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Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members. | Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members. | ||
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Add any new information to your records | |||
*Use the information to find your ancestors in censuses. These can help you find additional family members | *Use the information to find your ancestors in censuses. These can help you find additional family members | ||
*Use the age in the record to find an approximate birth year, which will help you find a birth or death record. Sometimes a person is buried in a city or town in which they did not die so it is not always accurate to assume that a burial place is the same as a death place | *Use the age in the record to find an approximate birth year, which will help you find a birth or death record. Sometimes a person is buried in a city or town in which they did not die so it is not always accurate to assume that a burial place is the same as a death place | ||
*It may be helpful to look at [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Germany_Civil_Registration civil registration] information for additional information on birth, marriage, and death records | *It may be helpful to look at [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Germany_Civil_Registration civil registration] information for additional information on birth, marriage, and death records | ||
*Repeat this process with additional family members found to find more generations of the family | *Repeat this process with additional family members found to find more generations of the family | ||
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Switch to a different record collection. Depending on the time period, either German Civil Registration records or German Church records may be more useful | *Switch to a different record collection. Depending on the time period, either German Civil Registration records or German Church records may be more useful | ||