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Arolsen Archives - International center on Nazi Persecution

The Arolsen Archives are an international center on Nazi persecution with the world’s most comprehensive archive on the victims and survivors of National Socialism. The collection has information on about 17.5 million people and belongs to UNESCO’s Memory of the World. It contains documents on the various victim groups targeted by the Nazi regime and is an important source of knowledge for society today. Located in Bad Arolsen, Germany.

Briscoe Center for American History - German American Resources

From the University of Texas at Austin.

BStU - Die Behörde des Bundesbeauftragten für die Stasi-Unterlagen

The Federal Commissioner for the Records of the State Security Service of the former German Democratic Republic (BStU). Federal commission which holds the records of the former East German secret police - the Stasi. Includes a description of their holdings and instructions on who may access these records and the process for doing so.

Bundesarchiv Online / National Archives of Germany

Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Germany Digital Library

A central, national portal, the DDB aims to bring together digital content from all of Germany

Deutsches Auswandererhaus Bremerhaven / German Emigration Center Bremerhaven

Europe's largest and most modern theme museum on the topic of emigration and winner of the prestigious award

Deutsches Freimaurer Museum Bayreuth / German Masonic Museum

Bayreuth, Germany.

Deutsches Tagebucharchiv e.V.

Evangelisches Zentral-Archiv in Berlin

Founded as a result of the joining of the Archive of the Evangelical Church of Germany (EKD) and the Archive of the Evangelical Church of the Union (EKU). The Evangelical Church of Germany (EKD) is itself a union of all the Protestant churches in the several German states, creating an alliance of independent churches of the various Protestant denominations. The Evangelical Church of the Union (EKU) is the successor organization of the Prussian State Church.

FamilySearch - Family History Center Locator: Germany

From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.

FamilySearch Catalog

From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Many of the records have been digitized. Look for the camera icon.

FamilySearch Wiki - Germany Family History Centers

Forschungsstelle Deutsche Auswanderer in den USA - DAUSA

Oldenburg. Research center at the Carl von Ossietzky Universit

German - Canadian Museum of Applied History

History of of German troops defending Canada from 1776 to 1783. Including a history of the Duchy of Brunswick, photos of Brunswick and other cities in the old Duchy.

German American Heritage Center & Museum

In the mid-to-late 1800’s millions of German citizens left their homeland and settled as immigrants in the United States. The 1900 U.S. Census documented that over half the citizens in Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota were German immigrants or their descendants. GAHC’s focus is cultural programs and immigrant contributions.

German Huguenot Museum

The German Huguenot Museum which was founded in 1980 is housed in a former tobacco factory in the Huguenot town of Bad Karlshafen. Exhibits relating to the history of the Huguenots are displayed on three floors. The society responsible for the museum is the Verein Hugenotten-Museum Bad Karlshafen e.V. It receives support from the German Huguenot Society and the town of Bad Karlshafen.

German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA

The German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA® serves as the national membership association for German-American heritage. GAHF cultivates a greater awareness for German-American heritage and history through outreach efforts that deepen cultural understanding.

Hill Museum & Manuscript Library

Collegeville, Minnesota. At St. John's University.