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    A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Germanic Ancestors
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    A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Germanic Ancestors

    By S. Chris Anderson and Ernest Thode

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    About this ebook

    Discover your roots!

    This guide provides proven strategies for tracing your family history, whether it originates in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Alsace Lorraine, or other Germanic regions. From maps and translations to pedigree charts, inside you'll find the information you need, featuring basic instruction for gathering, verifying, recording and organizing your findings.

    Inside you'll find:
    • a brief history of Germany and Germanic emigration
    • methods of tracking down information here and abroad
    • techniques and translations for reading Germanic records
    • German word lists including occupations, relationships and surnames
    • listings of German genealogical societies and archives
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBetterway Books
    Release dateFeb 12, 2012
    ISBN9781440324307
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      A MUST HAVE for anyone doing german genealogy!