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For some research purposes, such as correspondence, you need to know the modern jurisdictions for the place where your ancestor lived. This may also help you find the ancestral town on modern maps. This information can often be found online by using a German-language specific search engine, such as Google.de. | For some research purposes, such as correspondence, you need to know the modern jurisdictions for the place where your ancestor lived. This may also help you find the ancestral town on modern maps. This information can often be found online by using a German-language specific search engine, such as Google.de. | ||
The following post- WWII gazetteer is available through | The following post- WWII gazetteer is available through FamilySearch centers and may also be found at some large public libraries: | ||
Müller, Friedrich. ''Müllers Großes Deutsches Ortsbuch (Müllers German gazetteer).'' 12th Edition. Wuppertal-Barmen: Post und Ortsbuchverlag Postmeister A.D. Friedrich Muller, 1958. (FS Library book 943 E5m 1958; film 1,045,448; fiche 6,000,343-54.) | Müller, Friedrich. ''Müllers Großes Deutsches Ortsbuch (Müllers German gazetteer).'' 12th Edition. Wuppertal-Barmen: Post und Ortsbuchverlag Postmeister A.D. Friedrich Muller, 1958. (FS Library book 943 E5m 1958; film 1,045,448; fiche 6,000,343-54.) | ||
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