August 1997 (Volume 4, No. 2) through November 2009 (Volume 16, No. 3)

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Vol. 4, No. 2
Germany or Prussia?
My Ancestors Came from Germany
Emigration Ports (European)
World War I Aerial Photos
Privacy Laws
Translation Service
Finding U.S. Towns
U.S. Emigration Process. Center Dates
German/Polish Town Name Database
Metric Conversion
German Postal Code Information
Status of Women
Children of Mixed Marriages
Germany Hysteria during World War I
Translation Help Books
TERMS: Calendar/Time/Months

Vol. 4, No. 3
Timeline (mostly German)
TERMS: German States/European Co.
Eras in German History
Holy Roman Empire 962-1806
Confederation of the Rhine 1806-1813
German Confederation 1815-1866
North German Confed. 1867-1870
German Empire 1871-1918
Reasons to Leave Germany
Finding German Place Names
Name that European Country (puzzle)
Size and Distance Comparisons
New German Grammar
When does UP mean DOWN
German Work Week
The Summer That Never Came
Number of German Powers
Libraries in Germany
Books Printed in Germany

Vol. 4, No. 4
Schleswig-Holstein*
Ordeals of Emigrating
German Research Questions & Ans.
TERMS: Vital Record Terms
Family History Library - Family Search
Thirty Years' War
Pied Piper of Hamelin
Seat of Honor - German Sofas
Rural German Population Emigrates
Eating Habits of Germans

Vol. 5, No. 1
East and West Prussia*
From Sail to Steamship
Sending Letters to Germany
Border Changes Since World War I
Teutonic Knights
Strange Habits of Germans
Pied Piper Story Update
Monumental Cuckoo Vies for Record Status
Travel to Germany "Routes to the Roots"
IGI Addendum

Vol. 5, No. 2
Early Germans in America 1630-1674
Life on the Atlantic Ocean
Medical Practices in Early Germany
TERMS: Medical/Death Terms
Harvest in Pomerania
Changing of Power and Land (Crusades)
Reconstructing E. German Police Records
Wandering Peddlers in America
Germans Register Address
German Kitchens
German Store Hours
German Beer Drinkers Outdo Americans
Forms from National Archives
Busybody German Police

Vol. 5, No. 3
Christmas Rose Came to Pomerania
Rhineland*
Letter from German Immigrant
Otto von Bismarck
German Words Introduced to America
Landing in America
King Ludwig's Castle Become a Hotel?
Wisconsin Vital Records Available Again
The Typical German Male
Ostfriesland Ortssippenbuch
Funeral Home Directory
Legend of the Wurstzelmänn (wood spirit)
Differences in Customs
Photographs of Civil War Soldiers
U.S. Census Dates
German Military War Dead
Alphabets

Vol. 5, No. 4
Passenger Lists (How to research, what
lists exist, index books)
Map of Ports used by Germans
Reformation
Countries in the German Emp. (chart)
German Research Tips
Prussian Army Size
Daily Wages vs. Cost of Land
Peasants Wore Cloaks Over Head
Germans that made Beer famous in Wis.
German Autobahn
German Mercenaries in Amer. Revolution
What Do Germans Eat?
German Information Center (New York)
Delayed Birth Certificates

Vol. 6, No. 1
Pomerania*
Sources for Obtaining German Books
Party Fit for a Prince (Luxury Feasts)
German Railroads
Kleingarten (German gardens)
Germany above the 49th Parallel
Germans in Early American Colonies
German Vereines
How Crowded is it in Germany?
German-language Schools in U.S.
German Bible Translations
Germans Love to Travel
German Log Cabins
The Brothers Grimm
German Television
Proud to be a German!
Eurail and Europass Information
Wedding Banns

Vol. 6, No. 2
Sex in the Middle Ages
Civil Registration Dates in Germany
Perpetual Calendar
Family Hist. Library "core collection"
Peasants in Germany
The Old Lutherans
Brief Outline of Germanic History
Coat of Arms
TERMS: Occupation Translations
Knighthood Training
Trench Around German Cities
First German Work Vacations
German Toilette
German Zip Codes
Order of German Administration Offices
German Sports
Land Loss Resulted in Food Loss
Personalities of Germans
Steamships Replace Sailing Ships
Events from May 8, 1945-May 23, 1990

