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| | Guide to '''Namibia ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. |
| | ==Information== |
| | Namibia is a country in Africa bordered by [[Angola Genealogy|Angola]], [[Zambia Genealogy|Zambia]], [[Botswana Genealogy|Botswana]], and [[South Africa Genealogy|South Africa]]. It was formerly under the rule of [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]] and [[South Africa Genealogy|South Africa]]. The official language is English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Namibia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia, accessed 25 April 2016.</ref> |
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| Namibia is located in South West Africa. It is bound by Angola to the north, Zambia to the northeast, Botswana to the east, South Africa to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
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| == Getting started with Namibia research == | | ==Namibia Map== |
| | Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Namibia. |
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| == Jurisdictions == | | == Regions == |
| | Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Namibia. Namibia is divided into the following regions: |
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| == Featured Content ==
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| '''Kriegsgraber in Namibia''' (war graves)
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| Herero - War 1904
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| Our tribute to one man’s final passion, capturing images and indexing, benefits generations, with records of young military leaders, saved from the sands of time. <br>
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| The photos following describe in actual depiction selfless efforts restoring respect to those unable to repay the deed in kind.
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| Access to images of GPS'd cemeteries and headstones from Herero War require permission. Please email [mailto:obcr@gmx.com obcr@gmx.com] for password and directions.
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| == Research Tools ==
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| *[http://www.looking4kin.com/group/namibia-genealogy Looking 4 Kin Genealogy & Family History Network - Namibia]
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| *[http://www.genealogylocator.com/results/namibia.html Namibia Links]
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| *[http://genforum.genealogy.com/namibia/ Namibia Genealogy Forum]
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| *[http://www.libdex.com/data/7/3840.html Libdex Namibia University]
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| *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_country-nam.html#AFR-NAMIBIA Mailing List]
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| == Did you know? ==
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| == Help Wanted == | | ==References== |
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