NEW RESEARCH GUIDES FOR GERMANY Normally we reserve space at the back of Der Kurier for book reviews, but recently I discovered a series of books that I think are worth mentioning on the front page - Map Guide to German Parish Registers. Upon completion the editors, Heritage Creations, anticipate 40 volumes in the series making this a significant contribution to the literature on German research.
To date two volumes are in print - one guide covers the Grandduchies of Schwerin and Strelitz in Mecklenburg and the second the Grandduchy of Hesse. A third volume covering the Grandduchy of Baden was purportedly completed just a few weeks ago. The volume listing parishes in Hessen sets the style or format for the series. The first map in the book furnishes an overview of three provinces in the Grandduchy of Hessen: the Province of Oberhessen, the Province of Rheinhessen and the Province of Starkenburg. The overview map of the province then lists the Districts or Kreis within that province. Maps delineating all of parishes within the Kreis or District follow. The Province of Oberhessen furnishes a useful example. The overview map depicts six districts within the province. Page numbers where each district can be found are given on
the map. The map for Giessen can be found on page 40. That map in turn shows 42 parishes within the Kreis or District. The Parish Key is given at the top of the next page. It lists each parish numerically with the microfilm roll number of the parish's records as found (Continued on Page 3)
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SUCHANZEIGEN DELAWARE GERMANS FRAKTUR FORUM
FAMILY REGISTER
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