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Catalogue of Len Metzner Indexes and guide to further sources

Research Guide No. 13 - 1st edition (February 2001). For many years Society member Len Metzner spent a lot of time in the Public Record Office and other repositories discovering records that contain details of named Germans and indexing them for the Society. This publication lists those records. The records are indexed on the Society's Names Index which is available for searches by Society members...

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Frequently Asked Questions

Research Guide No. 14 - 1st edition. Based on the question and answer feature in the Society's magazine; answers the most common questions about research into Germans in the UK and German-speaking Europe. Fully indexed. Compiled and edited by Roy Bernard...

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German Genealogical Dictionary: Useful words for German Family History Research

Research Guide No 16 - 1st edition (April 2014). Compiled by Jenny Towey, Vice-President, Anglo-German FHS. Glossary of useful terms, words and symbols you may find in your research, particularly in German genealogical works....

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German References Guide in County & Local Record Offices

Research Guide No 15 - 1st edition (April 2011) Listing of documents relating to Germans found in Record Offices in England & Wales....

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St Paul's German Reformed Church, London, Parish Registers

The indexed parish registers of St Paul's German Reformed Church, Whitechapel, London. The church was firstly at Hooper Square and then at Goulston Street until destroyed in the London Blitz. Three microfiche containing baptisms 1824-1940, marriages 1858-1938 and burials 1832-1940. ...

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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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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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