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*Archives collect and preserve original documents from organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries collect mostly published sources, such as books, maps, and microfilm.


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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.


Archives collect and preserve original documents from organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries collect mostly published sources, such as books, maps, and microfilm. This section describes Germany's major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources.  
*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.  


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.  
*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.


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. Check the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] before writing to or visiting archives in Germany.  
*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.
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== Federal Archives (Bundesarchivs)  ==
*'''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''']
'''Important links:'''
{{Block indent|*[https://www.bundesarchiv.de/DE/Navigation/Finden/Digitalisierte-Bestaende/digitalisierte-bestaende.html '''Online Records''']}}
{{Block indent|*[http://www.bundesarchiv.de/benutzung/sachbezug/personenbezogen_genealogie/index.html.de '''Personal and Genealogical Research''']}}
{{Block indent|*[https://www.bundesarchiv.de/DE/Navigation/Benutzen/Hilfe/Anfragen-Bundesarchiv/anfragen-bundesarchiv.html '''Inquiries to the Federal Archives'''] }}
{{Block indent|*[https://www.bundesarchiv.de/DE/Content/Artikel/Benutzen/archivbesuch-vor-ort.html '''On-site visit to the archive''']}}
{{Block indent|*[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.}}
{{Block indent|*[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.


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. You will usually find what you need more quickly by contacting local parish or civil archives before larger state archives or libraries.
== State Archives ==
 
Each modern state archive also preserves useful records, including:
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 [[Germany Letter Writing Guide|Letter-Writing Guide]].
*Church records
 
*Civil registration
There are seven major types of genealogical repositories for German records:
*Court records  
 
*Military records
*[[Germany Archives and Libraries#State_Archives|State archives]]
*Emigration Records
*[[Germany Archives and Libraries#German_Center_for_Genealogy|German Center for Genealogy]]
*Land records
*[[Germany Archives and Libraries#Archives_Outside_of_Germany|Archives outside of Germany]]
===State Archives Addresses===
*[[Germany Archives and Libraries#Civil_Registration_Offices_and_Town_Archives|Civil registration offices and town archives]]
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*[[Germany Archives and Libraries#Church_Parish_Offices|Church parish offices]]  
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*[[Germany Archives and Libraries#Historical_and_Genealogical_Societies|Historical and genealogical societies]]
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*“[http://www.archivschule.de/fv61.html Deutsche Archive im Internet]” (German Archives on the Internet) provides links to various archive web sites. Archives are sorted by type (state archives, communal archives, church archives, etc.).
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|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[[Baden-Wuerttemberg Archives and Libraries|Baden-Württemberg]]
== State Archives  ==
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[https://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi01.htm Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany:Baden-Württemberg]
 
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''Das Bundesarchiv ''(The [http://www.bundesarchiv.de/index.html.de German Federal Archive]) has very few records helpful to family historians. However, each modern state archive preserves useful records, including:  
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[[Bavaria (Bayern) Archives and Libraries|Bavaria (Bayern)]]
 
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[https://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi02.htm Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany:Bavaria]
*[http://www.genealoger.com/german/ger_church_records.htm Church records]  
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*[http://www.genealoger.com/german/ger_civil_registrations_records.htm Civil registration]  
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[[Berlin Archives and Libraries|Berlin]]
*[http://www.genealoger.com/german/ger_court_records.htm Court records]  
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[https://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi03.htm Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Berlin]
*[http://www.genealoger.com/german/ger_military.htm Military records]  
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*[http://www.genealoger.com/german/ger_emigration_records.htm Emigration Records]&nbsp;  
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[[Brandenburg Archives and Libraries|Brandenburg ]]  
*[http://www.genealoger.com/german/ger_land_records.htm Land records]
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[https://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi04.htm Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Brandenburg]
 
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German state archives are generally open to the public.
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[[Bremen Archives and Libraries|Bremen]]  
 
