South Suburban Genealogical
and Historical Society
Hazel Crest, Illinois

Serving south Cook and east Will counties, Illinois
    including Chicago's Roseland/Pullman neighborhoods

Established 1968

German Research

Materials Available for German Family History Research in the SSGHS Library.
 
We are a non-lending library - all research must be done on site and there is a $3 fee for non-members use of the library.
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943

A-BAX

In search of your German roots / by Angus Baxter. -- United Germany edition. -- Baltimore , MD : Gen Pub Co, 1991. 116 p   index  paper

 

943

A-BRA

Germanic genealogy : a guide to worldwide sources and migration patterns / by Edward R. Brandt, et al. -- Second edition. -- St. Paul , MN : Germanic Genealogy Society, 1997.  517 p  index

 

943

A-DEA

German researcher how to get the most out of an LDS Family history center / by Fay Dearden and Douglas Dearden. -- Fourth edition -- Plymouth , MN : Family Tree Press, 1998.  80 p  maps  illus

 

943

A-HAL

Atlantic bridge to Germany / by Charles M Hall. -- Logan , UT : Everton Pub, 1974- . 10 vols  indexes  maps

 

943

A-HAM

Hamburg passenger lists . -- Salt Lake City : Geneal Dept of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1976. 25 p  photocopy

 

943

A-JEN

German reference and research tools / by Larry O. Jensen. -- Pleasant Grove, UT : the author, nd. c. 100p

 

943

A-JEN

Genealogical handbook of German Research / by Larry O. Jensen. -- Revised edition. -- Pleasant Grove, UT : the author, 1978. 205p  paper

 

943

A-JOH

Bibliography & source materials for researching German-speaking ancestry / by Arta F. Johnson. -- Columbus , OH : The Copy Shops, 1982. 92 p  paper

 

943

A-KON

German family research made simple / by J. Konrad. -- 2nd ed. -- Munroe Falls , OH : Summit Publ., 1977. 103 p  paper  maps

 

943

A-RIE

German research companion / by Shirley J. Riemer. -- Sacramento , CA : Lorelei Press, 1997. 646 p  index  paper

 

943

A-SME

Finding your German ancestors / by Ronald M Smelser. -- Salt Lake City , UT : Ancestry, 1991. 33 p  illus  maps  paper

 

943

A-SMI

Writing to Germany a guide to correspondence with German sources / by Kenneth L. Smith. -- sl : the author, 1984. 19p  paper

 

943

A-THO

Address book for Germanic genealogy / by Ernest Thode. -- fourth edition. -- Baltimore : Gen Pub Co, 1991. 218 p  maps  paper

 

943

A-WEL

Tracing your German roots / by Maralyn A Wellauer. -- Milwaukee , WI : the author, 1978. 88 p  illus  maps  paper

 

943

A-WEL

Record keeping and archives in West Germany / by Maralyn A. Wellauer. -- Milwaukee , WI : Roots International, 1987. 54 p  paper

 

943

A-WEL

German immigration to America in the nineteenth century: a genealogist's guide / by Maralyn A. Wellauer. -- Milwaukee , WI : Roots International, 1985.  87 p  illus  paper

 

943

A-WEL

Family history research in the German Democratic Republic / by Maralyn A. Wellauer. -- Milwaukee : Roots International, 1987. 49p  paper

 

943

D-BUR

Eighteenth century emigrants from German- speaking lands to North America : v 1 : the northern Kraichgau / by Annette Kunselman Burgert . -- Breinigsville , PA : Pa German Soc, 1983.

 

943

D-BUR

Eighteenth century emigrants from German speaking lands to North America : v II : the Western Palatinate / by Annette Kunselamn Burgert . -- Birdsboro , PA : PA German Soc, 1985.

