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**[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/38 Reading German Handwritten Records] | **[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/38 Reading German Handwritten Records] | ||
== What Can These Records Tell Me? == | == What Can These Records Tell Me? == | ||
The information in these records usually include the following: | |||
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*Full name of deceased | *Full name of deceased | ||
*Death date and place | *Death date and place | ||
*Names of other family members | *Names of other family members | ||
*Residences | *Residences | ||
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'''Funeral sermon records''' | '''Funeral sermon records''' | ||
*Name of the deceased | *Name of the deceased | ||
*Birth and death dates | *Birth and death dates | ||
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*Biographical details such as military service or cause of death | *Biographical details such as military service or cause of death | ||
*Family genealogies | *Family genealogies | ||
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== Collection Content == | == Collection Content == | ||
=== Sample Images === | === Sample Images === | ||
<gallery | <gallery widths="160px" heights="120px" perrow="3"> | ||
Image:Germany, Prussia, East Prussia, Königsberg, Index to Funeral Sermons and Memorials (12-0126)_26.jpg|Card Index | Image:Germany, Prussia, East Prussia, Königsberg, Index to Funeral Sermons and Memorials (12-0126)_26.jpg|Card Index | ||
Image:Germany, Prussia, East Prussia, Königsberg, Funeral Sermons DGS 5699743 4.jpg|Funeral Sermon | Image:Germany, Prussia, East Prussia, Königsberg, Funeral Sermons DGS 5699743 4.jpg|Funeral Sermon | ||
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*Names of family members | *Names of family members | ||
=== View the Images === | |||
'''Germany, Prussia, East Prussia, Königsberg, Funeral Sermons, 1597-1794'''<br> | |||
View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|2063751|Browse Page|access=browse}}''' | |||
# Select '''Funeral Sermon Number''' to view the images | |||
'''Germany, Prussia, East Prussia, Königsberg, Index to Funeral Sermons and Memorials, 1700-1900'''<br> | |||
View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|1998528|Browse Page|access=browse}}''' | |||
# Select '''Name Range''' to view the images | |||
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? === | |||
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]]. | |||
==What Do I Do Next?== | ==What Do I Do Next?== | ||
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members. | Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members. | ||
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===I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?=== | ===I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?=== | ||
*Switch to a different record collection. Depending on the time period, German Civil Registration records or German Church records may be more useful | *Switch to a different record collection. Depending on the time period, German Civil Registration records or German Church records may be more useful | ||
*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images. Pay special attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try variations on the pronunciation | *Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images. Pay special attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try variations on the pronunciation | ||
*Search the indexes and records of [[Germany Societies|local genealogical societies]] | *Search the indexes and records of [[Germany Societies|local genealogical societies]] | ||
*Consult the [[Germany Record Finder]] to find other records | *Consult the [[Germany Record Finder]] to find other records | ||
== Citing This Collection == | == Citing This Collection == | ||
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"Deutschland, Preußen, Ostpreußen, Königsberg, Leichenpredigten 1597-1794." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. <nowiki>http://FamilySearch.org</nowiki> : 14 June 2016. Staatsbibliothek Berlin (Berlin State Library, Berlin). | "Deutschland, Preußen, Ostpreußen, Königsberg, Leichenpredigten 1597-1794." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. <nowiki>http://FamilySearch.org</nowiki> : 14 June 2016. Staatsbibliothek Berlin (Berlin State Library, Berlin). | ||
"Deutschland, Ostpreußen, Königsberg, Namenskartei zur Leichenpredigten, 1700-1900." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. <nowiki>http://FamilySearch.org</nowiki> : 14 June 2016. Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Berlin State Library, Berlin). | "Deutschland, Ostpreußen, Königsberg, Namenskartei zur Leichenpredigten, 1700-1900." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. <nowiki>http://FamilySearch.org</nowiki> : 14 June 2016. Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Berlin State Library, Berlin). | ||