Microfilming of church records

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The filming of church records is a method of archiving historical documents in church. In this way, the content of locally distributed church registers can be viewed in central archives.

German Central Agency for Genealogy

During the National Socialist era , the Reichssippenamt filmed many church registers from the former eastern German territories. These films are now archived and accessible at the Central Office for German Personal and Family History in Leipzig.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (" Mormons ") began filming church records as early as 1930 for religious reasons (" Baptism into the Dead ") . These films are not only a method of long-term archiving , they also offer the advantage of decentralized availability in the research centers in many countries. Microfilmed church records and other documents from any genealogists be viewed. The LDS members themselves search for their ancestors in order to be able to baptize them subsequently, see also: Baptism of the Dead. The originals are in a rock vault belonging to the Utah Genealogical Society .

Family History Centers ( Family History Centers ) are located in many cities in the US and some in Germany. Copies of the Utah films can be ordered from any research facility and read there, or you can visit the Utah Library Headquarters in person.

The catalog of the filmed church registers can be viewed on the Internet. Some church registers were also systematically evaluated. The results of these evaluations can be found in the online database.

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  1. ↑ See Martina Wermes: New Research Opportunities for Family Researchers on the Internet. In: Sächsisches Archivblatt. Communications from the Saxon State Archives . Issue 2/2015, p. 24
  2. ↑ Wolfgang Ernst: In the name of history . Munich, 2003. ISBN 3-7705-3832-3 , pages 1055-1056