Next Meeting
The Southwest Florida Germanic Genealogy Society
September 8, 2012
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Mid-County Regional Library, Room C,
2050 Forrest Nelson Blvd, Port Charlotte, FL

SWFLGG 2012 Meeting Dates
 
January 7
March 3
May 5
September 8
November 10
 
Mid-County Regional Library, Room C,
2050 Forrest Nelson Blvd, Port Charlotte, FL

 
 
Check our Events Calendar for
upcoming
TRIPS for touring Germany. 
 

SWFLGG member Barbara
recommends you check this website:

A list of approximately 25,000 names of immigrants from Germany during 1727 to 1776 have been copied from Israel Daniel Rupp's book that was published in 1876 and can be found at the "Passengers" link at  Welcome to Neil Elvick's Family History Web Site.

The book contained 320 separate lists, one for each voyage. This has been incorporated into a single master list and can now be searched alphabetically. 

To view Israel Daniel Rupp's book, A COLLECTION OF UPWARDS OF THIRTY THOUSAND NAMES OF GERMAN, SWISS, DUTCH, FRENCH AND OTHER Immigrants in Pennsylvania from, 1727 to 1776 with a Statement of the names of Ships, whence they sailed, and the date of their arrival in Philadelphia, CHRONOLOGICALLY ARRANGED, TOGETHER WITH THE Necessary Historical and other Notes, ALSO, An Appendix containing Lists of more than one thousand German and French Names in New York prior to 1712 (second revised and enlarged edition with German translation) at Google Books.  

 



SWFLGG member Werner
recommends you check this website:


Google Toolbar Translates Web Pages

 When I need to translate a Web site from another language into English,
I can do it with one click of the mouse because
I have the free Google Toolbar installed on my computer.
 
If you have the Google Toolbar installed on your computer
you can select "Page Info" from that toolbar,
and then select "Translate into English" from the dropdown box. 
You will see an instant English translation of the web page
you are connected to if that page is in one of the languages
supported by the toolbar. (German is supported by the toolbar.)
 
Note: The google toolbar is available in several different languages. 
I don't know if this translation feature is available for 
translating non-English web sites into another language.


Perhaps you are not aware of the new German forum at
Germany Ancestry Research
where you can attach photos, images and docs
for other members to view and comment on,

and if necessary, translate them for you into German. 

 
 
Be sure to visit the Family Search Forums - Beta
for Research Advice for the German Empire by Baerbel Johnson.

Facts
The right bank of the Rhine had no problems being part of Prussia, but the left bank had strong anti-Prussian feelings. This came from Prussia being Protestant while the left bank was strongly Catholic.

Germanic people from the west and south, Slavic people from the east and Scandinavians from the north have settled Pomerania.

The Pomeranians emigrated as whole families or groups. They traveled together and settled together keeping their language and culture wherever they went.