Geschlechterbücher

Von dem Personenstand der adligen Geschlechter Europas wird regelmäßig Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts in den Hofkalendern, Staatshandbücher und Adelsalmanachen berichtet.
1764 wurde der berühmteste "Gothaische Hofkalender zum Nutzen und Vergnügen" das erste Mal veröffentlicht und ist seit 1951 unter dem offiziellen Namen "Genealogische Handbuch des Adels" bekannt.
Als Gegenstück des obengenannten Hofkalenders wurde ab 1889 das "Genealogische Handbuch bürgerlicher Familien" veröffentlicht und nennt sich ab 1911 "Bürgerliches Geschlechterbuch".
Das Deutsche Geschlechterbuch mit dem Titel "Genealogische Handbuch bürgerlicher Familien" erschien von 1889 bis 1943. In dieser Zeit wurden 119 Bände herausgebracht. Unter dem Namen "Deutsches Geschlechterbuch" wurde 1956 die Reihe mit dem Band 120 weitergeführt.
Durch Veröffentlichung der Stammlisten und Familienwappen in den Geschlechterbüchern erleichtern sie die Arbeit der Familienforschung. Die verschiedenen Bände sind nach Regionen des Deutschen Reiches sortiert.
Genealogisches Handbuch bürgerlicher Familien Band 1-10

Band 10/1-1908

Band 10/2-1908
Genealogisches Handbuch bürgerlicher Familien Band 11-20

Band 11-1904

Band 13-1907

Band 14-1907

Band 15-1909

Band 17-1910

Band 18/1-1910

Band 18/2-1910

Band 20-1912
Genealogisches Handbuch bürgerlicher Familien Band 21-30

Band 21/1-1912

Band 21/2-1912

Band 22-1912

Band 24-1913

Band 25-1913

Band 27-1914

Band 28-1914

Band 29-1916

Band 30-1918
Genealogisches Handbuch bürgerlicher Familien Band 31-40

Band 31-1919

Band 32-1920

Band 34/1-1921

Band 34/2-1921

Band 35-1922

Band 36-1922

Band 37-1922

Band 38-1922

Band 39-1923

Band 40-1923
Genealogisches Handbuch bürgerlicher Familien Band 41-50

Band 42-1923

Band 45-1924

Band 46-1926

Band 47-1926

Band 48-1926

Band 49-1926

Band 50-1926
Genealogisches Handbuch bürgerlicher Familien Band 51-60

Band 52-1927

Band 53-1927

Band 56-1927

Band 57-1928

Band 58-1928

Band 60-1928
Genealogisches Handbuch bürgerlicher Familien Band 61-70

Band 61-1928

Band 62-1928

Band 64-1929

Band 65-1929

Band 66-1929

Band 67-1929

Band 68-1930

Band 70-1930
Genealogisches Handbuch bürgerlicher Familien Band 71-80

Band 72-1931

Band 74-1931

Band 79-1933

Band 80-1933
Genealogisches Handbuch bürgerlicher Familien Band 81-90

Band 81-1934

Band 82-1934

Band 83-1935

Band 84-1935

Band 85-1935

Band 86-1935

Band 87-1935

Band 88-1935

Band 89-1936

Band 90-1936
Genealogisches Handbuch bürgerlicher Familien Band 91-100

Band 91-1936

Band 92-1936

Band 93-1936

Band 94-1937

Band 97-1937

Band 99-1938

Band 100-1938
Genealogisches Handbuch bürgerlicher Familien Band 101-110

Band 101-1938

Band 102-1938

Band 104-1939

Band 105-1939

Band 106-1939

Band 107-1939

Band 108-1940

Band 109-1940
Genealogisches Handbuch bürgerlicher Familien Band 111-120

Band 111-1941

Band 112-1941

Band 113-1941

Band 114-1942

Neuigkeiten der Kategorie Geschlechterbuch
Im Wandel der Zeit dürfen auch wilde Ehen in das Geschlechterbuch aufgenommen werden. Ebenfalls werden jetzt auch "Stammhalterinnen" in dem Register verzeichnet, die den Sippennamen an ihre leiblichen Kinder weitergeben. Zulässig sind in den Geschlechterbücher nicht nur das Symbol der Ehe (oo) sondern jetzt auch das Symbol für nicht eheliche Lebensgemeinschaften (o-o).