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=== <center>'''Archives'''</center> === | === <center>'''Archives'''</center> === | ||
Also see below: | Also see below: [[Germany_Websites--Reference_and_Training|Church Archives and Contact Information]] | ||
*[[Germany Archives and Libraries|Germany Archives Wiki Article]] | *[[Germany Archives and Libraries|Germany Archives Wiki Article]] | ||
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-paleography-seminar-process-of-deciphering-records Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading Kurrent Documents] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-paleography-seminar-process-of-deciphering-records Reading German Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading Kurrent Documents] | ||
*{{LearningCenter2|489|Hansen’s Map Guides: Finding records with parish maps}} | *{{LearningCenter2|489|Hansen’s Map Guides: Finding records with parish maps}} | ||
* | *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/lessons/ortsfamilienbucher-ortssippenbucher-how-to-use-online-ofbs-at-genealogy-net Online Ortsfamilienbücher at Genealogy.net] | ||
*{{LearningCenter2|501|Using Metasuche or Metasearch on Genealogy.net}} | *{{LearningCenter2|501|Using Metasuche or Metasearch on Genealogy.net}} | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-census-records-1816-1916 German Census Records 1816-1916] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/german-census-records-1816-1916 German Census Records 1816-1916] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/kartenmeister-com-finding-places-in-the-former-german-area-of-poland Kartenmeister.com Finding Places in the Former German Area of Poland] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/kartenmeister-com-finding-places-in-the-former-german-area-of-poland Kartenmeister.com Finding Places in the Former German Area of Poland] | ||
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*[http://data.matricula-online.eu/de/deutschland/magdeburg/ Matricula] -International site dedicated to making digitized church records available online. As of June 2009 available records include 1. Catholic parish registers of the Diocese of St. Pölten, Austria 2. One parish in Passau, Bavaria, Germany 3. Evangelical records of parishes in the Gelnhausen, Hessen-Nassau, Germany area 4. Evangelical records of sixteen parishes in the Rhineland region, Germany Most of these records have not been filmed by the Family History Department. | *[http://data.matricula-online.eu/de/deutschland/magdeburg/ Matricula] -International site dedicated to making digitized church records available online. As of June 2009 available records include 1. Catholic parish registers of the Diocese of St. Pölten, Austria 2. One parish in Passau, Bavaria, Germany 3. Evangelical records of parishes in the Gelnhausen, Hessen-Nassau, Germany area 4. Evangelical records of sixteen parishes in the Rhineland region, Germany Most of these records have not been filmed by the Family History Department. | ||
*[http://www.kirchenbuch-virtuell.de/ Virtuell.de] - Parish registers of the Bayreuth, Bavaria, Lutheran Archive. The “virtual reading room” allows access to scanned images of over 30 parish registers. The user joins an association and pays yearly dues (30 Euros in 2009) plus modest additional monthly fees for access to specific records. | *[http://www.kirchenbuch-virtuell.de/ Virtuell.de] - Parish registers of the Bayreuth, Bavaria, Lutheran Archive. The “virtual reading room” allows access to scanned images of over 30 parish registers. The user joins an association and pays yearly dues (30 Euros in 2009) plus modest additional monthly fees for access to specific records. | ||
*[https://www2.landesarchiv-bw.de/ofs21/olf/struktur.php?bestand=5632 Landesarchiv Baden-Wuerttemberg] – Digitized microfilms of Jewish birth, marriage, and death records from Baden, Wuerttemberg, and Hohenzollern available through the Landesarchiv Baden-Wuerttemberg. This collection complements similar records available through the | *[https://www2.landesarchiv-bw.de/ofs21/olf/struktur.php?bestand=5632 Landesarchiv Baden-Wuerttemberg] – Digitized microfilms of Jewish birth, marriage, and death records from Baden, Wuerttemberg, and Hohenzollern available through the Landesarchiv Baden-Wuerttemberg. This collection complements similar records available through the FamilySearch Library | ||
