Ethnologue

c/o Barbara Grimes, Summer Institute of Linguistics Inc, International (SIL)
Linguistics Center, 7500 West Camp Wisdom Road, Dallas, TX 75236, USA
Includes many resources to help research endangered languages and access to a publications library
http://www.ethnologue.com/ethno_docs/introduction.asp

LinguaLinks

resource found on ethnologue.com find endangered languages that exist in a geographic area, and determine the decline, stability, or expansion of the language
http://www.ethnologue.com/LL_docs/sociolx_bkshlf.asp

SIL Electronic Working Papers (SILEWP)

serial publication of SIL International. Resource for papers on languages and culture, especially lesser known and endangered languages
http://www.sil.org/silewp/

CDEL: Center for the Documentation of Endangered Languages

founded by the American Indian Studies Research Institute to establish an archive to document and preserve records of Native American languages, including digital recordings and linguistic documentation and analysis.
http://www.indiana.edu/~aisri/

The Endangered Language Fund, Inc (ELF)

c/o Doug Whalen, Department of Linguistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA supports the study of endangered languages and promotes the maintenance of those languages in the native community provides a resource list of endangered languages included in the ELF programs and instruction in those languages whalen@haskins.yale.edu
http://www.ling.yale.edu/~elf/
http://sapir.ling.yale.edu/~elf/study.html

E-MELD: Electronic Metastructure for Endangered Languages Data

Resource for preservation of data and the development of infrastructure for electronic archive collaboration. Includes Language Search, Metadata Search Engine, Unicode Input Facility.
http://saussure.linguistlist.org/cfdocs/emeld/

DOBES: Dokumentation Bedrohter Sprachen

Documentation of Endangered Languages
http://www.mpi.nl/DOBES/

Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project

http://www.hrelp.org

The Rosetta Project

http://www.rosettaproject.org:8080/live

Archive of the Indigenous Languages of Latin America (AILLA)

Archivo de los Idiomas Indígenas de Latinoamérica
http://www.ailla.utexas.org/

The Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA)

International scholarly organization representing American Indian linguistics, the scientific study of the languages of the native peoples of North, Central and South America.
http://www.ssila.org/

Gesellschaft für bedrohte Sprachen e.V.

Association for Endangered Languages
http://www.uni-koeln.de/gbs/

The Foundation for Endangered Languages

c/o Nicholas Ostler, Batheaston Villa, 172 Bailbrook Lane, Bath BA1 7AA. nostler@chibcha.demon.co.uk
http://www.ogmios.org

International Clearing House for Endangered Languages (ICHEL)

c/o Kazuto Matsumura, Department of Asian and Pacific Linguistics, Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan kmatsum@tooyoo.L.u-tokyo.ac.jp
http://www.tooyoo.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ichel/ichel.html

Terralingua: Partnerships for Linguistic and Biological Diversity

c/o David Harmon, PO Box 122, Hancock, Michigan 49930-0122, USA
http://nas.ucdavis.edu/

UNESCO (World Languages Report)

c/o Paul Ortega, UNESCO Centre Basque Country, Alameda de Urquijo, 60, ppal.Dcha, E-48011 Bilbao, Pais Vasco (Spain) unescopv@eurosur.org
http://www.unescoeh.org/

Univeral Declaration of Linguistic Rights

c/o Follow-up Committee, Rocafort 242 bis, 08029 Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain ciemen@troc.es
http://www.indigo.ie/egt/udhr/udlr.html

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Germans in America

The German Americans: An Ethnic Experience

Online book
http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/kade/adams/toc.html

Monatshefte / Max Kade Institute Directory of German Studies

Order the book online. Online version not available.
http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/books/2192.htm

Max Kade Institute Houses and Centers

http://maxkade.miis.edu/MaxKadeCenters.html

Kade-Duesenberg German House and Cultural Center, Valparaiso University

http://www.valpo.edu/foreignlang/germanhouse/index.html

Max Kade German-American Center at the Deutsche Haus-Athenaeum, Indianapolis

http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/kade/gacinfo.html

Max Kade/SGAS Home Page (IUPUI)

http://www-lib.iupui.edu/kade/home.html

German Society of Pennsylvania

http://gsp.library.net/

German-Americana Collection

University of Cincinnati
http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/ger_americana/

Brown County Historical Society

New Ulm, Minnesota
http://browncountyhistorymnusa.org/

Deutsches Haus

New Orleans
http://www.deutscheshaus.org

German Achievements in America

http://www.GermanHeritage.com/Publications/cronau/

The German-American Experience

North Dakota State University
http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/grhc/

German-American History & Heritage

http://www.germanheritage.com/

German-Bohemian Heritage Society

http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/

Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, Inc.

http://pages.prodigy.net/halschwalm/jshahome.html

The 32nd Indiana Infantry: the 1st German

http://www.geocities.com/ind32ndinfantry/

Herald of Heritage

http://enquirer.com/editions/2000/06/18/loc_herald_of_heritage.html

MainStrasse Village

http://www.mainstrasse.org/

German Society of Pennsylvania

http://www.germansociety.org/

Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center

http://www.schwenkfelder.com/

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Texas German Towns

New Braunfels, Texas

http://familyfun.go.com/travel/places/feature/famf59braunfels/

Roundtop

Descriptions of German buildings in the area
http://www.thc.state.tx.us/heritagetourism/itineraries/htroundtop.html

Muenster, Texas

http://www.ci.muenster.tx.us/

Gonzales, TX

http://www.texasescapes.com/DEPARTMENTS/Local_Personalities/Gonzales/

Boerne, TX

http://www.drelocation.com/Texas/kendall/boerne.htm

Texas Escapes

Contains a directory of all Texas towns.
http://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Texas_towns_A_to_Z.htm

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Texas German Newspapers

New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung

From the Texas Handbook Online
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/NN/een5.html

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Texas German Organizations

German-Texan Heritage Society

physical address: 507 East 10th Street, Austin, TX
mailing address: P.O. Box 684171, Austin, Texas 78768-4171
"promoting awareness and preservation of the German heritage of Texas."
Information on history, guest speakers, activities, events, books and more regarding German culture throughout Texas. Information on journals published by the society, and also books that may be ordered on Texas German history through the Eakin Press.
http://www.gths.net/

German-Texan Heritage Walking Tour

See historical German buildings in downtown Austin.
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/german/volksmarsch.html

Texas German Society

http://www.texasgermansociety.com