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*If you plan to visit one of these repositories, contact the archive or library and ask for information about its collection, hours, services, and fees. Also ask who may use their facility.  
*If you plan to visit one of these repositories, contact the archive or library and ask for information about its collection, hours, services, and fees. Also ask who may use their facility.  


*Although the original records you need may be in an archive or library in Germany, the Family History Library may have a microfilm copy of them, or they may be available on the Internet. Check the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] and online resources before writing to or visiting archives in Germany.  
*Although the original records you need may be in an archive or library in Germany,''' the FamilySearch Library may have a microfilm copy of them''', or they may be '''available on the Internet'''. Check the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] and online resources before writing to or visiting archives in Germany.  


*Materials useful for family history research can be found in various archives. German archives and parishes often refer family history letters to historical or genealogical societies. Members of these societies can usually search the local archives. Sometimes the archive will recommend other archives to which you can write.   
*Materials useful for family history research can be found in various archives. German archives and parishes often refer family history letters to historical or genealogical societies. Members of these societies can usually search the local archives. Sometimes the archive will recommend other archives to which you can write.   


*When writing to a German-speaking archive or library, it is best to write in German. For help in writing a letter in German, see the German [[German Letter Writing Guide|Letter-Writing Guide]]. Electronic translation tools should be avoided. Letters written in English are preferable to those translated electronically.  
*When writing to a German-speaking archive or library, it is best to write in German. For help in writing a letter in German, see the German [[German Letter Writing Guide|Letter-Writing Guide]]. Electronic translation tools should be avoided. Letters written in English are preferable to those translated badly  electronically.  
|[[Image:800px-Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Leipzig-2ri.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Leipzig]]
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=== Federal Archives (Bundesarchivs)  ===
== Federal Archives (Bundesarchivs)  ==
*The Federal Archives have the legal mandate to permanently secure the archives of the Federal Government and make them usable. These are documents such as '''files, maps, pictures, posters, films and sound recordings in analogue and digital form'''.
*'''The Federal Archives have 22 locations:''' [https://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi60.htm '''Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany, Federal Archives and other archives in the federal administration''']
*These documents are available from central offices of the Holy Roman Empire (1495-1806), the German Confederation (1815-1866), the German Empire (1867/71-1945), the zones of occupation (1945-1949), the German Democratic Republic (1949 -1990) and the Federal Republic of Germany (since 1949). The Federal Archive decides whether the documents are "archivable", i.e. whether they have lasting value for research and understanding of history and the present, for safeguarding the legitimate interests of citizens or for legislation,
'''Important links:'''
*The Federal Archives also collect '''written legacies from important people, documents from parties, associations and clubs of supra-regional importance, as well as journalistic sources'''.
*Since June 17, 2021, the Federal Archives have been responsible for the '''documents of the GDR state security service.'''
*The Federal Archives ensure access to federal archives while protecting private and public interests. In principle, every person has the right to use federal archive material upon request. The Federal Archives provide information about the archive material on several research platforms. A small but constantly growing part of the holdings is also available in digital form for online use via these research platforms.
*The Federal Archives have 22 locations: [https://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi60.htm Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany, Federal Archives and other archives in the federal administration]
Additional information:
:*[https://www.bundesarchiv.de/DE/Navigation/Finden/Digitalisierte-Bestaende/digitalisierte-bestaende.html '''Online Records''']
:*[https://www.bundesarchiv.de/DE/Navigation/Finden/Digitalisierte-Bestaende/digitalisierte-bestaende.html '''Online Records''']
:*[http://www.bundesarchiv.de/benutzung/sachbezug/personenbezogen_genealogie/index.html.de '''Personal and Genealogical Research''']
:*[http://www.bundesarchiv.de/benutzung/sachbezug/personenbezogen_genealogie/index.html.de '''Personal and Genealogical Research''']
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:*[https://www.bundesarchiv.de/DE/Navigation/Meta/Ueber-uns/Dienstorte/Stua-Dienstorte/stua-dienstorte.html '''Locations of the Stasi Records Archive]''' GDR state security service.
:*[https://www.bundesarchiv.de/DE/Navigation/Meta/Ueber-uns/Dienstorte/Stua-Dienstorte/stua-dienstorte.html '''Locations of the Stasi Records Archive]''' GDR state security service.
:*[https://www.bundesarchiv.de/DE/Navigation/Benutzen/Recherchedienste-beauftragen/recherchedienste-beauftragen.html '''Research Services''']
:*[https://www.bundesarchiv.de/DE/Navigation/Benutzen/Recherchedienste-beauftragen/recherchedienste-beauftragen.html '''Research Services''']
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*The Federal Archives have the legal mandate to permanently secure the archives of the Federal Government and make them usable. These are documents such as '''files, maps, pictures, posters, films and sound recordings in analogue and digital form'''.
*These documents are available from central offices of the Holy Roman Empire (1495-1806), the German Confederation (1815-1866), the German Empire (1867/71-1945), the zones of occupation (1945-1949), the German Democratic Republic (1949 -1990) and the Federal Republic of Germany (since 1949). The Federal Archive decides whether the documents are "archivable", i.e. whether they have lasting value for research and understanding of history and the present, for safeguarding the legitimate interests of citizens or for legislation,
*The Federal Archives also collect '''written legacies from important people, documents from parties, associations and clubs of supra-regional importance, as well as journalistic sources'''.
*Since June 17, 2021, the Federal Archives have been responsible for the '''documents of the GDR state security service.'''
*The Federal Archives ensure access to federal archives while protecting private and public interests. In principle, every person has the right to use federal archive material upon request. The Federal Archives provide information about the archive material on several research platforms. A small but constantly growing part of the holdings is also available in digital form for online use via these research platforms.


