“Exploring Historic German Newspapers Online: Second Edition,” penned by Ernest Thode in 2018, exists as a tool intended to significantly aid your German genealogy studies. In this 329-page paperback, ISBN: 9780806320922, you can unearth millions of histories spread across billions of pages in more than 2,000 archived German-language newspapers easily found online.
These precious historical documents, digitally available and aged over 50 years, reveal a boundless wealth of genealogical information. Accessible content includes birth, marriage, and death notices drawn from civil registrations, church events such as baptisms and weddings, emigration intentions, and so much more.
The second edition of this invaluable guide comes nearly 100 pages thicker than its predecessor, introduced in 2014. The update manifests an urgent need to accommodate the extensive digitization of more historical German newspapers. The scope of coverage is global, with the majority of the German-language newspapers sourced from Germany, closely followed by Austria and the present-day Poland. However, the examined territories span across over two dozen nations, including Belgium, Egypt, Canada, France, Australia, and the United States, amongst others.
To make effective use of this book, begin at the ‘Places’ section to locate your or the nearest major city of interest, and document the associated newspaper title and the relevant years covered. For non-German nations, consider focusing on larger or capital cities. Proceed to the ‘Titles’ segment to locate the corresponding URL abbreviation, then jump to the ‘Key to URLs’ part to find the matching site.
Whether you’re a genealogist, family historian, demographer, migration scholar, or social historian, the contents of these digitized newspapers provide an invaluable resource, effectively assisting in your research venture.