Prussian/ German Genealogy Help

Welcome!

If you are new to Prussian/ German (Polish, Mennonite & Shoah) research or just ‘stumped’ for additional clues and resources, hopefully this page will provide new sources of hope, inspiration, and information.In total, the ‘local’ ManyRoads’ libraries alone contain more than 500GB of original (digital) genealogical and historical source documents.

In addition to our documents and tools, this page provides links to what I believe are the most helpful Internet research resources for conducting Prussian/ German research. Based upon your usage patterns and comments, plus my client research efforts, I will update the contents of this page frequently.

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 ManyRoads’ collections, as well as all my “Preußische” research & genealogy efforts, are dedicated with love and heartfelt gratitude to:

  • my mother (Luise geboren Senger);
  • my grandparents (Richard Senger & Frieda geboren Recht); and
  • my onkel Erich (Senger).

Familie Richard Senger um 1939

This was their “Heimat und Heimatland”
(“Home and Homeland”).
As my Oma frequently said, “Es war einmal”
(“once upon a time”).

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Establishing & Understanding Context

Primary Research Source Materials
WW1 & WW2 Internet Resources

Because the following resources are external to ManyRoads, we are obligated to “warn you” of the same…

West-East Prussia Images & more

Be advised the following links will take you to image libraries many of which will load slowly!

Research & Coaching Tips for…

Custom Search Tools

External Search Engines

Finding Surnames

German Surname Distribution Tools

Polish Surname Distribution Tools

Given & Surnames

Changes in German Governmental Administrative Regions (1871- 1990)

Historic Gazetteers

(locate former place names)

German Script Help:

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Click on the image (above).

German Language Computer Translation

If you need help deciphering German… ManyRoads’ recommends using Deepl.com.

Internet Resources (External Web Links)

Be advised these Internet Resource Link Lists are large and long! ManyRoads Caveat! We accept no responsibility for the content on any external site. We only provide these links as a convenience to our readers.

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