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| | Ancestry.com - Ancestors in German Archives |
 | | Government-generated records are found primarily in German and Polish government archives, although archives in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Sweden, and the Ukraine also preserve records of German emigrants, their ancestors, and descendants. |
 | | Urban districts are independent cities in which a branch office of the state government enforces state regulations or provides state-sponsored services for persons living within such cities. |
 | | District archives preserve records created on this lowest level of state government, and, in the absence of community or town archives, may preserve records created by village or town governments within their historical jurisdiction. |
| www.ancestry.netscape.com /library/view/ancmag/1671.asp (1939 words) |
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