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*Published information [online or in print] is good as a base for research, but you should verify it through research in original records whenever possible.<br> | *Published information [online or in print] is good as a base for research, but you should verify it through research in original records whenever possible.<br> | ||
*Whenever both church- and civil records are available, check both sets. The records served different purposes and may complement each other in the details provided<br> | *Whenever both church- and civil records are available, check both sets. The records served different purposes and may complement each other in the details provided<br> | ||
*After WW II, many areas of east Germany were given to other countries such as Poland and the Czech Republic. A new article,[[Finding parish registers for formerly eastern Germany areas now in other countries|Finding parish registers for formerly eastern Germany areas now in other countries]], announces searchable digitized parish registers in archives of those countries. | |||
==== Geography and history<br> ==== | ==== Geography and history<br> ==== | ||
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