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Overview of Bremen
- Flag and Coat of Arms:
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- City-State of the Federal Republic of Germany: 1947
- English: Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
- German: Bremen, Freie Hansestadt Bremen
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Bremen location in Germany |
- The State of Bremen is comprised of the City of Bremen, which is also its capital, and the city of Bremerhaven which serves as the harbor for Bremen. The cities are 40.5 miles apart. Both cities are surrounded by areas of the state of Lower Saxony which is also called Niedersachsen. It is the smallest and least populous of the 16 German States. Hanseatic refers to a trading league of Northern cities active in the 13th through 15th centuries.
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- Bremen, short for Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, is a federal state of Germany and is the smallest of the 16 states of Germany. Bremen (state) consists of its capital city, also called Bremen and Bremerhaven. Bremen consists of two separate enclaves. Both are located on the river Weser, with Bremerhaven downstream serving as a North Sea Harbor. The cities Bremen and Bremerhaven are the only administrative subdivisions the state has.
- Coordinates: 53°4′33″N 8°48′27″E
City of Bremen
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Location of the districts in Bremen |
- City of Bremen
- Coordinates: 53°5′N 8°48′E
- Time zone: CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
- Postal codes: 28001–28779
- Dialing code: 0421
- Bremen map
- Interactive City Map on City Website
- Street Directory Online
City of Bremerhaven
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Location of the districts in Bremerhaven |
- City of Bremerhaven
- Coordinates: 53°33′0″N 8°35′0″E
- Time zone: CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
- Postal codes: 27568-27580
- Dialing codes: 0471
- City of Bremerhaven website
- GoogleMaps Bremerhaven
- Map of Bremerhaven
History
- Bremen's history on its official website begins in 780, while the city of Bremerhaven began in 1827.
- Bremen History - Wikipedia
- City of Bremen - History from 780 to Modern Day
- Deutsche Auswanderer Datenbank - Bremen History
- Britannica.com - Bremen
- Britannica.com - Bremerhaven
- The German Empire on Wikipedia
- The Holy Roman Empire on Wikipedia
- Origin of German States Coats of Arms on Wikipedia
Culture
- Both Bremen and Bremerhaven are modern cities with abundant dining, shopping, and entertainment offerings. Museums, festivals, nature walks in parks, and historic areas are all part of the vibrant city scene.
- Discover Bremen
- Bremen Culture and Leisure
- Bremen Calendar of Events
- Attractions and Things to Do in Bremen
- Attractions and Things to Do in Bremerhaven
- Travel between Bremen and Bremerhaven roughly 40 minutes options are train, rideshare, taxi or car
- Bremen and Bremerhaven - Two Cities, One Region
- Bremen - the City of the World-Famous Fairytale Musicians
Research Help and Regional Resources
Bremen has over 1200 years of history, which means over 1200 years worth of genealogical records for you to discover! This section provides information about how to discover, access, and cite these record sources.
There are 3 main types of records in Bremen:
- Civil Registration - Civil registration didn't begin until about 1811 in Bremen. 1811-present for civil registrations of birth, death, marriage. There are two registry offices, Bremen-Mitte and Bremen-Nord.
- Church Records - Church records (parish registers, or church books) are an important source for genealogy research prior to civil registration. The church recorded baptisms, marriages, deaths, burials. TIP: Find religion of ancestors
- Family Heritage Books (Ortssippenbuch or Ortsfamilienbuch) - Town genealogies, known by many names including town lineage book, local heritage book, one-place-studies, Ortssippenbuch (OSB), and Ortsfamilienbuch (OFB) use civil registration records, but mainly relied on church records, and can therefore help you trace your ancestors, back as far as the 16th century.
Online Resource Compilations
- Genealogy.net: Online Familienbücher aka OFBs (regional family books). Also see THIS PAGE for Familienbücher that are not available online, but our members will do lookups for you.
- Bremen, Germany Genealogy
- How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Records for Bremen, German Empire
- Bremen Online Genealogy Records
- Bremen
- Ancestry.com Bremen family history research page
- Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen
- German Genealogy - Bremen
- CompGen
- GenWiki Portal: Databases
- Bremen Passenger Lists
- Bremen Passenger Lists 1920-1939. While most of the Bremen passenger departure records were destroyed, about 3000 of them from 1920-1939 (still incomplete) have survived and are stored at the Bremen Chamber of Commerce. A Bremen based genealogical society called Die Maus has transcribed these lists and put them online here.
- How to Germany
- The Ancestor Hunt: free online resources for international newspapers: see the section for Germany.
- Genealogy.net: GenWiki, main page
- German Roots.com: German Genealogy Resources on the Internet
- WikiTree Category: Germany Genealogy Resources
- WikiTree: Germany Project Resources
Vital Records
- Bremen, German Empire Civil Registration
- Archion.de: Protestant church records ($subcription site)
- Matricula: Catholic Church records
- FamilySearch: Germany Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch: German Church Records
- FamilySearch: German Civil Registration
Religious Facilities
- Bremen, much like the rest of Germany has three main religious denominations, Catholic, Lutheran, and Reformed. Lutheran churches in general began requiring records around 1540. With some luck that means you could trace your ancestors all the way back to the 1500's!
