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• Multiple persons exist with the same given and surnames | • Multiple persons exist with the same given and surnames | ||
Listed below are categories and types of records kept. Many of the records are housed in German archives or the | Listed below are categories and types of records kept. Many of the records are housed in German archives or the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. | ||
{{Tip|Archive research requires either being onsite or hiring an onsite researcher. Some archives will respond to requests to copy a specific file, though will not search the records for a specific ancestor for you.}} <br> | {{Tip|Archive research requires either being onsite or hiring an onsite researcher. Some archives will respond to requests to copy a specific file, though will not search the records for a specific ancestor for you.}} <br> | ||
To determine what records are at the | To determine what records are at the FamilySearch Library, perform a “place search” within the FamilySearch Catalog located at http://www.familysearch.org/. You will need to know the record jurisdictions of your specific locality. (See Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog located at FamilySearch.org). The films are available for viewing at the FamilySearch Library or can be sent to a family history center near you. There are over 500 Family History Centers worldwide. To search for a family history center near you, go to FamilySearch Centers | FamilySearch.org. | ||
=== Cemetery Records === | === Cemetery Records === | ||
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=== Land/Property Records === | === Land/Property Records === | ||
'''Land/Property Records''': German Land records may provide extended generation information as it lists the chain of ownership, though they tend to apply to the nobility or wealthy. (See Germany Land and Property | Learn | FamilySearch.org ) The records may provide name, age or birth date, relationships, residency and social standing. The | '''Land/Property Records''': German Land records may provide extended generation information as it lists the chain of ownership, though they tend to apply to the nobility or wealthy. (See Germany Land and Property | Learn | FamilySearch.org ) The records may provide name, age or birth date, relationships, residency and social standing. The FamilySearch Library has microfilmed a few Land Records categorized under Place – Land and Property. Records are usually kept in the respective State Archives in Germany.<br>• Ackerstücke /Flurbücher – platt maps, parcel records<br>• Grundbucher – land records<br>• Lagerbücher – land<br>• Lehnbücher – fief record (feudal)<br>• Mieterverzeichnis – land rental/lease list | ||
=== Medical Records === | === Medical Records === | ||
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