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*[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/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/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/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. | *[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> | ||