The German Researcher - How To Get The Most Out Of An LDS Family History Center Fourth Edition by Fay Dearden & Douglas Dearden

This book has been written to provide genealogists with a step-by-step guide to finding German information, especially when using a Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). All research in Germany depends on locating the birthplace of an ancestor. Obtaining and translating the necessary records comes only after meeting the first challenge: finding the place.

To make the best us of a Family History Library in doing German genealogical research, use the chart on pages 6 and 7 as a step-by-step guide. If you prefer, you can use the chart summary on page 8. Each succeeding page explains the important steps in find your ancestor's town and ordering microfilms.