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An atlas of the German Empire compiled by Ludwig Ravenstein is found at [http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/ravenstein/ this site]. | An atlas of the German Empire compiled by Ludwig Ravenstein is found at [http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/ravenstein/ this site]. | ||
== States and Provinces | == States and Provinces == | ||
Each nation or state determined its own record-keeping practices. You may find that records differ in what they contain and where they are kept, according to who ruled that area when the record was created. | Each nation or state determined its own record-keeping practices. You may find that records differ in what they contain and where they are kept, according to who ruled that area when the record was created. | ||
The German Empire, created | The German Empire, created 18 January 1871, was made up of a patchwork of German-speaking duchies, principalities, and states. These areas often had little in common. The Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog uses 38 state or province divisions for Germany. For a list of these states and provinces, see the chart found in [[Germany Gazetteers]]. | ||
== More State Information: == | == More State Information: == | ||