- Churches in Bremen
- Churches in Bremerhaven
- Bremen, German Empire Church Records
- FamilySearch: Germany Church Directories
- FamilySearch: German Jewish Records
- Wikipedia: Religion in Germany
- Bremen Churches:
- St Peter's Cathedral, Protestant Lutheran church, 1200+ years history, early gothic style building
- St Stephens Cultural Church, Built 1139, Destroyed 1944 during the second world war, Rebuilt 1950
- St Martini - St Martins Church, Founded 1229, Gothic brick building
- St Johns Provost Church, Catholic, Bremen's main Catholic Church, Gothic Hall Church, 14th century
- Our dear wives
- St Ansgar
- St Stefani
- St Pauli, reformed
- St Pauli, Lutheran
- St Remberti
- St Michaelis
- Church of peace
- St Jacobi
Emigration
- Germany Genealogy Group: German Emigration Database
- Historisches Museum Bremerhaven: German Emigrant Database
- Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild: Transcribed Ships Manifests Departing from Germany. Ports of departure include: Altona, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Cuxhaven, Geestemunde, Hamburg, Stettin, Swinemunde (currently Swinoujscie, Poland), German Unspecified Ports
- GermanRoots.com: Online German Emigration Records, Lists and Indexes
- GermanyRoots: Ship's Database
- WikiTree Immigration/Emigration Categories:
Local Cemeteries
- FindAGrave - Cemeteries in Stadt Bremerhaven, Bremen
- FindAGrave - Cemeteries in Bremerhaven, Bremen
- FindAGrave - Cemeteries in Geestemünde, Bremen
- FindAGrave - Cemeteries in Stadtgemeinde Bremen, Bremen
- Adrian Cemetery, Bremen
- Billion Graves - Friedhof Lesum, Bremen
- Category:Cemeteries in Bremerhaven
- Category:Cemeteries in Bremen
Libraries
- WorldCat Library Search
- Bremen Public Library
- Staatsarchiv Bremen (State Archives, Bremen)
- Archinsys - Lower Saxony/Bremen
- Archive.org. This link is to published Genealogical works for free access. Drop in German to the search box and you find a bunch of published works on German genealogy.
- Bremen Archives and Libraries
Colleges and Universities
- They often have local records and have professors who are versed in local lore so can be a wonderful resource and many are multilingual.
- Higher Education (Colleges And Universities) in Bremerhaven, Bremen (state)
- Top Universities in Bremen
Phone/Address Listings
- Uni-Bremen.de: Address books for Bremen from 1794 to 1980.
- Library of Congress Address/Telephone Directories from Germany
Local Genealogy Groups
- WikiTree Space: List of Addresses for Family Research in Germany
- Bremen Society for Family History
- Bremen Societies
WikiTree Free Space Pages and One-Place Studies
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WikiTree Categories
Translation Aides
- In Germany a number of different written languages and dialects were used. Below are some links to sites which may help you with old documents.
- Sütterlin
- Germany Handwriting
- Kurrent
- Blackletter
- Fraktur
- ß
- Brockhaus 1894 Deutsche Mundarten (map)
- Latin phrases because many old records are written in Latin this is a handy list of commonly used Latin phrases.
- Genealogy Glossary of multiple languages using common genealogy related words.
Last updated by Traci Thiessen: 19 Jul 2022
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Their detailed manual says to click on "Detail page" but it won't show the detail pages on this link: https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/detailAction.action?detailid=v8556845# I am researching Trou, Steinhauer and Dierks families in Bremen in case others are too. The will for Womelia (Dierks-546) should be #2617 in year 1868 of StAB 2-Qq-4.c.3.b.4.ww. Karen Jones
you'll find her will here: https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/digitalisatViewer.action?detailid=v8556756&selectId=16378973
starting with image 221: https://www.arcinsys-digitalisate.niedersachsen.de/stab/2-qq/4.c.3.b.4.ww/stab_2-qq_4.c.3.b.4.ww_aufn_221.jpg
as the first page of six (resp. four scans).
Last page is image 224: https://www.arcinsys-digitalisate.niedersachsen.de/stab/2-qq/4.c.3.b.4.ww/stab_2-qq_4.c.3.b.4.ww_aufn_224.jpg
have a happy reading & transcribing weekend :-) Vanessa
edited by Vanessa Hecker
Thank you so much. It will take a while to transcribe it. But how did you access it? There are other wills I could not access, but Womelia's was the most important. Karen
https://www.die-maus-bremen.info/index.php?id=29
for wills go to:
and click
search for the surname, in this case Dierks (only two entries): https://die-maus-bremen.info/index.php?id=521&L=1%27nvOpzp%3B%20AND%201%3D1%20OR%20%28%3C%27%22%3EiKO%29%29%2C
open the linked Arcinsys page and search for the relevant will number :-)
If you need help transcribing the document, you're welcome to create a G2G post. ;-)
Vanessa
edited by Vanessa Hecker
Karen