Table of Contents
Introduction 6
Part 1 German Genealogy Basics
Chapter 1 Beginning Your German Research 9
Chapter 2 Researching German Genealogy on the Internet 21
Chapter 3 Untangling German Place Names and Surnames 30
Part 2 Top German Genealogy Websites
Chapter 4 Familysearch.Org: The Largest Free Genealogy Website 45
Chapter 5 Ancestry.Com: The Ultimate User-Site 69
Chapter 6 Genealogy.Net: Two Websites in One 90
Chapter 7 My heritage: A Forest of Family Trees 104
Chapter 8 Archion: Protestant Church Records Galore 111
Part 3 Answers to Your Research Questions
Chapter 9 How Do I Identify My Ancestors' Place of Origin? 120
Chapter 10 Where Else Can I Access Church Records? 134
Chapter 11 How Do I Contact People and Places in Germany? 146
Chapter 12 What Organizations and Archives Can Help My Research? 153
Chapter 13 How Can Social Media Sites Help? 166
Chapter 14 What Else Should I Add to My Toolbox? 173
Appendix A Maps 180
Appendix B Website Index 187
Index 199