Village Reference Books

Published resources relating to Donauschwaben Villages

Ortssippenbuch, Familienbuch or Ortsfamilienbuch:

Ort means place; Sippe means kinship or tribe; Buch means book.  It should list all of the families of that particular village with their genealogical data in alphabetical order. All genealogical connections known to the author should be given.

Guidelines for the compilation of these books

Ortsnamenbuch Guide - Image

Heimatbuch:

Tells the history of the village and only a few of them provide all of the names of inhabitants in former times.

Bildband:

Mostly pictures but may contain village information.

 
 

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