John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes

Note 1336

For information about the book, " Researching in Germany ", contact the publisher at Lorelei Press, P.O. Box 221356, Sacramento, CA 95822-8356. Or send email to Lorelei@softcom.net .

Continuing the table of contents for this book:

CHAPTER THREE:
- Conducting family history research in the land of your ancestors.
- Research at specific locations in Germany.
- The parish office, Regional church archives, Other church-owned research venues, Civil record venues, City archives, County archives, State and national archives, Family history societies, Family history centers.
- Private researchers.
- Other research venues.
- The "Heimatmuseum".
- Research in other German-language regions of Europe, Alsace-Lorraine, France (Elsass-Lothringen), Austria ("Oesterreich"), Bohemia and Moravia, Czech Republic, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland ("Schweiz").
- Research facilities in Europe:
  - Nine examples.
    - Regensburg, Germany: "Dioezesanarchiv Regensburg".
    - Hannover, Germany: "Landeskirchenamt, Kirchenbuchamt".
    - Basel, Switzerland: "Staatarchiv des Kantons Basel-Stadt".
    - St. Poelten, Austria: "Dioezesanarchiv".
    - Graz, Austria: "Dioezesanarchiv".
    - Brno, Czech Republic: "Statni Oblastni Archiv".
    - Trebon, Czech Republic: "Statni Oblastni Archiv".
    - Maribor, Slovenia: "Skofija Maribor Archiv".
  - Record-keeping and documentation.
CHAPTER 4:
- Enjoying yourself in the land of your ancestors:
  - Where to go and what to do.
  - Taking pictures in Germany.
  - Shopping in Germany.
CHAPTER FIVE:
- After the trip:
  - Returning home.
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
- Appendices:
  - A. English-German vocabulary.
  - B. German-English vocabulary.
  - C. Vital records vocabulary.
  - D. Reading German handwritten church records.
  - E. Letters to Germany in preparation for the trip.
INDEX:
- Useful addresses.

We gratefully acknowledge the work of John Blankenbaker who published over 2,500 Germanna History Notes via the Germanna-L@rootsweb.com email list from 1997 to 2008. We are equally thankful to George Durman (Sgt. George) for hosting the list and republishing the notes via rootsweb.com.