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Hærens Arkiv, Denmark: The Danish military archives. This is the division of the Danish national archives that keeps records of the army and navy, including regimental records, levy rolls, sea rolls, and so forth. | Hærens Arkiv, Denmark: The Danish military archives. This is the division of the Danish national archives that keeps records of the army and navy, including regimental records, levy rolls, sea rolls, and so forth. | ||
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Halifax, Canada: The capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada. The British founded Halifax in 1749 as a military base, and it became a major British naval base during the American Revolutionary War. Halifax has a large harbor that stays open in the winter when most other Canadian ports must close due to ice. | Halifax, Canada: The capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada. The British founded Halifax in 1749 as a military base, and it became a major British naval base during the American Revolutionary War. Halifax has a large harbor that stays open in the winter when most other Canadian ports must close due to ice. | ||
Hamburg Passenger Lists, Germany: An indexed list of the names of people who emigrated through the port of Hamburg, Germany. Nearly a third of the people who emigrated from central and eastern Europe left through Hamburg. | [[Hamburg_Passenger_Lists|Hamburg Passenger Lists]], Germany: An indexed list of the names of people who emigrated through the port of Hamburg, Germany. Nearly a third of the people who emigrated from central and eastern Europe left through Hamburg. | ||
Handlingar, Sweden: Swedish army pension records. Also called meritband. | Handlingar, Sweden: Swedish army pension records. Also called meritband. | ||
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Husförhörslängder, Sweden: A Swedish word for clerical survey records. These were rolls kept in Sweden that list all members of a parish, their places of residence, and their knowledge of catechism. The Evangelical Lutheran Church passed a law in 1686 requiring ministers to keep these records. Some records exist for as early as 1700, but most start much later. From about 1820, surveys are available for most parishes. | Husförhörslängder, Sweden: A Swedish word for clerical survey records. These were rolls kept in Sweden that list all members of a parish, their places of residence, and their knowledge of catechism. The Evangelical Lutheran Church passed a law in 1686 requiring ministers to keep these records. Some records exist for as early as 1700, but most start much later. From about 1820, surveys are available for most parishes. | ||
Hustings court, Virginia: A court in Virginia with citywide jurisdiction that heard minor civil and criminal cases and equity, probate, and orphan matters. Independent cities, such as Richmond, had hustings courts. In 1850, the hustings courts were replaced by the corporation courts.<br> <!--{12051777794530} --> <!--{12051777794531} --> | Hustings court, Virginia: A court in Virginia with citywide jurisdiction that heard minor civil and criminal cases and equity, probate, and orphan matters. Independent cities, such as Richmond, had hustings courts. In 1850, the hustings courts were replaced by the corporation courts.<br><!--{12051777794530} --> <!--{12051777794531} --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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