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|CID=CID1720613 | |||
|title=Switzerland, Schaffhausen, Directories, Emigration, and Genealogies, 1460-1952 | |||
|location=Switzerland}} | |||
== Title in the Language of the Records == | == Title in the Language of the Records == | ||
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=== Record Content<br> === | === Record Content<br> === | ||
<gallery widths="180px" heights="120px" perrow="2" caption="Switzerland, Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories"> | |||
Image:Switzerland Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories (09-0284) Page 1 DGS 4434479 6.jpg | City Directories 1 | Image:Switzerland Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories (09-0284) Page 1 DGS 4434479 6.jpg | City Directories 1 | ||
Image:Switzerland Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories (09-0284) Title Page DGS 4434479 1.jpg | City Directories 2 | Image:Switzerland Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories (09-0284) Title Page DGS 4434479 1.jpg | City Directories 2 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''Key genealogical facts found in most of the city directories include the following information: | |||
*Householder’s surname and given name | *Householder’s surname and given name | ||
*Householder’s street and number | *Householder’s street and number | ||
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*In later records, the maiden name of householder’s wife | *In later records, the maiden name of householder’s wife | ||
'''Key genealogical facts found in most of the genealogies include: | '''Key genealogical facts found in most of the genealogies include the following information:''' | ||
*Husband’s name and vital information (birth, marriage, and death) | *Husband’s name and vital information (birth, marriage, and death) | ||
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*Sometimes data for several generations of people | *Sometimes data for several generations of people | ||
== How to Use the Record | == How to Use the Record == | ||
City directories are arranged by year and then within the year, separated alphabetically by the first letter of the surname. Earlier city directories are in Gothic typeface; later directories are in Roman typeface. To use a city directory, search for the surname of your ancestor in the main directory and in the business section (he might have owned a business in the area). | City directories are arranged by year and then within the year, separated alphabetically by the first letter of the surname. Earlier city directories are in Gothic typeface; later directories are in Roman typeface. To use a city directory, search for the surname of your ancestor in the main directory and in the business section (he might have owned a business in the area). | ||
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== Related Wiki Articles == | == Related Wiki Articles == | ||
*[[ | *[[Switzerland]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Switzerland Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[Switzerland Genealogy]] | *[[Switzerland Genealogy]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Switzerland - Schaffhausen]] | ||
=== Contributions to This Article === | === Contributions to This Article === | ||
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When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. | When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. | ||
A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article [[Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections]]. | |||
=== Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection === | === Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection === | ||
“Switzerland, Schaaffhausen, Directories, Emigration, and Genealogies, 1460-1952,” digital images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 March 2012), Genealogischesregister > Bartenschlager Harder (F-G) > Image 5 of 149 images, entry for Anna Barbara Biedermann, born 16 July 1817; citing Schaffhausen State Archive, Schaffhausen, Switzerland. | “Switzerland, Schaaffhausen, Directories, Emigration, and Genealogies, 1460-1952,” digital images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 March 2012), Genealogischesregister > Bartenschlager Harder (F-G) > Image 5 of 149 images, entry for Anna Barbara Biedermann, born 16 July 1817; citing Schaffhausen State Archive, Schaffhausen, Switzerland. | ||