{"id":4070,"date":"2022-06-08T14:55:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T14:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.genealogyexplained.com\/?page_id=4070"},"modified":"2024-04-02T19:32:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T19:32:34","slug":"german-genealogy-websites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogyexplained.com\/german-genealogy-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"German Genealogy Websites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Do you have German roots, but don\u2019t know how or where to start researching your family tree? You\u2019re in luck- there are plenty of websites out there that can help you trace your German genealogy! There are sites to help you locate your ancestor\u2019s town of origin, find the right records, and even explain how to read that old German script! Germany has a rich and detailed history, and understanding how to take advantage of online resources is the first step towards discovering your German ancestors. This article will get you started with some of the best websites for German research. Prost!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ancestry.com<\/a> has plenty of resources for German family history. Although Ancestry is a paid subscription site, they do offer some free online resources. A World Explorer membership or higher is required to view non-U.S. genealogy records on Ancestry- so a review of the below options might help you decide if an Ancestry subscription is worth it (and be sure to check out our Ancestry review<\/a> for an in-depth comparison of Ancestry offerings).<\/p>\n\n\n\n MyHeritage<\/a> is a subscription site that offers its own unique collection of German records. Unlike Ancestry, MyHeritage does not have separate subscription levels for U.S. and international records- but they do have separate offerings for records access and other services. Check out our complete review of MyHeritage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n FamilySearch<\/a> is one of the best places to start researching your German ancestry. This is a totally free genealogy research website. No paid subscription is required to access their vast database of records- users just need to create a free FamilySearch account and they are good to go! See our complete overview of FamilySearch<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The FamilySearch Wiki is a virtual encyclopedia full of helpful information about all sorts of genealogy research topics- and it has plenty to offer those with German roots, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n To learn about the German record collections available in FamilySearch, check out the Germany research page<\/a><\/strong>, which provides a list of German records databases, a search tool, and a link to the FamilySearch Learning Center, where you can find dozens of videos, slideshows and handouts about German genealogy research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n GenealogyBank<\/a> is another subscription website that is worth a look. GenealogyBank specializes in historic newspapers, and they have a unique collection of German American papers. They do offer a free trial to help you gauge if a paid subscription will benefit your research (learn more about GenealogyBank<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are some genealogy websites<\/a> that provide links to the best German genealogy sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We can\u2019t possibly cover ALL of the online resources available for German genealogy research, but this list will help you \u201cdive in\u201d and discover your German heritage! Be sure to check out our list of free genealogy websites<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you have German roots, but don\u2019t know how or where to start researching your family tree? You\u2019re in luck-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyexplained.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4070"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyexplained.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyexplained.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyexplained.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyexplained.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4070"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyexplained.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5877,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyexplained.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4070\/revisions\/5877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyexplained.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyexplained.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Ancestry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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