The German Embassy and the German Consulates General cannot, unfortunately, assist individuals in tracing their ancestors in Germany. Before you start to correspond with genealogical societies and offices abroad, you should first check with the nearest local genealogical society and library.
Many libraries maintain good genealogical archives and records.
The library includes books, manuscripts, newspapers, journals and documents. These records may be obtained from the registrar's office in Germany, where the birth, marriage or death was reported. If the central office cannot answer your questions, it will forward your inquiry to the appropriate local office. By Larry Jensen 200 pp. Research Guide to German-American Genealogy By George K. Schweitzer.