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Total Database Records (includes all nationalities!): 23,446,441 (FREE to search)

Please take the time to explore our site and its features;
as an example, the section providing searches of other individual databases.
But, don't stop there. And check for new material at least monthly.

SEE WHAT'S NEW/UPDATED:

01/31/2026 Added 4,965 records to the Baptism database (St Vincent de Paul RC Church, Williamsburg).
01/13/2026 Added 14,588 records to the Births database (Manhattan 1870) that were missing from the original index;
11/11/2025 Gravesend database modified to display the record page numbers for each name searched.
11/11/2025 Added 110 bride and 19 groom records, Kings County, various years
11/11/2025 Added 1,180 bride and 427 groom records, 1869 Kings County
09/15/2025 Added 3,331 records to the Births database (Manhattan 1868 "A" certificates) that were missing from the original index.
09/06/2025 Added 103 brides and 16 grooms; corrected 912 bride & groom records, 1866-1937 Kings County
08/27/2025 Added 1,020 brides and 12 grooms; corrected 10 bride & groom records, 1869 Kings County
08/06/2025 Added 20,521 records to the Births database (Manhattan 1871) that were missing from the original index; and 237 "Special" certificates for select years 1872-1880.
07/09/2025 Added 617 Funeral records for St. Vincent De Paul, Williamsburg, 1972-2003.

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As a group we are focused on German genealogy; however, our databases encompass ALL nationalities and are always free to search.

We invite any person interested in researching their Germanic heritage to join the German Genealogy Group and share experiences with those who range from beginners to professional genealogists.

We are an organization that was established in early 1996 by a group of knowledgeable and dedicated genealogists interested in providing support to all those researching their Germanic ancestors.

We have grown to a membership of over 1000 which includes members not only from all across the United States, but several foreign countries as well. We have grown not only in our membership, but also in our purpose and goals.

We work together in assisting our members find their “roots” by providing help sessions, finding aids, lectures, mentoring, a monthly newsletter and a forum to meet and discuss research problems and solutions.

We look to promote and encourage an interest in genealogy, educate members, and to help preserve, computerize and make available important and endangered records to be shared by all members of the genealogy community.

We share a mutual interest in genealogy and make every effort to make the GGG member experience as enjoyable and rewarding as possible. We participate in Family History Fairs, GGG Spring and Fall dinners, genealogy record preservation projects and group trips to genealogy repositories and places of genealogical interest. Join us and discover that family research is a most interesting and rewarding hobby that will enable you to discover your past and preserve your heritage.

Join us and discover that family research is the most interesting and rewarding hobby that will enable you to discover your past and preserve your heritage for future generations. Be a part of the fastest growing hobby today!

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by Family Tree Magazine!

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