Germany

1. FamilySearch: Learn about Germany emigration and immigration in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
   
   FS—Wiki: Germany Emigration and Immigration   
   • History
   • Finding the Immigrant's Town of Origin
   • Emigration from Germany
   • Passports
   • United States


2. Explore the Emigration and Immigration section of the FamilySearch German Websites page for additional information.
3. Wikipedia: Learn about immigration history and demographics in this Wikipedia article.
   
   Wikipedia: German Americans


4. Germans to America: Learn about Germans coming to America in this article and video.
   
   TH—Germans to America
   AAC—German Migration to the United States—5:01


5. Germany and Russia: Learn about Germans emigrating to Russian and then to America.
   
   FS—Germans from Russia: An Overview—30:28 - 2019
   FS—Germans from Russia: Locating the Town with Websites and Gazetteers—59:42 - 2019


6. Germans to Russia: Explore the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia site to learn about German emigration to greater Russia, including Poland, Moldova, Romania, etc.


7. Palatine Emigration: Learn about the Palatines who emigrated to America and the British Isles in the 1700s.
   
   OT—Palatine German Immigration & Genealogy

Town of Origin

1. Learn about finding the German town of origin for your ancestor.
   
   AAC—Finding the Town of Birth for Your German Ancestor—5:18


2. Get tips for finding your German immigrant ancestor's hometown, in this blog post on the Genealogy Roots Blog site.
3. Learn more about finding the town of birth.
   
   PR—Finding German Immigrant Town of Origin, Part 2: Advanced Strategies
   RT—Identifying German Places of Origin for U.S. Midwest Settlers—27:01

Records

1. Learn about record types that can help you trace immigration.
   
   PR—Finding German Immigrant Town of Origin, Part 1: Record Types
   FS—Finding German Places of Origin—56:42 - 2017


2. Church Records: Learn about German immigrants in American church records.
   
   LT—German Immigrants in American Church Records
   BYU—German Immigrants in American Church Records—36:06 - 2020
   
   
   


3. Passenger Lists: Learn about Hamburg passenger lists.
   
   FS—German Emigration Sources: Hamburg Passenger Lists—22:45 - 2018


4. Learn more about Hamburg and its role in German emigration.
   
   RT—Genealogical Sources in the Cosmopolitan City of Hamburg—58:15 - 2024
   
   
   

1. Explore the German Emigration Database website.
2. Find German emigration resources on the All About German History, Genealogy, and Immigration website.
3. Explore the Bremen Passenger List website.
4. Explore the Hamburg Passenger Lists on the Genealogy.net site.
5. Explore the Germans to America online database.
6. Explore the Immigrant Ancestors site from Brigham Young University.
7. Explore the Immigrant Ships site. Select a Volume, then choose Germany as the departure or arrival location.
8. Explore the Immigrant Genealogical Society website.
9. Explore the AGGSH emigrant website.

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