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[https://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi05.htm Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Bremen]
If the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=historical_records Family History Library] does not have the records you need, you can contact the state archive for the area in which your ancestor lived. The archive will briefly describe its collections and provide a list of researchers you can hire to search the archive.
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|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[[Hamburg Archives and Libraries|Hamburg]]
Addresses and websites for state archives in areas of heavy emigration are listed below.
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[https://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi06.htm Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Hamburg]
 
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=== Baden  ===
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[[Hessen Archives and Libraries|Hessen]]
 
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[https://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi07.htm Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Hessen]
Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe<br>Nördliche Hildapromenade 2<br>76133 Karlsruhe<br>GERMANY <br>Internetl:&nbsp;[http://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/web/ Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg]&nbsp;
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|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Archives and Libraries|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
Click here for a detailed list of [[Baden Grossherzogtum (grand duchy) Archives and Libraries|archives with contact information&nbsp;in Baden]].
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[https://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi08.htm Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]  
 
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=== Pfalz (Palatinate)  ===
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[[Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) Archives and Libraries|Lower Saxony (Sachsen)]]
 
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[https://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi09.htm Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Lower Saxony]  
Landesarchiv Speyer<br>Otto-Mayer-Str.9<br>67326 Speyer<br>GERMANY <br>E-mail: posta@Landesarchiv-speyer.de<br>Internet:&nbsp;[http://www.lha-rlp.de/index.php?id=9 Rheinland-Pfalz Landesarchivverwaltung&nbsp;]  
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|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[[North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Archives and Libraries]]
=== Rheinland (Rhineland) ===
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[https://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi10.htm Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: North Rhine-Westphalia]
 
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Landeshauptarchiv Koblenz<br>Postfach 201047<br>56013 Koblenz<br>GERMANY <br>E-mail: posta@Landeshauptarchiv-ko.de<br>Internet:&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://landeshauptarchiv.de/ Rheinland-Pfalz Landesarchivverwaltung]
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[[Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) Archives and Libraries|Rhineland-Palatinate]]  
 
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[https://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi11.htm Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Rhineland-Palatinate]
=== Thüringen  ===
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|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[[Saarland Archives and Libraries|Saarland]]  
[http://www.archive-in-thueringen.de/index.php?major=archiv&action=detail&object=archiv&id=217 Thüringen Archive]&nbsp;in Schmalkalden
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[https://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi12.htm Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Saarland]
 
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=== Other Archives  ===
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[[Sachsen Archives and Libraries|Saxony]]
 
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[https://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi13.htm Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Sachsen]
[[Image:Academiegebouw Universiteit Leiden.png|thumb]]
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|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[[Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt) Archives and Libraries|Saxony- Sachsen Anhalt]]
#[[Baden Grossherzogtum (grand duchy) Archives and Libraries|Baden]]  
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[https://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi14.htm Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Saxony-Anhalt]
#[[Baden-Wuerttemberg Archives and Libraries|Baden-Württemberg]]
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#[[Bavaria (Bayern) Archives and Libraries|Bavaria (Bayern)]]  
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[[Schleswig-Holstein Archives and Libraries|Schleswig-Holstein]]
#[[Berlin Archives and Libraries|Berlin (excluding Brandenburg)]]
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[https://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi15.htm Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Schleswig-Holstein]
#[[Brandenburg Archives and Libraries|Brandenburg (excluding Berlin)]]  
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#[[Bremen Archives and Libraries|Bremen]]
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[[Thuringen Archives and Libraries|Thüringia]]
#[[Hamburg Archives and Libraries|Hamburg]]  
|style="border: solid black 2px; padding:10px; width:700px; padding-left:10px"|[https://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi16.htm Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Thuringen]
#[[Hessen Archives and Libraries|Hessen]]<br>Kassel and Waldeck are listed here.
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#[[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Archives and Libraries|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]  
#[[Niedersachsen Archives and Libraries|Niedersachsen]]<br>Braunschweig, Hanover and Oldenburg are listed here.
#[[Saarland Archives and Libraries|Saarland]]
#[[Sachsen Archives and Libraries|Sachsen]]  
#[[Sachsen-Anhalt Archives and Libraries|Sachsen-Anhalt]]  
#[[Thuringen Archives and Libraries|Thüringen]]


