24 What is "Germans to America"?
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This article is from the German Genealogy FAQ, by Jim Eggert EggertJ@crosswinds.net with numerous contributions by others.
24 What is "Germans to America"?
"Germans to America" is a book series devoted to indexed
transcriptions of passenger lists of vessels carrying Germans to
America. It presently covers the period 1850-1891. It does not
index all Germans who emigrated to America, and it does have
problems with its inclusion criteria and transcription fidelity.
But it is very easy to use and often quite helpful. It should be
considered to be just an index; you should always consult the
source passenger lists for entries of interest, as they may
contain more information and the index may have errors in its
transcription of the source information. Note also that 000
means either Obermoellrich or (usually) an unknown place!
The volumes that have appeared so far are listed on the German
genealogy server at
<http://www.genealogy.net/misc/emig/GermansToAmerica.html>
The books themselves are not on the Internet, but they are
available at many large research and genealogical libraries.
A list of holding libraries is available on the same server.
A portion of the series is also available on CD-ROM.
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