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*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. | *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. | *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 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, 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. | 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> | ||
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. | Archives are arranged alphabetically by name of archive. Email addresses are included.<br> | ||
=== 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> | '''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> | 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] | ||
==Church Archives== | ==Church Archives== | ||
===Catholics=== | ===Catholics=== | ||
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|Cologne (Köln) | |Cologne (Köln) | ||
| | |[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 ($) | ||
|Würzburg | |Würzburg | ||
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|Anhalt | |Anhalt | ||
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive | |[https://www.archion.de/de/alle-archive/sachsen-anhalt/archiv-der-evangelischen-landeskirche-anhalts Archion] ($) | ||
|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 | [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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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 | [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 | ||
== | ==Archives Portal Europe== | ||
*[https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/ | *[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. | ||
{{Germany|Germany}} | {{Germany|Germany}} | ||
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