Germany, Brandenburg, Potsdam, Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Deutschland, Brandenburg, Potsdam Archivgut

Record Description
This collection contains miscellaneous records from the Stadtarchiv Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany, from 1740 to 1939. Records include population registrations, military rolls, birth registers, marriage registers, death registers, and genealogical compilations. The records are in German.

Citation for This Collection
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Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.

Record Content
These birth records may contain the following information:


 * Name
 * Birth date
 * Parents' names

These marriage records may contain the following information:


 * Name
 * Marriage date
 * Death date
 * Residence

How to Use the Record
To search the collection image by image, select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the appropriate "Ort" ⇒Select the appropriate "Quellengattung" ⇒Select the appropriate "Namensraum oder Beschreibung" which takes you to the images.

Search the collection image by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:


 * There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
 * Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

Related Websites

 * German Genealogy (website is in German)
 * German Roots
 * Germany GenWeb

Related Wiki Articles

 * Germany
 * Germany Civil Registration
 * Germany Church Records
 * Germany Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
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Citation Example for a Record Found in a Historical Record Collection
“Delaware Marriage Records,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 4 March 2011), William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, 1890; citing Delaware, State Marriage Records, no. 859, Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.