== German Center for Genealogy  ==
== German Center for Genealogy  ==
[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Deutsche_Zentralstelle_f%C3%BCr_Genealogie '''Deutsche Zentralstelle für Genealogie''']
*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,
*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>
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]


The German Center 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. It has an extensive collection of German church records from Posen, Ostpreußen, Westpreußen, Pommern, and Schlesien (now in Poland, Russia, and Lithuania), and it has many records of 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.
== Archives for Former Regions Now Outside of Germany  ==


The mailing address is:<br>[http://www.archiv.sachsen.de/106.htm Sächsisches Staatsarchiv Leipzig]<br>Abt.[http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Deutsche_Zentralstelle_f%C3%BCr_Genealogie Deutsche Zentralstelle für Genealogie]<br>Schongauer Strasse 1<br>04329 Leipzig<br>GERMANY<br>Internet: [http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/DAGV/mgl49.html genealogienetz.de/vereine]
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.  
 
== Archives 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.  


=== 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.
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The [http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/en/state-archives.html Polish State Archive] may be able to help you with records from Brandenburg, Ostpreußen, Westpreußen, Pommern, Posen, Schlesien and other areas now under Polish jurisdiction. You may write in English, but it is better to write in Polish. There is a fee for any work done. 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.  
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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The State Archive holds civil registration records more than 100 years old.
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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The mailing address is:<br>Naczelna Dyrekcja<br>Archiwów Państwowych<br>Ul. Długa 6, skr. poczt. 1005<br>00-950 Warszawa<br>POLAND<br>Fax: 48-22-31-75-63 <br>Internet: [http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/en/news.html Polish government archives in English] (also translates into Polish)
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'''State Archives Head Office'''<br>
Addresses for State Archive in Poland can be found at [http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/addresses.html Rootsweb].
Rakowiecka 2D<br>  
 
02-517 Warsaw<br>
Archives are arranged alphabetically by name of archive. E-mail addresses are included.<br>  
Poland<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].
 
==== Some additional Polish Archives  ====
 
Archiwum Panstwowe we Wroclawiu oddzial w Kamiencu<br>Plac Koscielny 4<br>57-230 Kamieniec Zabkowicki<br>Poland<br>Ph.: <span class="skype_c2c_print_container notranslate">48 74 817 35 40</span><span id="skype_c2c_container" class="skype_c2c_container notranslate" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_textarea_span" id="non_free_num_ui">[[Image:]]<span class="skype_c2c_text_span">48 74 817 35 40</span><span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" /></span></span></span><br>Fax: 48 74 817 35 40<br>Website:[http://www.ap.wroc.pl/strony/kamieniec/kamieniec.htm Archiwum Panstwowe we Wroclawiu oddzial w Kamiencu]<br>
 
Archiwum Archidiecezjalne we Wroclawiu (Breslau)<br>ul. Kanonia 12<br>50-328 Wroclaw<br>Poland<br>Email: muzeum@pwt.wroc.pl
 
Staatsarchiv Oppeln<br>Archiwum Panstwowe w Opolu<br>ul. Zamkowa 2<br>45-016 Opole<br>Poland
 
Archiwum Diecesjalne Peplinska (Peplin)<br>ul. Biskupa Dominika 11<br>83-130 Pelplin<br>Poland<br>Ph.: <span class="skype_c2c_print_container notranslate">48-58 5361222</span><span id="skype_c2c_container" class="skype_c2c_container notranslate" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_textarea_span" id="non_free_num_ui">[[Image:]]<span class="skype_c2c_text_span">48-58 5361222</span><span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" /></span></span></span><br>Fax: 48-58 5361699<br>Email: archiwum@pelplin.diecezja.org<br>Website:&nbsp;[http://genealodzy.pl/modules.php?op=modload&name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&p=26747 Archiwum Diecesjalne Peplinska (Peplin)&nbsp;]
 
