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Finding Aids for German Records (view source)
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==Where are the Lutheran church and the Catholic church that would have records for the town?== | ==Where are the Lutheran church and the Catholic church that would have records for the town?== | ||
The two dominant religious groups in Germany were Catholics and Evangelical Lutherans. Your town may have been the site of the main parish church for one or both of the religions, or it might have been a village within a larger parish. So your next task is to find the parish church that kept the records for your town. | The two dominant religious groups in Germany were Catholics and Evangelical Lutherans. Your town may have been the site of the main parish church for one or both of the religions, or it might have been a village within a larger parish. So your next task is to find the parish church that kept the records for your town. | ||
===If Your Town Is Still in Germany=== | |||
Here are some methods you can use to find the parishes for areas still in Germany today: | |||
====Meyer's Gazetteer==== | |||
There are two ways that Meyer's Gazetteer can inform you on parish location: | |||
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'''In the main entry, if the town has its own parish, it will say so for both Catholic (kath. Pfk.) and Lutheran (ev. Pfk.). See an example in the red box.''' | |||
[[File:Meyers parish info.png|500px]] | |||
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'''At the top of the main entry, there is an option to click on "Ecclesiastical"'. | |||
[[File:Meyers ecclesiastical.png|500px]] | |||
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'''This will bring up a list of all the closest Catholic and Lutheran parishes and their distance from the town.''' '''You can then check those parishes for records about your ancestor.''' | |||
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[[File:Church list meyers.png|500px]] | |||
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===If Your Town Is No Longer in Germany=== | ===If Your Town Is No Longer in Germany=== | ||
Remember, the town will still be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog as it was in Meyer's Gazetteer. However, if you need to''' write for records''', you will use the address in Kartenmeister. | |||
====Kartenmeister==== | ====Kartenmeister==== | ||
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===Kevan Hansen's “Map Guide to German Parish Registers”=== | ===Kevan Hansen's “Map Guide to German Parish Registers”=== | ||
Kevan Hansen has prepared a 53-volume guide to maps of all the parishes in Germany, both Cathoilc and Lutheran (with information about minority religious groups--Jewish, French Protestant, etc.). To learn about these guides and how to use them, watch this online course: [https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/489 '''Hansen’s Map Guides: Finding Records with Parish Maps.'''] These are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. They can also be purchased online at bookstores such as Amazon.com. To determine which volume to use or purchase, consult Handout #2 in the online course. | Kevan Hansen has prepared a 53-volume guide to maps of all the parishes in Germany, both Cathoilc and Lutheran (with information about minority religious groups--Jewish, French Protestant, etc.). To learn about these guides and how to use them, watch this online course: [https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/489 '''Hansen’s Map Guides: Finding Records with Parish Maps.'''] These are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. They can also be purchased online at bookstores such as Amazon.com. To determine which volume to use or purchase, consult Handout #2 in the online course. | ||