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Subtitled “Annotated Guide to German-American Migration Records,” this book includes migration data for the years of 1607 to 1970. The pre-census era of 1607 to 1819 is broken into six time periods. The remaining time, from 1820 to 1970, is on a decade basis. A four-page locality index follows the bibliography of the major publications on German-American migration in German, French, and English publications. (100pp. Money Tree Imprints, 2000. $12.00)
Here you’ll read of the turbulent history of the Palatinate, the life of Menno Simons, the story of the earliest settlers of Pa. who were the Krisheim Mennonites—many of whom converted to Quakerism. Read of the spread of Protestantism, the arrival of Johannes Gutenberg and the Frankfurt Book Fair, and the birth of mass-production of books which showed many German emigrants the way to America. (324pp. illus. index. Heritage Books, 1993. $35.00)
Contains addresses of U.S. genealogical and historical societies, archives, German-American language newspapers, maps, and ship records. Sources in Europe cover 265 German archives, 769 municipal archives (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), religious archives (Catholic, Jewish, Protestant), 246 genealogical historical societies in Europe, genealogical publishers, etc. (196pp. Gen. Pub. Co., 1997. 6th ed. $24.95)
The Atlantic Bridge to Germany series, by Charles M. Hall, has been completely revamped with new maps (from 1876-1898 era) showing the majority of more than 5,600 places named in the book. Each place is identified by German and French names, Kreis (country), Bezirk (government district), and what years there are records available at the Family History Library. This new book is a necessary addition to all serious German researchers’ libraries, or for anyone working on locations in Alsace-Lorraine. (192pp. Origins, 2003. $20.00)
Emigrant names found in this book were derived primarily from church books and civil records for the Krumme Elsace (Hilly Alsace) region of France located near the Lorraine border. From 1793 to 1871, it was part of France, and after 1871 went back to Germany until 1944 when it returned to France. (474pp. hardcover. Closson Press, 1995. $39.95)
A translation of Guth’s German volume, this reference book covers histories of the congregations in Germany: Darmstadt, Durlach, Frönsburg, Hochburg, Hofstätten, Nassau-Weilburg, Lower Palatinate, Upper Palatinate, Waldeck, and Zweibrücken.The majority of the book includes families of Detweiler, Eyer, Gerber, Güngerich, Guth, Habecker, Hauter, Hochstättler, Holly, Imhof, Jordy, Kennel, Kinzinger, Müller, Nafziger, Oesch, Reidiger, Ringenberg, Roggy, Unzicker, Wagler, Zehr, etc. A photo essay of the estates where these families lived is also an asset. (380pp. illus. index. hardcover. Masthof Press, 1995. $19.50)
European genealogist Hermann Guth here compiles genealogical data on the Swiss Amish-Mennonite families who settled in the Waldeck and Wittgenstein areas of West Germany. Most of these families lived here between 1750 and 1850, and then from 1830 to 1860 emigrated to Canada and the United States. Genealogical data on the families includes names, dates, residence in Germany, and even Swiss origins. (60pp. index. illus. M.F.H., 1986. $7.50)
This illustrated guide is just the directory visitors need to explore the Swiss cities of Bern and Zurich. Here readers will learn the necessary background to help tell the story where Reformation history actually unfolded during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Detailed maps, photos, and specific Anabaptist stories of each site are interwoven with relevant facts and other tidbits of information pertaining to these two cities today. (50pp. illus. Author, 2000. $10.00)
This unique collection of never-before-published data covers 232 Anabaptist families who were forced to leave Langnau, Switzerland, and settle in the Bishopric of Basel, Switzerland, where they lived for a number of generations. In 1791, these families requested and were permitted to retain their Heimat at Langnau where they and their descendants were recorded in an old church register. Families: Aeschlimann, Augsburger, Baumgartner, Blaser, Burkhalter, Burki, Gerber, Hofer, Hofstetter, Kipfer, Leeman/Lehman, Moser, Neuenschwander, Rothlis-berger, and Schwartz. (126pp. index. Masthof Press, 2003. $14.99)
Reprinted from the October 1988 Mennonite Quarterly Review, this informative article will be of interest to many researchers. The index includes names such as Albrecht, Amstutz, Bausmann, Bucher, Fischer, Graf, Landis, Meyer, Steiner, Weber, and Zimmermann. An interesting collection! (35pp. MQR, 1988. $6.75)
Pfister, archivist at the Zürich Statisarchiv, visited the Alsace, Palatinate, and Kraichgau in an effort to uncover everything he could on persons who emigrated from Knonau jurisdiction in Switzerland between 1648 and 1750. Even though only one chapter is devoted to the Anabaptists who emigrated to America, the entire book relates to the emigration story of any group—Anabaptist or otherwise. It is very informative! (369pp. index. Verlag Hans Rohr, 1987. $42.00)
This reference source covers over 7,000 emigrants from Baden and Alsace who came to America in the 18th and 19th centuries. Here you’ll see records from the General Lands Archives in Baden that have never been published before. Entries include birth- place, birth year, and emigration date as well as the source. (196pp. hardcover. Closson Press, 1992. $22.95)