== State Archives ==
== State Archives ==
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== German Center for Genealogy  ==
== German Center for Genealogy  ==
*[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Deutsche_Zentralstelle_f%C3%BCr_Genealogie Deutsche Zentralstelle für Genealogie]
[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Deutsche_Zentralstelle_f%C3%BCr_Genealogie '''Deutsche Zentralstelle für Genealogie''']
A specialty archive, the Central Office for Genealogy [http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Deutsche_Zentralstelle_f%C3%BCr_Genealogie Deutsche Zentralstelle für Genealogie] was founded as an archive for genealogical materials. Later its holdings were incorporated in the Leipzig State Archive. '''Its extensive collection of German church records from ''Posen, Ostpreußen, Westpreußen, Pommern, and Schlesien (now in Poland, Russia, and Lithuania)'' was microfilmed by FamilySearch.'''  The Central Office collection also includes records of many German settlements in eastern Europe. The Family History Library has microfilms of these records, but if you need more information, you can contact the center. For a fee, employees of the center will try to find genealogical sources. But as a general rule, research must be done in Leipzig by the researcher.  
*In 1995, the German Central Office for Genealogy (DZfG) was incorporated as a department into the State Archives in Leipzig. After an administrative reform in 2005,
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*A specialty archive, the Central Office for Genealogy [http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Deutsche_Zentralstelle_f%C3%BCr_Genealogie Deutsche Zentralstelle für Genealogie] was founded as an archive for genealogical materials.  
*Later its holdings were incorporated in the Leipzig State Archive. The formal name is "Saxon State Archives, State Archives Leipzig, Section 33 German Central Office for Genealogy and Special Collections". The Leipzig State Archive is a department of the Saxon State Archive .
*'''Its extensive collection of German church records from ''Posen, Ostpreußen, Westpreußen, Pommern, and Schlesien (now in Poland, Russia, and Lithuania)'' was microfilmed by FamilySearch.'''   
*The Central Office collection also includes records of many German settlements in eastern Europe. The FamilySearch Library has microfilms of these records, but if you need more information, you can contact the center.  
*For a fee, employees of the center will try to find genealogical sources. But as a general rule, research must be done in Leipzig by the researcher.  
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'''Sächsisches Staatsarchiv'''<br>Staatsarchiv Leipzig<br>Schongauer Strasse 1<br>04329 Leipzig<br>GERMANY<br><br>Telephone: + 49 341/25 555 00<br>
'''Sächsisches Staatsarchiv'''<br>Staatsarchiv Leipzig<br>Schongauer Strasse 1<br>04329 Leipzig<br>GERMANY<br><br>Telephone: + 49 341/25 555 00<br>
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]
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== Archives for Former Regions Now 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 FamilySearch 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 (Deutsche Zentralstelle für Genealogie), or the archives of the country. The main archives outside of Germany are described below.  


