Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz), Germany Genealogy

Guide to Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz), Germany  ancestry, family history, and genealogy after 1945: birth records, marriage records, death records.

Historical Background

 * In 1946, the Rhineland (Rheinland) was divided up between the newly founded states of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen) and Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz). The town of Wetzlar became part of Hesse (Hessen).

Research to Find the Town of Origin
If you do not yet know the name of the town of your ancestor's birth, there are well-known strategies for a thorough hunt for it.
 * Use Germany Finding Town of Origin as a guide in finding evidence in United States records proving your ancestors' town of origin. Also see Germany Emigration and Immigration, especially for immigration to countries other than the United States.


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