Berlin
Berlin is the capital and the biggest city of Germany. Historically, Berlin was one of the largest cities in Europe. By 1910, the city of Berlin had a population of 2,071,257! Learn more about the history of Berlin here.
Research in Berlin can be challenging, because immigrants to the United States have historically reported "Berlin" as their place of origin. For some, this was not actually true, and they were more accurately from a place near Berlin, rather than in the city of Berlin itself. We can help you determine if this was the case with your immigrant ancestor. Read more about finding the hometown of your German immigrant ancestor here.
Here are a few of the resources we have created to help you with your Berlin research:
- Articles on Berlin Civil Registration and
- How to Use the Berlin City Street Guide
- We've also included an article to help you learn how to use Berlin Evangelical Parish Jurisdictions
The Berlin street index to civil registration jurisdictions:
There is a Berlin city directory database covering 1799-1943 at Berliner Adressbücher available online, which can be very useful.
Also, experiment with the modern street index (in German) Berliner Stadtplan- & Straßenarchiv.
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