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==Parish Inventories==
==Parish Inventories==
A parish inventory is a reference book which lists all the localities in a region and then identifies the Catholic or Protestant parish that served them. Some are available online.
A parish inventory is a reference book which lists all the localities in a region and then identifies the Catholic or Protestant parish that served them. Some are available online.
For more information, see [[Germany Websites--Reference and Training#Parish Register Inventories|Parish Register Inventories]] and [[Germany Church Directories|Germany Church Directories.]]
For more information, see [[Germany Websites--Reference and Training#Parish Register Inventories|Parish Register Inventories]] and [[Germany Church Directories|Germany Church Directories.]]<br>
 
If you are able to visit the FamilySearch Main Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, go to the international floor of the library. Workers at the help desk there are familiar with their large collection of parish inventories. They will be able to assist you in researching which parishes served your ancestors' town.
 
==Hansen's Map Guides==
==Hansen's Map Guides==
If you are at the FamilySearch Main Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, these excellent reference volumes will identify parish boundaries.
If you are at the FamilySearch Main Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, these excellent reference volumes will identify parish boundaries.
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