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[[Image:{{germazer}}]]''[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Civil Registration'''<br><br> | [[Image:{{germazer}}]]''[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Civil Registration'''<br><br> | ||
Birth, marriage, and death records made by the government are called “civil registration” in the Place Search of the '' | Birth, marriage, and death records made by the government are called “civil registration” in the Place Search of the ''FamilySearch Catalog'' for Germany, Russia, and most other nations. The same kind of records are called “vital records” in the Canada and United States sections of the same catalog. Records of births, marriages, and deaths are commonly referred to as “vital records” because they refer to critical events in a person's life. Civil registration records are an excellent source for accurate information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, deaths, and divorces. | ||
See the ''[[Germany Civil Registration|Germany Civil Registration]]'' Wiki article for details about civil registration in Germany. See the ''[[Canada Vital Records|Canada Vital Records]]'' Wiki article, provincial Wiki articles, ''[[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]]'', and state Wiki articles for details about vital records in those places. | See the ''[[Germany Civil Registration|Germany Civil Registration]]'' Wiki article for details about civil registration in Germany. See the ''[[Canada Vital Records|Canada Vital Records]]'' Wiki article, provincial Wiki articles, ''[[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]]'', and state Wiki articles for details about vital records in those places. |
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