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It is important to know the religious affiliation of your ancestors as Catholic and Protestant parishes kept separate records. Catholic registers, especially the earliest volumes, are generally written in Latin. In many regions, it was also common for the local church records to function in the role of civil registrar. | It is important to know the religious affiliation of your ancestors as Catholic and Protestant parishes kept separate records. Catholic registers, especially the earliest volumes, are generally written in Latin. In many regions, it was also common for the local church records to function in the role of civil registrar. | ||
== What is in This Collection? == | == What is in This Collection? == | ||
Catholic church records from Bistum (Bishopric or Diocese) Limburg, Germany including baptisms, marriages, and burials. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg was organized in 1827 from the Dioceses of Trier and Mainz. | Catholic church records from Bistum (Bishopric or Diocese) Limburg, Germany including baptisms, marriages, and burials. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg was organized in 1827 from the Dioceses of Trier and Mainz. | ||
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=== Image Visibility === | === Image Visibility === | ||
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=== Reading These Records === | === Reading These Records === | ||
These records are written in [[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin]] and German. For help reading these records see the following: | These records are written in [[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin]] and German. For help reading these records see the following: | ||
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FamilySearch Learning Center videos: | FamilySearch Learning Center videos: | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/38 Reading German Handwritten Records] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/38 Reading German Handwritten Records] | ||
== What Can These Records Tell Me? == | == What Can These Records Tell Me? == | ||
The following information may be found in these records: | The following information may be found in these records: | ||
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'''Baptism''' | '''Baptism''' | ||
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*Occupation of deceased | *Occupation of deceased | ||
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== Collection Content == | == Collection Content == | ||
For more information about these records see [[Germany, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]. | For more information about these records see [[Germany, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]. | ||
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Image:Catholic Diocese Germany.jpg|Roman Catholic Diocese in Germany | Image:Catholic Diocese Germany.jpg|Roman Catholic Diocese in Germany | ||
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== How Do I Search This Collection? == | == How Do I Search This Collection? == | ||
=== Search the Index === | === Search the Index === | ||
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? === | === How Do I Analyze the Results? === | ||
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]]. | Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]]. | ||
== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking for, What Now? === | === I Found the Person I Was Looking for, What Now? === | ||
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* [[Germany Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]] | * [[Germany Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]] | ||
* [[Germany Record Finder]] | * [[Germany Record Finder]] | ||
== Citing This Collection == | == Citing This Collection == | ||
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. | Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. | ||