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== Record Finder Table for Germany ==
#In column 1, find the goal you selected.
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
#In column 2, find the types of records that are most likely to have the information you need. Then search for FamilySearch Wiki articles for those topics or subject headings.  
=== Order of Records ===
#Additional records that may also be useful are listed in column 3.
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.
#The terms used in columns 2 and 3 are the same as the subject headings used in FamilySearch Wiki articles and in the Locality section of the FamilySearch Catalog.  
 
#Records containing previous research (biography, genealogy, history, nobility, periodicals, and societies) could provide information for most of the goals. These have not been repeatedly listed unless they are especially helpful for the goal.
== List of Topics ==
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This Record Finder table links to the Germany topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
===Vital Events ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| align="left" width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" | '''What you are looking for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| align="left" width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" | '''Try these records first:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" | '''Other useful records:'''
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|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Age <br><br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records, Civil <br>Registration, Jewish Records<br>
*[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
| Obituaries, Naturalization and<br>Citizenship, Schools<br>
*[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
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*[[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Germany Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[Germany Census|Census]]
*[[Germany Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Germany Schools|Schools]]
*[[Germany Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| Birth date<br><br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records, Civil <br>Registration, Jewish Records  
*[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
| Obituaries, Occupations, Census<br><br>
*[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
|
*[[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
*[[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Germany Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Germany Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Birthplace <br><br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records, Civil <br>Registration, Jewish Records <br>
*[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
| Occupations, Naturalization and <br>Citizenship, Schools, Military Records<br>
*[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
*[[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Germany Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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*[[Germany Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Germany Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Germany Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[Germany Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Boundaries (parish, district, or<br>county)<br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Gazetteers, Church History <br><br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Maps, History, Historical<br>Geography<br>
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Death<br><br><br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records, Civil Registration,<br>Jewish Records, Obituaries,<br>Newspapers<br>
*[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
| Probate Records, Court Records,<br>Occupations, Cemeteries<br><br>
*[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
*[[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Emigration information<br><br><br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Emigration and Immigration, Societies, Military Records,<br>Periodicals, Newspapers<br>
*[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
| See the FamilySearch Wiki aricle for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.<br>
*[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Germany Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
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*[[Germany Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Germany Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Germany Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Historical background<br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| History, Church History<br>
*[[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| Societies
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*[[Germany Societies|Societies]]
*[[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Language helps <br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Language and Languages<br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Handwriting<br>
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Living relatives<br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Directories, Genealogy<br>
*[[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| Societies, Periodicals
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Societies|Societies]]
*[[Germany Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| Maiden name <br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records, Civil Registration<br>
*[[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| Jewish Records, Obituaries<br>
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
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|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Marriage <br><br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Church Records, Civil Registration,<br>Jewish Records<br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Genealogy, Periodicals, Nobility,<br>Newspapers<br>
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| Naming customs<br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Names (Personal)<br>
*[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
| Genealogy, Periodicals<br>
*[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*Directories
*[[Germany Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
*[[Germany Military Records|Military Records]]
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*[[Germany Biography|Biography]]
*[[Germany Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Germany Census|Census]]
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=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Noble families<br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Nobility, Heraldry <br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Biography, Periodicals<br>
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nobility
| Occupations<br><br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records, Occupations,<br>Directories, Population<br>
 
