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==History== | ==History== | ||
The department of the Vosges is one of the 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. In 1871, following the Treaty of Frankfurt, an agreement annexed to Germany eighteen communes of the Vosges. These were returned to France by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. Bordering departments are Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Haute-Saône, Haute-Marne, Meuse, and Meurthe-et-Moselle. | The department of the Vosges is one of the 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. In 1871, following the Treaty of Frankfurt, an agreement annexed to Germany eighteen communes of the Vosges. These were returned to France by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, and placed in the Bas-Rhin department. Bordering departments are Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Haute-Saône, Haute-Marne, Meuse, and Meurthe-et-Moselle. [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vosges_(d%C3%A9partement) (French Wikipedia)] | ||
==Localities (Communes)== | ==Localities (Communes)== | ||
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*[http://genea-bricolo.over-blog.com/article-26068785.html '''Genea-Bricolo'''] | *[http://genea-bricolo.over-blog.com/article-26068785.html '''Genea-Bricolo'''] | ||
*[http://www.bigenet.fr/ '''Bigenet'''] | *[http://www.bigenet.fr/ '''Bigenet'''] | ||
==Microfilm Records of the FamilySearch Library== | |||
The church and civil registration records have all been microfilmed. These microfilms may be ordered for viewing at [https://familysearch.org/locations/ '''Family History Centers'''] located around the world. To find a microfilm: Click on {{FHLPlace2|110313|France|Vosges}}, find and click on "'''Places within France, Vosges'''," and choose your locality from the list. | |||
==Learning to Read Enough French to Do Genealogy== | ==Learning to Read Enough French to Do Genealogy== | ||