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[[Image:Civil_reg_1875.jpg|thumb|<center>German civil registration. Red indicates areas that began before 1876. Prussia (green) started in October 1874.</center>}alt=German civil registration. Red indicates areas that began before 1876. Prussia (green) started in October 1874.]] | [[Image:Civil_reg_1875.jpg|thumb|<center>German civil registration. Red indicates areas that began before 1876. Prussia (green) started in October 1874.</center>}|alt=German civil registration. Red indicates areas that began before 1876. Prussia (green) started in October 1874.]] | ||
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Between 1850 and 1876, all territories instituted civil registration. The two main time periods were October 1874, when all of Prussia begain their registers, and 1 January 1876, when the rest of the constituent members of the German Empire followed. <br><br> | Between 1850 and 1876, all territories instituted civil registration. The two main time periods were October 1874, when all of Prussia begain their registers, and 1 January 1876, when the rest of the constituent members of the German Empire followed. <br><br> | ||
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A direct relationship to the subject of the record sought should only be required in cases where the required time period has not yet elapsed. Even if there is no direct relationship, the records may be accessible if it can be shown that all "participating parties" have died at least 30 years ago. Participating parties are both parents and the child in birth records, and both spouses in a marriage record. | A direct relationship to the subject of the record sought should only be required in cases where the required time period has not yet elapsed. Even if there is no direct relationship, the records may be accessible if it can be shown that all "participating parties" have died at least 30 years ago. Participating parties are both parents and the child in birth records, and both spouses in a marriage record. | ||
===Ancestry=== | |||
Ancestry.com has many German civil registration records, which are indexed and searchable. A list of the German civil registration collections can be found in Ancestry's [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/catalog/?keyword=civil&location=3253_1652381 Card Catalog]. | Ancestry.com has many German civil registration records, which are indexed and searchable. A list of the German civil registration collections can be found in Ancestry's [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/catalog/?keyword=civil&location=3253_1652381 Card Catalog]. | ||
===FamilySearch Catalog=== | |||
FamilySearch has microfilmed many civil registration records. To find civil registration records in the FamilySearch Catalog, search the Place Search under: | FamilySearch has microfilmed many civil registration records. To find civil registration records in the FamilySearch Catalog, search the Place Search under: | ||
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The collections of FamilySearch continue to grow as new records are microfilmed or digitized. To view some digitized records you may need to be at a FSC or Affiliate Library, or be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. | The collections of FamilySearch continue to grow as new records are microfilmed or digitized. To view some digitized records you may need to be at a FSC or Affiliate Library, or be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. | ||
===FamilySearch Images=== | |||
FamilySearch Images also contains German civil registration records, which may be found by searching the location of your civil registration office of interest in [https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/ Images]. | FamilySearch Images also contains German civil registration records, which may be found by searching the location of your civil registration office of interest in [https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/ Images]. | ||
===Other Online Records=== | |||
Additional online records for the individual provinces of the German Empire are listed on the civil registration page for each province: | Additional online records for the individual provinces of the German Empire are listed on the civil registration page for each province: | ||
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