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Online German Church Registers, Duplicates and Substitutes

James M. Beidler
Nov 15, 2019
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Baptisms
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Marriages
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Burials
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Confirmations
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Family Register
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Online Sources
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Originals
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Duplicates
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Extracts
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No genealogist with German-speaking ancestors avoids using church records, and the good news is that many more of them are coming online in digital form. It’s important, however, to know whether you’re looking at originals, duplicates or extracts from these records – this presentation will explain the differences.

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James M. Beidler
James M. Beidler, Interim Executive Director for the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, is the author of four commercially published genealogy books as well as writing “
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