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==Locating the Church Records== | ==Locating the Church Records== | ||
'''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?''' | ||
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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. | ||