Promoting the Heritage of Our German Ancestors
Bavarian Emigration Requests
The names of emigrants from the Pfalz region of Bavaria were extracted from notices in official Bavarian legal newspapers. These notices were published to inform the public about those people who were preparing to emigrate so that any monetary claims could be settled. The current dataset covers the years between 1831 and 1842. The digitized newspapers continue until 1878, so more names will be added in the future.
To access the newspapers for the ‘Auswanderung der Pfalz’ information.
1. https://digipress.digitale-sammlungen.de/
2. Select ‘Zeitungsliste’ either at the top tabs or the larger one.
3. Select the ‘K’
4 Scroll down to find ‘Königlich bayerisches Amts- und Intelligenzblatt für die Pfalz’. Select that.
5. That brings up the Calendar for all the years.
6. Select the year for the record. That brings up the Calendar for that year.
7. Select the month and date of the record. That brings up the whole newspaper for that day.
8. There might be two days listed. Select the one that say ‘Beilage’, Supplement.
9 Select the page number, listed on the right side.
10. Look for the paragraph that says “Auswanderungsanzeige”. Look for the name.
11. There might be several paragraphs on one page that have that heading.
1. https://digipress.digitale-sammlungen.de/
2. Select ‘Zeitungsliste’ either at the top tabs or the larger one.
3. Select the ‘K’
4 Scroll down to find ‘Königlich bayerisches Amts- und Intelligenzblatt für die Pfalz’. Select that.
5. That brings up the Calendar for all the years.
6. Select the year for the record. That brings up the Calendar for that year.
7. Select the month and date of the record. That brings up the whole newspaper for that day.
8. There might be two days listed. Select the one that say ‘Beilage’, Supplement.
9 Select the page number, listed on the right side.
10. Look for the paragraph that says “Auswanderungsanzeige”. Look for the name.
11. There might be several paragraphs on one page that have that heading.
Here is one example of such a notice, along with a translation of the article using Google Lens and Translate.
Translation with names of interest found in the database:
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