URLs for Schleswig–Holstein Genealogy

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Schleswig–Holstein

Hans Peter Voß’ S–H Genealogy
Karl Struve’s S–H Genealogy
Schleswig–Holstein GermanyGenWeb Page
Archive in Schleswig–Holstein_Andreas Hanacek
Hamburg
Schleswig–Holstein Kirchenkreise
Emigration from Germany to America
Schleswig–Holstein GermanyGenWeb Page
AKVZ – Arbeitskreis Volkszahl–Register Schleswig–Holstein
Voß Archive
Genealogy Work Group Schleswig–Holstein, non profit society
History of North Sea Coast of Schleswig–Holstein — pdf file
Parish Register Transcriptions — Auf Deutsch
Webseiten zur Genealogie in Schleswig–Holstein
Residenzen–Kommission der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu GÖttingen
Evangelic Lutheran church parishes in Schleswig–Holstein prior to 1870
Schleswig–Holstein Genealogy and Gazetteer
German Genealogy: Schleswig–Holstein
Archives — List of libraries and archives in Schleswig–Holstein with brief descriptions of what is available to genealogist and how to access the materials.
Schleswig–Holstein Search Engine — Try entering genalogy along with the desired parish (i.e. Pinneberg).
Ahnenforschung. Familienforschung. Genealogie. Ahnenforschung.Net – Das deutsche genealogische
Search Engine — Place names and individual names for German war dead.
Place Names
Town Finder
Map Quest Germany
Familienforschung
Danish Census Instructions

Schleswig

Dansk Demografisk Database
DDD Demographic – Genealogical Database
The inhabitants of South–Schleswig on 13. February 1803 = AGGSH e.V. database

Holstein

Interessantes aus der Region Ostholstein
South Schleswig–Holstein Parishes — Location of Church Records
Kreis Pinneberg — Sie suchen Informationen zu einer Dienstleistung im Kreis Pinneberg? Und dazu gleich eine/n Ansprechpartner/in? Dann sind Sie hier genau richtig:
Kreis Pinneberg – Wikipedia
Kreis Pinneberg – GenWiki
Schleswig–Holstein: Kreis Pinneberg

Census

All three sites have searchable databases with census records transscribed by volunteers. There have been several censuses between 1803 and 1860 for Schleswig–Holstein and some earlier censuses for Denmark but so far they haven’t transscribed them all.

Dansk Demografisk Database — The Danish site with census records from Denmark and and Schleswig-Holstein (you will find Schleswig–Holstein under Holstein and Sydslesvig).
AKVZ – Starseite Deutsch — Schleswig–Holstein German site where you find census records as Volkszahl Register.
AGGSH – Startseite Deutsch/Englisch — Schleswig–Holstein German/English site with census records.

Dithmarschen

The district Dithmarschen is divided into two church–districts, as Northern–Dithmarschen, and Southern–Dithmarschen.

The records of the northern part are available for research in HEIDE, the leader of the archives is Mr. Duncker. The records of the southern part are availabe for research at the Rentamt in MELDORF. Mail sent requests for research for southern Dithmarschen will reach me, as I am the archival custodian of the regional church records office of South Dithmarschen. The LDS has filmed most all records of Dithmarschen, but only prior to 1800. So if you can read the old script, you can order the films at your local LDS center.

Kirchengemeinde Nordhastedt — Süderdithmarschen
Kirchenkreis Norderdithmarschen
Kirchenkreis Süderdithmarschen

Locators

Teleauskunft
Das Telefonbuch
Deutches Telefonbuch – Fernsprechbuch – Frei, Germany’s Telephone Directory, White Pages, Yellow Pages
JewishGen ShtetlSeeker – Town Search

Pinneberg

Kreis Pinneberg formed in 1875 includes Seester where my great grandparents were baptised at the Evangelical Lutheran Church.

German Genealogy Links

Genealogical Atlas of Germany –– Ten volume index to genealogical sources in Germany. Volume 5 is for Schleswig–Holstein and Hanse cities.
Anglo–German Family History Society of London England is a mutual self-help group founded in 1987 in London, England to research ancestors who came from the German-speaking parts of Europe and settled in England.
GermanRoots –– Resources for German Genealogy on the Internet
Amazon.de Books & More
German Genealogy Start Here! Family Queries and Genealogy Links
German genealogy Emigration from Germany
Germans to America book series
genealogy.net – Die Quelle fuer alle Themen zur Genealogie im deutschsprachigen Raum
German genealogy – genealogy.net
German Genealogy Start Here! Family Queries and Genealogy Links
German Roots German Genealogy Information and Resources
German Addresses – Genealogy – http––www.maxpages.com–ourlostfamily–Germany
Germany Info: Culture & Life: German–Americans: Tracing Ancestors
Deutsche Auswanderer–Datenbank — Sounds like same data as transcribed in Germans to America
The German Genealogy Group — Located in New York
GedBas: Die genealogische Datenbasis
German Genealogy Digest
Hamburg Genealogy Links — Kries Pinneberg is adjacent to Hamburg and along with Bremen was the favored port for emmigration. Click on the Union Jack for English.
Castle Garden dot Org
Occupation Translations

German History and Genealogy Societies

Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe –– (a Canadian based research group) site is primarily for German (Prussian) ancestors
American–Schleswig–Holstein Heritage Society
Sacramento German Genealogy Society
Federation of East European Family History Societies
Anglo-German Family History Society of London England

German Language

Translations Services –– My wife is literate in German and can translate old script
German for Beginners
Pre WWII German document translation –– German Translator – Genealogical, Literary, Technical, Civil, Business Documents
Genealogy – http––www.maxpages.com–ourlostfamily–German_Translation_Links
German Symbols for research work at the FHC on Film — Translation of numbers, dates, genealogy terms, etc.
Yahoo Transcribe Group — A free service for people who have problems transcribing old German documents

Archives

Archive in Schleswig–Holstein_Andreas Hanacek
Dansk Demografisk Database

Data Bases

This is the parish list. It takes several minutes to load.
DDD – Demographic – Genealogical Database
Die Kirchspiele in Schleswig–Holstein
Displaced Persons’ Camps

Emigrant Ships and Other Maritime Links

Palmer List of Merchant Vessels
German Migration Resource Center
Maritime and Emigration Links
Bremer Passagierlisten 1920 - 1939
Hamburg Genealogy Links — Kries Pinneberg is adjacent to Hamburg and along with Bremen was the favored port for emmigration. Click on the Union Jack for English.
Ellis Island passenger Arrivals

Mailing Lists

Rootsweb email list for Schleswig–Holstein
genealogy.net Mailing Lists –– German regional and subject lists; includes a S–H list "SHFamD–L"

Australia

Since I am looking for a relation in Australia to match with the picture taken in Newcastle, NSW, Australia, I have put this link here.

Australian and New Zealand Genealogy
New South Wales Archive
Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters
New South Wales Registry Office

Professional Genealogists

Uwe Jacobsen
Klaus Riecken

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