Sometimes when researching, you can read every letter in the town name except the first; the page is torn or eaten away, the ink faded, or the initial letter overly artistic. Then begins the process of guessing what the first letter or syllable is. This book offers a quick solution to the problem for names in Baden, Germany. You can construct the name letter-by-letter backwards, using the legible letters and working from the end toward the beginning. If the name as you first spell it cannot be found on a map or in a gazetteer, compare it to other names in the reverse alphabetical index and you will likely find the correct version. (60pp. GRT Publications, 2000. $9.95)
Provides the beginner with the basic information he needs to carry his research back to the 16th century in Great Britain. This seventh edition was completely revised and updated. (96pp. Gen. Pub. Co., 1999. $9.95)
This book holds a wealth of information discovered in archives and libraries in Europe. Early history of the beginnings of Anabaptism in the Bernese area of Switzerland is given, followed by emigration stories as people fled to the Alsace and the Palatinate in the 17th century. Genealogy and history is combined, with examples of family names, stating where they lived in Switzerland before emigrating to other parts of Europe and later to America. The appendix lists Anabaptists who fled from Bern to the Palatinate in the 1670s; Bernese Anabaptists found in Basel in the early part of the 18th century; Anabaptists in Commune Florimont, France, in 1791; Anabaptists in Canton Bern in 1823; and Bernese Anabaptist-Mennonite congregations in America. (219pp. index. hardcover. Masthof Press, 1994. $18.95)
The history of the migrations of many Amish families in this book was accessed from many European sources. Family names include Beachy, Beiler, Brenneman, Berkey, Christener, Detweiler, Engel, Erb, Esch, Eyer, Fahrni, Fisher, Frey, Gerber, Gingerich, Gnage, Goldschmidt, Gungerich, Guth, Habecker, Hershberger, Hertzler, Holly, Hostetler, Imhof, Joder, Johns, Kauffman, Keim, Kennel, King, Kinsinger, Kurtz, Lehman, Livengood, Mast, Maurer, Miller, Mischler, Nafziger, Rickenbach, Roggy, Rupp, Schantz, Schlabach, Schmucker, Sieber, Speicher, Stutzman, Troyer, Tschantz, and Zook. (320pp. illus. index. hardcov. Masthof Press, 2002. $24.50)
This book lists 21 emigrants who left Gimbsheim (north of Worms in the Palatinate). It begins with those who left between 1749 and 1751. A few settled at Ephrata, Pa., and some went to York Co., Pa. Families who emigrated included: Bayer/Beyer, Beissel, Beltzer, Christ, Haag, Jung, Koenigmacher, Kraus, Lohmann, Niess, Schallus, Schneidmann, Schwartzbach, Traub. (37pp. index. AKB Publications, 1994. $12.00)
Covers early Palatine immigration and contains 319 ships’ passenger lists totaling over 30,000 names. The arrangement is chronological according to date of arrival listing the names of the ships and the places from which they emigrated. The appendices list 1,000 early settlers who came into another port other than Phila-delphia, but settled in Pennsylvania. (583pp. index. hardcover. Gen. Pub. Co., 2000 reprint of 1876 ed. $30.00)
A systematic instruction for deciphering German handwriting for researchers on all levels of expertise. Features a brief, scholarly review of the history of handwriting styles and alphabets in German-speaking regions of Europe; introduction of modern computerized, normed sets of alphabet characters representing the old fraktur and gothic handwriting alphabets. (182pp. illus. index. GRT Pubs., 2001. $26.95)
The author’s exploration of the 1709 immigration of Germans to England, and then the colonies, explains the causes and nature of this mass-exodus from the war-ravaged Rhine Vallery. Stranded for a time in London, (320pp. Heritage Books, 2001. $28.50)
This study of 18th-century German emigration to America covers families who lived in that part of the Palatinate that borders Saarland today. “Swiss Origins From the Rieschweiler Parish Records” lists some Mennonites. Appendix is titled “Zweibrücken Manumissions Protocoll.” (405pp. indexes. hardcov. Pa. Ger. Soc., 1985. $40.00)
The emigration from Langenselbold and nearby villages in Germany started in 1709, when the first group left for England, arriving in New York in 1710. More than 70 families came directly to Pa. with a few arriving before 1727 when the ship passenger lists start. Some of the families include names such as Beck, Dressler, Eckert, Faust, Fischer, Hahn, Koch, Lamm, Leinbach, Lerch, Reber, Roth, etc. (192pp. illus. hardcover. AKB Publications, 1997. $27.50)
The earliest arrival from this village appears to be Johann Nicolaus Crössman who arrived in 1718, and the last group appears on a ship in 1754. Several of these immigrants were founding members of the Lutheran congregations at Trappe, in Montgomery Co. and at St. Paul’s (Blue) Church in Saucon, Northampton Co. (today Upper Saucon, Lehigh Co.). Some families included are Crössman, Erdman(n), Windemuth, etc. (58pp. illus. index. AKB Pubs., 1995. $15.00)
