GERMAN RESEARCH

Old Franklin Township Historical Society

GERMAN RESEARCH

The communities of Franklin Township and the Village of Plain have strong Bavarian, German heritage.
Here are some web links to aid in tracing your German Ancestors:

Bavaria Marriage Proclamations & Residency Records

https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Bayern_%28Bavaria%29K%C3%B6nigreich_%28kingdom%29_Marriage_Proclamation_and_Residency_Records

Germany Civil Registration

https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Germany_Civil_Registration#Marriages_.5BHeiraten.2C.C2.A0Ehen.2C_or_Trauungen.5D

FamilySearch.org - Free Online Research Classes

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2

Mother Hubbard's Free Genealogy German Genealogy Tutorials

http://www.motherhubbardscupboard.net/freegenealogyclasses/germangenealogy.html

German Gazetteers

http://www.progenealogists.com/germany/gazetteersmain.html

Meyers Orts Gazetteers

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=325694&disp=Meyers+Orts-+und+Verkehrs-Lexikon+de%20%20&columns=*,0,0

Ancestry Magazine avalible on Google Books

http://books.google.com/books?id=JzgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=magazines+in+google+books&lr=&client=firefox-a&source=gbs_navlinks_s#all_issues_anchor

Ancestry.com Card Catalog

http://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx?sssdmh=dm13.202496#ccat=hc%3D25%26dbSort%3D1%26

Learning Genealogy Online

http://www.familyhistoryandtemplework.com/Learn_Genealogy_Online/learn_genealogy_Online.htm

German Archives on the Internet

http://www.archivschule.de/content/33.html