Vol. 6, No. 3
Franco-Prussian War
Sources On-Line
Posen*
Germany's Black Forest
German Christmas Comes to America
Germans Invent Lidded Steins
German Driver's License
Military Service Required
Why did Martin Luther's Reform Work?
Growth of Prussia
Rhineland Emigration Project
Beware of Wicked Paternoster (elevator)
German/English Puzzle
German Character
Religions Set by Treaty
Hamburg Link to Your Roots database
Historic Emigration Office Warning

Vol. 6, No. 4
German Given Names
Writing Letters to Germany
German Civil Registration
Internet Sites
Bombing in Berlin
Potsdam Agreement 1945
The Humble Potato
Tiny Hotel is Bavarian Love Nest
Danish Resentment Toward Prussia
Hochdeutsch or Plattdeutsch
Sending Foreign Currency (Conversion)
German Coinage
German-Speaking Countries
TERMS: German Book Title

Vol. 7, No. 1
Prussia
"von" Means Nobility?
Finding Right German Locality
Early German Church Records
Wisconsin's German Element
German Book Reviews
Germans from Russia
Gravestone Markings Words
GIG Newsletter Article Index
Germany After World War II
Schweidnitz, Silesia Church
German Press Newspapers in U.S.
German Towns
German Flag
Rats in Frankfurt
Ship Fever
Printing Press 600 Years Old
German Spelling Reforms
Naming Practices
Finding German Cities on the Web
German Towns in Books

Vol. 7, No. 2
Alsace-Lorraine*
German Beer
German Travel Tips
Maybe You Aren't German but Scottish
How Big Was the German Empire
FHL's List of Towns Online
Market Day
German Postcards around 1900
Althornbach, Palatinate Book Review

Vol. 7, No. 3
German Farmers* (6 pages)
When Did it Begin? (Inventions that affected every day citizens)
Reviving Checkpoint Charlie (Berlin)
Bremen Passenger List Warning
Hamburg Passenger List
Where to Find Genealogical Data
How Was Life Different in Germany? (1901)
German Christmas
Helgoland, Germany

Vol. 7, No. 4
Westphalia*
Writing to Germany
Tips for Researchers
Rhine River
Journeymen Still Wandering in Germany
Easter in Germany
Home Remedies
Legend of the Lorelei
German Life in 1901

Vol. 8, No. 1
Cassubians
French Influence on German Vital Records
Using the Internet for German Genealogy
Famous German & Austrian Composers
German Work Ethic
German Dogs in 1840s
German Pipes
Health Cure Spas

Vol. 8, No. 2
German Language Newspapers in America*
Reading German Web Pages
Family Life in Mecklenburg, 1920
Coinage in early Germany
House carving verses
Göppingen, Württemberg Database
Roger Minert, Translator and Researcher

Vol. 8, No. 3
German Farmsteads
Anhalt
Immigration Lists
German Book Reviews
German Christmas Star

Vol. 8, No. 4
German Church Records
FamilySearch Online Catalog
Umlauts on the Computer
Alsatian Wines

Vol. 9, No. 1
Read Old German Script
Schwenkfelders
Germans from Bohemia or Moravia
German War Graves
Early Inns in Germany
Letter to Rathshausen, Germany
Cassubian Maps
Oberammergau Passion Play

Vol. 9, No. 2
Locating Ancestral Towns
German Church Record Headings - translated
Weather Predictions - German Style
German War Graves, WWI & WWII
Book Review - "Social History of Hesse"
"German to America" Series update
Vacation Time in Germany

Vol. 9, No. 3
Württemberg*
German Soldiery of 1888
Cause of Death Terms
Burial Customs
Five Cultural Regions of Germany

Vol. 9, No. 4
Thuringia
Slavs-Who Were They?
Planned Housing in Alsace
Oldie Market
German Hymnals
Baking & Dinning Customs in Germany
Seven Weeks War
Cuckoo Clock History
Soldiers Footwear

Vol. 10, No. 1
Everyday Family Life in Old Germany
Germans Buried in New Orleans
German Enemies/Aliens Register (Milwaukee)
German Breweries’ Market Evaporating
Emigration Papers
History of Fraktur Typestyle
Hausbarn in Manning, Iowa

