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''[[Germany]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Gathering Information''' | ''[[Germany]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Gathering Information''' | ||
==Finding the Town of Birth== | ==Finding the Town of Birth== | ||
Before beginning research on a German ancestor, you need to know his or her German town of birth. Most of the time this information is in a source found in the country of immigration, that is, the immigrant’s new home land | Before beginning research on a German ancestor, you need to know his or her German town of birth. Most of the time this information is in a source found in the country of immigration, that is, the immigrant’s new home land. Search the records listed below, plus any others you can find, for your ancestor and '''any known or suspected relatives.'''<br> | ||
=== Search Home Sources === | |||
Thoroughly go over all home sources available to you, including family history papers, copies of records, pictures, old letters (i.e. with an old address), family bibles, journals/diaries, copies of vital record certificates and church records, memorabilia etc. Interview extended family and close relatives as well as former neighbors--all of which may prove very helpful in gathering as much knowledge about an ancestor as possible.<br> | |||
===19th Century Census Records=== | ===19th Century Census Records=== | ||