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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:
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?
# 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?
# 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?
# 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?
# 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?
# 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?
# 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?
# Are any of these records microfilmed and/or digitized by FamilySearch?
8. Are any of these records available online through other repositories?  
# Are any of these records available online through other repositories?  
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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.
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.
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1. Find the province.
 
2. meyers and kartenmeister
* Find the province.
3. Hansens parish maps
* meyers and kartenmeister
4. Online Tricks
* Hansens parish maps
* Online Tricks
familysearch catalog
familysearch catalog
5.Google
*Google
6. Province page
*Province page
Archion
*Archion
Address directory
*Address directory
Archives
*Archives
7. email the mayor
* email the mayor
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