Each family group record in this impressive volume includes the name(s) of the immigrant(s), ship arrival data, European villages of origin (including earlier Swiss residences where given), data on each family from the European church registers, as well as information on many of the 628 families after their arrival in America. (690pp. illus. hardcover. Author, 1992. $49.50) 1268. Eighteenth Century Register of Emigrants from Southwest Germany edited by Professor Werner Hacker Over 30,000 emigrant records appear in this volume featuring emigrants who left the areas of Rhine-Palatinate, Saarland, and Baden-Würtemberg bound for America. Name, birth year (when known), place of origin, emigration date, profession, destination, and source are included. This collection was compiled by a retired judge over a 24-year period using immigration data, tax records, bondage release papers, bills,... (516pp. hardcover. Closson Press, 1994. $45.95)
Over 400 emigrants left Eppingen, Germany, in the 18th and 19th centuries, bound for America. This book covers eight new families in addition to the twenty previous families covered in Mrs. Burgert’s out-of-print work: Eighteenth Century Emigrants From German-Speaking Lands to North America, Volume I: The Northern Kraichgau (#52). Mennonites: Bachmann, Brenckmann, Dürrstein, Fechter, Hecker, and Schwab. (40pp. maps. index. AKB Pubs., 1987. $13.50)
Written by tour participants, this journal highlights a tour which focused on the Horst-Hurst-Hursh family roots. The group of 41 members traveled through Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, and France. (28pp. illus. Masthof Press, 2000. $5.00)
This guide describes the resources available here in the U. S. for tracing your Italian immigrant ancestor, and how you can tap into the wealth of information available in the town halls, archives, churches, and libraries of Italy. Glossary of key Italian terms. (130pp. illus. maps. Gen. Pub. Co., 1993. $11.95)
Offers a concise narrative of the course of German history important to the genealogist, a description of the types and availability of the major records used in German genealogical research, and valuable tips that will greatly enhance your chances for success. (40pp. Ancestry, 1991. $2.95)
The uniqueness of this book is to show actual documents in 13 European languages, guiding readers in unlocking the information held in your family documents. The languages are divided by linguistic family: Germanic (German, Swedish), Romance (French, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish), Slavic (Czech, Polish, Russian), and Other (Hungarian, Lithuanian). (241pp. illus. hardcover. Avotaynu, 1994. $29.00)
A social and economic history of the German settlers who emigrated to the Volga region after Catherine the Great’s invitation in 1763 and continued there until their deportations in 1941. Among the books written in the last 20 years about this ethnic minority, this is the first to extensivly use rare Russian language materials from Soviet research libraries. (337pp. hardcov. index. Univ. of Neb. Pr., 1988. $40.00)
Subtitled “From Advertisements in German Newspapers Published in Philadelphia and German-town, 1743-1800.” Information not available in any other source will be found here, from gossip to true events about one’s ancestors. (243pp. index. Clearfield, 2003 reprint of 1980 ed. $25.00)
A helpful pocket guide packed with useful information for anyone researching German ancestors. It is filled with advice and suggestions including how to understand the old German script records. (156pp. index. illus. Heritage Books, 1995. $20.50)
In an easy-to-use format, this book provides background history to help one understand and place one’s ancestor’s emigration in context. It illustrates the logical progression of genealogical research providing word lists, form letters, archival listings, document examples (in script), and Family History Library information. (191pp. illus. Betterway Pubs., 2000. $18.99)
This second edition explains the meaning of names borne today by Americans derived from the German language or its dialects. It also deals with the Americanization of some of those names, explaining the social and historical phenomena that contributed to the distinctive character of German-American names. (320pp. hardcover. Gen. Pub. Co., 1998. $25.00)
This book is designed for the family researcher who has little or no knowledge of German but who needs to make a translation of German-language documents. All words, symbols, and abbreviations were chosen on the basis of their association with genealogy. Also contains a map of German provinces of 1817-1918 period, samples of German handwriting and fraktur type, and a guide to genealogical symbols used in Germany. (318pp. Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000. $29.95)
This humorously illustrated, colorful book offers beginners their first introduction to the German language. Specially designed to make language learning easy and fun, German for Beginners guides its users through a series of everyday situations and provides a thorough foundation in basic, practical German. Grammar and pronunciation are clearly explained, while challenging puzzles aid the active use of the German language. (50pp. illus. hardcov. Passport Books, 1987. $11.95)
Thousands of cards showing records of families who lived in southwestern Germany were tapped into when Dr. Oertel of Germany agreed to answer 334 queries from members of the Pa. Chapter of Palatines to America.This card file identifies over 4,000 Muellers/Millers, 2,000 Brauns, 1,200 Webers, 1,000 Wagners, 1,000 Schneiders, 600 Zimmermans, 500 Roths, 500 Beckers, 400 Grafs, 250 Funks, 200 Kauffmans, ... (738pp. indexes. hardcov. Pa. Chapter, Palatines to Am., 1992. $35.00. Add an extra $3.00 to postage bill.)
