Genealogical and Historical German Periodicals
For the Family History Researcher
When beginning a research project on a particular surname or place in Germany, it is essential to consult German family and local history publications.
This website provides a link to German periodicals for Family History Researchers. Many of these are available online and others may be found in the collection of the FamilySearch Library and other libraries throughout the world.
Introduction:
Is there anyone in Germany researching my family line?
What records are available for my areas of interest?
How can I locate the history of my village?
What research methods should I use to expand my family tree?
German genealogical societies have been answering these and many other important questions in their genealogical and historical journals for more than a century.
Numerous German families have been documented and published by prominent German historians.
Experienced local researchers have written insightful essays on research techniques and have extracted and indexed records from a number of important sources.
Some of these record excerpts are from sources no longer available due to wars and natural disasters.
These publications cover a wide range of topics, including emigration lists, land records, genealogical inquiries, new book reviews, society membership lists, archival inventories, and church and military record excerpts.