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*Details about the town will also help: | *Details about the town will also help: | ||
**the county (Kreise) and "Bezirkamt" of that town, | **the county (Kreise) and "Bezirkamt" of that town, | ||
**where the civil registration office ("Standesamt") was, | |||
**where the closest Evangelical Lutheran or Catholic parish church was (depending on their religion), | **where the closest Evangelical Lutheran or Catholic parish church was (depending on their religion), | ||
**if you have only a village name, you will need the name of the larger municipality it was part of. | **if you have only a village name, you will need the name of the larger municipality it was part of. | ||
**in he case of larger cities with several parishes and/or civil registration office: the street address, or the specific parish, or a list of all the parishes. | **in he case of larger cities with several parishes and/or civil registration office: the street address, or the specific parish, or a list of all the parishes. | ||
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*Use [[Germany Finding Town of Origin|'''Germany Finding Town of Origin''']] as a guide in exhausting every possible record to find what you need.<br> | *Use [[Germany Finding Town of Origin|'''Germany Finding Town of Origin''']] as a guide in exhausting every possible record to find what you need.<br> | ||
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== Determining the Location of a Civil Registration Office == | == Determining the Location of a Civil Registration Office == | ||
Research your town name in [http://www.meyersgaz.org '''MeyersGaz.org'''] to find the location of the registry office (''Standesamt''). It is indicated by the abbreviation '''"StdA"'''. <br> | Research your town name in [http://www.meyersgaz.org '''MeyersGaz.org'''] to find the location of the registry office (''Standesamt''). It is indicated by the abbreviation '''"StdA"'''. <br> | ||