This Farmily Archive CD combines four outstanding books designed specifically for Americans who are researching their German ancestry—In Search of Your German Roots, Address Book for Germanic Genealogy, German-English Genealogical Dictionary, and German-American Names. Having all four of these books together in one CD gives you quick, easy, and comprehensive access to German resources. (CD. Gen. Pub. Co., 1999. $39.99)
Concentrating on the Palatines, this historical study deals with immigration, the causes, migration patterns, leading figures in the movement, and the disposition of the immigrants. A large portion of the book deals with the redemptioners—those who bound themselves to service as payment for the trip to America. (328pp. illus. index. Gen. Pub. Co., 2003 reprint. $35.00)
A small handbook to fit in your pocket containing the essential words and phrases for every traveler to Germany. Organized by subject, one finds everyday phrases, public transportation, shopping, menu guides, emergencies, health, etc. (144pp. DK Pub., 1998. $6.95)
Vivid descriptions of various job types, with real examples of real people and places involved in the different jobs. This expanded edition with both volumes bound together contains chapters on women’s professions, German guild information, physicians, life in the 18th and 19th centuries, blacksmiths, shepherds, clockmaker, book binder, steeple warden, charlatans, chimney sweep, alms collector, etc. (206pp. Author, 2001. $25.00)
This one-of-a-kind book is an information bonanza for researchers of their German heritage. It is the German genealogist’s essential reference work! Thousands of facts about the world in which our German ancestors lived make it an encyclopedia of German historical and genealogical facts, chronologies, addresses, background stories, library holdings, microfilm numbers, Germanic-focused institutions, migrations, languages, calendars, jurisdictions, religious resources, etc. (664pp. second ed. index. Lorelei Press, 2000. $28.00)
This fourth edition has been revised and enlarged with even more information on how to get the most out of an LDS Family History Center. Find out how to use a German Ancestor Research Form, how to locate and verify ancestors’ towns, how to use microfilms and microfiche records, how to translate German records, and old Gothic script, how to write letters, and how to use the FamilySearch computer system. Contains maps, sample of records, Gothic Script alphabet,... (81pp. Family Tree Press, 1995. $15.25)
Includes country by country guide to the sources; current German postal codes; worldwide Germanic migration patterns; Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Mennonite history and sources, historical and modern maps, including boundary changes, German naming patterns and place names, etc. Chapter on computers and genealogy. (517pp. index. Germanic Gen. Soc., 1997. $32.00)
Provides all kinds of hints and clues to doing German research: methodology, major resources, archives in Germany, etc. Excellent resource! (52pp. Family History Library, 1995. $5.95)
The emigration from Grossgartach brought immigrants to Pa. before 1727. One of the emigrants from this village was an ancestor of President Dwight David Eisenhower, and several other immigrants were related to his ancestor. Immigrant surnames documented in this text include Baumann, Dallmer/Talmer, Dörr/Deer, Glass, Gugler/Kugler, Karnnagel, Kauffmann/Stecher, König/King, Land/Long, Müntz/Mintz, Nagel, Schäffer, Sprecher, Weber. (128pp. illus. index. hardcover. AKB Pub., 1999. $22.50)
Over 2,500 Irish surnames appear in this directory giving the variants, language from which the surname is derived, the century in which the surname can be traced in Ireland, the county in Ireland where the surname originated, a brief definition of the surname, etc. Contemporary and 16th-century maps. (183pp. Clearfield Co., 1995. $24.95)
This book will help researchers reconstruct name places of Hesse-Nassau, Germany, in reverse fashion if a first letter is missing, ink is faded, or the letter is overly artistic. If the name cannot be found as you first spell it, compare to other names in the reverse alphabetical index. It is indispensable to family researchers. (82pp. GRT Publications, 2000. $9.95)
A German family history researcher knows the frustration: the name of the town cannot be deciphered because the first letters are missing. Using this reverse alphabetical index, one can read from the end of the name toward the beginning and quickly find the right name in Hesse. (53pp. illus. index. GRT Publications, 2000. $9.95)
Meyers Orts- is a gazetteer of German place names, some 210,000 of them. If a place had a name and had someone living there it most likely will appear in Meyers Orts-. A gazetteer combines all places from all over the German Empire into one list. The German Empire was at its largest during the time Meyers Orts- was published in 1912. This new guide includes what kind of information can be found in Meyers Orts- and how to understand it, important tips on how to use Meyers Orts-, suggestions on how to locate hard-to-find towns, and a dictionary of about 500 abbreviations. (24pp. Origins, 2003. $8.00)
