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The Wiki page for each of the historical provinces of Germany, containing more detail about online records, and a map of Catholic dioceses can be found later in this article. | The Wiki page for each of the historical provinces of Germany, containing more detail about online records, and a map of Catholic dioceses can be found later in this article. | ||
This table does not include areas no longer in Germany. | |||
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Ancestry and FamilySearch also have a [[Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|collection]] of records taken from across Germany. | Ancestry and FamilySearch also have a [[Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|collection]] of records taken from across Germany. | ||
The Lutheran and Reformed/Calvinist churches have for the most part merged into a single Evangelical Church of Germany. This contains 20 "Regional Churches" which are listed in the table below. | The Lutheran and Reformed/Calvinist churches have for the most part merged into a single Evangelical Church of Germany. This contains 20 "Regional Churches" which are listed in the table below. In some areas the records are in government archives so those areas are listed separately in the table. | ||
The Wiki page for each of the historical provinces of Germany, containing more detail about online records, and a map of Regional Churches can be found later in this article. | The Wiki page for each of the historical provinces of Germany, containing more detail about online records, and a map of Regional Churches can be found later in this article. | ||
Of areas no longer in Germany, only the Polish provinces whose records are stored in Berlin are included in this table. | |||
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FamilySearch Catalog | FamilySearch Catalog | ||
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|Brunswick (Braunschweig) | |Brunswick (Braunschweig) | ||
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/niedersachsen/landeskirchliches-archiv-der-evang-luth-landeskirche-in-braunschweig/ Archion]<br> | |[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/niedersachsen/landeskirchliches-archiv-der-evang-luth-landeskirche-in-braunschweig/ Archion]<br> | ||
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|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/berlin-brandenburg/evangelisches-zentralarchiv-in-berlin/ Archion: Evangelical Central Archive] | |[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/berlin-brandenburg/evangelisches-zentralarchiv-in-berlin/ Archion: Evangelical Central Archive] | ||
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1491272 FamilySearch Historical Records Brandenburg and Posen] | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1491272 FamilySearch Historical Records Brandenburg and Posen] | ||
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1874205 FamilySearch Historical Records Pomerania (Pommern)] | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1874205 FamilySearch Historical Records Pomerania (Pommern)] | ||
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=== Former German areas === | |||
Large swathes of the former German Empire were lost to other countries following the World Wars. See [[Finding Parish Registers for Germany Areas Now in Other Countries|'''Finding Parish Registers for Germany Areas Now in Other Countries''']] for more in depth information about researching in those areas. | |||
===Church Records Tools=== | ===Church Records Tools=== | ||
*[[Media:Localities.pdf|'''Pdf Archive Inventory''']]: "Part 1 of 2: Church records in Archives" - is an inventory of localities and the location or archive where their records should be found. The sixth column, '''"Archives"''', gives a number. To find the name and contact information, look up that number in the second column of this .pdf:[[Media:Archive Add .pdf|Part 2: Archive Addresses.]] | *[[Media:Localities.pdf|'''Pdf Archive Inventory''']]: "Part 1 of 2: Church records in Archives" - is an inventory of localities and the location or archive where their records should be found. The sixth column, '''"Archives"''', gives a number. To find the name and contact information, look up that number in the second column of this .pdf:[[Media:Archive Add .pdf|Part 2: Archive Addresses.]] | ||
*Berlin Evangelical Central Archive Inventory Online - The [http://www.ezab.de/kirchenbuecher/provinzen.html Evangelical Central Archive in Berlin (EZAB)] holds many Lutheran church records from Eastern areas, including Ostpreussen, Schlesien, Posen, Brandenburg, Pommern, and Westpreussen. On the Website the box titled "Familienforschung" (family history research) includes a link to the listing of accessible parish registers under "[http://www.ezab.de/kirchenbuecher/kirchenbuch-suche.php Kirchenbuch-Suche]". | *Berlin Evangelical Central Archive Inventory Online - The [http://www.ezab.de/kirchenbuecher/provinzen.html Evangelical Central Archive in Berlin (EZAB)] holds many Lutheran church records from Eastern areas, including Ostpreussen, Schlesien, Posen, Brandenburg, Pommern, and Westpreussen. On the Website the box titled "Familienforschung" (family history research) includes a link to the listing of accessible parish registers under "[http://www.ezab.de/kirchenbuecher/kirchenbuch-suche.php Kirchenbuch-Suche]". | ||