presentations, reports on genealogical travel, book reviews, historical information, and members’ success stories.

  

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