Finding Your German Ancestors is a brief but thorough introduction to German research. It presents the most up-to-date sources and resources for successful German research. Many German archives are accessible via the Internet and Finding Your German Ancestors is the first reference work to include these vital contacts. And because identifying documents is key to German research it contains sample illustrations of typical German documents as well as contact sample information for major repositories of German records. With its straightforward approach and easy-to-read style this book is sure to become a standard reference work for beginning German researchers.