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German-English Genealogical Dictionary by Ernest Thode This book contains English translations of thousands of German, Latin and other terms found in various German records. It also contains lists of German names, the German alphabet with script variations, days of the week and month, numbers and various symbols you might encounter in your search. |
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Tips and Tricks of Deciphering German Handwriting A Translator's Tricks of the Trade for Transcribing German Genealogy Documents by Katherine Schober Trace Your German Roots Online: A Complete Guide to German Genealogy Websites Paperback by James M. Beidler In Search of Your German Roots A Complete Guide to Tracing Your Ancestors in the Germanic Areas of Europe by Angus Baxter Revised 5th edition published in 2015 Ancestors in German Archives Vol. 1 Ancestors in German Archives Vol. 2 A Guide to Family History Sources (paperback, 2 volumes) by Raymond S. Wright III, Nathan S. Rives, Mirjam J. Korkham, Saskia Schier Bunting These books are a directory of 2000 archives in Germany where you can find genealogy-related records, including church, emigration, census and military records; and civil registrations of births, marriages and deaths. The name and address, and sometimes the website URL (if available) is given for each archive (if a URL is not given in the book you can try typing the name of the archives into Google to see if there is a website). You might find this book helpful when you need to look beyond the records of FamilySearch, Ancestry and other online sources. German American Names by George F. Jones An A-Z list of about 18,000 German surnames briefly discusses their meanings, while the book's introduction discusses the origin of surnames and the Americanization of German names. Dictionary of German Names (The Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies Translation) by Hans Bahlow, Edda Gentry (Translator) Revised 2nd edition published in 2002 This is Hans Bahlow's German surname dictionary, Deutsches Namenlexicon, translated into English. The meanings and history of over 15,000 German surnames (with spelling variations) are given, many with general locations of where the names appeared. Historic German Newspapers Online compiled by Ernest Thode Advertising disclosure: the owner of this website is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. See additional information at the privacy and disclaimers link below. |