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A local family book ( abbreviated: OFB, formerly also local family book / OSB ) is a personal historical secondary source, in which the entire population of a place that can be found in the sources (usually: church books) is listed with their biographical data and usually the direct genealogical connections as well as further information (e.g. occupation, house). Here you can find individual people, mother-child relationships and, above all, entire nuclear families (parents and their children) sorted by family name. In most printed OFBs and in all online OFBs, reference numbers to the families of origin and marriage are given, so that the entire family network can be determined from an OFB, insofar as it is limited to the location examined.

The primary sources that are used for the processing of a local family book are usually the church registers , from which at least the entries on baptism, marriage and burial are transferred, often also information on godparents and witnesses. However, all other primary sources of personal history of spiritual or secular origin can be used to edit a local family book, as well as secondary sources that have already been published, such as local family books from neighboring communities.

Extent of Database:

over 1,000 local family books are available online. On average, 5 to 10 new books are added every month.

Description:

The term GEDBAS is a fantasy term and can, for example, be interpreted as an abbreviation for genealogical data base .

Every family researcher can contribute his research results, everyone can query the database.

The GEDBAS project was launched by the Verein für Computergenealogie eV . It is intended to help researchers in Germany to find contacts with other interested researchers and to exchange results. Unlike FOKO, concrete data is also published here. Inquiries by email or post no longer have to be made in every case, since those who are interested in the names can already tell when searching in the database whether the research results are of interest to them or not.

Enables you to map the primary locations your surname was found in 1890 and 1996

Viele genealogische Vereine, Arbeitskreise, Interessengemeinschaften und andere genealogische Institute stellen sich auf dem Server des Vereins für Computergenealogie e.V. vor und nehmen aktiv an den Projekten teil. Auch wenn Sie vielleicht sonst ein Vereinsmuffel sind, die Mitgliedschaft in einem genealogischen Verein kann sich lohnen! Viele genealogische Veranstaltungen werden von Vereinen ausgerichtet. Mitglieder einiger Vereine, Arbeitsgruppen usw., die hier im GenWiki eine Anmeldung und damit eine Benutzerseite haben, teilen ihre Mitgliedschaft dort mit, die Übersicht dazu findet sich hier.

What you can find in the records

Beginning in 1808, family tables were extensively recorded in Württemberg and supplement parish records. Three generations of a family are usually recorded on a single or double-page sheet. Each record begins with the male head of household. The family tables are generally arranged alphabetically according to the first letter of the family surname. Depending on the time period and on the individual forms used, you may generally find the following details in these records:

Head of household, Father: Last Name, Given names, Occupation, Birthdate, Marriage Date, Death Date, details about his Parents Mother: Last Name, Maiden Name, Given names, Birthdate, Marriage Date, Death Date, details about her Parents Children: Last Name, Given names, Occupation, Birthdate, Confirmation or Communion, Marriage Date, details about Spouse, Death Date, often includes children born outside of or previous to the marriage. More about using this collection

This collection is based on older microfilms. Under "Browse this collection,” select the City or District and then the Description and Year Range for the desired records.