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#Search '''''Germany Online Genealogy Records''''' in the first chart.  
#Search '''''Germany Online Genealogy Records''''' in the first chart.  
#Prior to 1871, Germany consisted of many countries which united in 1871. Records were kept or organized by these countries/states. Search the '''''state databases''''' at [[Online Germany Genealogy Records by State|Online Germany Genealogy Records by State]]. For help determining the pre-1871 country of a particular town, use [[Germany Gazetteers#Meyers_Gazetteer|Meyers Gazetteer]].  
#Prior to 1871, Germany consisted of many countries which united in 1871. Records were kept or organized by these countries/states. Search the '''''state databases''''' at [[Online Germany Genealogy Records by State|Online Germany Genealogy Records by State]]. For help determining the pre-1871 country of a particular town, use [http://www.meyersgaz.org/  MeyersGaz].  
#Only a small percentage of German records are online. Many more have been microfilmed. Use the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] to find '''''microfilmed records''''' that can be searched at your local [https://familysearch.org/locations/ Family History Center] or the [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Library Family History Library] in Salt lake City, Utah.  
#Only a small percentage of German records are online. Many more have been microfilmed. Use the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] to find '''''microfilmed records''''' that can be searched at your local [https://familysearch.org/locations/ Family History Center] or the [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Library Family History Library] in Salt lake City, Utah.  
#Many more '''''records are available in Germany'''''. [[Germany Websites--Reference and Training|Germany Websites--Reference and Training]] lists many online sources for determining where you might access these records in archives, churches, and other repositories in Germany.
#Many more '''''records are available in Germany'''''. [[Germany Websites--Reference and Training|Germany Websites--Reference and Training]] lists many online sources for determining where you might access these records in archives, churches, and other repositories in Germany.
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| style="width:50%; border:2px solid black; padding:7px; vertical-align:top" | <center>'''Church Records and Vital Records'''<br> <br></center> <center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Births, Baptisms or Christenings, Marriages, Deaths or Burials'''''</span></center> <br>  
| style="width:50%; border:2px solid black; padding:7px; vertical-align:top" | <center>'''Church Records and Vital Records'''<br> <br></center> <center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Births, Baptisms or Christenings, Marriages, Deaths or Burials'''''</span></center> <br>  
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2134301 Netherlands, Bibliothèque Wallonne, Card Indexes], ca. 1500-1858. Abstracts of baptisms, marriages, deaths, and memberships from French Protestant parish registers from Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Card index.
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2134301 Netherlands, Bibliothèque Wallonne, Card Indexes], ca. 1500-1858. Abstracts of baptisms, marriages, deaths, and memberships from French Protestant parish registers from Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Card index.
<span style="color: #cc9999">'''Please note that the following collections, while covering the same time periods, are not duplicate databases. Each should be searched to guarantee coverage of all currently available records.  These are growing collections, and should be searched again in the future. Ancestry.com and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local [https://familysearch.org/locations/ Family History Center] or the [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Library Family History Library] in Salt Lake City, Utah. '''</span><br>
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