The Grand Duchy of Baden

Baden is Germany’s tie to the Atlantic Ocean. Its people, religion, language, and even its borders have shifted over the centuries, but it has always played a vital role in Germany’s growth, development, and position in Europe. The overall shape and size of Baden was last changed in 1952. Before that, Baden had maintained it primary borders from 1810 to 1945.

Baden: Atlantic Bridge to Germany by Linda M. Herrick and Wendy K. Uncapher provides an excellent look into the history and the maps of this key Duchy of the German Empire. The first part of the book examines key historic elements such as immigration and emigration, education, transportation, and more. The second section of the book is filled with maps of Baden as it existed in 1898.

The final section of the book offers an index to place names in Baden taken from maps in the late 1800s. Places run from major cities to locations as small as farms and houses. The index has five columns covering the actual placename, the Amtsbezirk (district the place is in), the map page and grid location, and the Catholic and Protestant columns which list dates of church records found in the Family History Library Catalog.

 

Table of Contents

Introduction and Explanation

Location

Geography

Geographical Regions

History

Former Lands in the Grand Duchy of Baden

Grand Dukes

Border Changes

Governmental Districts

List and History of Baden’s Amter

Earliest Inhabitants of Baden

Lifestyles

Population

Language

Transportation

Immigration History

Emigration History

Baden Emigrant Index

Religion

Guilds

Education

Governmental Archives

Church Archives

Family History Library

Resources for Baden Research

Church Records

Civil Registration

Internet Web Sites

Bibliography

Footnotes

Key to Map Terms

Levels of Government Districts

Grand Duchy of Baden 1898

Key to Map Pages

Maps of Baden

Jurisdiction List

Placenames of Baden

 

For a copy of Baden: Atlantic Bridge to Germany please visit Family Roots Publishing; Item #:OBK532.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

Time limit is exhausted. Please reload the CAPTCHA.