 

943

D-DEW

East Friesen roots / compiled by Kenneth H DeWall. -- Bethalto , Il : Ostfriesen Ancestral Research Assn, 1986. 90 p  paper

 

943

D-PRI

Dutch and German ships passenger lists 1846 - 1856 / by Edward Prins. -- sl : sn, 1972. 2 vols   paper

 

943

D-SCH

Wuerttemberg emigration index / by Trudy Schenk, Ruth Froelke, & Inge Bork. -- Salt Lake City , UT : Ancestry Inc. 1986 - . 6 vols

 

943

D-VER

Verzeichnis der Postleitzahler . -- sl : Deutsch Bundespost, 1977. 347 p  paper

 

943

D-ZIM

German immigrants- list of passengers bound from Bremen to New York , 1855-1862 / comp by Gary J Zimmerman & Marion Wolfert. -- Baltimore : Gen Publishing Co, Inc, 4 volumes

 

943

FAM

Family history research in Germany . -- Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania : The Videohouse (TVI), 1993. VHS video       NTSC, 53 minutes

 

943

H-ANU

East Prussians from Russia / by Michael J. Anuta. -- Menominee , MI : sn, 1979.   212 p  plus 1-31  illus (also included is a supplement of 32 p)

 

943

H-CHR

Chronik der Kirchengemeinde Pronstorf . -- Hamburg , GE : Alwine Seyfarth-Blose, 1984. 96 p : illus  maps  photocopy

 

943

H-CON

Concentration Camp Dachau 1933-1945 . -- Munich , GE : Comite International de Dachau, 1978. 229p   photos  illus

 

943

H-GER

German cultural history from 1860 to the present day. -- Munich , GE : Nymphenburger Verlagsbuchhandlung GmbH, 1983. 247 p illus paper Updated edition of Deutsch Kulturgeschichte der

 

943

H-KOC

History of Prussia / by H. W. Koch. -- New York : Dorset Press,1978. 326 p    maps   index

 

943

H-MEI

Age of German Liberation 1795-1815 / by Friedrich Meinecke. -- Berkeley , CA : Univ of California Press, 1977. 131 p  paper

 

943

H-OTT

Burgen am Rhein / by Walther Ottendorff-Simrock. -- Bonn : Wilhelm Stollfuss Verlag, nd. 83 p  illus  map  paper

 

943

H-RIT

Dingden land und menschen bis zur Gegenwart / by Wilhelm Ritte. -- Dingden, GG : Heimatverein Dingden, 1977. 136p  photos paper (German) English title Dingden

 

943

P-GER

Germanic genealogist . -- Torrance , CA : Augustan Society, 1974- . periodical

 

943

P-GER

German genealogical digest . -- Pleasant Grove, UT : Jensen Publications, 1985- . periodical

 

943

P-GER

German American genealogy . -- Burbank , CA : Immigrant Genealogical Society , 1982(?)- . Periodical

 

943

T-ATL

Atlas of the German empire - 1892 . -- Bountiful , UT : Thomsen's Genealogical Center, 1989. 110 p plus 1-30 maps index

 

943

T-ESS

ESSO Autoatlas Bundesrepublik Deutschland . -- Berlin : RV Reise-und Verkehrsverlag GmbH, nd. includes gazetteer and city maps

 

943

T-INT

InterRent Europcar autovermietung . -- Berlin : Reiser-und Verkehrsverlag, nd. 141 p  index  paper Travel atlas of Fed. Rep of Germany , Denmark ,

 

943

T-JRO

J R O Strassen Atlas Deutschland Europa . -- Munich , GE : J R O Verlag, nd. 67 p   index

 

943

T-MIC

Michelin Germany , West Germany and Berlin . -- London : Michelin Tyre Co., 1978. 272 p  maps  illus  index  paper

 

943

T-THO

Atlas for Germanic genealogy / by Ernest Thode. -- sl : Heritage House, 1982. 61 p  maps  paper

 

943

T-WRI

Meyers ort- und verkehrs-lexikon des Deutschen Reichs / by Raymond S. Wright III. -- Baltimore , MD : Genealogical Pub Co, 2000. 3 vols

 

943

Z-BEN

If I can you can decipher Germanic records / by Edna M. Bentz. -- sl : the author, 1983. 78 p  paper

 

943

Z-DUF

German for beginners / by Charles Duff and Paul Stamford. -- New York : Barnes & Noble, 1960. 359 p  paper

 

943

Z-GOE

Modern course in German / by C.R. Goedsche, Sten Flygt, and Meno Spann. -- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 1947. 424 p  index

 

943

Z-JAC

German made simple / by Eugene Jackson and Adolph Geiger. -- New York : Doubleday & Co., 1965. 192 p  paper

 

943

Z-JOH

Guide to the spelling and pronunciation of German names / by Arta F. Johnson. -- Columbus , OH : The Copy Shop, 1981. 52 p  index  paper

 

