Germany, Prussia, Brandenburg, Angermünde, Miscellaneous City Records - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions

*[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900. If the officiator of a marriage or death was a minister, you may be able to determine to which religion or congregation your ancestor belonged. Look for church records of the birth, marriage, or death which may provide more information on the family.

*Switch to a different record collection. Depending on the time period, German Civil Registration records or German Church records may be more useful.                                                                                                 

*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images. Pay special attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try variations on the pronunciation.