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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 5 Send Message	Diane	Report	21 Dec 2006 20:08
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 5 Send Message	I have found out that my grand-parents were born in Germany is there any one out there who has access to German records or can point me in the right direction for tracing them also I am after internment records as they were interred in the war thankyou
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 996 Send Message	Keith	Report	21 Dec 2006 22:40
	I am sure you mean interned - at least I hope so. LOL Keith
	Researching: Fletcher May Allison Ashcroft Moore
Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 1,226 Send Message	Joe ex Bexleyheath	Report	22 Dec 2006 10:39
	Unlike here, there is no central point for German BMDs. You will need to know the town of birth to get further in the history. The main point for researching is the IGI - International Genealogical Index which is found on : http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true enter the name in full, the Region, year of birth as far as you are able even if you have to give a 10 year spread. the records generally go as far as 1900. You don't say which war but I am hoping that you mean 1914-18 which would probably mean a birth in the 1890s at least. Another point that you must be aware of is the religion - which will probably be given if you see the name in the IGI.