943

Z-JOH

How to read German church records without knowing much German / by Arta F. Johnson. -- Columbus , OH : The Copy Shop, 1980. 48 p  paper

 

943

Z-KLA

Langenscheidt's German-English, English-German dictionary / by E. Klatt and G. Golzer. -- New York : Washington Square Press, 1952. 526 p  paper

 

943

Z-LOH

Student's laboratory manual for German : a structural approach / by Walter F. W. Lohnes and F.W. Strottmann. -- New York : W.W. Norton, 1970. 104 p  paper

 

943

Z-SUE

Central European genealogical terminology / by Jared H. Suess. -- Logan , UT : Everton Pub, 1978. 168 p   maps    paper

 

943

Z-THO

German-English genealogical dictionary / by Ernest Thode. -- Baltimore : Gen Pub Co, 1992. 286 p  illus  paper

 

943

Z-WES

Junior classic German dictionary German-English and English-German / by J. E. Wessely. -- Chicago : Follett Pub Co, 1937. 224 p

 

943

Z-WIT

Witter's Deutsch-Englische Schreibe-und Lese- fibel fur Amerikanische Freischulen. -- Indianapolis , IN : Indiana German Heritage Soc, 1987.   95p  illus  paper

 

943.09494

D-DIE

Schweizer Einwanderer in den Kraichgau nach dem Dreissigjahrigen Krieg / edited by Karl Diefenbacher. -- Stuttgart , GE : Verein fur Familien- und Wappenkunde, 1983.   296 p  paper

943.17

H-DIE

Die Pommern : ihr land und ihr schicksal. -- Luebeck, GE : Pommersche Landsmannschaft, 1985. 305 p  photos  illus  maps

943.17

P-DIE

Die Pommerschen Leute. -- Oshkosh , WI : Myron Gruenwald, 1980. Periodical      Looseleaf binder

943.17

D-BAH

Pommersche Familiennamen / by Hans Bahlow. -- Neustadt, Ge : Verlag Degener & Co, 1982. 99 p

943.2

H-CRU

Cruise the Elbe : Hamburg , Prague , & Berlin . -- sl : KD Cruise-line, nd. 109p  illus  paper

943.43

H-KNI

Early eighteenth century Palatine emigration / by Walter Allen Knittle. -- Baltimore : Geneal Publishing Co, 1965. 320 p : index

943.43

D-KRE

Emigrants from the Palatinate to the American colonies in the 18th century / by Friedrich Krebs. -- Norristown , PA : Pa German Society, 1953.  32 p  paper

943.43

D-HAL

Palatine pamphlet / by Charles M. Hall. -- sl : sn, nd. c 17 p  paper

943.43

P-PAL

Palatine immigrant . -- sl : Palatines to America , 1975- . periodical

943.43

P-LOS

Lost Palatine genealogy and culture of America ' s Rhine Valley immigrants. -- Estero , FL : Gail Breitbard, nd.    Oversize periodical

943.43

D-HAC

Kurpfalzische Auswanderer von untern Neckar / by Werner Hacker. -- Stuttgart , GE : Konrad Thiess Verlag GmbH, 1983. 208 p  illus  maps  in German lang.  18th century

943.46

D-JUNG

Familienbuch der Katholischen Parre  St Herbertus Nonnweiler fur die Zeit von 1679 bis 1820 / by Rudi Jung. -- Nonnweiler, GE : Verein fur Heimatkunde Nonnweiler, 1986.

943.5

H-STU

Die Heidmark / by Hans Stuhlmacher. -- Walsrode, GE : Verlag Louis Scheling, 1976.  In German language. 787 p  illus  map   Lists of families in a local

943.5

A-HAN

Handbook for family research in Schleiswig- Holstein / ed by Jergen Marwitz. -- first draft. -- Waitztr, GE: Institut fuer Regionale Forschung und Information, 1989. c 87 p maps paper incl

973.0943

ADA

German-Americans   an ethnic experience / by Willi Paul Adams. -- American edition. -- Indianapois , IN : Max Kade German American Center (IN U/Perdue U), 1993. Trans & adapt by

 

973.0943

AME

Americans and Germans, a handy reader and reference book. -- Munich , GE : Verlag Moos & Partner, 1986. 221 p  illus  maps  index  paper

 

973.0943

AME

American Historical Society of Germans from Russia 14th International convention Lincoln , NE June 14-19, 1983. -- Lincoln , NE : American Hist Soc of Germans from Russia , 1983.  80 p  illus

 

973.0943

AME

American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Fifteenth International Convention Regina , Saskatchewan June 26-July 1, 1984. -- Lincoln , NE : American Hist Soc of Germans from Russia , 1984.

