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• Basic Research Outline for German Genealogy

  From the German Roots website.

• Familienforschung für die Ohren | der Genealoge

  The Genealogist - Family research for your ears is a German podcast which is updated monthly with several topics about research, software, events and the German genealogical societies.

• Familienforschung in Orten ohne Kirchenbücher: Methodische Einführung

  Methodical introduction and examples for genealogical resarch in Central European villages without parish registers.

• FamilySearch - Help Center - Learning Center ^FREE

  Hundreds of free online genealogy courses. Enter a keyword in the search box to see a list of lessons for that topic.

  • Learning Center Search Results: Germany

• FamilySearch Wiki - Germany Genealogy

• Finding Passenger Lists 1820-c.1940

  A basic tutorial for German Americans by Joe Beine, German Roots Webmaster.

• Genealogy at a Glance: German Genealogy Research

  By Ernest Thode. From the special laminated "Genealogy at a Glance" series from Genealogical Publishing Company.

• Genealogy Research in Stuttgart Libraries and Archives

  Tips and hints by Lisa Petersen.

• German Genealogical Research Before The Church Records Begin

  Tips and hints by Lisa Petersen.

• German Genealogy Headquarters

  The go-to place for German genealogy education and mentoring!

• Hints for researchers outside Germany

• International German Genealogy Partnership

  The International German Genealogy Partnership’s mission is to facilitate German genealogy research globally as the internationally recognized federation of German genealogy organizations.

• Interview with Timo Kracke - German genealogist and Podcaster

  Interview with Timo Kracke, the host of "Der Genealoge" podcast in Germany. We discuss researching in Germany, the interest of ancestry search in Deutschland and Timo shows us the German database GOV The Historic Gazetteer http://gov.genealogy.net/search/index.

• Legacy QuickGuide: German Genealogy $

  The German Genealogy Legacy QuickGuide

• Ortsfamilienbücher / Ortssippenbücher: How to Use Online OFBs at Genealogy.net

  Brief video from FamilySearch about how to use Ortsfamilienbücher/Ortssippenbücher on Genealogy.net (CompGen)

• RootsTech - German Research for the Everyday American

  By Karynne Moses.

• The German Genealogy Girl's Podcast

  Ursula C. Krause, a.k.a. The German Genealogy Girl, is a well-known genealogical researcher, consultant, writer, lecturer, speaker and traveler through time. Through her business Rootseekers

• Tips for Finding German Genealogy Records for your German-American Ancestor

  Suggestions for finding German genealogy records at the Family History Library, in German archives, and on the Internet.