Bulgaria Archives and Libraries
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- Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
- If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
- Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
Archives and Libraries
National Archives
The Central State Historical Archives
Sofia 1000
5 Moskovska Str.
Bulgaria
Phone: 2 94 00 157
Email: cda@archives.government.bg
Website
- Established in 1951, the Archives is the official repository for records from 1878-1944.
- The website includes information and links to the individual state archives.[1]
- There are no vital records in the National Historical Archive in Sofia.
State Military Historical Archives
Veliko Tarnovo, 5000
21, Hristo Botev str.
Bulgaria
Phone: 062 635873
Email: dvia@archives.government.bg
Website
- Established in 1951, the Military Archives holds records pertaining to the history of the Bulgarian army.
- Gypsy/Roma historical and cultural heritage in Bulgaria
- Endangered Ethnographic Archive, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Pre-industrial elements in Bulgarian minorities' culture during the 20th century
- Unique ethnographic photograph archive at risk, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Minority press in Ottoman Turkish in Bulgaria
- Endangered photographic collections about the participation of pre-industrial Bulgaria in three wars in the beginning of the 20th century
- Three Precious Cultural Manuscript Collections from the 19th century facing disappearance
- Documentary heritage of the traditional Protestant communities in Bulgaria
- Rediscovering the cultural heritage of the Muslims in Bulgaria (1920-1950)
State (District) Archives
Municipal Archives
Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths located in municipalities. There are no vital records in the National Historical Archive in Sofia.
Municipality links:
- Issuing a birth certificate - duplicate
- Issuance of a civil marriage certificate - duplicate
- Issuing a transcript-extract from a death certificate
- Issuance of a certificate for the children born to the mother
- Issuance of a transcript of a family register kept up to 1978
- Service information, issuing military certificate Issuance of certificates from the State Military Historical Archive for: work experience, social security income, conscript military service, completed training at a higher military school/secondary sergeant's school, academic reference, the status of "war veteran" , "awarded the Order of Valor", received treatment in a military medical facility, heirs of war veterans, military service in a foreign mission and degree of risk
Libraries
The Cyril and Methodius National Library
"Vasil Levski" 88
1504 Doktorska Gradina
Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: +359 2 918 3101
Website: www.nationallibrary.bg
Established in 1878, the National Library functioned as a quasi-state archives until 1951. It is particularly significant as a depository of old Turkish administrative records. The Library does not hold any vital records.
Museums
Wikipedia: List of museums in Bulgaria
National Museum of History
16 Vitoshko lale str.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone:+359 2 955 42 80
E-mail: nim.pr@abv.bg
Website
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Record Offices
Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths located in municipalities. There are no vital records in the National Historical Archive in Sofia.
Municipality links:
References
- ↑ Genealogical Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Outline for Genealogical Research in Bulgaria,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1982.