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 Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern <br>Falkenplatz 4 <br>3011 Bern<br>
 [http://www.sta.be.ch/sta/de/index/staatsarchiv/staatsarchiv.html website]
-contact information: [mailto:staatsarchiv@be.ch staatsarchiv@be.ch]
+contact information: [mailto:staatsarchiv@be.ch staatsarchiv@be.ch]<br>
 '''Collections include:''' <br>
 *Original church records online, can be found [http://www.query.sta.be.ch/archivplansuche.aspx?ID=37 '''here''']. Click on Kirchenbücher, then choose the parish from the alphabetical list. Available church books are listed with the record type and time period listed for each book.
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 <div class="NavHead"><font size="3">Fribourg</font></div>
 <div class="NavContent" style="display: none;" align="left">
-Archives d'Etat de Fribourg
+Archives de l'Etat de Fribourg<br>
+Route des Arsenaux 17<br>
+Fribourg<br>
+[http://www.fr.ch/aef/fr/pub/index.cfm website]<br>
+contact the archive via an online form found [http://www.fr.ch/aef/fr/pub/meta_navigation/contact.cfm here]
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 <div class="NavHead"><font size="3">Genève</font></div>
 <div class="NavContent" style="display: none;" align="left">
-[https://ge.ch/arvaegconsult/ws/consaeg/public/FICHE/AEGSearch State of Genève] Archives d'Etat / Base de données Adhémar
+Archives d'Etat de Genève<br>
+Rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville 1<br>
+Genève 3<br>
+[http://ge.ch/archives/ website]<br>
+contact the archive via an online form found [http://ge.ch/e-demarches/contacter-les-archives-de-l-etat here]<br>
+'''Collections include:''' <br>
+*Some original church and civil records are online, found [https://ge.ch/arvaegconsult/ws/consaeg/public/FICHE/AEGSearch '''here''']
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 <div class="NavHead"><font size="3">Glarus</font></div>
 <div class="NavContent" style="display: none;" align="left">
-Staatsarchiv Glarus
+Landesarchiv des Kantons Glarus<br>
+Gerichtshausstrasse 25<br>
+Glarus<br>
+[http://www.gl.ch/xml_1/internet/de/application/d1256/d33/d106/d107/f109.cfm website]<br>
+contact information: [mailto:landesarchiv@gl.ch landesarchiv@gl.ch]
+'''Collections include:''' <br>
+*Most families have been researched to the beginning of the church records, and can be requested from the archive. Fees apply.
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 <div class="NavHead"><font size="3">Graubünden</font></div>
 <div class="NavContent" style="display: none;" align="left">
-Staatsarchiv Graubünden
+Staatsarchiv Graubünden<br>
+Karlihofplatz<br>
+Chur<br>
+[https://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/ekud/afk/sag/ueberuns/Seiten/default.aspx website]<br>
+contact information: [mailto:info@sag.gr.ch info@sag.gr.ch]<br>
+contact the archive via an online form found [https://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/ekud/afk/sag/Seiten/inhalt_kontakt_sag.aspx here]
 </div></div>