Germany

[006] Inden

Wikipedia Page -
Inden is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Inde, approx. 10 km north-west of Düren. In the area around Inden lignite is extracted in open-pit mines. Several hundreds of inhabitants have been resettled in the 1990s and 2000s because of these activities.
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www.inden.de | History of Inden |

Location:
- Inden is located on the Inde River southwest of Julich and Kirchberg S5 p 10 (Map),
- "Inden stretched along the west bank of the river [Inde]; only its northern half was more than one street wide. An extension of the settlement along the east-west Highway 56, which traversed a bridge in the center of town, occupied the far bank." S5 p 179,
- Coordinates: 50.863178 6.357256

Inde River:
- The Inde River is a small tributary of the Roer River - S5 p 103, It is about 25 feet wide, very difficult to wade or drive a tank across. S5 p 179,
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The Battle at/for Inden, WW2: (Last of November, 1944)
- "The Battle For Inden" - S5 page 178,
- Resources - S6, S7, S8, S9, WW2 Timeline,

[007] Resources

Cyndis List - Germany

WikiPedia - Germany

FamilySearch Wiki - Germany Page - https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Germany

German Research Center (Ancestry.com)

Germany Church Records (FamilySearch Wiki) - https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Germany_Church_Records
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The German Connection - Good German Research article with lots of links
- Internet Genealogy, July 2008, page 47-51.
- c/genealogy/newsletters/Internet Genealogy July 2008.doc (issue index)

Ahnenforschungen Der Katalog - (Genealogy Catalogue) - http://www.ahnenforschungen.de/
- In German - Translate using Google Chrome Browser
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German Federal Archives
- http://www.bundesarchiv.de/index.html.de (in German - Translate using Google Browser)
- WikiPedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Federal_Archives
- Koblenz Location:
Potsdamer Straße 1
56075 Koblenz Postal Address: 56 064 Koblenz

Phone: 0261/505-0
Fax: 0261/505-226
E-mail: koblenz@bundesarchiv.de
Professional main archive service: Phone: 0261/505-383
image archive: Phone: 0261/505-382 Fax: 0261/505-430 E Email: bild@bundesarchiv.de

German Old Script Specialists - http://germanhandwriting.com/
- Professional Translators specializing in German Genealogy.

German Genealogical Digest - http://feefhs.org/links/Germany/ger-digest/frg-ggdp.html

Germany Genealogy Resources - http://feefhs.org/links/germany.html

English to German Dictionary: http://www.germandictionary.org/

FamilySearch:
https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/German_Word_List

https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Germany_Letter_Writing_Guide

https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Germany

- German Script Tutorial Link,
- Handwriting Guide: German Gothic (PDF) Link,
- Germany Handwriting (Wiki) Link,
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Hamburg Passenger List
Terminology - https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Hamburg_Passenger_List_Terminology
FamilySearch Wiki Page: https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Hamburg_Passenger_Lists
FamilySearch Resource Guide: Doc1375.pdf

Tips for finding your German Immigrant Ancestors Hometown in Germany - (2009 by Joe Beine - Doc1376.pdf

German Ancestry:
Discover your German family history and start your family tree. Find resources for many regions and access genealogy records including
census, land and cemetery records. This website is dedicated to making German ancestry research as free as possible. However, that is
not always easy. There are a limited number of free resources available so you may have already seen some of the links below. Sometimes
websites go offline and others may start charging for their resources without notice. So it's possible that some of the links in this website may
not work.

German Research Guide - Language, Surnames - (FTmag, April 2016, page 18)

"Pinpoint German Places with Meyers Gazetteer Online" - FamilyTree Magazine, Jan/Feb 2017, page 68 - Link to Gazetteer -

"Deciphering German Records" FamilyTree Mag,, July 2020 - http://enews.familytreemagazine.com/q/iqBIW2xROZD7tAni5l-Xx61h3Qavkte-0vNhm36S1WHRpQCQIi0Tge5RA

1. Archivportal - Digital Archival Material & Info on archival facilities all over Germany. More than 200 archives - https://www.archivportal-d.de/
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"German Naming Traditions Genealogists Should Know" FamilyTree Magazine - http://familytreemagazine.com/names/first-names/german-naming-traditions/ [accessed 27 March 2023]

Meyers Gazetteer: https://www.meyersgaz.org/ (Accessed 16 Sept 2023) -
- When it comes to doing genealogical research and finding the records of your ancestors, there are two very important things you need to know. The time frame you are looking in, and the location. This is particularly important in German research because Germany’s boundaries have changed many times over the centuries. The Meyers Gazetteer website is one of the best websites to help you maneuver the geography of Germany.

"Traditional German Clothing and Your German Heritage" - https://www.lulus.com/blog/resources/traditional-german-clothing-german-heritage/ [accessed 1 Feb 2024]

[009] Misc.

