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 Since 1876, many civil registration offices have merged into larger civil registration districts. Records from the original offices were moved to the new districts. In some areas, records over 100 years old have been moved to city or cantonal archives.
-===Writing for Civil Registration Records===
-*Consult the [[Switzerland Genealogy#Language Map of Switzerland|'''Language Map of Switzerland''']], and then write your request in the appropriate language:
-**[[Germany Letter Writing Guide]]
-**[[Italy Letter Writing Guide]]
-**[[French Letter Writing Guide]]
 ==How to Find the Records==
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 *Marriages before 1 January 1930
 *Deaths before 1 January 1960
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
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 Family books (''Familienbücher, Familienrodel'') and citizens' books (''Bürgerbücher, Bürgerrodel'') were kept by some communities as early as the 1700s, and were widespread in German areas in the 1820s. They were kept by the local priest to keep track of all citizens (''Bürger'') of the parish regardless of residence. Some parish offices created non-citizen resident (''Beisass, Niedersass'') family books as well.
+===Writing for Civil Registration Records===
+*Consult the [[Switzerland Genealogy#Language Map of Switzerland|'''Language Map of Switzerland''']], and then write your request in the appropriate language:
+**[[Germany Letter Writing Guide]]
+**[[Italy Letter Writing Guide]]
+**[[French Letter Writing Guide]]
 == References ==
 [[Category:Switzerland Vital Records]]