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=== Privacy Laws === | === Privacy Laws === | ||
Until recently, stringent rights-to-privacy requirements in Germany limited access to all civil registration records created in 1876 or later to the subject of the document and their parents, siblings, and direct-line descendants. | Until recently, stringent rights-to-privacy requirements in Germany limited access to all civil registration records created in 1876 or later to the subject of the document and their parents, siblings, and direct-line descendants. | ||
A law passed in February 2007, the [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personenstandsrechtsreformgesetz Personenstandsrechtsreformgesetz], makes civil registration records more accessible for family history research. Since 1 January 2009 the records are accessible to any researcher after these time periods have passed: | A law passed in February 2007, the [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personenstandsrechtsreformgesetz Personenstandsrechtsreformgesetz], makes civil registration records more accessible for family history research. Since 1 January 2009 the records are accessible to any researcher after these time periods have passed: | ||
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*[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Germany,_Hesse,_Civil_Registration_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Germany, Hesse, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | *[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Germany,_Hesse,_Civil_Registration_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Germany, Hesse, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | ||
The collections of FamilySearch continue to grow as new records are microfilmed or digitized. Do not give up if the records you need are not available. FamilySearch.org is updated frequently and new historical collections are being added continuously. Check it periodically to see if the records you need have been added. | The collections of FamilySearch continue to grow as new records are microfilmed or digitized. Do not give up if the records you need are not available. FamilySearch.org is updated frequently and new historical collections are being added continuously. Check it periodically to see if the records you need have been added. | ||
==== Locating Records not on Microfilm or Online ==== | ==== Locating Records not on Microfilm or Online ==== | ||