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 === Village Lineage Books  ===
-For some German towns, a type of local genealogy book called an Ortssippenbuch or Dorfsippenbuch is available. These local histories give extensive genealogical information on almost all of the town's inhabitants. They usually begin with the earliest town records in the 1500s or 1600s and continue up to the twentieth century. They typically list families in roughly alphabetical order, with a surname index and place index at the end. They frequently have appendixes listing war casualties, mayors, pastors, refugees, or veterans.
+For some German towns, a locally compiled genealogy&nbsp;book is available.&nbsp; This village lineage book is called&nbsp;an Ortssippenbuch, a Dorfsippenbuch or an Ortsfamilienbuch.&nbsp; These&nbsp;lineage books&nbsp;are extracted from parish registers.&nbsp; They give extensive genealogical information on almost all of the town's inhabitants, linked together as families. They usually begin with the earliest town records in the 1500s or 1600s and continue up to the twentieth century. They typically list families in roughly alphabetical order, with a surname index and place index at the end. They frequently have appendixes listing war casualties, mayors, pastors, refugees, or veterans.
-If your ancestor's town is the subject of one of these books, you will probably be able to easily trace his or her family back many generations. Since it is compiled information, you should verify it whenever possible. These books usually list only families whose members were born or married or died in the town. Some regions of Germany have more than others; Baden, Württemberg, and Hannover have the most.
+A village lineage book is perhaps the&nbsp;best genealogical secondary source that can be found.&nbsp;If one's ancestors lived in a parish with a&nbsp;village lineage book, one can&nbsp;probably&nbsp;trace one's&nbsp;family back many generations. Since the books contain compiled information, the information should be verified&nbsp;whenever possible by referring to microfilmed parish record.
-A list of on-line Ortssippenbücher (fully searchable online)available on www.genealogy.net is found at:
+The village lineage&nbsp;books usually list only families whose members were born or married or died in the parish. Some regions of Germany have more than others; Baden, Württemberg, and Hannover have the most.
-http://www.online-ofb.de/
+A list of on-line Ortssippenbücher (fully searchable online)available on www.genealogy.net is found at:[http://www.online-ofb.de/ www.online-ofb.de/]&nbsp; In addition, other websites also host compiled genealogies. Some regional genealogical societies have published town genealogies. For example, ''Die Maus'', the Bremen area genealogical society, includes about thirty town genealogy databases on its website http://www.genealogy.net/vereine/maus/datenbanken/index.php?lang=de .
-However, other websites also host compiled genealogies. Some regional genealogical societies have published town genealogies. For example, ''Die Maus'', the Bremen area genealogical society, includes about thirty town genealogy databases on its website http://www.genealogy.net/vereine/maus/datenbanken/index.php?lang=de .
+A list of published Ortssippenbücher is found at:[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Kategorie:Ortsfamilienbuch wiki-de.genealogy.net/Kategorie:Ortsfamilienbuch]
-A list of published Ortssippenbücher is found at:
-http://[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Kategorie:Ortsfamilienbuch wiki-de.genealogy.net/Kategorie:Ortsfamilienbuch]
 For more information on digital town genealogies see https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/German_Town_Genealogies_and_Parish_Register_Inventories_on_the_Internet#Bibiographies_of_Town_Genealogies.