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Books German Christmas Libraries & Archives
Emigrants & Emigrattion German Food & Wine Maps
Genealogy - German German Language Parishes - US
Genealogy - US German Music Searchable Databases
German-American Culture. German Travel Town Histories - US
Historical Soc & Museums

Books

Book (online) - The German Americans; an ethnic experience
http://www-lib.iupui.edu/kade/adams/toc.html
Book - Der Landkreis Emsland, ISBN 3-930365-13-8
available through http://german-book.com 48 Euro plus shipping (weighs 7-8 lbs)

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Emigrants & Emigration

Emigration to North America
http://www.deutsche-auswanderer-datenbank.de/enframeset.htm
German Emigrants in the USA (Uni Oldenburg) - Research Center
http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/nausa/nausae.htm
Emigration from Germany to America
http://wiki-en.genealogy.net/wiki/Index
Two Countries - One Origin (Zwei Laender Eine Herkunft)
http://www.hist.uni-hannover.de/projekte/amerika/eng/starteng.html
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
http://www.immigrantships.net/index.html
New York Immigrant Processing Centers
http://www.castlegarden.org/
and http://www.ellisisland.org/
New York Immigrant Processing Centers
http://germanroots.home.att.net/ellisisland
IA - Carroll County Biographies (includes some immigrants)
http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eiacarrol/reineke/1899idx.htm
http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eiacarrol/History/families/famindx.htm
IL - Foreign Immigrants in Illinois 1850
(Northern IL University - Illionis Periodicals Online)
http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/1998/iht519815.html
NE - German Immigrants in Nebraska
http://www2.ops.org/NORTH/curriculum/socstudies/EthnicB2/past/German.htm

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Genealogy - German

German Genealogy Homepage - Niedersachsen
http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/NSAC/nsac.html
Germany GenWeb Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wggerman/index.htm
Find your roots in Germany - links for researchers and travelers
http://www.roots-in-germany.de

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Genealogy - US

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky
Minnesota
, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin

Illinois
IL GenWeb page
http://ilgenweb.rootsweb.com/
IL, Adams County - GenWeb page
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iladams/adams.htm
IL, Adams County - IL Trails History & Genealogy
http://www.iltrails.org/Adams
IL, Adams County - The Great River Genealogical Society
http://www.outfitters.com/~grgs
IL, Calhoun County - GenWeb page
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcalhou
IL, Clinton County - GenWeb page (Great Website!)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilclint2
- has a lot of very useful inforamtion including
Marriage, Cemeteries, List of Patrons 1881, Will index, 1850 census
IL, Effingham County - GenWeb page
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ileffing
IL, Effingham County - Genalogical and Historical Society
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ileffing/lookups.htm
IL, Greene County - GenWeb page
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilgreene/green.htm?sourceid=00224741556439590765
includes: St John Cemetery, Carrollton,
IL, Greene County - Historical and Genealogical Society
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilgreene/gcgs.htm
IL, Jo Daviess County - GenWeb page
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iljodavi - online records include
Cemetery Records, Marriages
IL, St Clair County - GenWeb page
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilstclai/stclair.htm
IL, St Clair County - Genealogical Society
http://www.compu-type.net/rengen/stclair/stchome.htm

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Indiana
IN GenWeb page
http://www.ingenweb.org/
IN, Allen County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inallen/
IN, Dubois County - GenWeb page
http://www.rootsweb.com/~indubois/dubgen.htm

IN, Franklin County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~infrankl/

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Iowa
IA GenWeb page
http://iagenweb.org/

IA, Carroll County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iacarrol/
IA, Deleware County - GenWeb
http://iagenweb.org/delaware/
IA, Delaware County - AHGP
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadelawa/
IA, Dubuque County - GenWeb
http://iagenweb.org/dubuque/
IA, Dubuque County - AHGP
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadubuqu/
IA, Lee County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ialee/
IA, Marshall County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamarsha/

IA, Scott County - GenWeb
http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/

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Kansas
KS GenWeb page

http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/

KS, Ellis County - GenWeb
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/ellis/

KS, Nemaha County - GenWeb
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/nemaha/

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Kentucky
KY GenWeb page

http://www.kygenweb.net/index.html

KY, Jefferson County - GenWeb
http://www.kygenweb.net/jefferson/
KY, Jefferson County, Louisville (metro) - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjeffer/

KY, Kenton County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kykenton/

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Minnesota
MN GenWeb page

http://www.rootsweb.com/~mngenweb/

MN, Scott County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscott/
MN, Stearns County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnstearn/
MN, Todd County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mntodd/

