Germany, Prussia, Brandenburg, Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
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Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany | |
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Flag of the German Empire, 1871-1917 | |
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Location of Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany | |
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Map of the German Empire, 1871-1917 | |
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Location of Germany | |
Current Location | |
Parts of Brandenburg are now in Poland. Heegermühle is in Germany. | |
Record Description | |
Record Type | Miscellaneous |
Collection years: | 1559-1945 |
Languages: | German |
Title in the Language: | Deutschland, Preußen, Brandenburg, Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Ausgewählte Sammlungen |
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Kreisarchiv Ostprignitz-Ruppin |
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains miscellaneous records for various cities in the Landkreis of Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Prussia. Records include alien registrations, birth registers, citizen rolls, city directories, census records, military records, and population registrations. The original records are located in the Kreisarchiv Ostprignitz-Ruppin.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
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Reading These Records
These records are written in German. For help reading them see:- German Genealogical Word List
- Germany Handwriting
- Brigham Young University Script Tutorial: German
To Browse This Collection
You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Germany, Prussia, Brandenburg, Heegermühle, Church Records, 1664-1824. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name
- Birthdate
- Deathdate
- Names of father and mother
- Location
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- Your ancestor's name
- Residence
- Age or birth date
- Names of family members
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- Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
Research Helps
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