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	Federation of East European Family History Societies - German and central European genealogy database.
	Germans-From-Russia.org - Features genealogy of German Russian immigrants, the German settlements on the Russian Volga River, and online resources for Germans from Russia research.
	Germans from Russia Cultural Preservation Foundation - Dedicated to heritage and genealogy preservation for Germans from Russia.
	Germans from Russia Heritage Collection - Collects, documents, exhibits, preserves, publishes, translates, promotes and makes accessible resources on history, folklore and culture of the Germans from Russia.
	Stemwede Genealogy - Research genealogy for the Stemwede area and the areas surrounding it in central Germany. Includes maps, family databases and church records.
	World GenWeb - Germany Genealogy - Resource for genealogists researching their German ancestors.
	Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany WorldGenWeb Project - Genealogy of the Palatinate area of Germany.
	German Surname Origins - links to some surname specific sites. (Genealogy Today).
	Deutsche Dienstelle (WASt) - for the notification of next-of-kin of members of the former German Wehrmacht who were killed in action. An agency with large information resources on members of the German forces, especially POW, KIA and MIA, also on foreign POW in German custody. Tracing requests can be submitted online.
	Christine's Genealogy - Ship arrivals and departures for Hawaii, 1819 Census for Mecklenburg, Schmalbeck-Schmadebeck Ancestors, ships leaving Bremen in 1856, old medical and occupation terms in German/English.
	Genealogical Research in North Germany - A list of available resources, by the US Consulate General, Hamburg.

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