"I have read the church records that are in the Archives in Koblenz. I couldn't read every word but was able to understand most of the words. Some of the records were written in French. This was at the time of the French occupation. I didn't know that the civil records were in Huffelsheim." S3,

Ancestry.com Databases (136, 31 July 2014) - Link to List -

- German Church Records - FTmag, Oct 2023, Page 42
- The Germany Research Page - www.familysearch.org/search/location/continental-europe/germany
- German Alphabet Chart - FTmag, Oct 2023, Page 72
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[010] Langenselbold -

Location:
State: Hesse S10, Link -
Coordinates: 50°11' N 9°02' E S10,
Google Map: http://www.maplandia.com/germany/hessen/darmstadt/main-kinzig-kreis/langenselbold/
On the river Kinzig, 10 Km east of Hanau

City of Langenselbold: http://www.langenselbold.de/

Church:
Images: I1,

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[011] Maps -

German Map - S11,

Oberhausen - Niederhausen - Haas Family
Langernselbold - Fischer Family
Pfaffen-Beerfurth - Klinger Family

Mileage:
- Langenselbold to Bad Kreuznach: 56 miles
- Pfaffen-Beerfurth to Langensbold: 32 miles

"Maps of German Empire..." Genealogy's Star, 25 Sept 2015

Here is a list of the map collections:

Map of the Empire of Germany from 1782
Deutschlandkarte von 1813
General-Karte von Europa 1845-1847
Atlas des Deutschen Reichs von 1883
Karte des Deutschen Reichs von 1907
Monumentaler Plan von Breslan 1910
Justus Perthes' Karte des Deutschen Reiches
Karte des Deutschen Reiches

These are all on this one website. In addition, here are some more detailed maps on the same website:

Map of the Kingdom of Saxony at a scale of 1: 240,000
Lusetian Mountains and Ještěd Ridge 1: 100,000
Summary sheets of maps of the German Reich at all scales Published by the Reich Office of recording Berlin.
Information Sheet of the special map of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy 1: 75.000 and in scale 1: 75,000 existing overseas leaves Provided by Günter Ofner available.
For the development of the map series "map of the German Reich" 1: 100,000

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[012] Prussia -

[012-001] Location:
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[012-002]- Is Prussia the same as Germany?
Not exactly. At its peak Prussia included half of modern Poland and all but southern Germany. Though itself one of Germany’s many states, the kingdom of Prussia was comprised of: West Prussia, East Prussia, Brandenburg (including Berlin), Saxony, Pomerania, the Rhineland, Westphalia, non-Austrian Silesia, Lusatia, Schleswig-Holstein, Hanover, and Hesse-Nassau.

However, historians recognize Prussia as the predecessor to a unified German state. Otto Von Bismarck, Prussia’s prime minister, was instrumental in Germany’s creation. Seeing an opportunity to expand Prussian influence (and dreaming of a unified German empire), Bismarck seized territory through wars with Denmark and Austria. He also declared a new alliance among Prussia and the German states, called the North German Confederation (1867–1871). [S12]

[012-003]- Does the Country of Prussia Still Exist?
No. After goading France into war (and quickly winning), Bismark negotiated a unified German Empire in 1871. Prussia remained the dominant power in the German Empire until its dissolution in 1918 after World War I.

Along its way to the top of the German heap, Prussia became a synonymous with militarism. The German Empire was dissolved after its defeat in World War I, but Prussia remained a state of the interwar Weimar Republic. It wasn’t until after World War II that “Prussia” was erased from the map of Europe.

Because of Prussia’s prominence in German history, you can often find the same resources for Prussian ancestors as you would for your “German” ancestors. You can find a list of online resources specifically for Prussian ancestry on the FamilySearch Wiki.

But all this history—including the 20th-century decline of “Prussia” as a nation-state—doesn’t change how natives of the land were referred to in the many documents referencing Prussia from the 1800s and early 1900s. (Aside, of course, from giving researchers some mental anguish!) [S12]

[012-004] Links:
- WikiPedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussia
- The German Reich 1871-1918: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussia#/media/File:Deutsches_Reich_(1871-1918)-en.png

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Sources
	Source Citation	Image (Click for larger View) (To Magnify larger image - use CTRL + )
S1	Thode, Ernest. Atlas for Germanic Genealogy. Heritage House, 1982. Bk2884
S2	Map: Germany, Bad Kreuznach area including Niederhausen and Oberhausen. Original Source unknown. Wilma Haas Lucas Papers. Acc001836	Ph8934.jpg
S3	Letter. From Wilma Haas Lucas to Wolfgang Götz, 28 Aug 1994. Acc001841/Ph8938.jpg
S4	Journal Article: "Die Bergbau-Denkmäler am Lemberg" ("The Mining Monuments at the Lviv"). Der Anschnitt Zeitschrift Fur Kunst Und Kultur Im Bergbau (The Gate Magazine for Art and Culture in the Mining). 4-5/1978, page 149-166. Wilma Haas Lucas Papers. Acc001861/ - Illustration Captions Translations (Google Translate) - Doc0523.odt. - Scans of Magazine Article (Front Cover, Table of Contents, Pages 149-166: Doc2035.pdf
S5	Book: Yeide, Harry. The Longest Battle: September 1944 to February 1945, from Aachen to the Roer and Across. Zenith Imprint, 2005. Bk3341
S6	Web Page: My War: The Fights at the Inde. http://www.faem.com/mywar/inde.htm (The anonyous author was a soldier in the German 3d Panzergrenadier Division)
S7	"The Battle of Inden" Combat Interviews, 104th Infantry Division, National Archives. Hoegh ad Doyle, 149-51.
S8	Journal, 413th Infantry Regiment.
S9	First United States Army, Report of Operations, 1 August 1944-22 February 1945
S10	Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langenselbold
S11	Map: Germany. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, Sept. 1991. Acc003039/Doc1926.pdf Doc1926.pdf (Color) (Portion of Map) Page 1: Map Legend Page 2: Map of Palatinate Area of Germany Page 3: BW map of Palatinate Area with locations marked in color
S12	"Prussian History, Understanding" - (FamilyTree Magazine Article) - https://familytreemagazine.com/heritage/prussian/what-is-prussia/ - Includes a map of Prussia 1871-1918
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