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Census,<br>Church Directories, Dwellings<br>
*[[Germany Nobility|Nobility]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Biography|Biography]]
*[[Germany Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Parents, children, and other<br>family members <br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records, Civil Registration,<br>Obituaries, Jewish Records<br>
*[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
| Probate Records, Land and Property,<br>Naturalization and Citizenship<br>
*[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Physical description<br><br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Military Records, Biography<br><br>
*[[Germany Church Records|Church Records]]
| Genealogy, Emigration and <br>Immigration<br>
*[[Germany Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Gazetteers, Maps<br>
*Social Life and Customs]]
| Historical Geography<br>
*[[Germany Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Germany History|History]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Places of residence<br><br><br><br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Population, Church Records,<br>Emigration and Immigration,<br>Directories, Jewish Records,<br>Military Records<br>
*[[Germany Military Records|Military Records]]
| Biography, Genealogy, Census,<br>Swellings, Land and Property,<br>Periodicals Names (Personal)<br><br>
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
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===Reading German Records===
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|-
|-
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| Previous research (compiled<br>genealogy) <br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies <br><br>
*[[German Word List|German Genealogical Word List]]
| History, Biography, Nobility,<br>Dwellings<br>
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]
*[[French Genealogical Word List]]
*[https://script.byu.edu/german-handwriting/introduction German Script Tutorial]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records
*[[Germany Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
| History
|-
|-
| align="left" |Online classes
| Record-finding aids<br><br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Archives and Libraries, Church<br>History, Church Directories<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-1 Old German Script]--[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-1 1: Letters]--[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-part-2 2: Words]--[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/old-german-script-german-church-and-civil-records-part-3 3: Records]
| Societies, Periodicals<br><br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-paleography-seminar-introduction German Paleography Seminar]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-church-and-civil-records German Church and Civil Records]
|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[German Letter Writing Guide]]
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==Provinces, Kingdoms, and Duchies of the German Empire: English (German, if different)==
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|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each province of the German Empire, including links to actual records.'''
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'''Click on the names of the province or duchy to find detailed instructions for family history research for that locality.'''<br>
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'''Independent From Prussia'''<br>
*[[Anhalt, German Empire Genealogy|Anhalt]]
*[[Baden, German Empire Genealogy|Baden]]
*[[Bavaria (Bayern), German Empire Genealogy|Bavaria (Bayern)]]
**[[Saarland, Germany Genealogy|The Saar Region]]
*[[Brunswick (Braunschweig), German Empire Genealogy|Brunswick (Braunschweig)]]
*[[Elsass-Lothringen, German Empire Genealogy|Elsass-Lothringen]]
*[[Hesse (Hessen), German Empire Genealogy|Hesse (Hessen)]]
*[[Lippe, German Empire Genealogy|Lippe]]
*[[Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Empire Genealogy|Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
*[[Mecklenburg-Strelitz, German Empire Genealogy|Mecklenburg-Strelitz]]
*[[Oldenburg, German Empire Genealogy|Oldenburg]]
*[[Saxony (Sachsen), German Empire Genealogy|Saxony (Sachsen)]]
*[[Schaumburg-Lippe, German Empire Genealogy|Schaumburg-Lippe]]
*[[Waldeck and Pyrmont, German Empire Genealogy|Waldeck]]
*[[Württemberg, German Empire Genealogy|Württemberg]]
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'''Prussia (Preussen)'''<br>
*[[Brandenburg, German Empire Genealogy|Brandenburg]]
**[[The Neumark (region), Brandenburg, German Empire Genealogy|The Neumark, Brandenburg]]
**[[Berlin, Germany Genealogy|Berlin, Brandenburg]]
*[[East Prussia (Ostpreussen), German Empire Genealogy|East Prussia (Ostpreussen)]]
*[[Hanover (Hannover), German Empire Genealogy|Hanover (Hannover)]]
*[[Hesse-Nassau (Hessen-Nassau), German Empire Genealogy|Hesse-Nassau (Hessen-Nassau)]]
*[[Hohenzollern, German Empire Genealogy|Hohenzollern]]
*[[Pomerania (Pommern), German Empire Genealogy|Pomerania (Pommern)]]
**[[Vorpommern (region), Pomerania (Pommern), German Empire Genealogy|Vorpommern (Western Pomerania)]]
*[[Posen, German Empire Genealogy|Posen]]
*[[Province of Saxony (Provinz Sachsen), German Empire Genealogy|Province of Saxony (Provinz Sachsen)]]
*[[Rhineland (Rheinland), German Empire Genealogy|Rhineland (Rheinland)]]
**[[Palatinate (Pfalz), Germany Genealogy|The Palatinate (The Pfalz)]]
*[[Silesia (Schlesien), German Empire Genealogy|Silesia (Schlesien)]]
*[[Schleswig-Holstein, German Empire Genealogy|Schleswig-Holstein]]
*[[Westphalia (Westfalen), German Empire Genealogy|Westphalia (Westfalen)]]
*[[West Prussia (Westpreussen), German Empire Genealogy|West Prussia (Westpreussen)]]
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'''Thuringia (Thüringen)'''<br>
*[[Reuss Younger Line (jüngere Linie), German Empire Genealogy|Reuss Younger Line (jüngere Linie)]]
*[[Reuss Elder Line (ältere Linie), German Empire Genealogy|Reuss Elder Line (ältere Linie)]]
*[[Saxe-Altenburg (Sachsen-Altenburg), German Empire Genealogy|Saxe-Altenburg (Sachsen-Altenburg)]]
*[[Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha), German Empire Genealogy|Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha)]]
*[[Saxe-Meiningen (Sachsen-Meiningen), German Empire Genealogy|Saxe-Meiningen (Sachsen-Meiningen)]]
*[[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach), German Empire Genealogy|Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach)]]
*[[Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, German Empire Genealogy|Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt]]
*[[Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, German Empire Genealogy|Schwarzburg-Sondershausen]]


