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Tracing European Ancestors Using Ship Manifests

Tracing European Ancestors Using Ship Manifests

One of the most challenging aspects of genealogy research is tracing your ancestors back to their country of origin. If you have European ancestors who emigrated to the United States in the 1700-1900s, one of the best sources of information is ship records and ship manifest records. Ship records and ship manifest records provide a wealth of information about your immigrant ancestors, including their name, age, occupation, place of birth, destination, and more. By analyzing these records, you can learn…

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Researching Ancestors In The German Military

Researching Ancestors In The German Military

Anyone with German Ancestors know that German Research can be at times, very tricky but once you’ve got the people you’re after you can find lots of very interesting sources. One of the most important sources beyond Birth, Marriage and Death records are Military records. Below are some great resources for finding anyone that was in the German Military. What’s your preferred storage method for Family Trees? 1 –  Deutsch Dienststelle (wasT) Probably the most important German Military Collection around…

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