Brief history of emigration from a rural region ("Sauerland", Kreis Meschede and Kreis Olpe) in Germany to the USA, mainly in the 19th century. Surname list of emigrants. General hints to find the place of origin of your German ancestors. Genealogy.

Emigrants from that part of Hannover now known as Emsland, Niedersachsen, who settled in the American mid-western states of Missouri and Illinois.

Genealogy data for German roots, and German pioneers. Includes Palatine databases.

Links for the researcher into German roots.

A genealogy society dedicated to the study of ancestors from all German-speaking lands. Includes an immigrant ancestor search.