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If you cannot find other clues to narrow down the list of towns, you might have to check each town until you find the records you need. | If you cannot find other clues to narrow down the list of towns, you might have to check each town until you find the records you need. | ||
==If you are looking for civil registration records (anything after 1876, and in some states sooner), where was the Standesamt (civil registry)? Where is it today?== | ==If you are looking for civil registration records (anything after 1876, and in some states sooner), where was the Standesamt (civil registry)? Where is it today?== | ||
Standesamt records in the FamilySearch collection will be listed by the Standesamt of the town in | Standesamt records in the FamilySearch collection will be listed by the Standesamt of the town in 1871, as found in Meyer's Gazetteer. For records never microfilmed or digitized, and for more recent records, you will need to write to the current Standesamt. Several offices have been merged to save money. So you will have to find the current Standesamt with jurisdiction over your town. | ||
===Determine the Standesamt (Civil Registry Office) Location=== | ===Determine the Standesamt (Civil Registry Office) Location=== | ||
*In [http://www.meyersgaz.org '''MeyersGaz.org'''] the location of the Standesamt is indicated by the abbreviation '''"StdA"'''. This will be the location used in the '''FamilySearch Catalog.''' | *In [http://www.meyersgaz.org '''MeyersGaz.org'''] the location of the Standesamt is indicated by the abbreviation '''"StdA"'''. This will be the location used in the '''FamilySearch Catalog.''' | ||