Pfalz

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The Rheinland-Pfalz: http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/RHE-PFA/rhein-p.html

Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/germany/rp.htm

Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany WorldGenWeb Project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~deurhepf/

Hessen GenWeb: http://members.cox.net/hessen/index2.htm

Cemeteries of Rheinland Pfalz, Germany: http://www.interment.net/ger/rheinland.htm

Pfäzisch-Rheinische Familienkunde: http://www.prfk.de/literatur/index.html

Electorate Prince-archbishopric of Trier: http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/HIST/trier.html

Westdeutsche Gesellschaft für Familienkunde: http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/wgff/index.htm

State, municipal and church archives at Speyer, including central archives of the Evangelical and Catholic churches of the Palatinate: http://red.speyer.de/de/bildung/bibliotheken
Email: post@landesarchiv-speyer.de

Protestant Archives in Pfalz (Evangelischen Kirche der Pfalz): http://evpfalz.de/kern.htm Email: archiv@evkirchepfalz.de

Archive in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland - Rheinland-Pfalz: http://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi11.htm

Trier-Roots Mail list: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/TRIER-ROOTS.html

Trier Tourism: http://redaktion.trier.de/praefectus/trier?tourist_en

List of Trier Auswanderer (emigrants): http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/wgff/trier/

Joe Miller's Westphalia Genealogy Website (English & German): http://shell.power-net.net/~joemiller/

Thomas A. Pick's Eifel Germany Birth and Marriage Data: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pick/

Pirmasens Genealogical Study Group: http://www.genealogie-in-pirmasens.de/
  Which towns and villages belonged to which parishes? http://www.genealogie-in-pirmasens.de/orte.htm
  Publications: http://www.genealogie-in-pirmasens.de/edition2.htm

Saarland: http://www.rootsweb.com/~deusaa/onlndir.htm

The history of Saarland: http://www.english.saarland.de/8856_8944.htm

Veröffentlichungen des Heimatkundlichen Vereins Warndt: http://www.warndtheimat.de/hkv-buch.htm

Saarland: http://www.robert-weinland.org/sarr.php?lang=en

Merzig-Wadern area - Vereinigung für die Heimatkunde im Landkreis Saarlouis e.V.: http://www.vfh-saarlouis.de/

From Etienne - Hefersweiler (zipcode 67753) is in the region called Palatinate (Pfalz), not far from the town Kaiserslautern. This region belongs to Germany, but was part of the French "Departement du Mont-Tonnerre" from 1801 to 1816.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Pfalz: http://www.krebs-onl.de/pfalz/index.htm

What is a Palatine?: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~adelr/aug88/aug88p3.htm

Official sites of the Cities & Towns of the Rheinland-Pfalz: http://www.cityreview.de/rheinland_pfalz/

German Mail Lists: http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_country-ger.html

From Mary Ellen Wilmoth - The Institut für pfälzische Geschichte und Volkskunde (formerly known as Heimatstelle Pfalz), 67653 Kaiserslautern, GERMANY. Phone: 0631-3647-303. email: info@institut.by-pfalz.de; http://www.institut-pfaelzische-geschichte.de. Hours: Mon-Thurs. 9-12 and 2-4; Fri 9-12. Pre-registration recommended. Huge index of emigrants from and immigrants to the Palatinate (about 750,000 names) and large library with genealogical and local history holdings.

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Pfalzisch-Rheinische Familienkunde (genealogical society of the Palatinate), Rotstr. 17 (Stadtarchiv), Ludwigshafen: http:www.prfk.de/. Hours: Thu 2-6 or upon appt. (call 0621-523857). Membership includes quarterly, and 20% off society publications. Comprehensive collection of genealogies, family books (Ortssippenbucher), and local histories.

Landesarchiv Speyer, Otto-Mayer-Str. 9, Speyer. Pre-registration recommended. The central library of the Palatinate (Pfalzische Landesbibliothek) is housed in the same building; catalog: http://www.plb.de. Useful local history bibliographies for towns and villages in Rheinland-Pfalz: http://rlb.de/rpb/

Landeshauptarchiv Koblenz: http://www.landeshauptarchiv.de/wirueberuns/

Village Life in Kreis Saarburg, Germany: http://19thcenturyrhinelandlive.blogspot.com/


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