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From: Harm Rieper <>
Subject: Re: German records after 1875
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 1997 15:15:53 GMT


On 18 Feb 1997 02:39:50 GMT, (Gary Kemper) wrote:

>Is there any way to access German Government vital records for
>the time after 1875. In the USA we have to wait 70 some years
>to see census records. Is there some limit of this kind in Germany?
>
No, the "Personenstandsgesetz" - the law which regulate this - states
the possibilty to get information about direct ancestors (parents,
grandparents etc) only.

Harm

Greetings from Altingen - the center of my world
Harm Rieper

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