| Sources | Include | Explanation | Locations |
| Church Records | Baptism | early as 1650 | Regional Archives |
| Marriage | Evangelical Lutheran in German | ||
| Death | Catholics in Latin | ||
| Funeral | Formal union of Reformed and Lutheran occurred in 1817 | ||
| Old Lutherans -continued Altlutheraner | |||
| May find records for other religions a person was in (except Lutheran Reformed) | |||
| Civil Registration | Birth, death and marriage – required after 1876 | Town civil registry | |
| Passenger lists | Hamburg and Bremen | Ancestry.com | |
| Emigration | Records | Records of recording intent to emigrate | State or Regional Archives |
| Wills | May be found as late as 1200 | Local Courthouses | |
| Land Records | Amtsgerichte (local courthouse) | Local Courthouses | |
| Court Records | Amtsgerichte (local courthouse) | ||
| Census Records | Did not become national in scope until 1871 | State or Regional Archives | |
| Burgher rolls | citizen records | kept until 1850; contain name,occupation, fathers name, and hometown | City Archives and published |
| Police Records | Town office of registration | Town | |
| City Directories | date from early 1800s; Ribe and Hennings printed book | Regional Archives | |
| Tax Lists | began in 14 and 15th century | ||
| Guild Books | Apprentice | 1500-1900; Name, parents,occupation, residence and employer | |
| Military records | located where soldier was stationed | Regional Archives |
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Bob, This is a great list! Thank you. Hope you are well. Summer is flying by. Cheers Donna
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> Rettwent posted: ” Sources Include Explanation Locations Church Records > Baptism early as 1650 Regional Archives Marriage Evangelical Lutheran in > German Death Catholics in Latin Funeral Formal union of Reformed and > Lutheran occurred in 1817 Old Lutherans” >
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