=== Poland  ===
=== Poland  ===
The [https://www.archiwa.gov.pl/welcome-to-the-website-of-the-polish-state-archives/ '''Polish State Archive (Archiwa Państwowe)''' ] may be able to help you with records from '''Brandenburg, Ostpreußen, Westpreußen, Pommern, Posen, Schlesien and other areas now under Polish jurisdiction'''. The State Archive holds civil registration records more than 100 years old.  
The [https://www.archiwa.gov.pl/welcome-to-the-website-of-the-polish-state-archives/ '''Polish State Archive (Archiwa Państwowe)''' ] may be able to help you with records from '''Brandenburg, Ostpreußen, Westpreußen, Pommern, Posen, Schlesien and other areas now under Polish jurisdiction'''. The State Archive holds civil registration records more than 100 years old.  
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You may write in English, but it is better to write in Polish. Use the [[Poland Letter Writing Guide|'''Poland Letter Writing Guide''']]. There is a fee for any work done.  
You may write in English, but it is better to write in Polish. Use the [[Poland Letter Writing Guide|'''Poland Letter Writing Guide''']]. There is a fee for any work done.  
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Records from Poland are now gradually coming online.&nbsp; So be sure to check the website of the archive you need information from before requesting a search.  
Records from Poland are now gradually coming online. So be sure to check the website of the archive you need information from before requesting a search.  
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Telephone:(22) 56 54 600<br>
Telephone:(22) 56 54 600<br>
E-mail: ndap@archiwa.gov.pl<br>
Email: ndap@archiwa.gov.pl<br>
[https://www.archiwa.gov.pl/welcome-to-the-website-of-the-polish-state-archives/ Website]<br>
[https://www.archiwa.gov.pl/welcome-to-the-website-of-the-polish-state-archives/ Website]<br>
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Addresses for archives of states in Poland can be found at [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/addresses.html '''PolandGenWeb, Polish State Archives'''].  
Addresses for archives of states in Poland can be found at [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/addresses.html '''PolandGenWeb, Polish State Archives'''].  
Archives are arranged alphabetically by name of archive. E-mail addresses are included.<br>  
Archives are arranged alphabetically by name of archive. Email addresses are included.<br>
 
A&nbsp;detailed inventory for the Stettin [ Szczecin] State Archive, searchable in German systematcally, alphabetically, and by key word, is found at&nbsp;[http://www.bkge.de/archiv-stettin.php Archivfuhrer Stettin].


=== France  ===
=== France  ===
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For information from Elsaß-Lothringen(Alsace-Lorraine), contact one of the following archives:  
For information from Elsaß-Lothringen(Alsace-Lorraine), contact one of the following archives:  


'''Archives of the European Community of Alsace - Strasbourg site'''<br>6 rue Philippe Dollinger<br>67100 Strasbourg<br>FRANCE<br>E-mail: archives@bas-rhin.fr<br>Internet: [https://archives.bas-rhin.fr/ Archives Departmentales du Bas-Rhin]<br>Research Wiki Article: [[Bas-Rhin, France Genealogy]] and [[Haut-Rhin, France Genealogy]
'''Archives of the European Community of Alsace - Strasbourg site'''<br>6 rue Philippe Dollinger<br>67100 Strasbourg<br>FRANCE<br>Email: archives@bas-rhin.fr<br>Internet: [https://archives.bas-rhin.fr/ Archives Departmentales du Bas-Rhin]<br>Research Wiki Article: [[Bas-Rhin, France Genealogy]] and [[Haut-Rhin, France Genealogy]


'''Archives départementales du Moselle'''<br>1, allée du château<br>57070 St. Julien-les-Metz<br>FRANCE<br>Website: [http://www.archives57.com/index.php/recherches/archives-en-ligne/registres-paroissiaux Archives de la Mozelle]<br>Research Wiki Article: [[Moselle, France Genealogy]]
'''Archives départementales du Moselle'''<br>1, allée du château<br>57070 St. Julien-les-Metz<br>FRANCE<br>Website: [http://www.archives57.com/index.php/recherches/archives-en-ligne/registres-paroissiaux Archives de la Mozelle]<br>Research Wiki Article: [[Moselle, France Genealogy]]
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If your research is in '''Schleswig-Holstein, Oldenburg, Lübeck, or the part of Hamburg that was once part of Denmark''', you may be able to hire a researcher through the Danish archive. You may write in English.  
If your research is in '''Schleswig-Holstein, Oldenburg, Lübeck, or the part of Hamburg that was once part of Denmark''', you may be able to hire a researcher through the Danish archive. You may write in English.  


The address is:<br>'''Landsarkivet i Aabenraa'''<br>Haderslevvej 45<br>6200 Aabenraa<br>DENMARK<br>E-mail: mailbox@Laa.sa.dk<br>Internet:&nbsp;[[Denmark Archives and Libraries]]
The address is:<br>'''Landsarkivet i Aabenraa'''<br>Haderslevvej 45<br>6200 Aabenraa<br>DENMARK<br>Email: mailbox@Laa.sa.dk<br>Internet: [[Denmark Archives and Libraries]]<br>
[https://www.rigsarkivet.dk/udforsk/forskerservice/ Research Services]
[https://www.rigsarkivet.dk/udforsk/forskerservice/ Research Services]
== Libraries ==
*[https://www.vfkbw.de/index.php/bibliothek-archiv/bibarc Library of the Vereins für Familien- und Wappenkunde]<br>State Church Archive<br>Balinger Straße 33/1<br>70567 Stuttgart<br>Germany<br>
::[https://www.vfkbw.de/index.php/onlinerecherche/suedwestdeutsche-blaetter Southwest German Sheets]<br>[https://www.vfkbw.de/index.php/onlinerecherche/digitales-archiv-reg Digital Archive]<br><br>
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:[http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/ Württembergische Landesbibliothek]
:Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 8<br> D-70173 Stuttgart<br>Germany
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:[http://www.blb-karlsruhe.de/ Badische Landesbibliothek]
:Erbprinzenstraße 15<br>D-76133 Karlsruhe<br>Germany<br><br>
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:[https://bsz.ibs-bw.de/aDISWeb/app?service=direct/0/Home/$DirectLink&sp=SOPAC58 Library] in the [https://www.ifa.de/en/about-us/ Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen]
:Charlottenplatz 17<br>D-70173 Stuttgart<br>Germany


