So members of the class can share insights and discoveries in various part of Germany here are the areas that each of us is researching in.
Each entry is based on the handout from the first day shows the organization of the German area starting from the Kingdom/Duchy and working down through the Districts.
| Kingdom / Duchy | Region / Province | County Seat | Districts | City / Town | Surnames | Researcher |
| Baden | Heidelberg | Eppingen | Gemmingen | FRANTZ | Frantz | |
| Bayern | BÜCHER, RIESE | Barlau | ||||
| Bayern | Oberbayern | Pfaffenhofen | SCHIMMEL | Barlau | ||
| Bayern | Pfalz | Kusel | Rothselberg | GINTHER or GINTER in US (GÜNTHER in Germany) | Littlefield | |
| Hessen | Ober-hessen | Schotten | Ortenberg | DIETZ | Barlau | |
| Preussen | Brandenburg | Frankfurt | Soldin | SCHIMMEL | Barlau | |
| Preussen | Hannover | Osnabrück | Wittlage | STUCKWITZ | Barlau | |
| Preussen | Pommern | Stettin | Naugard | Kicker, Speck | BUSS, DINS, GEHRKE | Littlefield |
| Preussen | Pommern | Unknown (There are 10 towns named Falkenberg. Haven't picked one yet.) | SCHIMMEL | Barlau | ||
| Preussen | Rheinland | Dusseldorf | Elberfeld | Mettmann | BUSCHHAUSEN, KEUSENHOFF, KOCHERSCHEID, PRITSCHAU | Littlefield |
| Preussen | Sachsen-Altenburg | Merseburg | Seekreis | JENTZSCH | Barlau | |
| Preussen | Schleswig-Holstein | Schleswig | Schleswig | Bergenhausen, Meggerdorf, Suderstapel, Erfde, Owschlag | CARSTENS, JENSEN, KNUTZEN | Littlefield |
| Preussen | Westfalen | Minden | Herford | Ridgeway | ||
| Preussen | Westfalen | Minden | Luebbecke | Ridgeway | ||
| Preussen | Westfalen | Münster | Lüdinghausen | STUCKWITZ | Barlau | |
| Preussen | Westpreussen | Danzig | Berent | HARTUN | Barlau | |
| Preussen | Westpreussen | Danzig | Stargard | BARLAU | Barlau | |
| Preussen | Westpreussen | Danzig | Danzig | BARLAU | Barlau | |
| Pruessen | Hessen-Nassau | Cassel | Gelnhausen | DIETZ | Barlau | |
| Sachsen | Kingdom of | Dresden | Meissen | ERLER, JENTZSCH | Barlau | |
| Sachsen | Kingdom of | Leipzig | Leipzig | ERLER, JENTZSCH | Barlau | |
| Unknown (there are 13 towns named Rosenhagen. Haven't picked one yet.) | SCHMIDT | Barlau | ||||
| Wurttemberg | Neckarkreis | Weinsberg | Weinsberg | KLEINDIENST, NAGELE or NAEGELIN | Wagstaff | |
| Wurttemberg | Unknown (no location identified yet) | WIRTH | Littlefield |