Many years have passed since North America has seen any of its national boundaries change. Most of the World has proven less stable of recent decades. Even Europe has seen its share of change. World history is wroth with the ebb and flow of political and military boundaries. During the middle ages and on up to the First World War a modest portion of western-central Europe was a land of ever changing boundaries. In the heart of this area were the German people. At different times, different rulers and governments ruled the various lands, including areas of modern France, Austria, and more. As maps changed, so did the names of towns and parishes throughout the region. At one point a town may have a German name, and at another time a French name. Sorting out the names of places, as they would have appeared on records and documents at any particular time in history is difficult. Fortunately, researches have spent countless hours reviewing and documenting these variation.
Alsace-Larraine: Atlantic Bridge to Germany is the result of one such endeavor. In this book, the researcher will discover indexes and maps of place names in Alsace and Lorraine during the time of the German Empire (1871-1918). There are indexed alphabetically in both French and German. The book also includes a list of available records in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, as well as a short history and how to research the area.
Like a Disney cartoon, this book was out of print for nearly seven years. Fortunately, the author, Charles M. Hall, has granted rights to Origins. Origins has been pulled the book from the vaults, as it were, reprinted and re-released the book for 2012.
Table of Contents
Introduction and Explanation
Geography
Language
History
Immigration History
Emigration History
Military
Industry and Natural Resources
Transportation and Communication
Religion
Censorship
Personality of People
Family History Library
Church Records
Civil Registration
Census
Archives in France
Genealogical Societies in France
Resources for Alsace-Lorraine Research
Internet Websites
Bibliography
Word List (English, German, French)
Key to Map Terms
Government Districts
Cantons
Kreis Map and List
Key to Map Pages
Maps of Alsace-Lorraine
Placenames (alphabetized by German name)
Placenames (alphabetized by French name)
Alsace-Larraine: Atlantic Bridge to Germany is available from Family Roots Publishing; Item #: OBK531, Price: $24.45.