==Church Archives==
==Church Archives==
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|Cologne (Köln)
|Cologne (Köln)
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|[https://www.erzbistum-koeln.de/kultur_und_bildung/historisches-archiv/kirchenbuecher/ Digitales Archiv des Erzbistums Köln/ Digital archive of the Archdiocese of Cologne] [click on "Zum Gesamtverzeichnis ...]
|Münster and Vechta Archive, Münster
|Münster and Vechta Archive, Münster
|[http://data.matricula-online.eu/en/deutschland/muenster/ Matricula Online, Münster]
|[http://data.matricula-online.eu/en/deutschland/muenster/ Matricula Online, Münster]
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|Hildesheim
|Hildesheim
|[http://data.matricula-online.eu/en/deutschland/hildesheim/ Matricula Online]<br>
|[http://data.matricula-online.eu/en/deutschland/hildesheim/ Matricula Online]<br>
[https://die-maus-bremen.info/index.php?id=59 Die Maus, Index to Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Bremen Church Books], index, ($)
[https://die-maus-bremen.info/index.php?id=59 Die Maus, Index to Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Bremen Church Books], index ($)
|Würzburg
|Würzburg
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|Anhalt
|Anhalt
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/sachsen-anhalt/landeskirchliches-archiv-der-evangelischen-landeskirche-anhalts/ Archion] ($)
|[https://www.archion.de/de/alle-archive/sachsen-anhalt/archiv-der-evangelischen-landeskirche-anhalts Archion] ($)
|Mitteldeutschland  
|Mitteldeutschland  
(Central Germany)
(Central Germany)
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|Bremen
|Bremen
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[https://die-maus-bremen.info/index.php?id=59 Die Maus, Index to Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Bremen Church Books], index, ($)<br>
[https://die-maus-bremen.info/index.php?id=59 Die Maus, Index to Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Bremen Church Books], index ($)<br>
FamilySearch Catalog
FamilySearch Catalog
|Sachsen (Saxony)
|Sachsen (Saxony)
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|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/ausland-und-ueberregional/mennonitische-forschungsstelle/ Archion] ($)
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/ausland-und-ueberregional/mennonitische-forschungsstelle/ Archion] ($)
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==Libraries==
[https://www.dnb.de/EN/Home/home_node.html German National Library (Deutsche National Bibliotek]
*[https://www.dnb.de/EN/Service/Kontakt/KontakteFooter/kontakteFooter_node.html;jsessionid=D1E97546A99BA9B351C8857FA750F60B.internet282 Help and Contacts]
*[https://www.dnb.de/EN/Benutzung/benutzung_node.html#sprg264666 Using the Catalogue]
*[https://www.dnb.de/EN/Sammlungen/sammlungen_node.html Collections]
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DNB LEIPZIG<br>
Deutscher Platz 1<br>
04103 Leipzig<br>
Germany<br>
Telephone: + 49 341 2271-0<br>
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DNB FRANKFURT<br>
Adickesallee 1<br>
60322 Frankfurt am Main<br>
Germany<br>
Telephone: + 49 69 1525-0<br>


== Inventories, Registers, Catalogs  ==
== Inventories, Registers, Catalogs  ==
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These types of records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under one of the following headings:  
These types of records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under one of the following headings:  


[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bsubject_id%3A381748 GERMANY - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES ¬INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS]  
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bsubject_id%3A381748 GERMANY - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES-INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS]  


GERMANY, [STATE] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS  
GERMANY, [STATE] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS  
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GERMANY, [STATE], [TOWN] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS
GERMANY, [STATE], [TOWN] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS


== Websites ==
==Archives Portal Europe==


*[https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/topics Archives Portal Europe] provides access to information on archival material from Germany as well as information on archival institutions throughout the European continent.
*[https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/find-an-institution/ Archives Portal Europe] provides access to information on archival material from Germany as well as information on archival institutions throughout the European continent.


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