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===Example #1===
===Example #1===
Here is part of an entry from MeyersGaz.org. (The whole entry can be studied at [https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/10788067 Heusenstamm, MeyersGaz].)
<div style="display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap">
<div style="width:300px; padding-right:1em">
The most important facts here are:<br>
#Heusenstamm is in '''Offenbach Kreis''' (Kr).
#In 1871,  had its own Standesamt (StdA) or civil registration office.
#It has its own Catholic parish church.
#By clicking on the "Ecclesiastical" option, we learn that the closest protestant church is 2 miles away in Bieber.
</div>
<div style="width:500px; padding-right:1em">
[[File:MeyersGaz.png|500px]]
</div>
</div>
*If you find several towns of the same name, checking each one for the birth record of your ancestor may be needed to narrow down the field.
===Example #2===
*Here is part of another entry from MeyersGaz.org.  (The whole entry can be studied at [https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/21109084 Wellheim, MeyersGaz].)
*Here is part of another entry from MeyersGaz.org.  (The whole entry can be studied at [https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/21109084 Wellheim, MeyersGaz].)
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===Example #2===
Here is part of an entry from MeyersGaz.org. (The whole entry can be studied at [https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/10788067 Heusenstamm, MeyersGaz].)
<div style="display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap">
<div style="width:300px; padding-right:1em">
The most important facts here are:<br>
#Heusenstamm is in '''Offenbach Kreis''' (Kr).
#In 1871,  had its own Standesamt (StdA) or civil registration office.
#It has its own Catholic parish church.
#By clicking on the "Ecclesiastical" option, we learn that the closest protestant church is 2 miles away in Bieber.
</div>
<div style="width:500px; padding-right:1em">
[[File:MeyersGaz.png|500px]]
</div>
</div>
*If you find several towns of the same name, checking each one for the birth record of your ancestor may be needed to narrow down the field.


== Determining the Location of a Civil Registration Office ==
== Determining the Location of a Civil Registration Office ==
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