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===Your ancestor was born after 1874=== | ===Your ancestor was born after 1874=== | ||
You can consult Civil Registration (Standesamt) records. Most of these records fall under German privacy laws. Read more about privacy laws at http://www.genealogy-sh.de/E/law.htm | You can consult Civil Registration (Standesamt) records. Most of these records fall under German privacy laws. Read more about privacy laws at http://www.genealogy-sh.de/E/law.htm | ||
If you want to contact a Civil Registration office in Schleswig-Holstein see addresses listed here: | If you want to contact a Civil Registration office in Schleswig-Holstein see addresses listed here:http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/SHFam//StA-SH.pdf | ||
If you want to know which Standesamt is responsible for the ancestor’s town consult Meyers Orts- und Verkehrslexikon. | If you want to know which Standesamt is responsible for the ancestor’s town consult Meyers Orts- und Verkehrslexikon. | ||
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