Click your way to German ancestors!
Explore your Germanic heritage from the comfort of your own computer!
Trace Your German Roots Online highlights important German resources
on popular genealogy websites including Ancestry.com and
FamilySearch.org, as well as lesser-known resources such as Archion.de.
With helpful illustrated step-by-step instructions, you'll learn how to
use each site to its fullest potential for German genealogy, including
how to get around language barriers and navigate the various German
states that have existed throughout the centuries. In addition, this
book contains links to the best websites to consult when answering key
German genealogy questions, from unpuzzling place names to locating
living relatives in the old country.
Trace Your German Roots Online features:
- Tips to find and use German databases, records, and research tools on
Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, and other popular genealogy websites
- Guidance for helpful German-focused research websites, including help
translating foreign-language sites
- Recommended websites for accomplishing key German research tasks
- Worksheets to log research progress and at-a-glance guides to help you
identify important terms and resources
An ideal companion to author James M. Beidler's The Family Tree German
Genealogy Guide, this book has the tools you need to take your German
genealogy research to the next level. Whether your ancestors came from
Bavaria, Baden, Berlin, or Bremen, this comprehensive guide will help
you find your German ancestors on the Internet.