Archiwum Panstwowe <br>Pomorska 2<br>50-215 Wroclaw (Breslau)<br>Poland<br>Ph.: <span class="skype_c2c_print_container notranslate">48 71 328 8101</span><span id="skype_c2c_container" class="skype_c2c_container notranslate" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_textarea_span" id="non_free_num_ui">[[Image:]]<span class="skype_c2c_text_span">48 71 328 8101</span><span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" /></span></span></span><br>Fax: 48 71 328 80 45<br>Email: wroclaw@ap.wroc.pl<br>Website:[http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/pl/archiwa-pastwowe.html &nbsp;Archiwum Panstwowe]
 
Parafia Wroclaw I (Lutheran Archives Breslau)<br>ul. Kazimierza Wlk. 29<br>PL-50-077 Wroclaw<br>Poland<br>Ph.: <span class="skype_c2c_print_container notranslate">48 71 3434730</span><span id="skype_c2c_container" class="skype_c2c_container notranslate" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_textarea_span" id="non_free_num_ui">[[Image:]]<span class="skype_c2c_text_span">48 71 3434730</span><span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" /></span></span></span><br>Fax: 48 71 3723748<br>Email: wroclaw@luteranie.pl<br>Website: [http://www.luteranie.org/ Parafia Wroclaw I (Lutheran Archives Breslau)]<br>&nbsp;
 
Parafia Wroclaw II (Lutheran Archives Breslau)<br>ul. Paryzantow 60<br>PL-51-675 Wroclaw<br>Poland<br>Ph.: <span class="skype_c2c_print_container notranslate">48 71 3484598</span><span id="skype_c2c_container" class="skype_c2c_container notranslate" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_textarea_span" id="non_free_num_ui">[[Image:]]<span class="skype_c2c_text_span">48 71 3484598</span><span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" /></span></span></span><br>Fax: 48 71 3484407<br>Email: christophori@poczta.onet.pl<br>Website:[http://www.stchristophori.eu/ &nbsp;Parafia Wroclaw II (Lutheran Archives Breslau)]<br>&nbsp;
 
Archiwum Diecezjalne Opole (Kath. Bistumsarchiv Oppeln)<br>ul. Kard. Kominka 1a<br>PL-45-032 Opole<br>Poland<br>Ph.: <span class="skype_c2c_print_container notranslate">48 77 4412820</span><span id="skype_c2c_container" class="skype_c2c_container notranslate" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_textarea_span" id="non_free_num_ui">[[Image:]]<span class="skype_c2c_text_span">48 77 4412820</span><span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" /></span></span></span><br>Email: archiwum@diecezja.opole.pl<br>Website:&nbsp;[http://www.diecezja.opole.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=75 Archiwum Diecezjalne Opole (Kath. Bistumsarchiv Oppeln)]<br>&nbsp;
 
Archiwum Panstwowe w Katowicach (Kattowitz)<br>ul. Jozefowska 104 skr.poczt.1<br>PL 40-145 Katowice 33<br>Poland<br>Ph.: <span class="skype_c2c_print_container notranslate">48 32 583831</span><span id="skype_c2c_container" class="skype_c2c_container notranslate" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_textarea_span" id="non_free_num_ui">[[Image:]]<span class="skype_c2c_text_span">48 32 583831</span><span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" /></span></span></span>
 
Staatsarchiv Altkessel<br>Archiwum Panstwowe w Zielonej Gorze<br>z siedziba w Srarym Kisielinie<br>ul. Pionerow Lubukirch 53<br>66-002 Stary Kisielin<br>Poland


Parafia Ewangelicko-Augsburska<br>Pl. Kościelny 4<br>POB 248<br>58-300 Wałbrzych (Waldenburg)<br>Poland<br>Tel/FAX 48(74)8423213<br>email: walbrzych@luteranie.pl
Telephone:(22) 56 54 600<br>
 
