Finding a Place of Origin in Pre-WW II Europe

(A class project of the missionaries serving on the B-1 floor of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah)

= Overview of This Page =

Object: Find a village/town of origin when only a larger region, ethnicity or is known using sources that are searchable by name.

Note: Using records created in the country of settlement is usually the best and easiest strategy. For instance:
 * Incoming passenger lists.
 * Naturalization records.
 * Military draft records.
 * Social Security records.

Using the sources on this page may be more complex and less likely to bring success.

These sources include online databases and other records searchable by name.

= Europe General =


 * The Hamburg Passenger Lists: Ancestry.com using personal membership (personal membership required) Ancestry.com using FHL/FHC access (free access at Family History Centers)