Sources listed in this pathfinder are strongest for the 19th and 20th century. To research Germans in this country, use the subject heading of "Germans - [location]" in the computer catalog. When researching Pennsylvania Germans, use "Germans–Pennsylvania" and "Pennsylvania Dutch". Also, remember to search by the county as a subject heading and be sure to consult the computer catalog by family name. Some other helpful subject headings include: "Germany–Genealogy" and "German Americans".
To discover records the Mormons have microfilmed, consult the Family History Library Catalog at www.familysearch.org. Through a loan program with that library, microfilm of German records can be ordered for use at the Newberry.
Baxter, Angus. In Search of Your German Roots: A Complete Guide to Tracing Your Ancestors in the Germanic Areas of Europe. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. Call No. Local History Ref CS614.B39 1994 (2nd floor open shelf).
Germanic Genealogy: A Guide to Worldwide Source and Migration Patterns. St. Paul, MN: Germanic Genealogy Society, 1997. Call No. Local History Ref CS614.G47 1997 (2nd floor open shelf).
Thode, Ernest. Address Book for Germanic Genealogy. 6th ed. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub., 1997. Call No. Local History Ref CS611.T48 1997 (2nd floor open shelf). Contacts for archives, libraries, religious groups, etc.
Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie (DBE) München; New Providence: K.G. Saur, 1995-2000. 12 volumes in 14. Call No. Ref CT759.D48 1995 (3rd floor open shelf).
For more German biographical dictionaries, search the catalog by Germany-Biography, Biography-Dictionaries, and Biography-Germany.
Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas. Vienna, 1913. Call No. G 10 .03. No photocopying from originals. Some central/eastern European plates available for copying from microfiche. Call No. Microfiche 2818.
Atlas of the German Empire, 1892. Bountiful, UT: Thomsen's Genealogical Center, 1989. Call No. Local History Ref G1912.2.A8 1989 (2nd floor in map/atlas display area on top of shelves).
Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs. Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut, 1912-1913. Call No. Microfilm 1187. More detailed than Neumanns (below).
Neumanns Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs. Leipzig: Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, 1905. Call No. Local History Ref DD14.N48 1905a (2nd floor open shelf).
See also Passenger Lists
Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1988-. Call No. Local History Ref E184.G3 G38 1988 (2nd floor open shelf). Covers from 1850-1891; more volumes planned.
The Wuerttemberg Emigration Index. Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestory Inc., 1986-. Call No. Local History Ref E184.G3 S34 (2nd floor open shelf).
German Genealogical Digest. Pleasant Grove, UT: Jensen Publications, 1985-. Call No. CS610.G47.
Deutsches Geschlechterbuch. Gorlitz: C.A. Starke, 1911-. Call No. Local History Ref CS621.D58 (2nd floor open shelf). Collected genealogies of generally upper-class German families. Every surname indexing in each volume. Cumulative indexing of families who are subjects of articles in volumes 1- 185 in Stammfolgen-Verzeichnisse: Genealogische Handbuch des Adels und Deutsches Geschlechterbuch. Call No. Local History Ref CS621.D58 (2nd floor open shelf).
Siebmacher, Johann. J. Siebmacher's Grosses und Allgemeines Wappenbuch. 82 volumes. Nurnburg: Bauer und Paspe, 1856-1938. Call No. Local History Ref CR1179.S53 1856 (2nd floor open shelf). Index to surnames provided in General-Index zu den Siebmacher'schen Wappenbchern, 1605-1961. Graz - Austria: Akademische Druck - U. Verlagsanstalt, 1964. Call No. Local History Ref CR1179.S53 1856, Index 2 (2nd floor open shelf).
The New Cassell's German Dictionary. New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1962. Call No. Local History Ref PF3640.N47 1962 (2nd floor open shelf).