Talk:Germany Compiled Genealogies

This page is redundant
This page is a copy of German Genealogy. They should be merged. RitcheyMT 15:48, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

In looking at the above merging request. It was felt that Germany Genealogy remain the main page as the subject is of repositories and divisions within the country of German rather than an indepth article on the ethnicity of Germans. As German Genealogy and Germany Genealogy articles are quite lengthy, it will take time to make sure all valuable information for the researcher is preserved. Thank you for your patience in the process. CIrwin 11Mar2012. 7:11 p.m.

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