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'''City-States'''<br>
*[[Bremen, German Empire Genealogy|Bremen]]
*[[Hamburg, German Empire Genealogy|Hamburg]]
*[[Lübeck, German Empire Genealogy|Lübeck]]
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Revision as of 08:51, 15 June 2015

This table can help you decide which records to search.

  1. In column 1, find the goal you selected.
  2. In column 2, find the types of records that are most likely to have the information you need. Then search for FamilySearch Wiki articles for those topics or subject headings.
  3. Additional records that may also be useful are listed in column 3.
  4. The terms used in columns 2 and 3 are the same as the subject headings used in FamilySearch Wiki articles and in the Locality section of the FamilySearch Catalog.
  5. Records containing previous research (biography, genealogy, history, nobility, periodicals, and societies) could provide information for most of the goals. These have not been repeatedly listed unless they are especially helpful for the goal.
What you are looking for: Try these records first: Other useful records:
Age

Church Records, Civil
Registration, Jewish Records
 Obituaries, Naturalization and
Citizenship, Schools
Birth date

 Church Records, Civil
Registration, Jewish Records 		Obituaries, Occupations, Census

Birthplace

Church Records, Civil
Registration, Jewish Records
Occupations, Naturalization and
Citizenship, Schools, Military Records
Boundaries (parish, district, or
county)
 Gazetteers, Church History

Maps, History, Historical
Geography
Death


 Church Records, Civil Registration,
Jewish Records, Obituaries,
Newspapers
 Probate Records, Court Records,
Occupations, Cemeteries

Emigration information


 Emigration and Immigration, Societies, Military Records,
Periodicals, Newspapers
 See the FamilySearch Wiki aricle for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
Historical background
 History, Church History
 Societies
Language helps
Language and Languages
 Handwriting
Living relatives
 Directories, Genealogy
 Societies, Periodicals
Maiden name
Church Records, Civil Registration
 Jewish Records, Obituaries
Marriage

Church Records, Civil Registration,
Jewish Records
 Genealogy, Periodicals, Nobility,
Newspapers
Naming customs
 Names (Personal)
 Genealogy, Periodicals
Noble families
 Nobility, Heraldry
Biography, Periodicals
Occupations

 Church Records, Occupations,
Directories, Population
 Naturalization and Citizenship, Census,
Church Directories, Dwellings
Parents, children, and other
family members
Church Records, Civil Registration,
Obituaries, Jewish Records
 Probate Records, Land and Property,
Naturalization and Citizenship
Physical description

 Military Records, Biography

 Genealogy, Emigration and
Immigration
Place-finding aids Gazetteers, Maps
 Historical Geography
Places of residence



 Population, Church Records,
Emigration and Immigration,
Directories, Jewish Records,
Military Records
 Biography, Genealogy, Census,
Swellings, Land and Property,
Periodicals Names (Personal)

Previous research (compiled
genealogy)
Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies

History, Biography, Nobility,
Dwellings
Religion Church Records History
Record-finding aids

 Archives and Libraries, Church
History, Church Directories
 Societies, Periodicals

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