Historic German Newspapers Online. Second Edition (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu

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Your German genealogy research will not be complete until you have thoroughly examined all of the resources available--and that includes a search of German-language newspapers. Astonishingly, there are more than 2,000 historic German-language newspapers online at numerous public, private, and commercial websites. The combined newspapers comprise billions of pages and refer to millions of individuals. This book will help you discover all digitally available German-language newspapers 50 years or older, search them by location and title, and narrow down the dates for which they are available online. The genealogical information you can find in these newspapers includes notices of births, marriages, and deaths from civil registrations; baptisms and wedding announcements from churches; intentions to emigrate; trade news; lists of pupils; appointments to office; promotions, transfers, and retirements; deaths and estate sales; lists of hotel guests; and a multitude of everyday notices.Whether you are a genealogist, family historian, demographer, migration researcher, or social historian, you'll find that these newspapers are extremely useful resources.