Explore your ethnic German heritage from the comfort of your own computer! This revised 2nd edition highlights important German resources on popular genealogy websites including Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org, as well as lesser-known resources such as Archion.de, Matricula.eu and the massive Germany-based site Compgen.de. With helpful illustrated step-by-step instructions, you'll learn how to use each website to its fullest potential for your German ancestors, including how to get around language barriers and navigate the various German states that have existed throughout the centuries. In addition, this book contains links to the best websites to consult when answering key German genealogy questions, from unpuzzling place names to locating living relatives in the old country. More highlights include navigating German Roman Catholic records, connecting villages and parishes, a German genealogy resource map and learning to utilize AI for genealogy such as the new translation tool, DeepL. Go further with your family history by discovering the secrets of your German ancestors.