Are you using Meyers.Gaz.org to research your German ancestors? You should be! The Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs or Meyers Gazetteer (you may also hear it referred to as “Meyers Orts-”) was published in 1912 as a comprehensive list of every place name in the Second German Empire, which was in existence from 1871 to 1918.
German genealogy expert Jim Beidler takes us on a quick step-by-step tour through using MeyersGaz.org, the digitized version of the Meyers Gazetteer. This free website has searchable data from the leading geographical dictionary of pre-WWI Germany. Learn what the Meyers Gazetteer is and how it can unlock secrets in your German genealogy research.
MeyersGaz.org: www.meyersgaz.org/
Read Jim's full article on using MeyersGaz.org to find German place names at www.familytreemagazine.com/he....
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