Email: ndap@archiwa.gov.pl<br>
Archiwum Archidiecezjalne w Poznańiu (Posen)<br>ul. Lubranskiego 1<br>61108 Poznań<br>Poland<br>e-mail: sekretariat @aao.poznan.pl<br>Website:&nbsp;[http://www.aap.poznan.pl/ Archiwum Archidiecezjalne w Poznańiu (Posen)]<br>&nbsp;
[https://www.archiwa.gov.pl/welcome-to-the-website-of-the-polish-state-archives/ Website]<br>
 
----
Archiwum Państwowe w Koszalinie<br>(Staatsarchiv Köslin)<br>75-625 Koszalin<br>Poland<br>ul. gen. Andersa 38<br>Email apk3@polbox.com
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. Email addresses are included.<br>


=== France  ===
=== France  ===
The French archivists will not do research, but they will help you determine what records are available. For help writing in French, see the French [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../france/france-letter-writing-guide '''France Letter-Writing Guide'''].


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 départementales du Bas-Rhin'''<br>5, rue Fischart<br>67000 Strasbourg<br>FRANCE<br>E-mail: archives@cg67.fr<br>Internet: [http://capde.free.fr/manuel/annexe2.htm ARCHIVES DEPARTEMENTALES EN FRANCE<br>]&nbsp;
'''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 Haut-Rhin'''<br>Cité administrative<br>3, rue Fleischhauer<br>68026 Colmar Cedex 3<br>FRANCE<br>E-mail: cdhf@telmat-net.fr<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.cg68.fr Archives Départementales du Haut-Rhin]  
 
'''Archives départementales du Moselle'''<br>1, allée du château<br>57070 St. Julien-les-Metz<br>FRANCE<br>Internet: [http://www.archives57.com/ Archives de la Mozelle]
 
The French archivists will not do research, but they will help you determine what records are available. For help writing in French, see the French [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../france/france-letter-writing-guide Letter-Writing Guide].


Archive information, including internet and E-mail addresses, for France are found at:  
'''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]]
 
'''[http://www.archivesdefrance.culture.gouv.fr/ Archives de France d'accueil]'''


=== Denmark  ===
=== Denmark  ===


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;[http://www.sa.dk/content/us/about_us/danish_national_archives Danish National Archives]&nbsp;
 
== Civil Registration Offices and Town Archives  ==
 
In most areas, local governments began recording births, marriages, and deaths between 1792 and 1876. Although most records are kept in local offices, a few have been turned over to the state archives.
 
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]].
 
== Church Parish Offices  ==
 
Most church records are kept at local parish offices. Some are sent to the area's central archive. If the Family History 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&nbsp;[[Germany Church Records|Germany Church Records]] for more information.
 
== Historical and Genealogical Societies  ==
 
Dozens of German historical and genealogical societies exist in Germany and elsewhere. These groups have libraries or archives that collect valuable records. For more information, including addresses of the more prominent societies, see [[Germany Societies|Germany Societies]].
 
== Archive Addresses  ==
 
The following are good directories of German archive addresses:
 
''International Directory of Archives = Annuaire international des archives.'' München, Germany: K. G. Saur, 1992. (FHL book 020.5 Ar25 v. 38.) You will need to update the postal codes in this directory by using the postal code book cited in [[Germany Gazetteers|Germany Gazetteers]].
 
''1993 Updated Addresses to German Repositories''. Burbank, California, USA: Immigrant Genealogical Society, 1993. (FHL book 943 D27gr 1993.) Alphabetical by city.
 
Websites that give archive addresses:
 
[http://www.archivschule.de/fv61.html Archiveschule Marburg]
 
State Archives of Baden and Wuerttemberg:
 
[http://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/info/darchi01.htm A list of archives in Baden-Wuerttemberg], maintained by Andreas Hanacek.
 
