Hi, I had read somewhere about a change in the availability of German civil records. I have forgotten the details. Can someone help me out? Thanks, Bobbi * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Genealogy begins as an interest, becomes a hobby, later a secondary employment, grows to be an obsession, and in the last stage is an incurable disease." Anonymus * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Yes indeed, there is a new law around that. Anyway, some cities and towns may already have transferred records to the archives, other haven't done so yet. There is no easy way - to my knowledge - to access a current list of those towns who have transferred the records and if so to what archive. Thus my recommendation would be: ignore this new law.  Just contact the Standesamt as you did earlier on. If they have transferred the records you need, they will tell you and point you to the according archive. Regards, Thierry   Dr. Thierry P. Dietrich D-61250 Usingen ________________________________ Von: Bobbi <[email protected]> An: [email protected] Gesendet: Donnerstag, den 2. April 2009, 19:24:10 Uhr Betreff: [HESSE] Civil Records Hi, I had read somewhere about a change in the availability of German civil records.  I have forgotten the details. Can someone help me out? Thanks, Bobbi * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Genealogy begins as an interest, becomes a hobby, later a secondary employment, grows to be an obsession, and in the last stage is an incurable disease." Anonymus * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message