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<br>'''Alphabet Chart:'''<br>[http://rieperoots.com/images/pics-misc/germwrite.jpg Website]<br>Handwriting Guide: German Gothic:<br>[http://feefhs.org/guides/German_Gothic.pdf PDF File]<br> | <br>'''Alphabet Chart:'''<br>[http://rieperoots.com/images/pics-misc/germwrite.jpg Website]<br>Handwriting Guide: German Gothic:<br>[http://feefhs.org/guides/German_Gothic.pdf PDF File]<br> | ||
<br>'''Fraktur German True Type Fonts:'''<br>http://www.morscher.com/3r/fonts/fraktur.htm<br> | <br>'''Fraktur German True Type Fonts:'''<br>[http://www.morscher.com/3r/fonts/fraktur.htm Website]<br> | ||
<br>'''Online German dictionary:'''<br>http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/dings.cgi?lang=en&service=deen&opterrors=0&optpro=0&query=Gastst%E4tte&iservice=&comment=<br> | <br>'''Online German dictionary:'''<br>[http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/dings.cgi?lang=en&service=deen&opterrors=0&optpro=0&query=Gastst%E4tte&iservice=&comment= Website]<br> | ||
<br>'''Helpful books''' (available on amazon):<br>German-English Genealogical Dictionary by Ernest Thode<br>If I Can, You Can Decipher Germanic Records by Edna Bentz<br>Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents by Roger P. Minert<br> | <br>'''Helpful books''' (available on amazon):<br>German-English Genealogical Dictionary by Ernest Thode<br>If I Can, You Can Decipher Germanic Records by Edna Bentz<br>Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents by Roger P. Minert<br> | ||
'''<br>Other resources:'''<br>'''Facebook:'''<br>There are several | '''<br>Other resources:'''<br>'''Facebook:'''<br>There are several Facebook pages that are tremendous resources for help. These are closed group pages, you must request to join in order to post and read posts. | ||
<br>Baden-Württemberg Genealogy<br>Germany Genealogy<br>Genealogy Translations (for German and other languages)<br> | <br>Baden-Württemberg Genealogy<br>Germany Genealogy<br>Genealogy Translations (for German and other languages)<br> | ||
<br>'''Video:'''<br>Fred Held gives an excellent overview of German research:<br>http://tinyurl.com/5twb3y6<br> | <br>'''Video:'''<br>Fred Held gives an excellent overview of German research:<br>[http://tinyurl.com/5twb3y6 My Experiences in German Family Research]<br> | ||
'''<br>Article:'''<br>Elsie Saar has written an article that contains many useful tips to know in order to decipher German church records:<br>http://narafriends-pittsfield.org/gechurch.htm<br> | '''<br>Article:'''<br>Elsie Saar has written an article that contains many useful tips to know in order to decipher German church records:<br>[http://narafriends-pittsfield.org/gechurch.htm Article]<br> | ||
<br>'''History:'''<br>If you’re interested in the historical background and everyday life of your ancestors in Germany, you must read a book by Teva Scheer called “Our Daily Bread: German Village Life, 1500-1850” It can be purchased on amazon.com.<br> | <br>'''History:'''<br>If you’re interested in the historical background and everyday life of your ancestors in Germany, you must read a book by Teva Scheer called “Our Daily Bread: German Village Life, 1500-1850” It can be purchased on amazon.com.<br> | ||
<br>'''Funeral Practices:'''<br>Generally speaking, one does not find old graves in Germany. Plots were leased for a number of years (10-25), after which the body is exhumed and the grave reused.<br>https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Germany_Funerary_Customs_and_Practices<br> | <br>'''Funeral Practices:'''<br>Generally speaking, one does not find old graves in Germany. Plots were leased for a number of years (10-25), after which the body is exhumed and the grave reused.<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Germany_Funerary_Customs_and_Practices Germany Funerary Customs and Practices]<br> | ||
<br>'''Jewish Genealogy:'''<br>A supersearch site for Jewish genealogy in Bavarian Swabia:<br>http://jgbs.org/SuperSearch.php<br>facebook page: Descendants of Jewish Families from Jebenhausen Wuerttemberg (Germany) | <br>'''Jewish Genealogy:'''<br>A supersearch site for Jewish genealogy in Bavarian Swabia:<br>[http://jgbs.org/SuperSearch.php Website]<br>facebook page: Descendants of Jewish Families from Jebenhausen Wuerttemberg (Germany) | ||
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'''Family Books'''<br>Württemberg<br>On the 1st of January 1808 the King of Wuerttemberg appointed the ministers of the church to act as civil servants with respect to the documentation of vital state of the population. This meant that the ministers had to deliver to the government all information about birth, marriage and death events. The government also specified the form of how this should be done. One of these forms was what is now called family book. This law was valid until 1st of January 1876 when the newly founded civil offices took over this task all over Germany. | '''Family Books'''<br>Württemberg<br>On the 1st of January 1808 the King of Wuerttemberg appointed the ministers of the church to act as civil servants with respect to the documentation of vital state of the population. This meant that the ministers had to deliver to the government all information about birth, marriage and death events. The government also specified the form of how this should be done. One of these forms was what is now called family book. This law was valid until 1st of January 1876 when the newly founded civil offices took over this task all over Germany. | ||
Baden<br>The Grand Duchy of Baden followed Württemberg two years later with some marginal differences. With the 1st of January 1810 the ministers of majority church had to act as civil servants in so far as they had to deliver each year copies of all entries of the church books to the | Baden<br>The Grand Duchy of Baden followed Württemberg two years later with some marginal differences. With the 1st of January 1810 the ministers of majority church had to act as civil servants in so far as they had to deliver each year copies of all entries of the church books to the grand ducal government. This had to be done by the minister for all Christian denominations, the minor ones included. An exception was made for the Jewish denomination. Here the 'Rabbiner' was to appointed to keep the vital records like a minister and report them to the Grandduke. Moreover the government demanded that all records had to be written in German only. The use of Latin was now forbidden - by the government! Another gran ducal order demanded that the ministers delivered an alphabetical name register for each year. | ||
Historical Remark<br>All these acts have to be considered as spillover effects of the ideas of the French revolution, e.g. requiring the complete separation of the church and the state. These revolutionary ideas combined with ideas of Napoleon I about the organization of a modern state were the background of the new form of church books in Baden and in Wuerttemberg after 1800. (Written by Dieter Joos) | Historical Remark<br>All these acts have to be considered as spillover effects of the ideas of the French revolution, e.g. requiring the complete separation of the church and the state. These revolutionary ideas combined with ideas of Napoleon I about the organization of a modern state were the background of the new form of church books in Baden and in Wuerttemberg after 1800. (Written by Dieter Joos) | ||