German Genealogy Toolkit

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Contents 1 Online Archives and Resources 2 Language and Script 3 Maps, Gazetteers, and Place Research 4 Surnames

Online Archives and Resources

Archion: German Church Records Online $
https://www.archion.de/
Evangelical Lutheran Church Records. This is a paid database, which is not indexed. All searches done on Archion must be done manually.

Arcinsys: Archives in Hessen
https://arcinsys.hessen.de/

GenWiki: German Genealogy Wiki
http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/

Language and Script

Family Search German Genealogical Word List
https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/German_Genealogical_Word_List

List of Old German Professions
http://www.european-roots.com/german_prof.htm

German Translation on Google
https://www.google.com/search?q=english+to+german

German Script Help
http://www.harlessgenealogy.com/images/german_script/information.htm

German Script Generator
http://www.deutsche-handschrift.de/adsschreiben.php#schrifftfeld

Maps, Gazetteers, and Place Research

Meyers Gazetteer of the German Empire
https://www.meyersgaz.org/

Heraldry of the World
https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/
This website includes the Wappen (coat of arms) for many German cities, towns, and villages. It is a nice resource to learn a little more about ancestral villages.

Surnames

Surname Mapping
http://legacy.stoepel.net/

German Surnames Index on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:German-language_surnames

German Surnames Index on Wiktionary
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:German_surnames