FamilySearch Research Wiki Wizard in Germany Part 1 of 14: The Germany Main Page
Channel: Kathi Hanna
Date: 2018-02-20

Learning how to use the Germany Main Page of the FamilySearch Research Wiki as an index of links to genealogical record articles, online records, and articles about genealogical research in the different states of Germany.

Germany Research with the Wiki—Links


Germany Genealogy main page: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Germany_GenealogyThe main page is an index to everything else you need—research tools, classes, articles on record types, and instructional articles specific to each state/province (lower jurisdictions)

Germany Online Genealogy Records: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Germany_Online_Genealogy_Records 
     A list of links to databases of actual records about people—covering all of Germany           
Online Germany Genealogy Records by State: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Online_Germany_Genealogy_Records_by_State
     A list of links to databases of actual records about people—organized by state
Gathering Information to Locate Place of Origin: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Germany_Gathering_Information_to_Locate_Place_of_Origin Instructions for using records, both U.S. and German, to find the name of your ancestors’ town
U.S Immigration Online Genealogy Records:  https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Immigration_Online_Genealogy_Records
U.S. Naturalization Online Genealogy Records: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Naturalization_Online_Genealogy_Records
Meyers 1871 Gazetteer Online: http://www.meyersgaz.orgThe major gazetteer listing locations in the German Empire.  The FamilySearch Catalog and Historical Records are organized based on these place names.

Kartenmeister: http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/databaseuwe.asp
    The major gazetteer listing locations in the former territories of Germany lost after the two World Wars

Finding Aids for German Records:  https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Finding_Aids_for_German_RecordsInstructions on using reference materials to determine with parish and civil registration office created records for your ancestors’ town or village in Germany

Central Europe Genealogy Research Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CentralEuropeGenealogyResearchCommunity/
    A Facebook online help community of volunteers who can support you in locating and reading records

FamilySearch Historical Records: https://www.familysearch.org/search
    The search engine for the FamilySearch collection of online records

FamilySearch Catalog: https://www.familysearch.org/catalog/search
    The search engine for the FamilySearch Catalog

Find a Family History Center: https://www.familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c=Germany 
    Interactive map to Family History Centers and affiliated libraries throughout the world

Reading German Handwritten Records : https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/39
    A three part course—alphabet, words, records

Old German Script Online Course: https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/375
     A three part course—alphabet, words, records

Germany Genealogical Word List: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/German_Genealogical_Word_List
German Church and Civil Records:  https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/12
     A webinar on strategies for simplifying reading German records

Archion: https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/The major archives of the Lutheran Evangelical Church online parish registers

Germany Letter Writing Guide: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/German_Letter_Writing_Guide