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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerburg Westerburg ]is now in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.&nbsp; During the time of the German Empire it was in the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau and Family Search has indexed its records under that jurisdiction. Until 1803 it was an independent sovereign territory (''Grafschaft'').<br>
-'''PUBLICATIONS'''<br>
+=== '''PUBLICATIONS'''<br>  ===
 For a list of helpful publications about Westerburg, see [https://sites.google.com/site/geschichtswerkstattwesterburg/westerburger-chronologie-1/literatur ''Geschichtswerkstatt-Westerburg: Literatur'']
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 See also the pamphlets in the very helpful series [https://sites.google.com/site/geschichtswerkstattwesterburg/westerburger-hefte ''Westerburger Hefte'' ]<br>
-'''CHURCH RECORDS'''<br>
+=== '''CHURCH RECORDS'''<br>  ===
-The following three transcripts can be found at the Ev. Kirchengemeinde Westerburg office in Westerburg along with other church record books.<br>
+'''Indices'''
+The baptisms and marriages found in the early Lutheran church records have been indexed by Family Search volunteers.&nbsp; The burial records have not been indexed.<br>
+*The location search term for the church is "Evangelisch, Westerburg, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia"<br>
+*While the location search term for the town is "Westerburg, Hessen-Nassau, Preußen, Germany"<br>
+See, [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Germany_Births_and_Baptisms_%28FamilySearch_Historical_Records%29 Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898]<br>
+:[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Germany_Marriages_%28FamilySearch_Historical_Records%29 Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929]<br>
+<br> '''Microfilm Copies of the Original Registers'''
+For the microfilm copies of the original church record books, see [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/191619 Kirchenbuch, 1641-1876].&nbsp; The early records are written in the old German script and the entries are in a mixture of German and a little Latin.&nbsp;
+'''Transcripts'''
+The following three transcripts can be found at the Ev. Kirchengemeinde Westerburg office in Westerburg along with some of the other church record books.
 “Kirchenbuch der ev. Gemeinde Westerburg 1641-1699.” Transcript. 9 August 2000. Ev. Kirchengemeinde Westerburg office, Westerburg, Germany
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 “Kirchenbuch der ev. Gemeinde Westerburg 1700-1752.” Transcript. 9 August 2001. Ev. Kirchengemeinde Westerburg office, Westerburg, Germany
-“Kirchenbuch der ev. Gemeinde Westerburg 1753-1809.” Transcript. May 2002. Ev. Kirchengemeinde Westerburg office, Westerburg, Germany<br>
+“Kirchenbuch der ev. Gemeinde Westerburg 1753-1809.” Transcript. May 2002. Ev. Kirchengemeinde Westerburg office, Westerburg, Germany
-The transcripts above are just that typed transcripts of the original church books and are much easier to read than the originals.<br>
+The transcripts above are just that typed transcripts of the original church books and are much easier to read than the originals<br>
-See [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/191619 Kirchenbuch, 1641-1876] for the microfilm copies of the original church record books.&nbsp; The early records are written in the old German script and the entries are in a mixture of German and a little Latin.&nbsp;
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 [[Category:Hessen-Nassau,_Preussen,_Germany]] [[Category:Rheinland-Pfalz,_Germany]] [[Category:Germany]]