Since 1683, countless persons left Europe for good and millions of Americans, Australians and Africans have European ancestors. Do you know how your family came to the Americas, Australia or Africa?

With the help of Beyond History it is possible to find out more about your ancestors and where your family roots originated. You might even locate European relatives whom you did not even know existed.

Besides searching in regional emigration documents, literature and arrival records as well as own databases, we also research in the famous emigration archive in Hamburg, Germany’s biggest port city. Even today, ships' records listing over 5 million people who once emigrated from Hamburg from 1850 to 1934 are available.

Behind every single emigration stands a unique story – on both sides of the oceans. What about opening an exciting new chapter of your own history?