Links for German Language and Culture





Google Translate
Here you can have text or a webpage "machine" translated from German to English or English to German for free. Other languages are also supported.

Germany Letter Writing Guide from the Family History Library

German-English Online Dictionary

German-American Heritage from the German National Tourist Office

The Atlantic Times - Monthly Newspaper from Germany in English

The German Way Website
The website for Hyde Flippo's book, The German Way. Includes information about culture and life from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Lots of great photos. And I'll bet you didn't know that Leonardo DiCaprio is of German descent. Well worth a visit.

European Focus Photography
James Derheim or one of his guides will travel to the German (or European) village of your ancestors and send you pictures, history and more. He can also arrange private tours.

German-American History & Heritage

The German-Americans
Excellent website in book format with chapters like "Why Germans Left Home." Great reading.

The Max Kade Institute for German American Studies

Chronology of Germans in America 1608-1990
From the Library of Congress Website -- a brief history of German Emigration to America, part of their Germans in America series

German Civic Heraldry from the International Civic Arms site
Has coats of arms for Germany, each German state and many towns and counties (Kreise)

Johann Sebastian Bach Family Tree

Grimm Brothers Homepage
A complete information page about the lives of the brothers Grimm. Includes a chronology of their life with some family history information.

Amazon.de
Amazon.com's online German bookstore.

German Embassy and Information Center (in the USA)

Germany's National Tourist Board
Site is in English or German.

Goethe Institute (in English)
A non profit organization that promotes German language and culture.

German Search Engines