This well-recognized book includes charts on the German and Danish alphabet, relationships from adopted child to male cousin, 110 different illnesses found in German church records, 433 occupations and titles, and sections on practicing the ABC’s, use of umlauts in surnames, and genealogical terminology and symbols. Most of the easily-readable charts begin with the German script, go to the German word, and then to the English word. (85pp. Author, 1999. $17.75)
Whether you conduct your research in person or by mail, this celebrated manual will guide you in finding your ancestors in Britain or Ireland. Detailed instructions are provided for locating records abroad and shows how easy it is to do it by mail—or on a vacation trip! (320pp. index. Gen. Pub. Co., 1999. $18.95)
Chapters on thirty-one different countries cover information on church, state, and provincial records, accessibility of these records, and the ways in which they affect your research. Detailed data is given on the archival sources of each country. Third edition. (328pp. Gen. Pub. Co., 2001. $18.95)
This book helps the reader to not only trace his German ancestry in Germany, but in all the German-speaking areas of Europe. It explores the resources of the LDS Church, then covers sources and archives in the old country. There is a list of family archives, a list of genealogical associations in Germany, and a list of German genealogical associations in the U.S. (128pp. index. Gen. Pub. Co., 2001. $11.95)
A publication by the Family History Library providing all kinds of hints and clues to doing Irish research: methodology, major resources, archives in Ireland, etc. An excellent resource to add to your library! (52pp. Family History Library, 1995. $5.95)
This pictorial journal of a fifteen-day tour of Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, and France emphasizes Amish and Mennonite European roots and describes the “1992 Amish Heritage Tour” enjoyed by 33 persons from seven states. (20pp. illus. MFH, 1992. $4.00)
A listing of the towns within the boundaries of the Kingdom of Saxony as they existed from 1871 to 1918. An invaluable tool to genealogists, Dr. Minert provides the names of the towns in both alphabetical and reverse alphabetical order. The reverse alphabetical order of towns takes the guesswork out of deciphering proper names in church and civil records when the initial letter is illegible. (74pp. GRT Pubs., 2003. $9.95)
A reference for the lands that ended up in the German Empire using timelines, points of interest, alternate names, and easy-to-read maps. (137pp. illus. glossary, index. Origins, 2000. $18.00)
This has been created by leading language educators with a carefully controlled vocabulary of the words most commonly taught in beginning German classes. Consists of 30 large colorful scenes that illustrate more than 1,500 basic words. These fun-filled scenes are designed to encourage children to spend time discovering each topic. Also contains two dictionaries, one beginning with German words and one with English words. Easy-to-follow pronunciation guide. (n.n. illus. index. hardcov. Passport Books, 1996. $9.95)
Selected portions come from: The Rural and Domestic Life of Germany (1842); German Experiences: Addressed to the English; both Stayers at Home and Goers Abroad (1844) by William Howitt: and German Life in Town and Country (1901) by William Harbutt Dawson. These articles provide a fascinating look into life in Germany in years gone by. (49pp. Origins, 2003. $10.00)
Advice on locating your ancestral village of origin in Europe, this monograph mentions a number of points to check without visiting Europe. A helpful summary of possible sources. (9pp. AKB Publications, 1983. $3.00)
Revised and updated, this index now includes names from 18 published volumes of 18th- and 19th-century emigrants that have been compiled by Burgert. The index includes the surname and given name of the emigrant, followed by the year of emigration when given, and a short citation for the work in which the emigrant appears. (84pp. spiral. AKB Publications, 2000. $12.95)
This book will help researchers reconstruct name places of this German province in reverse fashion if a first letter is missing, ink is faded, or the letter overly artistic. It is a remarkable research tool—a real time saver. (56pp. GRT Publications, 2000. $9.95)
In German, Gerlach traces the beginnings of the Amish movement in Switzerland, their development and contribution to agriculture in Europe, and their spread throughout Europe as well as their eventual decline. A short portion covers the Amish in North America. This is the most comprehensive book on the Amish in Europe. (272pp. illus. hardcover. Author, 1993. $30.00)
