Emigrant database for Schleswig-Holstein


Another website for Schleswig-Holstein research.
http://www.rootdigger.de/
Rootdigger - Emigrants Database - Genealogy Schleswig-Holstein
www.rootdigger.de
Genealogical research in Schleswig-Holstein, about emigrants from there.Finding of ancestors. Database of 45,000 - 50,000 emigrants/immigrants.Treatises about Schleswig-Holstein, historical maps.

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