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:*The infobox with the website will appear directly on a this page. | :*The infobox with the website will appear directly on a this page. | ||
==Finding Church Records== | |||
==Consult Meyers' Gazetteer for Parish Information== | ===1. Consult Meyers' Gazetteer for Parish Information=== | ||
To find out where the Evangelical Lutheran or Catholic parish church overseeing your ancestor's town was (depending on their religion), start with Meyer's Gazetteer, '''''Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-lexikon des deutschen Reichs''''', the gazetteer on which the FamilySearch catalog for Germany is based. | To find out where the Evangelical Lutheran or Catholic parish church overseeing your ancestor's town was (depending on their religion), start with Meyer's Gazetteer, '''''Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-lexikon des deutschen Reichs''''', the gazetteer on which the FamilySearch catalog for Germany is based. | ||
*Use [http://www.meyersgaz.org/ '''MeyersGaz'''], the digital gazetteer, to find the details you need, particularly: | *Use [http://www.meyersgaz.org/ '''MeyersGaz'''], the digital gazetteer, to find the details you need, particularly: | ||
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===Example #1=== | ====Example #1==== | ||
*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=== | ====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].) | Here is part of an entry from MeyersGaz.org. (The whole entry can be studied at [https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/10788067 Heusenstamm, MeyersGaz].) | ||
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==Parish Inventories== | ===2. 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.]]<br> | For more information, see [[Germany Websites--Reference and Training#Parish Register Inventories|Parish Register Inventories]] and [[Germany Church Directories|Germany Church Directories.]]<br> | ||
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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. | 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== | ===3. 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. | ||
*Hansen's Map Guides''' - [[Media:1-Map_Guide,_Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Map_Guide,_Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Map_Guide,_Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]<br> | *Hansen's Map Guides''' - [[Media:1-Map_Guide,_Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Map_Guide,_Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Map_Guide,_Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]<br> | ||
==Ask the Community== | ===4. Ask the Community=== | ||
[https://community.familysearch.org/s/group/0F93A000000LhYOSA0/germany-genealogy-research '''The Germany Genealogy Research Group'''] is a community of volunteers with experience in German research.You can post questions on their website, and they can assist you with tracking down these details. | [https://community.familysearch.org/s/group/0F93A000000LhYOSA0/germany-genealogy-research '''The Germany Genealogy Research Group'''] is a community of volunteers with experience in German research.You can post questions on their website, and they can assist you with tracking down these details. | ||