*[https://www2.landesarchiv-bw.de/ofs21/olf/struktur.php?bestand=10028 Landesarchiv Baden-Wuerttemberg] | *[https://www2.landesarchiv-bw.de/ofs21/olf/struktur.php?bestand=10028 Landesarchiv Baden-Wuerttemberg] - Digitized parish register dup<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1295888824044_819"> </span>licates 1810-1870. Organized by court district, then by parish. | ||
*[http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/NRHE-WFA/lippe_orte-d.html Lippe-Detmold] Gives parish jurisdictions for even the smallest villages<br> | *[http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/NRHE-WFA/lippe_orte-d.html Lippe-Detmold] Gives parish jurisdictions for even the smallest villages<br> | ||
*[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Die_Kirchenb%C3%BCcher_im_K%C3%B6nigreich_Sachsen_%281901%29 Franz Blanckmeister, Die Kirchenbuecher im Koenigreich Sachsen], 1901 | *[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Die_Kirchenb%C3%BCcher_im_K%C3%B6nigreich_Sachsen_%281901%29 Franz Blanckmeister, Die Kirchenbuecher im Koenigreich Sachsen], 1901 | ||
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==== <center>'''Church Archives and Contact Information'''</center> ==== | ==== <center>'''Church Archives and Contact Information'''</center> ==== | ||
*[ | *[https://ezab.de/english/parish_registers.html EZAB - Berlin Evangelical Central Archive] | ||
*[http://www.kkvsol.net/ Oberlausitz Evangelical Archive] | *[http://www.kkvsol.net/ Oberlausitz Evangelical Archive] | ||
*[http://www.ekd.de/kirche/gliedkirchen/karte.html Lutheran Parishes Contact Information] | *[http://www.ekd.de/kirche/gliedkirchen/karte.html Lutheran Parishes Contact Information] | ||
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*[http://www.gemeindeverzeichnis.de/gem1900/gem1900.htm?gem1900_2.htm Gazetteer for the German Empire of 1900, gazetteer of Gemeinden]--To use, click on the state, choose the region, then the county. A list of Gemeinden will come up. A Gemeinde is a civil entity comparable to a U.S. township and may include one or more parishes. | *[http://www.gemeindeverzeichnis.de/gem1900/gem1900.htm?gem1900_2.htm Gazetteer for the German Empire of 1900, gazetteer of Gemeinden]--To use, click on the state, choose the region, then the county. A list of Gemeinden will come up. A Gemeinde is a civil entity comparable to a U.S. township and may include one or more parishes. | ||
*FamilySearch: A digital copy of Meyers Gazetteer is found online in two volumes: online part 1 A-K, [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/583031-mmeyers-orts-und-verkehrs-lexikon-des-deutschen-reichs-auf-grund-amtlicher-unterlagen-von-reichs-landes-und-gemeindebehorden-v-01?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]; part 2 L-Z , [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/576134-mmeyers-orts-und-verkehrs-lexikon-des-deutschen-reichs-auf-grund-amtlicher-unterlagen-von-reichs-landes-und-gemeindebehorden-v-02?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. Where to find Meyer's gazetteer See "[[Step-by-step guide: Using Meyers Gazetteer Online]]" for detailed user instructions. An abbreviated guide to locating place names and jurisdictions in Meyers Gazetteer is found [https://www.familysearch.org/ | *FamilySearch: A digital copy of Meyers Gazetteer is found online in two volumes: online part 1 A-K, [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/583031-mmeyers-orts-und-verkehrs-lexikon-des-deutschen-reichs-auf-grund-amtlicher-unterlagen-von-reichs-landes-und-gemeindebehorden-v-01?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]; part 2 L-Z , [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/576134-mmeyers-orts-und-verkehrs-lexikon-des-deutschen-reichs-auf-grund-amtlicher-unterlagen-von-reichs-landes-und-gemeindebehorden-v-02?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. Where to find Meyer's gazetteer See "[[Step-by-step guide: Using Meyers Gazetteer Online]]" for detailed user instructions. An abbreviated guide to locating place names and jurisdictions in Meyers Gazetteer is found [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog here]. | ||
