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Depending on the size of the town or village where your ancestors lived, it might have had its own parish church. It might have been too small, and people attended church (and had their records kept) in a nearby larger town. The same thing applies to civil registry offices. So now you need to do a little more geographic reference work to find out the names of those larger towns, if necessary. | Depending on the size of the town or village where your ancestors lived, it might have had its own parish church. It might have been too small, and people attended church (and had their records kept) in a nearby larger town. The same thing applies to civil registry offices. So now you need to do a little more geographic reference work to find out the names of those larger towns, if necessary. | ||
[[File:Blue check.png|25px]] '''Use | [[File:Blue check.png|25px]] '''Use gazetteers, and directories to determine these important facts about the town:''' | ||
*the location of the Lutheran or Catholic parish for the town | *the location of the Lutheran or Catholic parish for the town | ||
*the location of the civil registration office for the town | *the location of the civil registration office for the town | ||