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  • 452. German-American Names.

    452. German-American Names.

    $ 15.00

    By George F. Jones. This is an A-Z dictionary of German-American names with the spellings, meanings, and variants of about 15,000 names. The lengthy introduction discusses the development of German names, name sources, name variations, and some of the special characteristics of German-American names. Hardcover with dust jacket, 268 pages. Condition: Good, but missing title…

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  • 655 Pennsylvania German Marriages, Marriages and Marriage Evidence

    655 Pennsylvania German Marriages, Marriages and Marriage Evidence

    $ 50.00

    Pennsylvania German Marriages, Marriages, and Marriage Evidence in Pennsylvania German Churches, with Index, by Donna R. Irish.  Published in 1984. This is the most essential collection of Pennsylvania-German source materials to appear since the publication of Strassburger and Hinke’s Pennsylvania German Pioneers over fifty years ago. Primarily a compilation of Reformed Church marriage records (including…

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  • 737. German Old and New Testament (handwritten notation reads “John Shotts Bible”).

    737. German Old and New Testament (handwritten notation reads “John Shotts Bible”).

    $ 50.00

    German Old and New Testament (handwritten notation reads “John Shotts Bible”).  Printed completely in German. Cover page roughly translates to “The Bible of the Holy Scriptures contains Old and New Testaments and Dr. Martin Luther Revision. Printed in Philadelphia in 1852.” 5.5″ X 8.25” X 3”, hard bound, 1,418 pages. Unidentified donation to the WPGS…

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  • 795. Researching in German. A Handbook for Your Visit to the Homeland of Your Ancestors.

    795. Researching in German. A Handbook for Your Visit to the Homeland of Your Ancestors.

    $ 15.00

    By Roger P. Minert and Shirley J. Riemer. 2001. Although this is an earlier publication, the places are still there! Softbound, good condition, non-circulating library edition (has library ID markings), X” x ”, 254 pages.

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  • 847. The First Century of German Language Printing in the United States of America, Volumes 1 and 2.

    847. The First Century of German Language Printing in the United States of America, Volumes 1 and 2.

    $ 24.00

    Volume 1, 1728-1807 (1,807 pages) and Volume 2, 1808-1830 (1,240 pages). A bibliography based on the studies of Oswald Seidensticker and Wilbur H. Oda. Edited by Karl John Richard Arndt and Reimer C. Eck. Compiled by Gerd-J. Bötte and Werner Tannhof using a preliminary compilation by Annelies Müller. This work covers the years 1728 to…

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  • 954. Begegnungan mit dem Familiennamen Knur (Encounters With The Family Named Knus). 35 pages

    954. Begegnungan mit dem Familiennamen Knur (Encounters With The Family Named Knus). 35 pages

    $ 15.00

    Published only in German in 2000 by Walter Knur, Uttenreuth. 35 pages.

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  • 955. KNUR-Chronik AL2000 (Knur Chronicle AL2000). 130 pages

    955. KNUR-Chronik AL2000 (Knur Chronicle AL2000). 130 pages

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    Published only in German in 2000 by Walter Knur, Uttenreuth. 35 pages.

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