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Finding Aids for German Records (view source)
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Once you have learned the name of the town in Germany where your ancestors lived, there are several questions you need to answer: | |||
1. Are there several towns with that name, and if so, which one is the correct one? | |||
2. If you are looking for civil registration records (anything after 1876, and in some states sooner), where is the Standesamt (civil registry office) located? | |||
3. If your ancestor was Lutheran and the town does not have its own Lutheran parish church, where is the church that would have records for the town? | |||
4. If the Lutheran church has placed its records in archives for safekeeping, which archives have jurisdiction for the area? | |||
5. If your ancestor was Catholic and the town does not have its own Catholic parish church, where is the church that would have records for the town? | |||
6. If the Catholic church has placed its records in archives for safekeeping, which archives have jurisdiction for the area? | |||
7. Are any of these records microfilmed and/or digitized by FamilySearch? | |||
8. Are any of these records available online through other repositories? | |||
Some of these questions will be answered in the [[Germany Genealogy#Finding Research Instructions for Your Specific Locality|''Wiki Germany province page''']] for your[[Germany Genealogy#Finding Research Instructions for Your Specific Locality|'''province in Germany'''.]] This article will teach you about some geographical reference aids that might also help you. | |||
1. Find the province. | 1. Find the province. | ||
2. meyers and kartenmeister | 2. meyers and kartenmeister | ||