Genealogical Research

The German Embassy and the Consulates General cannot provide any assistance for genealogical research, but the number of online resources for discovering your roots has dramatically expanded in recent years.  If you are one of the 49 million Americans who can trace your ancestry back to Germany (US Census Bureau, 2005), researching your family's history has never been easier. 

At Germanoriginality.com, the home for German heritage on the Web, you can find links to dozens of online guides, forums and even archives of passenger manifests and immigration records.  The site also provides resources for planning your own voyage of discovery to Germany, and a wealth of information about the enormous influence that German immigrants have had on American society.

Genealogical Resources at Germanoriginality.com

Genealogical Research

The "Gallery of 7 Million" at the German Emigration Museum in Bremerhaven. © picture-alliance/dpa