ABOUT PROJECT Nazi Germany is the name of Germany as it was under Hitler's rule. This project is basically a pool of all the known people who were members of the Third Reich associated by marriage or work (not necessarily politicians or military, but also people who may have been employed as secretaries or servants). This is not a memorial project to glamorize a horrific era, but a project abou...
Great Northern War 1700-1721. Prisoners of war and their descendants in Russia. There were many non-ethnic Swedes. From the Baltic States, Ingermanlandia (Kexholm, Vyborg, Narva, Noteburg (Oreshka), Nyenskans). Joining projects: in the project page, click "Actions" > "Join project". This also includes Swedish soldiers who were captured in Poltava, Russian Empire during the great Northern wa...
Great Northern War==== The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I of Russia, Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway and Augustus II the Strong of Saxony – Poland–Lithuania . Frederick IV...
Sivusto on rakenteilla Tähän projektiin voi etsiä ja liittää Turun porvareita; kaupan ja käsityön harjoittajia ja heidän Geni-profiilejaan. Porvaristo Suomessa Ruotsin vallan aikana Suomessakin porvarissääty oli yksi neljästä valtiosäädystä. Muut olivat aatelisto, papisto ja talonpojat. Porvaristolla ja kaupungeilla oli eräitä varsinkin elinkeinojen harjoittamista koskevia erioikeuksia, jotka v...
Family Roots in Germany Genealogical research in the areas of present-day Germany, Poland and Ukraine is influenced by historical events that have taken place over the centuries, forced relocations of certain ethnic, religious and language groups, or voluntary migration. Many of the original documents needed for genealogy have been destroyed, and therefore it depends a lot on luck how far the a...
A imigração alemã iniciou-se em 1818 quando os primeiros colonos alemães são mandados para a Bahia. Em 1823, após a independência, foram criados os batalhões de estrangeiros, para garantir a soberania nacional. Então, a busca oficial por colonos (nesta fase, alemães) passou a ser uma política imperial. Em julho de 1824, os primeiros alemães chegam ao Sul do Brasil, sendo assentados à margem su...
THE PALATINES =Prior to 1871, what is now Germany consisted of a number of separate states such as Wurttemberg , Prussia , Bavaria , etc., whose boundaries changed frequently as a result of war and other causes. The Palatinate (German: Pfalz ) was one of these states, and was located along the Rhine, roughly corresponding to the modern German state of Rhineland-Pfalz . Please add your Palatine ...
Siia projekti soovime Genist kokku koguda eestlasi Saksamaal läbi kõigi ajajärkude. 1919-1944 (elanike nimekirjad passisaajad, Eestist välja siirdujad, koos fotodega) Saksamaa inimeste arhiiviotsing
Stettin, Länsi-Pommeri, Puola Stettin (puol. Szczecin ) on satamakaupunki Luoteis-Puolassa ja Länsi-Pommerin läänin ( voivodeship ) pääkaupunki. Kaupungissa asuu päälle 400 000 asukasta, sen ympäristössä noin 730 000 asukasta. Stettin on läänin suurin kaupunki ja Puolan seitsemänneksi suurin kaupunki. Stettin on merkittävä poliittinen, kulttuurillinen ja taloudellinen keskus maan luoteisosalle ...
Croatian Emigration indicates that of the Croatians who were reported to have "emigrated", at least 30% eventually returned to their homeland. Hrvati izvan domovine / Croatians outside the homeland Adresar trgovaca, obrtnika i drugih uglednijih pripadnika iz Hrvatske, Dalmacije i Istre nastanjenih u Americi, Africi, Aziji i Australiji iz popis hrvatskih družtava i hrvatskih novina u Ameri...
German people and their descendants in Russia
Broad project to list European immigrants from any European country. From any European country and any date (Century). Everyone is welcome to collaborate and add more profiles.
Livonia= The aim of this project is to collect people who have born, lived, influenced or died in Livonia during the centuries under it. All the collaborators are welcome. Livonia is a historical region between the east and the west on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. Given the location the borders of Livonia have changed to an extent but, by and large, Livonia refers to areas which now co...
Bergen-Belsen (or Belsen) was a Nazi concentration camp in Lower Saxony in northwestern Germany, southwest of the town of Bergen near Celle. Originally established as the prisoner of war camp Stalag XI-C, in 1943 it became a concentration camp on the orders of Heinrich Himmler, where Jewish hostages were held with the intention of exchanging them for German prisoners of war held overseas. Later...
This project is for German Immigrants to the United States of America. Only add 1st generation German Americans to this project. German Americans are Americans who have full or partial German ancestry. According to the Academy for Cultural Diplomacy, "German-Americans make up the largest self-reported ancestry group within the United States accounting for roughly 49 million people and app...
The Kindertransport (also Refugee Children Movement or "RCM'") is the name given to the rescue mission that took place during the nine months prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. The United Kingdom took in nearly 10,000 predominantly Jewish children from Nazi Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and the Free City of Danzig. The children were placed in British foster homes, hostel...
Split's Immigrants from other Countries by the Beginning of 19th Century and Their SurnamesAt the beginning of the 19th century, Split has seen a rapid increase in population by influx of people migrating from all over Dalmatia, the Apennine peninsula, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and some Mediterranean and European countries. They were doctors, administrative staff, music teachers, craftsmen, s...
This project is intended for Germans that immigrated directly to New Orleans, particularly in the 1800's, and left descendants there. This is for first generation immigrants only. Resources * The German people of New Orleans, 1650-1900 by John Frederick Nau (1958)* Germans of Louisiana by Ellen C. Merrill (2014)
Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS= The Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS (German: Finnisches Freiwilligen-Bataillon der Waffen-SS ) was a motorized infantry battalion of the German Waffen-SS during World War II . It was formed from Finnish volunteers and fought on the Eastern Front as part of the SS Division Wiking . The unit was disbanded in mid-1943 as the two-year comm...
Hanseatic Town of Stralsund, Pomerania, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany==== Stralsund is a Hanseatic town by the Baltic Sea in the Pomeranian part of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , Germany. The Western Pomeranian town has been the capital of the Vorpommern-Rügen district since the 2011 district reforms. With a population of about 60,000, it is the fourth-largest city of Mecklenburg-Vorpo...
Este é um subprojeto relacionado ao Projeto Maior Imigrantes Alemães ao Brasil Este subprojeto visa organizar dados genealógicos dos imigrantes alemão que vieram ao Brasil e foram instalados na Colônia Santa Isabel, no estado de Santa Catarina. Os imigrantes já identificados estão na lista de perfis deste subprojeto, Com a transferência da Estrada de Lages para as margens do rio Cubatão, o g...
in progress, but not closed yet or ever... and bring your friendly -not-german speaking, but with origines in germany-europe with you. any invitation if serious is to be honoured here, so don't stay alone! QUELLEN - not sorted yet, but it's a start ! ... FamilySeach'i German sources German archives
English:===Kleinostheim=is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany.The community of Kleinostheim is about 40 kilometers east southeast of Frankfurt am Main about a half hour drive from it. Kleinostheim lies upstream from Frankfurt on the Main river. It is at the western edge of the Spessart range near Aschaffenburg....
Scope of project ==This project identifies ruling members of the royal house of Wettin. Wiki - House of Wettin == Overview ==The House of Wettin is a dynasty of German counts, dukes, prince-electors (Kurfürsten) and kings that once ruled the area of today's German states of Saxony, the Saxon part of Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia for more than 800 years. Agnates of the House of Wettin have, at va...