=== '''[http://www.lad-bw.de/ Public Archives]'''  ===
 
;Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe
:Nördliche Hildapromenade 2, D-76133 Karlsruhe
;Hauptstaatsarchiv Stuttgart
:Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 4, D-70173 Stuttgart
;Staatsarchiv Freiburg
:Colombiastr. 4, D-79098 Freiburg
;Staatsarchiv Ludwigsburg
:Schloß Ludwigsburg, Schloßstr. 30, D-71634 Ludwigsburg
;Staatsarchiv Sigmaringen
:Strohdorfer Str. 11, D-72488 Sigmaringen
;Staatsarchiv Wertheim
:Bronnbach 19, D-97877 Wertheim
;Hohenlohe Zentralarchiv
:Neuenstein - Schloß, Neuenstein/Württemberg


=== '''Church Archives''' ===
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]


;Evangelisches Landeskirchliches Archiv
==Church Archives==
:Blumenstr. 1, D-76133 Karlsruhe
===Catholics===
;Landeskirchliches Archiv der Evangelischen Landeskirche in Württemberg
100% coverage cannot be guaranteed. Expect to encounter restrictions on access to records at FamilySearch.  
:Balingerstr. 33/1, 70567 Stuttgart-Möhringen, Tel. <span class="skype_c2c_print_container notranslate">(0711) 2140-254</span><span id="skype_c2c_container" class="skype_c2c_container notranslate" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_textarea_span" id="non_free_num_ui">[[Image:]]<span class="skype_c2c_text_span">(0711) 2140-254</span><span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" /></span></span></span><br>[http://www.archiv.elk-wue.de/ Landeskirchliche Archiv Stuttgart]
;Erzbischöfliches Archiv Freiburg
:Herrenstr. 35, D-79098 Freiburg
;Bischöfliches Ordinariat, Diözesanarchiv,
:Bischöfliches Palais, Eugen-Bolz-Platz 1, D-72108 Rottenburg (cf. Information zu Kirchenbüchern im Diözesanarchiv Rottenburg)


Kirchlicher Suchdienst <br>HOK Zentrum Passau <br>Ostuzzisstr. 4 <br>94032 Passau <br>Email: ksd-passau@kirchlicher-suchdienst.de (Help with finding displaced persons WWII)
The Wiki page for each of the historical provinces of Germany, containing more detail about online records, and a map of Catholic dioceses can be found later in this article.


'''Landeskirchliches Archiv in Berlin (ELAB)'''
This table does not include areas no longer in Germany. 
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Diocese
!Major Websites
!Diocese
!Major Websites
|-
|Aachen
|
|Limburg
|
|-
|Augsburg
|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2780016 FamilySearch Historical Records]
[https://data.matricula-online.eu/en/deutschland/augsburg/ Matricula Online]
|Magdeburg
|[http://data.matricula-online.eu/en/deutschland/magdeburg/ Matricula Online]
|-
|Bamberg
|
|Mainz
|FamilySearch Catalog
|-
|Berlin
|
|Munich (München)-Freising
|[http://data.matricula-online.eu/en/deutschland/muenchen/ Matricula Online]. Records are found at the München-Freising archives page.
|-
|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
|[http://data.matricula-online.eu/en/deutschland/muenster/ Matricula Online, Münster]
[http://data.matricula-online.eu/en/deutschland/vechta/ Matricula Online, Vechta]<br>
FamilySearch Catalog
|-
|Dresden-Meissen
|FamilySearch Catalog
|Osnabrück
|[http://data.matricula-online.eu/en/deutschland/osnabrueck/ Matricula Online]
|-
|Eichstätt
|
|Paderborn
|[http://data.matricula-online.eu/en/deutschland/paderborn/ Matricula Online]
FamilySearch Catalog
|-
|Erfurt
|
|Passau
|[http://data.matricula-online.eu/en/deutschland/passau/ Matricula Online]
|-
|Essen
|
|Regensburg
|
|-
|Freiburg im Breisgau
|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2790181 FamilySearch Historical Records]
|Rottenberg-Stuttgart
|FamilySearch Catalog
|-
|Fulda
|
|Speyer
|FamilySearch Catalog
|-
|Goerlitz
|
|Trier
|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268 FamilySearch Historical Records]


