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Fax: + 49 341/25 555 55<br>Email: poststelle-l@sta.smi.sachsen.de<br>[http://staatsarchiv.sachsen.de/index.html Website]<br>[https://www.archiv.sachsen.de/recherchedienste-4016.html Research Services]<br>[https://www.archiv.sachsen.de/archivgut-suchen-4025.html?_cp=%7B%22accordion-content-5890%22%3A%7B%222%22%3Atrue%7D%2C%22previousOpen%22%3A%7B%22group%22%3A%22accordion-content-5890%22%2C%22idx%22%3A2%7D%7D Search engine]<br>[https://www.staatsarchiv.sachsen.de/staatsarchiv-leipzig-4806.html How to reach us] | Fax: + 49 341/25 555 55<br>Email: poststelle-l@sta.smi.sachsen.de<br>[http://staatsarchiv.sachsen.de/index.html Website]<br>[https://www.archiv.sachsen.de/recherchedienste-4016.html Research Services]<br>[https://www.archiv.sachsen.de/archivgut-suchen-4025.html?_cp=%7B%22accordion-content-5890%22%3A%7B%222%22%3Atrue%7D%2C%22previousOpen%22%3A%7B%22group%22%3A%22accordion-content-5890%22%2C%22idx%22%3A2%7D%7D Search engine]<br>[https://www.staatsarchiv.sachsen.de/staatsarchiv-leipzig-4806.html How to reach us] | ||
== Archives Outside of Germany == | == Archives for Former Regions Now Outside of Germany == | ||
The Family History Library has on microfilm many German records from areas now in Poland, France, Denmark, Belgium, Russia, and Lithuania. If you cannot find the records you need in the FamilySearch Catalog, you can write to the parish where your ancestor lived, the German Center for Genealogy, or the archives of the country. The main archives outside of Germany are described below. | The Family History Library has on microfilm many German records from areas now in Poland, France, Denmark, Belgium, Russia, and Lithuania. If you cannot find the records you need in the FamilySearch Catalog, you can write to the parish where your ancestor lived, the German Center for Genealogy, or the archives of the country. The main archives outside of Germany are described below. | ||
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People who lived in small communities or villages usually registered in the nearest town, city, or municipality. Large cities and metropolitan areas are divided into civil registration districts. Civil registration records are not open for public inspection, but abstracts or photocopies are issued to direct descendants. If a particular archive does not have the records you seek, it will usually refer you to the correct archive. For more information about civil records, see [[Germany Civil Registration|Germany Civil Registration]]. | People who lived in small communities or villages usually registered in the nearest town, city, or municipality. Large cities and metropolitan areas are divided into civil registration districts. Civil registration records are not open for public inspection, but abstracts or photocopies are issued to direct descendants. If a particular archive does not have the records you seek, it will usually refer you to the correct archive. For more information about civil records, see [[Germany Civil Registration|Germany Civil Registration]]. | ||
== Historical and Genealogical Societies == | == Historical and Genealogical Societies == | ||
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== '''Church Archives''' == | == '''Church Archives''' == | ||
Most church records are kept at local parish offices. Some are sent to the area's central archive. If the FamilySearch Library does not have the records that you need, you should first write (in German) to the local parish in the town where your ancestor lived. If the records have been moved, the local parish can usually tell you which archive currently has the records, and you can then write to that archive. See [[Germany Church Records|Germany Church Records]] for more information. | |||
;Evangelisches Landeskirchliches Archiv | ;Evangelisches Landeskirchliches Archiv | ||