Germany Research Tips and Strategies
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Civil Registration Records. Civil Registration Records are records of births, marriages, and deaths kept by the government. German terms for these records include Standesamtsregister, Zivilstandsregister, or Personenstandsregister. Germany Civil Registration Records
Census Records. A census is a count and description of the population. A few censuses have been taken by various German states, provinces, and cities, and by some ecclesiastical officials. Censuses were taken primarily for taxation or military purposes. Germany Census Records