Books

Research Guides produced by Anglo-German FHS and others.

Tastes of Hohenlohe/So Schmecht Hohenlohe.

edited by Carol M Woodhouse & Karl-Heinz Wuestner. A collection of recipes from the descendants of the 19th century Hohenlohe Pork Butchers who came to UK and the families they served. Spirally bound. Each Recipe in English and German. Also some of the stories of the migrant families contributing recipes....

Supplied by: Anglo-German Family History Society Product Ref: ANG-S7

The German Hospital in London and the Community it served 1845 to 1948

By Maureen Specht. Fully revised 2nd edition (1997). This A4-size illustrated book sets out the history of the German Hospital in Dalston, Hackney, in central London, which was founded by the German Community to provide medical care to the expanding German-speaking population. It also tells about the German community in England and why so many chose to live there. 72 pages (A4) with many illustrat...

Supplied by: Anglo-German Family History Society Product Ref: ANG-S1

The German Orphanage, Dalston, 1879-1939

by Patrick Wiegand.. History of the orphanage written by the grandson of the Master & Matron & extensively illustrated....

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The King's German Legion: Records and Research

Edited by Gwen Davis. 1st edition (December 2000). A lavishly illustrated book containing a number of articles about different aspects of the KGL during the Napoleonic Wars. The KGL was the Hanoverian Army in Exile 1806-1815 and was part of the British Army. The articles cover the KGL's time in UK, their involvement in the war, especially in the Mediterranean, and examples of research into individ...

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The King's German Legion: Records and Research 2

Edited by Gwen Davis. 1st edition (2006). A further lavishly illustrated book containing a number of different articles about aspects of the KGL during the Napoleonic Wars. The KGL was the Hanoverian Army in exile 1806-1815 and was part of the British Army. A5, 96pp....

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The Mutzkes: A family divided by war. The Fenley collection of WW2 Red Cross Letters.

How a family kept in touch during and after WW2 by communicating through the Red Cross - fully illustrated with the letters. Edited by Jennifer Taylor. Occasional Issue No 1 (2015)....

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The Wandering Musicians of West Pfalz

By John Willrich. 1st edition (February 2003). In the 19th century German Bands were a common sight on the streets of Britain. This book shows that many of them came from the western Palatinate (Pfalz) now in Rheinland-Pfalz. John Willrich, who descends from one of those musicians, includes in his story many details of why the musicians took up this way of life and how they trained for it. Much is...

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Tracing German Speaking Ancestors

Research Guide No. 2 - 7th edition (November 2011). A beginner's guide to researching German ancestry from UK, designed for newcomers to the hobby. Contains an outline history on why Germans came to UK; details of the main British records to use and where to find them; when civil registration started in Germany; draft letters on German to use in writing to Germany; and advice on basic German sourc...

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Two Countries - Two Wars

The English Church in Hamburg and an indomitable caretaker: Mabel Wulff, BEM. by Madeleine Resuhr. The English Church was built in 1838 and has survived both World Wars. This is the stiry of Mabel Phillips of Newport, South Wales, who married a German sailor, Max Wulff, and moved with him to settle in Hamburg. She became caretaker of the English church there and took care of it until the late 1960...

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Useful Addresses for German Research

Research Guide No. 4 - 6th edition (November 2011). Listing of useful addresses for German ancestral research, ie archives, societies, etc in UK and German-speaking parts of Europe....

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