MN, Wabasha County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnwabash/

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Missouri
MO
GenWeb page
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/mo.htm
MO, Cape Girardeau County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mocapegi/cg.htm
MO, Cole County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mocole/cole.html
links to St Stanislaus Cemetery, St Peter Cemetery link to 1850 census,
MO, Miller County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~momiller/
MO, Osage County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~moosage/vosage.htm
MO, Pike County - GenWeb
http://www.pcgenweb.com/
MO, St Louis City and County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mocstlou
MO, St Louis - Genealogy in St Louis (Dave Lassos' webpage)
http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com
MO, St Louis, - St Louis Genealogical Society
http://www.stlgs.org

MO State Genealogical Association webpage
http://mosga.missouri.org and Bob Doer's webpage
http://www.rollanet.org/~bdoerr/MoSGA.htm

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Nebraska
NE GenWeb page
http://www.rootsweb.com/~negenweb/

NE, Howard County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nehoward/

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Ohio
OH GenWeb page
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohgenweb/index2.htm
OH, Hamilton County - GenWeb page
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhamilt/mnpg.html
OH, Montgomery County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmontgo/mnpg.html

OH, Putnam County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohputnam/

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Wisconsin
WI GenWeb page
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigenweb/
WI, Grant County - GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigrant/

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German-American Culture

German Americana
http://www.serve.com/shea/germusa/germusa.htm
IN, Dubois County, Jasper - Strassenfest
http://www.jasperstrassenfest.org
IN, Fort Wayne - Germanfest
http://www.germanfest.org
MO - German Clubs
http://www.fogasorg.org/Germanclubs/Missouri.htm
MO, St Louis - German Cultural Center at U of MO
http://www.umsl.edu/services/cis/cishome/gcc_home.html
MO, St Louis - German Cultural Society
http://www.germanstl.org
MO, St Louis - Strassenfest
http://www.strassenfest.org

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German Christmas

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German Food, Wine & Beer

About German Cooking
http://www.sallys-place.com/food/ethnic_cusine/germany.htm
Deutsch Country Days Old German Cook Book
http://www.deutschcountrydays.org/skills.html#cookbook
Beer-makers in 19th century St Louis
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/beer.htm
German Wines
http://www.germanwineusa.org
Recipe - Apple Strudel
http://dessert.allrecipes.com/az/sypplStrdl.asp
Recipe - Black Forest Cake
http://www.romwell.com/books/cooking/BlackForest.htm
Recipe - German Chocolate Cake
http://www.qconline.com/recipes/cgi/recipeNEW.cgi?id=655
http://cake.allrecipes.com/AZ/DianGrmnChocolateCk.asp
Recipe - German Onion Pie (Zweibelkuchen)
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/pie/savory/germ-onion-pie.html
Recipe - Sauerbraten
http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-00,sauerbraten,FF.html
Recipe - Warm Potato Salad
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_812,00.html

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German Language

Fokus Deutsch - German Language series on TV
Annenberg/CPB Channel
http://www.learner.org/channel/channelinfo.html?uid=104&sj=
German Language Study - a list of schools in the Mid-West
http://www.goethe.de/uk/chi/enskurs1.htm#A8
German Language TV programs available in St Louis with basic cable
(ch 18) 12:00 noon, daily - News & Euromaxx
(ch 26, HEC) 6:00 pm Wed - News in German (Scola)
(ch 26, HEC) Wed 9:00 pm  - Fokus Deutsch
German School Association, Greater St Louis
http://www.verbalimage.com/german-school
Goethe Institut German Language Study Programs in Germany
http://www.goethe.de/i/enikspra.htm
Meetup (find a German-speaking group near you)
http://german.meetup.com

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German Music

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German Travel

Hotels in Emsland
http://www.emsland.city-map.de
Deutsche Bahn - DB German Train Schedules
http://bahn.hafas.de

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Historical Societies & History Museums

IL - Calhoun County Historical Society
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcalhou/cchs.html
MO - Deutschheim State Historic Site and Museum, Herman MO
http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/kade/deutschheim.html
MO - Osage County Historical Society and Museum
http://www.osagecounty.org
Misouri History Museum - St Louis, MO in Forest Park
http://www.slfp.com/ForestParkMHS.htm
http://www.mohistory.org
OH - Cincinnati, German Heritage Museum
http://www.gacl.org/index.shtml
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Libraries and Archives