This illustrated journal is a diary of the “1995 Mennonite Heritage Tour” led by J. Lemar and Lois Ann Mast and Leroy Beachy as 38 persons visited Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, and Holland, and walked the streets their ancestors walked and rode down the Rhine River as their ancestors experienced. (32pp. illus. Masthof Press, 1995. $6.00)
Visit the homeland of your European ancestors through this illustrated journal. Join the group of 25 persons as they walked the streets of their ancestors in Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, and Holland. Personalized diary entries give you insight to this tour led by J. Lemar and Lois Ann Mast and Leroy Beachy. (23pp. illus. Masthof Press, 1998. $4.00)
Visit the homeland of your European ancestors through this illustrated journal compiled by the May 1999 tour participitants who walked the streets of their ancestors in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, and Holland. Personalized diary entries accompanied with original sketches. (24pp. illus. Masthof Press, 1999. $4.00)
The information so meticulously gathered by the author in this publication will help thousands of people find the hometown of their German immigrant ancestors. For many others it will provide the clues needed to find the German hometown. This volume centers on the nineteenth century, but will be helpful whether your ancestors emigrated to America in the eighteenth century, nineteenth century, or even in the twentieth century. Surnames include: Bauer/Baur, Baumann, Baum-gartner, Becker, Burkhard, Dürr, Fischer, Graf, Haller, Hoffmann, Kammerer, Kolb, Maier, Mayer, Metzger, Müller, Neff, Scheible, and Stahl/Stähl/Stähle. (450pp. index. hardcover. Picton Press and Pa. Palatines to America, 1997. $45.00)
Helpful information on the archival holdings in certain Swiss cantons that greatly contributed to the 18th- century emigration. These notes were compiled by the author during personal visits to these archives. Even if you don’t plan to visit Switzerland, this information is valuable before you write. (8pp. AKB Publications, 1993. $3.00)
Offers pointers in locating your ancestor’s village of origin in Europe. Concentrates on archives and societies in southern Germany that have such records. Those archives covered are in the following cities: Speyer/Rhein, Kaiserslautern, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, and Darmstadt. (8pp. AKB Publications, 1993. $3.00)
Philipp and Emma Hege of France wrote their story for their grandchildren, telling them of life on the “Schafbusch” farm near the German border in the Alsace, France, during the first half of the 20th century. A daughter, Erica, has compiled this book to capture the significant family events of her Mennonite parents who survived two World Wars, but not without war’s pain and tragedy. With their sixteen children, Philipp and Emma experienced two stressful evacuations from their farm. Each time they returned home, they were a different nationality. Inspiring story of faith. (87pp. illus. Author, 1996. $9.95)
This classic arrangement of the most common Scottish surnames mentions the name of the family founder, when available, and coat-of-arms, when held, for each surname. Sims’ surname derivations are based on localities, baptismal names, trades, offices, professions, and so on. (122pp. Clearfield Co., 2000 reprint of 1862 ed. $23.00)
The first index will help you to determine whether the town in question was in the Bavarian Palatinate, Germany; check the spelling of extracted names for correctness; produce an entire place name from an abbreviation; complete a place name for which the last letters are missing. The reverse index will help you to complete a place name for which the first letter(s) is/are missing; check the spelling of extracted names for correctness, avoid checking out potentially hundreds of names in gazetteers to discover which name(s) might end with the few letters that are identifiable. (51pp. GRT Pubs., 2000. $9.95)
Census lists of Swiss-German Mennonite families living in the Kurpfalz, now part of the Palatinate and Kraichgau in Germany. Villages and estates where these families lived lie on both sides of the Rhine River between Karlsruhe and Mainz. Heads of families are listed as living in villages or estates during these years. Other data recorded includes age, financial situation, occupation, number of sons and daughters, and servants. A glossary, every-name index, maps, and over fifty photos of villages, churches,.... (116pp. index. illus. Masthof Press, 1987. $12.50)
Contains emigrants from more than thirty Palatine (Germany) villages. Included for each immigrant is the Palatine village of origin, translated family data from the German records, data about arrival in America, and (when found) additional family data on the earliest generation(s) from American records. More than sixty of the families from this region arrived before 1727, when the Pa. passenger lists start; this is the most difficult group to locate and identify in both European and American records. (576pp. illus. index. hardcover. AKB Publications, 2000. $45.00, plus $1.00 extra shipping)
