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Published by Family Roots Publishing Company, Volume 46 of the German Map Guide series was just published on March 21 of 2014. This volume includes a total of 2,220 places – mostly towns, found in the Kingdom of Prussia, Province Continue reading Province of East Prussia I, RB Allenstein Map Guide to German Parish Registers is Now Shipping
After many months in the making, the Map Guide to German Parish Registers Volume 45 – Kingdom of Prussia, Province of West Prussia II, Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder, by Kevan Hansen, is now shipping. All the standing orders shipped over a week Continue reading Map Guide to German Parish Registers Vol. 45 – West Prussia II – Now Shipping
Many years have passed since North America has seen any of its national boundaries change. Most of the World has proven less stable of recent decades. Even Europe has seen its share of change. World history is wroth with the Continue reading Pomerania: Atlantic Bridge to Germany — Back in Print and Discounted 15% for a Short Time
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With last October’s addition of Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Vol. 44 – West Prussia I (RB Danzig), Family Roots Publishing’s incredibly popular Map Guide to German Parish Registers series now stands at 44 Volumes. Each is a Continue reading Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Vol. 44 – West Prussia I (RB Danzig)
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“All research in Germany depends on locating the birthplace of an ancestor.” At least, that is the opinion of Fay S. Dearden, as I am sure it is with many others. Despite the wide variety of resources available online and Continue reading Understanding Meyers Orts
Meyers Orts (for short) is perhaps one of the most well know and famous of all gazetteers. Those searching their German ancestry have no doubt heard of it. Some have said, “Almost all serious German research begins with Meyers Orts.” Continue reading Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon
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Most countries, if not every country, in the world have experienced ebbs and flows in their political boundaries and territories. Some countries and fallen forever to be replaced by new ones. However, both as a people and a nations, few Continue reading Lands of the German Empire and Before
Volume 44 of the German Map Guide series was just published and is now shipping in both soft and hard cover editions. Click on the links or the illustration to order. All standing order volumes have already shipped. This volume Continue reading Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Vol. 44 – West Prussia I (RB Danzig) Now Shipping
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The following is from FamilySearch Sept 17, 2013: FamilySearch has recently added more than 2.7 million indexed records and images from Brazil, England, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland. Notable collection updates include the 1,459,211 indexed records and Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 2.7 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from Brazil, England, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, & Switzerland
Few countries have as confusing a past as Germany. Over the centuries literally hundreds of small kingdoms and territories existed, swelling and falling through war and domination. Beginning as early as 843, larger territories were broken up into hundreds of Continue reading The Making of Germany, Maps and History