> For lists of genealogical associations or special interest groups an > excellent place to start is Cyndi's List of sites on the web. The German > related links start at: http://www.cyndislist.com/germany.htm#General > > As far as researching records in English your best bet is to check in at > an LDS (Mormon) Family History Center if there is one reasonably near you. > They are typically listed in the white-pages of the phone book but there is > also a website listing them: > http://www.lds.org/en/2_How_Do_I_Begin/4_Where_is.html > > Writing to Germany will require writing in German and it will also cost > you at minimum prepayment for return postage and probably research fees. > > A number of Lutheran archives (including the central archive) are listed at: > http://www.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi18.htm > > and Catholic archives are listed at: > http://www.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi17.htm > > Samples for addressing letters and general information are provided at: > http://www.familysearch.org/sg/LGGerman.html > > Sample letters (in German) to German archives can be found at: > http://www.genealogy.net/gene/www/ghlp/muster.html > > And finally, addresses and sample letters for writing to archives in Posen > and Poland can be found at: > http://www.man.poznan.pl/~bielecki/export/certif.htm From: Ralf Guminski <RGuminski@gmx.de> - -------------------------------