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Finding Hard-to-Find WWI Era German Ancestors
This surprise discovery of a WWI German ancestor on a free website can inspire your own family history research...
Deciphering Place Names Just Got Easier
When you need help deciphering place names in hard-to-read genealogy documents, two free online tools may have great...
Beginning German Genealogy: Defining “German”
Beginning German genealogy research starts with a key question: “What does ‘German’ really mean?” A Legacy Tree...
German Census Records DO Exist
For a long time, German census records were thought not to exist. But they do! A leading German genealogy expert tells...
Big Updates at Ancestry for Canadian and German Vital Records
Big records updates at the Genealogy Giant website Ancestry.com! Brand new collections of birth, marriage, death, and...
Translating German Genealogy Records: 9 Top German Translation Websites
Need help reading or translating German genealogical documents? These top German translation websites will help you...
5 Expert Tips for Using Meyers Gazetteer for Your German Genealogy
Track down your German ancestors with Germany genealogy expert Jim Beidler. He's here to share great tips for using...
German Marriages and More in New and Updated Genealogy Records Online
German marriages, Indexed obituaries for the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, The ultimate...