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=== Records Not at the Family History Library === | === Records Not at the Family History Library === | ||
Recent church records created during the past 50 years are located in the local parish offices in Denmark. You may write in English to local parishes. For addresses, see [[Denmark Archives and Libraries]]. | |||
As the Evangelical Lutheran Church became the state or national church [''Den Danske Folkekirke''] after the Reformation in 1536, it is the arm of the national government that keeps the vital records. You can contact The Danish State Church at:<br> | As the Evangelical Lutheran Church became the state or national church [''Den Danske Folkekirke''] after the Reformation in 1536, it is the arm of the national government that keeps the vital records. You can contact The Danish State Church at:<br> | ||