Genealogy Records

Wondering where to find Grandpa's birth certificate, or what records are most likely to name Great-grandma's parents? Seeking help using the census or how to get your ancestor's Civil War pension file? The articles in this section focus on how to find and use all kinds of genealogy records, from death records to deeds, naturalization records to newspapers. Track your Deutsche ancestors before the first unified German Empire with this map of the German city-states and kingdoms in 1865.