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==Germany Genealogy Research Using the Wiki - Video Series== | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/1093 '''Germany Research With the Wiki Part 7 of 14: Germany Wiki Province Pages:'''] Learning to use a German province page on the FamilySearch Research Wiki to access church and civil registration records by using the online databases, FamilySearch Historical records, and addresses and support for writing for genealogical records, specific to each province/state of Germany. Links for German Empire and current locations. | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/1094 '''Germany Research With the Wiki Part 8 of 14: Finding Aids for German Records:'''] Learn to use German reference finding aids to determine the Lutheran parish, Catholic parish, civil registry location of your German ancestors' town of origin, so you can locate church records and civil registration records to further your genealogy research and complete your family history goals. | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/1095 '''Germany Research With the Wiki Part 9 of 14: Germany Indexed Records:'''] Learn a methodical strategy for compiling German church or civil records about a family to complete a family group. Learn to use search engines to search indexed databases of German vital records. | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/1096 '''Germany Research With the Wiki Part 10 of 14: Reading Original German Records:'''] Learn to read original German church and civil registration by learning to read Old Gothic or Kurrent script and the basic genealogical vocabulary found in those records. | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/1107 '''Germany Research With the Wiki Part 11 of 14: Germany Online Civil Registration:'''] Learn how to 1) locate online databases of German civil registration, 2) use the FamilySearch Catalog to find online records, and 3) find addresses for the correct Standesamt (civil registry) to write for German birth, marriage, and death records. | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/1098 '''Germany Research With the Wiki Part 13 of 14: Germany Archives:] Learn how to find church and civil registration records preserved in German church archives or government archives. | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/1099 '''Germany Research With the Wiki Part 14 of 14: Writing for German Records:'''] Learning how to write a letter in German to churches, civil registries, or archives to request a search for birth, marriage, or death records to help with your genealogy. | |||
==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
Civil registration records are records of births, marriages, and deaths kept by the government. German terms for these records include Standesamtsregister, Zivilstandsregister, or Personenstandsregister. They are an excellent source for information on names and dates and places of births, marriages, and deaths. These records are kept by the civil registrar [German: Standesbeamte] at the civil registry office (Standesamt). Because they cover about 98% of the population and often provide more information than church records, civil registration records are important sources for German genealogical research. <br><br> | Civil registration records are records of births, marriages, and deaths kept by the government. German terms for these records include Standesamtsregister, Zivilstandsregister, or Personenstandsregister. They are an excellent source for information on names and dates and places of births, marriages, and deaths. These records are kept by the civil registrar [German: Standesbeamte] at the civil registry office (Standesamt). Because they cover about 98% of the population and often provide more information than church records, civil registration records are important sources for German genealogical research. <br><br> | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
*Civil registration in the German Empire began between 1792 and 1876, depending on the locality. | *Civil registration in the German Empire began between 1792 and 1876, depending on the locality. | ||