 

973.0943

BIT

Germans in Colonial times / by Lucy F Bittinger. -- Bowie , MD : Heritage Books, 1986. 314 p  map  index  paper

 

973.0943

CLU

Clues . -- Lincoln NE : American Historical Society of Germans from Russia , 1979- . periodical

 

973.0943

CON

Conference syllabus Palatines to America annual meeting 1987. -- sl : sn, 1987. 26 p  paper   biblio

 

973.0943

CRA

German immigrants from the Pfalz / by Robert D Craig. -- sl : sn, 1962 17 p  index  paper

 

973.0943

DER

Der Blumenbaum . -- Sacramento , CA : Sacramento German Genealogy Society, 1983- . Periodical

 

973.0943

EEL

German allied troops in the North American War of Independence, 1776-1783 / trans. from the German of Max von Eelking, by J.G. Rosengarten. -- Baltimore : Gen Pub Co, 1969. 360 p index

 

973.0943

GER

German connection . -- San Diego , CA : German Research Association, 1976- .  paper  looseleaf binder periodical

 

973.0943

GER

Germans to America : a list of passengers arriving at U.S. ports / edited by Ira A. Glazier and P. William Filby. -- Wilmington , DE : Scholarly Resources, 1988. Part 1 (Vols 1-23)

 

973.0943

GER

Passenger and immigration lists : Germans to America , 1875-1888. -- Family Archives. -- sl : Broderbund, 1999. CD

 

973.0943

GER

Germans to America 1850-1874 . -- Family Archives. -- sl : Broderbund, 2003. 1 CD

 

973.0943

GRU

By the content of their character / by Myron Gruenwald. -- Oshkosh , WI : Die Pommerschen Leute, 1986 77 p  map  paper

 

973.0943

HAY

Bibliography of the AHSGR Archives and Historical Library Greeley, Colorado / compiled by Emma Haynes et al. -- 1981 ed. -- Lincoln, NE : American Historical Society of Germans from

 

973.0943

OTT

Illinois German-American Genealogical Sources / ed by Ronald L. Otto. -- Quincy, IL : IL chapter, Palatines to America, 1990 - . 2 vols  paper

 

973.0943

PAL

Palatines to America  Illinois chapter newsletter. -- Quincy, IL : Palataines to America, IL chapter, 1981 - .

 

973.0943

PAU

300 Jahre Pfalzer in Amerika / by Roland Paul. -- Pfalz, GE : Pfalzische Verlagsanstalt Landau, 1984. 222 p  illus  paper   in German and English lang.

 

973.0943

SCH

East Friesens in America an illustrated history of their colonies to the present time / by George Schnucker   translated by Kenneth DeWall. -- Topeka, KS : Jostens Printing & Publishing, 1986.

 

973.0943

SCH

East Friesens in America an illustrated history of their colonies to the present time / by George Schnucker   translated by Kenneth DeWall. -- Topeka, KS : Jostens Printing & Publishing, 1986.

 

973.0943

SIM

True and authentic register of persons ... who in the year 1709 ... journeyed from Germany to America / by Ulrich Simmendinger. -- Baltimore : Gen Pub Co, 1962.  20 p  paper

 

973.0943

TOT

Roots in the Rhineland / by Christine M. Totten. -- New York : German Information Center, 1983. 80 p  index  paper

 

973.0943

WIT

Wittekindsland volume 2  Emigrants to America from Herford, Hiddenhausen and Vlotha in the nineteenth century. -- Herford, W. Germany : Kreisheimatverein Herford, 1989.

 

973.0943

YEA

Yearbook of German-American studies . -- Lawrence, KS : University of Kansas, 1966- .  Library has vols 18-24 (1983-1989) & 38 (2003)

 

973.0943

ZUC

Forty-Eighters political refugees of the German revolution of 1848 / edited by A E Zucker. -- New York : Columbia University Press, 1950. 379 p  index   includes biographical dictionary

 

           

Additional materials on Germany and German Research can be found in the Pamphlet File (filing cabinets) 

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Last update 7 June 2009