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Finding Aids for German Records (view source)
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====A Quick E-mail Check==== | ====A Quick E-mail Check==== | ||
Because many churches now have known email addresses, you can quickly check whether the parish records are stored at the parish church or have been moved to archives . If possible, do this before sending a more detailed inquiry or any money. | [http://www.google.com '''Google'''] your parish to see if its contact informations online. Because many churches now have known email addresses, you can quickly check whether the parish records are stored at the parish church or have been moved to archives . If possible, do this before sending a more detailed inquiry or any money. | ||
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==If the churches have placed the records in archives for safekeeping, which archives have jurisdiction for the area?== | ==If the churches have placed the records in archives for safekeeping, which archives have jurisdiction for the area?== | ||
Sometimes, local church records are donated to church archives for safekeeping. Also, for certain time periods, duplicates of the church records were supposed to be sent to the government to act as civil registration. So you can contact archives to find records. The trick is to locate the correct archives. Each [[Germany Genealogy#Research Instructions by 1864-1871 Region|'''Germany province page''']] has links for the appropriate archives. Some of the listings have a link to lists for the church records that can be found at the archives. Here is an example: | Sometimes, local church records are donated to church archives for safekeeping. Also, for certain time periods, duplicates of the church records were supposed to be sent to the government to act as civil registration. So you can contact archives to find records. The trick is to locate the correct archives. Each [[Germany Genealogy#Research Instructions by 1864-1871 Region|'''Germany province page''']] has links for the appropriate archives. Some of the listings have a link to lists for the church records that can be found at the archives. Here is an example: | ||