Germany - Civil records for Emsland at the Staatsarchiv Osnabrueck
http://www.staatsarchive.niedersachsen.de/master/
C31681_N14550_L20_D0_I503.html
Germany - Emsland Catholic Parish Records
Meppen www.KGVerband-Meppen.de (choose Familienforschung)
Osnabrueck http://www.bistum-osnabrueck.de/s78.html
LDS - Family History Centers - search page to find nearest location
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp
IL, St Clair County, Belleville Public Library
http://www.compu-type.net/rengen/stclair/BPL.htm
has Belleville Dioces Parish Records on microfilm (finding aids)
IL State Archives, Springfield
http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/archives.html
IL State Hisorical Library, Springfield
http://www.state.il.us/hpa/lib/default.htm
KY, Kenton County Public Library - Catholic Parish Records
http://www.kentonlibrary.org/genealogy/churchrec.cfm
MO, Columbia - German Heritage Collection
http://www.umsystem.edu/whmc/tl-german.html
MO History Museum Library and Research Center, St Louis
http://www.mohistory.org/content/LibraryAndResearch/
GeneralBuildingInfo.aspx
MO State Archives, Jefferson City
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
MO, St Louis County Library, Special Collections, finding aids
http://www.slcl.lib.mo.us/branches/hq/sc/sc-findaid.htm
MO, St Louis County Library Catalog
http://webpac.slcl.lib.mo.us/
MO, St Louis Public Library (downtown)
http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/libsrc/h&gdept.htm

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Maps

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
http://www.davidrumsey.com
Germany - Hannover, Map of Western portion in 1882
http://feefhs.org/maps/gerw/gw-hanov.html
Germany - Landkreis Emsland
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landkreis_Emsland
IA - outline map with counties named
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/iowa.gif
IL, Adams County - township map IRAD
http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/irad/township_maps/
adams_map.html
IL, Calhoun County - precinct map
http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/irad/township_maps/
calhoun_map.html
IL - Catholic diocese boundaries in the state of Illinois
http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/CatholicUS-ChicagoIL.htm
IL - Christian County - township map
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sunnyann/tilchristian.html
IL, Clinton County - township map
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilclint2/maps/clintonmap.htm
IL, Clinton County - 1892 plat maps
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilclint2/platmaps/index.htm
IL, Effingham County - Township map (IRAD)
http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/irad/township_maps/
effingham_map.html
IL, Federal Township Plats of Illinois
http://landplats.ilsos.net/Flash/FTP_Illinois.html
IL, Green County - Township map (IRAD)
http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/irad/township_maps/
greene_map.html
IL, Jo Daviess County - township map (IRAD)
http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/irad/township_maps/
jodaviess_map.html
IL - outline map with counties named
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/illinois.gif
IL, St Clair County - map showing township boundaries in 1881
http://www.compu-type.net/rengen/stclair/map1881.jpg
IL, Shelby County - township map
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilshelb2/scil3000/scil3001/scil3001.htm
MN - outline map with counties named
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/minnesota.gif
MN, Sterns County - township maps
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnstearn/2004/08/township-map.html
MN, Wabasha County - township map
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnwabbio/wab11.htm
MO, Catholic diocese boundaries in state of Missouri
http://www.diojeffcity.org/introduction.htm
MO, Cole County - township map
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/missouri/images/cole.gif
MO, Osage County - township map
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/missouri/images/osage.gif
MO - Outline Map with counties named
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/missouri.gif
MO, St Louis County - Pitzman's map of 1868
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/stlumap.htm
north, north-to-middle, middle to south, west
MO, St Louis - Histrorical map of the city in 1885
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/missouri.html
MO, St Louis - Histrorical map of the city in 1912
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/st_louis_1912.jpg
MO, Pictorial St Louis - 3-dimensional drawing of St Louis in 1875
http://memory.loc.gov etc. (very long url for exact page)
OH - Outline Map with counties named
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/ohio.gif
United States Digital Map Library
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps

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Parishes (US) with Emslanders

MO, Cole County, Jefferson City - St Peter
http://www.catholic-forum.com/churches/090stpeter
MO, Cole County, Taos - St Francis Xavier
http://members.sockets.net/~sfxschool/brief_parish_history.html
MO, Osage County, Westphalia - St Joseph
http://www.pearlofosagecounty.org/church/history.htm
MO, St Louis City - The Old Cathedral
http://www.catholic-forum.com/churches/140stlouis/
MO, St Louis City - St Anthony of Padua
http://www.catholic-forum.com/churches/233stanthony
MO, St Louis City - St Joseph parish (now shrine)
http://landiss.info/albums/stjoseph/index.html
MO, St Louis City - St Mary of Victories
http://www.catholic-forum.com/churches/299stmary
MO, St Louis County, Florissant - St Ferdinand (primarily before 1868 for Germans)
http://www.catholic-forum.com/churches/059stferdinand/ferd_history.html
and http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/oldferdinand.htm
OH, Cincinnati - Old St Mary's Church
http://www.oldstmarys.org/introduction/index.html

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Searchable Databases

IL, Statewide Death index 1916-1950
http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/idphdeathindex.html
IL, Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900
http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/marriage.html
MO, links to online MO death records
http://www.deathindexes.com/missouri
MO, St Louis Catholic Cemeteries
http://www.stlcathcem.com/iSearch.aspx
US Government Land Sales
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
US, 1880 census on LDS website
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/
frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp
US, Social Security Index on RootsWeb
http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com
WorldConnect databases on RootsWeb
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com
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Town & Township Histories - US

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