This fully illustrated book covers the development of the German passenger liners from paddle steamers on rivers and lakes to the great car ferries and “dream ships” of our time. Many of these brought immigrants to America. Over 300 photos, many in color. (192pp. hardcover. illus. 2003. $35.00)
This book begins with an examination of Polish-American resources touching first the records kept by the Polish-American family, then veers off into a discussion of the standard records employed in genealogical research. Names of libraries and archives. (262pp. illus. maps. Gen. Pub. Co., 1993. $17.95)
A listing of the towns within the boundaries of the province of Pomerania as they existed from 1871 to 1918. An invaluable tool to genealogists, Dr. Minert provides the names of the towns in both alphabetical and reverse alphabetical order. The reverse alphabetical order of towns takes the guesswork out of deciphering proper names in church and civil records when the initial letter is illegible. (92pp. GRT Pubs., 2003. $9.95)
A listing of the towns within the boundaries of the Province of Saxony as they existed from 1871 to 1918. An invaluable tool to genealogists, Dr. Minert provides the names of the towns in both alphabetical and reverse alphabetical order. The reverse alphabetical order of towns takes the guesswork out of deciphering proper names in church and civil records when the initial letter is illegible. (80pp. GRT Pubs., 2003. $9.95)
The “source book” on libraries and archives in West Germany with chapters on Repositories, Organization of the Archives, Primary Sources (17-19th centuries), and Tracing a Pedigree Before the 16th Century (sources pre-dating parish registers). (54pp. Roots International, 1987. $10.00)
Compiled specifically to prepare those of German ancestry to travel abroad to research their German family history. Especially geared to family historians, the book focuses on Germany, but also offers many tips for research in other German-language regions of eight other European nations. Charts, tables, and lists of data every family historian needs for successful research abroad. (264pp. illus. Lorelei Press, 2001. $18.95)
This illustrated guide to the castles along the Rhine River both illustrates and describes these fortresses that have been seen for generations, even by our immigrant ancestors who sailed down the Rhine River. Today visitors can also see these castles. Most of the European Heritage Tours that the Masts lead to Europe even sleep in one of these castles along the Rhine River. (34pp. MFH, 2001 reprint of 1919 edition. $4.00)
A listing of the towns within the boundaries of the Rheinprovinz as they existed from 1871 to 1918. An invaluable tool to genealogists, Dr. Minert provides the names of the towns in both alphabetical and reverse alphabetical order. The reverse alphabetical order of towns takes the guesswork out of deciphering proper names in church and civil records when the initial letter is illegible. (134pp. GRT Pubs., 2003. $9.95)
The fastest, most easy-to-use method ever devised for finding the phrases you need instantly. This revised and enlarged edition contains over 2,200 practical entries on subjects such as travel directions, hotel, restaurant, common signs, shopping, sightseeing, etc. Also has an extensive food list and menu guide. Pocket-sized. (232pp. Dover Publications, 1988. $3.95)
Aims to make readers more aware of some little-known Welsh sources and the special uses that may be applied to the information found in these sources. Chapters relate to different occupations, surnames, old documents, maps, estate records, and family histories. (348pp. illus. index. Gen. Pub. Co., 2000. $21.95)
Designed specifically to identify immigrant ships, this book lists hundreds of ships that sailed from Scotland to North America between 1628 and 1828. As there are few official records of emigration for this period, this book is based primarily on contemporary newspapers published on both sides of the Atlantic. This book contains the names and the ports and dates of departure and arrival of a vast number of ships carrying emigrants from Scotland to America prior to 1828. Volume I: Item #2557A. (127pp. hardcover. Genealogical Pub. Co., 2002. $20.00)
A pictorial comprehensive history of how people lived, worked, ate, and housed themselves in all areas of Hesse, Germany, including Hesse-Nassau, Rhineland-Hesse, etc. Focusing on the common citizens, not the kings and princes, this is an excellent interpretation of life among the Germans who settled in Pa. Topics: life in the small villages, Protestant Reformation impact on life on the land, Thirty Years’ War and its hardships on the common folk, relationship of farmers to their landlords, ancient three-field system of agriculture, emigration over the centuries, introduction and evolution of crops (grains, potatoes, fodder), half-timbered framing techniques, and design and use of kitchen stoves. (380pp. illus. Heinemeier Pubs., 2002. $29.95. Add extra $1.00 for postage.)
