Oldenburg Gazetteer Introduction-Abbreviations

The Oldenburg Gazetteer information has been compiled using the following resources:

1. Raymond S. Wright III, Nathan S. Rives, Mirjam J. Kirkham, Saskia Schier Bunting, Ancestors in German Archives, A Guide to Family History Sources; Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Pub. Co. Inc, c2004. 2. Family History Library Catalog. 3. "German Archives: FHL Archive Inventory", FHL B1 International Reference Desk Computer, 35 W. Temple, SLC UT 84150 4. Oldenburgische Gesellschaft für Familienkunde e. V.,Kirchspielverzeichnis 1814, 7/7/2009. 5. Hansen, Kevan M. Map Guide to German Parish Registers, Oldenburg, vol. 4, North Salt Lake, Utah: Heritage Creations, c2004 6. Meyer's Orts- und Verkehrs=Lexikon Des Deutschen Reich. Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut 1912 7. Ortschaftsverzeichnis des Grossherzogtums Oldenburg 1911; Oldenburg : Ad. Littmann, 1911

Abbreviations: AHL=Archiv der Hansestadt Lübeck, Mühlendamm 1-3, 23552 Lübeck www.schleswig-holstein.de/archive/kreis_frei/saluebec.html Birkenfeld: Kreisarchiv Birkenfeld - Kreisverwaltung, Schlossallee 11, 55765 Birkenfeld - Email: info@landkreis-birkenfeld.de BMO = Bischöflich Münstersches Offizialat, Bahnhofstr. 6, 49377. E-mail: Archiv@BMO-Vechta.de Eutin: Stadtarchiv Eutin, Markt 1, 23701 Eutin www.schleswig-holstein.de/archiv/kreis_osth/saeutin.html. Holds a variety of emigration records; such as emigration statistics 1853-1938, 1933; emigrations of 1863 and 1902-1947; emigration authority 1872-99 protection of German emigrants - general records. No Church or Religious communities records. No records from cities, town or district records. Census records from 1755, 1819 and later years available. KB = Kirchenbuch KBdupl. = Kirchenbuchduplikat KG = Lutheran: direct inquiries to the local parish. Catholic: direct inquiries to the BMO LDS = Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 35 N West Temple St., SLC UT 84150 LSH = Landesarchiv Schleswig-Holstein, Prinzenpalais, 24837 Schleswig, www.schleswig-holstein.de/archive, E-mail: landesarchiv@landsh.de OKR = Archiv des Ev. Luth. Oberkirchenrates, Philosophenweg 1, 26121 Oldenburg, www.ev-kirche-oldenburg.de, E-mail: archiv-ork@ev-kirche-oldenburg.de