*[http://www.compgen.de The Genealogisches Ortsverzeichnis (GOV)] | *[http://www.compgen.de The Genealogisches Ortsverzeichnis (GOV)] | ||
*For areas east of the Oder-Neisse rivers, [http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/databaseuwe.asp Kartenmeister] provides church- and civil jurisdictions | *For areas east of the Oder-Neisse rivers, [http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/databaseuwe.asp Kartenmeister] provides church- and civil jurisdictions | ||
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*[http://www.myheritage.com/research/category-5000/family-trees?s=218489221 MyHeritage Family Trees] | *[http://www.myheritage.com/research/category-5000/family-trees?s=218489221 MyHeritage Family Trees] | ||
*[http://Google.com Google] As keywords, use the surname, locality, and "genealogy" or "family records" | *[http://Google.com Google] As keywords, use the surname, locality, and "genealogy" or "family records" | ||
*[http://www.heritagequestonline.com Heritage Quest], census indexes and census images as well as other records (as accessible at the FamilySearch Library) | |||
*[http://www.heritagequestonline.com Heritage Quest], census indexes and census images as well as other records (as accessible at the | |||
*[http://baseportal.de/baseportal/Donicht/batchnummern/batchnummern Batchnumber index for IGI] <br> | *[http://baseportal.de/baseportal/Donicht/batchnummern/batchnummern Batchnumber index for IGI] <br> | ||
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*[https://script.byu.edu/ BYU Tutorial on Old Handwriting] - Interactive tutorial for learning the old German Gothic, Dutch, Italian, and Spanish scripts. | *[https://script.byu.edu/ BYU Tutorial on Old Handwriting] - Interactive tutorial for learning the old German Gothic, Dutch, Italian, and Spanish scripts. | ||
*[http://www.germancorner.com/fonts/index.html German-type fonts to download]<br> | *[http://www.germancorner.com/fonts/index.html German-type fonts to download]<br> | ||
*[[Deciphering German Script 1-12|Deciphering German Script 1-12]] | *[[Deciphering German Script 1-12|Deciphering German Script 1-12]] | ||
*[[Deciphering German Script 25-36|Deciphering German Script 25-36]] | *[[Deciphering German Script 25-36|Deciphering German Script 25-36]] | ||
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*[http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]--patron-submitted name databases, as well as indexes and images of many sources, including vital records, U.S. census records, several important emigration indexes, and passenger lists.<br> | *[http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]--patron-submitted name databases, as well as indexes and images of many sources, including vital records, U.S. census records, several important emigration indexes, and passenger lists.<br> | ||
*[http://genealogylinks.net/europe/germany/index.html Germany Genealogy] at Genealogy.links.net | *[http://genealogylinks.net/europe/germany/index.html Germany Genealogy] at Genealogy.links.net | ||
*[http://www.germanroots.com/germandata.html Online German Genealogy Records & Databases] | *[http://www.germanroots.com/germandata.html Online German Genealogy Records & Databases] | ||
*[http://meta.genealogy.net/ Metasearch]--one search portal for data in GedBas, Datenbank Historischer Adressbücher, FOKO, Forschungsdatenbanken der Vereine, Online Ortsfamilienbücher, Familienanzeigen, and Volkszahlregister Schleswig Holstein | *[http://meta.genealogy.net/ Metasearch]--one search portal for data in GedBas, Datenbank Historischer Adressbücher, FOKO, Forschungsdatenbanken der Vereine, Online Ortsfamilienbücher, Familienanzeigen, and Volkszahlregister Schleswig Holstein | ||
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Locality entries follow a standard template which may contain any of the following sections: | Locality entries follow a standard template which may contain any of the following sections: | ||