Vol. 10, No. 2
What made up the German Empire
Gazetteers
Calendar Changes (Julian & Georgian)
Storks Bring good luck
Dialect or Language
Adoption Records at Courthouse
Faithful Wives of Weinsberg
Conversion Table for Clothing in Europe
Phonograph Records for Ethnic Population
Book Reviews-Pickled Herring & Pumpkin Pie;
Placename Index for Pomerania,Rhinland,Prov. of Saxony,Kingdom of Saxony;
How to Read and Understand Meyers Orts-;
Alsace-Lorraine Atlantic Bridge to Germany

Vol. 10, No. 3
Genealogy Research Tips
Transition of German States through Time
Advent Custom in West Prussia
Swiss Fight Influence of English Computerese
Prisoner of War Camps in Texas with a Twist
German Wines
House Building in Pomerania

Vol. 10, No. 4
Those Crazy Germans (Trivia pages)
German Dress (Tracht)
Explosion of Kraut
Heinrich Steinweg/Steinway
Pomeranians
World War II

Vol. 11, No. 1
German Ports
Home Life (Babies, Children, Schools)
Concentration Camps
Polka Church Service

Vol. 11, No. 2
Hohenzollern
Map and Index for 1648 German Empire
Frog Tunnel
Wine Battle with Italy
Germanization of poles, Danes and Lorrainers
Book Reviews: Baden Atlantic Bridge to German
North Germany to North America

Vol. 11, No. 3
Christmas Traditions
Competition for the Atlantic
How Does Your Family Fit Into History?
German Alphabet (extra letters)
German Food (1912)
Fruitcake Factory
German Calendar
Placename Prefixes

Vol. 11, No. 4
Meyers Orts- Lexikon
Interesting Sites on the Internet
German Words Found on Web Pages
Weekly Household Expenses
Dig Through Your Attic for Pomeranian Furniture
Tips to See Church Records

Vol. 12, No. 1
Microfilmed German Records
Folk Costumes
Sundays in Germany
Public Travel in Early Germany
Placename Recording

Vol. 12, No. 2
Palatinate or Pfalz
Placenames (Ortsnamen)
German Map Test

Vol. 12, No. 3
German Occupations
Sailing Into Hamburg
Christmas Goose
Milwaukee-Based German Groups

Vol. 12, No. 4
Berlin Wall
Home Life in Germany:  Bachelor Women and Housewives
Talk Like a German?
Buying a Title of Nobility

Vol. 13, No. 1
Conditions in Port Cities
U.S. Internment Camps
Book reviews:  "German Immigrants in American Church Records Vol. I:  Indiana Protestant"
"Beginner's Guide to Germanic Genealogy"
Early Germans in New York

Vol. 13, No. 2
Types of Village Houses in Central Europe
Finding Surnames in Germany
Luther & the Reformation
Home Life in Germany 1912:  Peasant Life, German City Houses
German Emigrants 1816-1910 (graph)

Vol. 13, No. 3
O Tannenbaum, Oh Christmas Tree
Brick Wall Series: 1 You have the name of a German town but can't find it on a map or atlas
Internment Camps
Home Life in Germany: Markets, Money, Hotels, Lodgings

Vol. 13, No. 4
Baden*
Can't find Ancestor in German Church Book
Rustic Weddings in Württemberg
Hunting in 18th Century Germany
Potatoes
German Nobility Returning Home to E. Germany
Meyers Orts - Now Online
Friendly German Neighbors
Learning a Trade in Germany

Vol. 14, No. 1
Case Study Using Passenger List Resources
Hamburg Police Records
German Village Layouts
Maps - How to Read Them
A German Mile
Voyage to New York in 1848
Bauernhäuser (farm houses) with pictures

Vol. 14, No. 2
Silesia*
Can’t Read Town Names in Church Records
Garden Dwarfs
Book Reviews:  Home Alone in America, Children of Willesden Lane, Hunkered
Down, Germanic
Genealogy, Wis. German Land and Life
German Money After World War I
German Soldier Casualties

Vol. 14, No. 3  
Chimney Sweep, Shoemaker, House Worker, Night Watchman, Weaver, Shepherd
What to do Before Ordering FHL Films
How to Understand familysearch.org
German Nutcrackers
Old Milwaukee
Oscar Mayer

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