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Also, a parish may have kept separate books for affiliated villages, both in the original and as duplicates. Sometimes only part of the record set has survived and is available in an archive or on microfilm. This is especially important to understand in regard to records filmed by the Family History Department. Descriptions in the FamilySearch Catalog may only list the name of the parish and thus give the impression that the complete book has been filmed. If the ancestor is not found, the researcher needs to check the film carefully to determine which parts of the church records it contains. The parish in question may have included several villages, but only the book for one village has survived.
Also, a parish may have kept separate books for affiliated villages, both in the original and as duplicates. Sometimes only part of the record set has survived and is available in an archive or on microfilm. This is especially important to understand in regard to records filmed by the Family History Department. Descriptions in the FamilySearch Catalog may only list the name of the parish and thus give the impression that the complete book has been filmed. If the ancestor is not found, the researcher needs to check the film carefully to determine which parts of the church records it contains. The parish in question may have included several villages, but only the book for one village has survived.


'''Online Records'''
===Online Records===
*1800 - 1870 {{RecordSearch|1395660|Germany, Baden, Church Book Duplicates, 1800-1870}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*1800 - 1870 {{RecordSearch|1395660|Germany, Baden, Church Book Duplicates, 1800-1870}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
===Research Tutorials at FamilySearch===
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/489 '''Hansen’s Map Guides: Finding Records with Parish Maps''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/12 '''German Church and Civil Records''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/873 '''German Church Records and Beyond: Deepen Your Research Using a Variety of Town Records''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/375 '''Old German Script Part 1''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/377 '''Old German Script Part 2''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/426 '''Old German Script (German Church and Civil Records) Part 3''']


== Information Recorded in Church Records  ==
== Information Recorded in Church Records  ==
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