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Some archives have catalogs, inventories, guides, or periodicals that describe their records and how to use them. If possible, study these guides before you visit or use the records of an archive so that you can use your time effectively.  
Some archives have catalogs, inventories, guides, or periodicals that describe their records and how to use them. If possible, study these guides before you visit or use the records of an archive so that you can use your time effectively.  
The following source is an overall guide to the collections of archives and libraries in Germany:
For a much shorter but more current list:
Pies, Eike. ''Aktuelle Adressen und Informationen für Familienforscher (Addresses and information for genealogists).'' Solingen, Germany: Verlag E. & U. Brockhaus, 1993. (FHL book 943 D24pe.) Mainly includes German state archives, state-wide church archives, and genealogical society archives.
These guides are available at the Family History Library. They may also be available at your public or university library or through interlibrary loan.
The Family History Library has copies of some published inventories as well as guides, catalogs, and directories for other libraries. The following are examples of such sources:
*Wermes, Martina, et al. ''Bestandsverzeichnis der Deutschen Zentralstelle für Genealogie Leipzig (Inventory of the German Center for Genealogy in Leipzig).'' Two Volumes. Neustadt/Aisch, Germany: Degener, 1991-1992. (FHL book 943 D25givol. 24-25m.)
*Hope, Anne, and Jörg Nagler. ''Guide to German Historical Sources in North American Libraries''. Washington, D.C., USA: German Historical Institute, 1991. (FHL book 970 A3ho.)


These types of records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under one of the following headings:  
These types of records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under one of the following headings:  
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GERMANY, [STATE], [TOWN] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS  
GERMANY, [STATE], [TOWN] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS  


=== Websites ===
== Websites ==


*[https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/topics Archives Portal Europe] provides access to information on archival material from Germany as well as information on archival institutions throughout the European continent.
*[https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/topics Archives Portal Europe] provides access to information on archival material from Germany as well as information on archival institutions throughout the European continent.
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