This book fills a crucial gap in the self-help German research literature. It clearly explains how the various spellings of German surnames and place names occur, historical notes on spelling and grammar, examples of vowel and consonant changes among German dialect regions, and shows changes from Europe to North America. Special features include sample names, illustrations from genuine vital records, and a “trouble-shooting chart.” (88pp. GRT Publications, 2000. $16.45)
This book begins with an account of the Palatinate communities along the Rhine River in Germany, describing their great exodus to the American colonies in the early 1700s, and their settlement in the Carolinas, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. The emphasis is on New York with briefer accounts of the settlements around Berks Co., Pa., and other colonies. (336pp. Heritage Books, 1988 reprint of the 1897 edition. $27.00)
As the high incidence of a small number of surnames in Wales appears to be a major stumbling block in Welsh genealogical research, the authors have developed this book to provide the reader with a detailed insight into the origins and occurrence of common Welsh surnames. Some consideration of those surnames which are associated with particular locales will help suggest a likely place of origin within Wales. (229pp. illus. index. Gen. Pub. Co., 1999. $19.95)
Book 1 includes names of emigrants from the 18th and 19th centuries who migrated from and through Switzerland to America. Sources of documentation include emigration records and passport lists from the cantons of Solothurn, Basel, and Aargau. It contains the names of approximately 7,000 emigrants with origins in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and France. (216pp. hardcover. Closson Press, 1993. $22.95)
This volume covers over 1,600 persons in 315 families who emigrated from Volhynia, Russia, to South Dakota, and Kansas in 1874. The family genealogies begin in the Palatinate, Alsace, and Montbéliard and are traced (as many as five generations) through Austria, Poland, and Russia, until the four Mennonite congregations arrived in the U.S. Surnames: Albrecht, Dirks, Flickinger, Goering, Graber, Kaufman, Krehbiel, Müller, Ortmann, Preheim, Riess, Schrag, Schwartz, Senner, Strauss, Stucky, Sutter, Voran, Waltner, Wedel, Zerger, etc. (332pp. hardcover. Masthof Press, 1995. $18.50)
The Täuferhöle (Anabaptist Cave) in Switzerland was the meeting place for local Anabaptists to worship undetected by the authorities hunting for them. Undocumented tradition tells us that as many as eighty persons worshipped in this cave as the waterfall overhead drowned out the singing. This full-color, hand-numbered, limited edition, watercolor art print is 12" x 15" in size (actual size with border is 18" x 22"). See page 5 for illustration of this print. (full-color. $25.00 plus $6.00 shipping)
This helpful book helps you trace your Irish ancestors, gives sources for genealogical research, county information, the National Archives, parish registers of the churches, census returns, a detailed list of genealogical repositories in Ireland, and more. (121pp. Irish Genealogy Press, 1996. $12.50)
Not since Margaret Falley’s Irish and Scotch-Irish Ancestral Research, written in the 1960s, has there been a book on Irish genealogy that combines all the best features of a textbook and a reference book, carefully explaining the elements of Irish research and providing an indispensible body of source materials. Designed for the novice to the accomplished researcher. It is the most comprehensive and authoritative book on Irish genealogy. (396pp. Gen. Pub. Co., 1999. $19.95)
Informative guide to Scottish ancestry, this book is packed with information and advice on basic research techniques. It focuses on the holdings of two principal Scottish record repositories, the General Register Office at New Register House, and Scottish Record Office. (228pp. index. Gen. Pub. Co., 1999. $16.95)
This is an illustrated journal of the “1993 Amish Heritage Tour” led by J. Lemar and Lois Ann Mast with Leroy Beachy in August 1993 as 40 persons visited Switzerland, France, and Germany to see where their Amish ancestors lived and worked before coming to the “New World.” Part of the journey included attending the French Mennonite-sponsored international conference commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Amish Movement, 1693-1993. (26pp. illus. MFH, 1993. $5.00)
About 350 more names were added to this revised edition of the study of Swiss Mennonite names. Corrections and additions were also made to the original entries in the first edition. Find your surname in the “Family Names” lists—derived from first names, place names, characteristics, animal names, or occupations. Also includes the name of the town in Switzerland where the surname originated. (96pp. index. Masthof Press, 1997. $8.95)
An illustrated handbook on Welsh genealogy covering the social, cultural, religious, and linguistic background of Wales and the ways in which this can affect family history research. (316pp. index. Gen. Pub. Co., 1994. $19.95)
This illustrated story describes a 1991 visit to the Vistula River Valley in Poland in search for ancestors. The heart of this Mennonite settlement was in the Danzig (Gdansk)—Elbing (Elbleg)—Marienburg area where Brandts, Nickels, Penners, Rempels, and Sparlings lived. (28pp. illus. MFH, 1992. $5.50)
This reprint covering 3,000 years of history provides everything a researcher wants to know about the Celts from 1000 B.C. to the present including the Germans, French, Swiss, Italian, Scottish, Welsh, English, Irish, and American connections. (250pp. illus. index. Heritage Books, 1996. $24.00)
If you are having a problem in reading names of places in this German province because a first letter is unreadable due to faded ink or the letter is overly artistic, or for whatever reason, this book will be very helpful. (114pp. GRT Publications, 2000. $9.95)
This guidebook is especially helpful to North Americans because it suggests methods “for a logical research routine for family historians based in North America.” It guides the researcher in selecting the most efficient way to find appropriate records. (196pp. index. Ancestry, 1993. $19.95)
Presents many research facilities and sources available for Scottish research in North America and explains how to access records in Scotland that date back to 1600. Chapters cover records of the Church of Scotland, tax records, using the census, and more. Includes list of helpful addresses and web sites. (253pp. index. Ancestry, Inc., 1997. $19.95) |
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