Germany
Atlas des Deutschen Reichs |
The Atlas des Deutschen Reichs by Ludwig Ravenstein is
relatively rare in libraries of the United States. Memorial
Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison selected the 1883
copy in our collection as one of our first digitization projects
because of its usefulness for genealogists. The atlas helps in
tracing the roots of families with origins in any part of the
German empire from the late nineteenth century to the early
twentieth century. |
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Berlin Directory for the years 1799 to 1943 |
http://www.zlb.de/en/besondere-angebote/berlin-directory-for-the-years-1799-to-1943.html |
The Berlin Directory offers information about both residents of
the city of Berlin - listed alphabetically by both name and
street - as well as businesses and public authorithies. (The
extent of the information varies from year to year.) Also
included in the directory is information about associations and
societies; places of interest; public transportation conections
and fares; theater, concert and other auditoriums with seating
plans and prices; business advertisements and real estate
offers. Both subject search and classified search may be carried
out; however, full-text searches are not possible. |
German Railroad 1835-1885 |
An animated map showing the annual growth of the German railway
network between 1835 and 1885. |
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Germans from Russia Heritage Collection |
Organizers of the Dakota Memories Oral History Project, in
cooperation with Prairie Public Broadcasting, will air “A
Holiday Special: German-Russian Childhood Memories” on Friday,
Dec. 23, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. The program can be heard on North
Dakota stations 90.5 FM in Bismarck, 89.9 FM in Dickinson, 91.7
FM in Devils Lake, 91.9 FM in Fargo, 89.3 FM in Grand Forks,
91.5 FM in Jamestown, 88.9 FM in Minot and 89.5 FM in Williston.
Contact the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection at 1-6596 or
visit
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Online Address Books |
Address books can be very valuable for finding ancestors and relatives, as well as establishing time frames for a person in a particular location, and their profession or business. The following link will give you access to hundreds of these books, most of which pertain to German locations. However, Posen is also included. | |
Society for German Genealogy for Eastern Europe |
SGGEE focuses on the genealogy of Germans from Russian Poland
and Volhynia with some help for related regions. |
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The Federation of East European Family History Societies |
The Federation of East European Family History Societies
(FEEFHS) was organized in 1992 as an umbrella organization that
promotes family research in eastern and central Europe without
any ethnic, religious, or social distinctions. It provides a
forum for individuals and organizations focused on a single
country or group of people to exchange information and be
updated on developments in the field. While it primarily serves
the interests of North Americans in tracing their lineages back
to a European homeland, it welcomes members from all countries. |