In Search of Your German Roots

This book is designed to help you trace your German ancestry not only in Germany but in all the German-speaking areas of Europe from the Baltic to the Crimea from the Czech Republic to Belgium. It shows you how to conduct your research from your own home--at your computer using a variety of online resources-and also points you to the most useful repositories of records abroad. The fifth edition of the book highlights all of the recent developments--new facilities new websites newly available records--that have made German family history research immeasurably easier. Completely revised and updated the Fifth Edition is now the most current and comprehensive guide to German roots available.