Ancestry ( http://www.ancestry.com ) recently announced a launch of a new historical records collection that covers over six million names from German a variety of collections. At the same time Ancestry has launched German-language sister site Ancestry.de.

This new collection includes passenger lists (Hamburg passenger lists, which list over five million people who sailed from Hamburg between 1850 and 1934), census records, ships crew lists, family history, and local history.

Ancestry’s international sites now include Ancestry.de, Ancestry.ca, and Ancestry.com.au .