Württemberg Archives and Libraries

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The Landeskirchliches Archiv in Stuttgart has many records of Württemberg in their possession.  However, they will not do extensive research for patrons.  They will provide you with a list of professional genealogists that can be hired for your family research project.

 

This is what you can accomplish through the above mentioned archive:

Click on the link below:

http://www.archiv.elk-wue.de/cms/startseite/family-research/

This link takes you to the Landeskirchliches Archiv in Stuttgart.  Information that can be found at this site includes:

• Documents of the administration of the church in Württemberg
• Private estate holdings of deceased and their collections
• Churchbook originals 1558-1875
• Churchbook duplicates 1808-1875
• Some churchbooks from former Yugoslavia 1807-1954, 103 volumes
• Historical atlases from Baden-Württemberg
• Diocese Archive church records 1310-1966
• Special edition/collection items (historical, village, region or church, photos, letters, plans, memorabilia
• Database of parish holdings (record lists with time periods by locality)
• Village lineage books

http://www.archive-bw.de/sixcms/detail.php?_aktion=sprache&template=home

 

Here is a list of district archives which house the records of the older administrations of Württemberg (click on name of archive and then on Beständeübersicht to look at the holdings)

http://www.archive-bw.de/sixcms/list.php?page=seite_liste_archivnamen&sv%5Brel19%5D=10090&_sparte=Kreisarchiv&skip=0