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| Saarbrücken | First time visitor Posted: Fri December 29, 2006 02:03 PM UTC
I am 52 years old and traveling to Germany for the first time. My grandparents were both born & raised in Germany and my grandfather was from Saarbrucken. I want to spend some time in the town and am looking for suggestions as to how to best get a sense of the town's history as well as how the locals live now. Also, I am assuming that most public records were destroyed during the war, but if anyone has information about how to trace my family tree while I am there that would be appreciated as well. thank you.
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PaulFB  
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| Saarbrücken | RE: First time visitor Posted: Sun December 31, 2006 07:01 AM UTC
For some information about the history check out this museum:http://www.historisches-museum.org/histor/museum.asp
Tracing your family tree : Do you know which church your grandfather belonged to? Baptism records are usually a good source for finding our more about one's family.
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christine.j 
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| Saarbrücken | RE: First time visitor Posted: Sun December 31, 2006 02:29 PM UTC
Saarbrücken homepage in English
http://www.en.saarbruecken.de/ Not directly in Saarbrücken, but not far and typical for the industrial heritage for this region: Völklinger ironworks http://www.voelklinger-huette.org (the first industrial monument on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list)
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abalada 
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