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| In many regions, it was also common for the local church records to function in the role of civil registries. This is especially true in the further eastern regions (ie. West Prussia, East Prussia). | | In many regions, it was also common for the local church records to function in the role of civil registries. This is especially true in the further eastern regions (ie. West Prussia, East Prussia). |
| | *''[[MEDIA:German marriage handout templated jan 2017.pdf|Overview of Marriage Laws and Customs (handout)]]'' |
| ===History=== | | ===History=== |
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| For more information, see [[Germany Church History|Germany Church History]] and [[Germany History|Germany History]]. | | For more information, see [[Germany Church History|Germany Church History]] and [[Germany History|Germany History]]. |
| | | *''[[MEDIA:German marriage handout templated jan 2017.pdf|Overview of Marriage Laws and Customs (handout)]]'' |
| ===Duplicate Church Records (''Kirchenbuchduplikate'')=== | | ===Duplicate Church Records (''Kirchenbuchduplikate'')=== |
| '''Use duplicates, where available, to supplement parish registers that are missing or illegible. ''' | | '''Use duplicates, where available, to supplement parish registers that are missing or illegible. ''' |