Inhaltsverzeichnis - table of contents<br>1 Einleitung - Introfuction<br>1.1 Allgemeine Information- general information<br>2 Politische Einteilung - political jurisdictions<br>2.1 Gemeinden Wohnplätze Vorwerke ...- communities, residential areas, suburbs...<br>3 Kirchliche Einteilung church jurisdictions<br>3.1 Evangelische Kirchen - Evangelical churches<br>3.2 Katholische Kirchen - Catholic churches<br>4 Geschichte - history<br>5 Genealogische und historische Quellen - genealogical and historical sources<br>5.1 Kirchenbücher - parish registers<br>5.2 Zivilstandsregister - civil registration records<br>5.3 Andere Quellen - other sources<br>5.3.1 LDS/FHC - points to microfilmed source material available through FamilySearch Centers<br>5.3.2 Grundakten und -bücher - land records and -books<br>5.3.3 Adreßbücher - addess books<br>6 Archive und Bibliotheken - archives and libraries<br>6.1 Archive - Archives<br>6.1.1 Bestände in Polen - record holdings in Poland<br>6.2 Bibliotheken - libraries<br>7 Weblinks | Inhaltsverzeichnis - table of contents<br>1 Einleitung - Introfuction<br>1.1 Allgemeine Information- general information<br>2 Politische Einteilung - political jurisdictions<br>2.1 Gemeinden Wohnplätze Vorwerke ...- communities, residential areas, suburbs...<br>3 Kirchliche Einteilung church jurisdictions<br>3.1 Evangelische Kirchen - Evangelical churches<br>3.2 Katholische Kirchen - Catholic churches<br>4 Geschichte - history<br>5 Genealogische und historische Quellen - genealogical and historical sources<br>5.1 Kirchenbücher - parish registers<br>5.2 Zivilstandsregister - civil registration records<br>5.3 Andere Quellen - other sources<br>5.3.1 LDS/FHC - points to microfilmed source material available through FamilySearch Centers<br>5.3.2 Grundakten und -bücher - land records and -books<br>5.3.3 Adreßbücher - addess books<br>6 Archive und Bibliotheken - archives and libraries<br>6.1 Archive - Archives<br>6.1.1 Bestände in Polen - record holdings in Poland<br>6.2 Bibliotheken - libraries<br>7 Weblinks <br>7.1 Offizielle Webseiten der Stadt/Gemeinde - official Web site of the town/community<br>7.2 Genealogische Webseiten zum Ort - genealogical Web pages regarding this locality<br>7.3 Weitere Webseiten zum Ort - additional Web pages regarding this locality<br>8 Kontakte - contacts <br>8.1 Forscherkontakte in FOKO - research contacts in the FOKO (research contacts) database<br>9 Private Informationsquellen- und Suchhilfeangebote - private qources of information and offers to help search<br>10 Zufallsfunde - incidental findings<br>11 Daten aus dem genealogischen Ortsverzeichnis - data grom the genealogical gazetteer (GOV)<br> | ||
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*[http://www.ahnenforscherstammtisch.de/ Ahnenforscherstammtisch Unna und Umgebung] | *[http://www.ahnenforscherstammtisch.de/ Ahnenforscherstammtisch Unna und Umgebung] | ||
=== <center>'''Town Genealogies (Ortsippenbuch or | === <center>'''Town Genealogies (Ortsippenbuch or Ortsfamilienbuch)'''</center> === | ||
*An '''Ortssippenbuch''' or '''Ortsfamilienbuch''' includes birth, marriage, and death data for all persons found in the local records during a specified time period, compiled into families. Sources may include the local parish registers, civil registration records, court and land records, and sometimes published material. | *An '''Ortssippenbuch''' or '''Ortsfamilienbuch''' includes birth, marriage, and death data for all persons found in the local records during a specified time period, compiled into families. Sources may include the local parish registers, civil registration records, court and land records, and sometimes published material. | ||
*[http://www.ortsfamilienbuecher.de/ Online Database of Ortsippenbuch] Large country-wide collection. | *[http://www.ortsfamilienbuecher.de/ Online Database of Ortsippenbuch]. Large country-wide collection. | ||
*[https:// | *Ortssippenbücher and other German genealogy sources are held at the [https://slcl.libguides.com/German_Genealogy St. Louis County Library German Genealogy Collection] | ||
==== <center>'''Bibliographies of Town Genealogies and Parish Inventories--Some Searchable Online'''</center> ==== | ==== <center>'''Bibliographies of Town Genealogies and Parish Inventories--Some Searchable Online'''</center> ==== | ||