Researching in German civil and church records - Kopittke, Eric (St Agnes, SA : Unlock the Past, 2015)
Introduction -- Background -- Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths -- Background to civil records -- Identifying the appropriate 'Standesamt' -- Civil registration certificates -- Obtaining the certificate -- Church records of baptsms, marriages and burials -- Background to the German religious scene -- Identifying the appropriate parish -- Church registers (Baptism records, Marriage records, Burial records, Confirmation) -- Family registers -- Accessing the church registers -- An introduction to German handwriting -- Confusing letters -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Websites -- Books -- Appendix: Keywords found in civil and church records -- Index.
Includes biblography (pages 37-38) and index.
Keywords: Genealogy -- Australia; Germans -- Australia -- Genealogy; Germany -- Emigration and immigration; Australia -- Emigration and immigration; Germany -- Genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Australian