Telephone:<br>011 49 30 / 22 50 45 - 0 <br>E-Mail: elab@ekbo.de<br>Fax: 011 49&nbsp;30 / 22 50 45 10
|-
|Hamburg
|
|Vechta Archive, Münster
|[http://data.matricula-online.eu/en/deutschland/vechta/ Matricula Online, Vechta]<br>
FamilySearch Catalog
|-
|Hildesheim
|[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 ($)
|Würzburg
|
|}


[http://www.landeskirchenarchivberlin.de/ Evangelisches Landeskirchliches Archiv in Berlin]<br>
===Protestants===
100% coverage cannot be guaranteed. Expect to encounter restrictions on access to records at FamilySearch. Archion and Ancestry are both subscription websites.  
Ancestry and FamilySearch also have a [[Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|collection]] of records taken from across Germany.


=== '''Archives of religious communities''' ===
The Lutheran and Reformed/Calvinist churches have for the most part merged into a single Evangelical Church of Germany. This contains 20 "Regional Churches" which are listed in the table below. In some areas the records are in government archives so those areas are listed separately in the table.  


;Archiv der Herrenhuter Brüdergemeinschaft
The Wiki page for each of the historical provinces of Germany, containing more detail about online records, and a map of Regional Churches can be found later in this article. 
:Zinzendorfplatz 3, D-78126 Königsfeld, Phone <span class="skype_c2c_print_container notranslate">(07725) 93820</span><span id="skype_c2c_container" class="skype_c2c_container notranslate" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_textarea_span" id="non_free_num_ui">[[Image:]]<span class="skype_c2c_text_span">(07725) 93820</span><span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" /></span></span></span>


&nbsp;
Of areas no longer in Germany, only the Polish provinces whose records are stored in Berlin are included in this table. 
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Regional Church
!Major Websites
!Regional Church
!Major Websites
|-
|Anhalt
|[https://www.archion.de/de/alle-archive/sachsen-anhalt/archiv-der-evangelischen-landeskirche-anhalts Archion] ($)
|Mitteldeutschland
(Central Germany)
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/thueringen/landeskirchenarchiv-eisenach/ Archion] ($) (Eisenach archives)
[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/sachsen-anhalt/landeskirchenarchiv-magdeburg/ Archion] ($) (Magdeburg archives)
|-
|Baden
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/baden-wuerttemberg/landeskirchliches-archiv-karlsruhe/ Archion] ($)
FamilySearch Catalog
|Norddeutschland
(North Germany)
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/hamburg/landeskirchliches-archiv-der-evang-luth-kirche-in-norddeutschland-kiel/ Archion] ($)
FamilySearch Catalog
|-
|Bayern
(Bavaria)
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/bayern/landeskirchliches-archiv-der-evang-luth-kirche-in-bayern/ Archion] ($)
|Oldenburg
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/niedersachsen/archiv-der-evang-luth-kirche-in-oldenburg/ Archion] ($)
FamilySearch Catalog
|-
|Berlin-Brandenburg
schlesische Oberlausitz
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/berlin-brandenburg/evangelisches-landeskirchliches-archiv-in-berlin/ Archion] ($)
FamilySearch Catalog<br>
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61114/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|Pfalz
(Palatinate)
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/rheinland-pfalz/zentralarchiv-der-evangelischen-kirche-der-pfalz/ Archion] ($)<br>
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1475962 FamilySearch Historical Records]<br>
FamilySearch Catalog
|-
|Braunschweig (Brunswick)


=== '''Libraries'''  ===
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/niedersachsen/landeskirchliches-archiv-der-evang-luth-landeskirche-in-braunschweig/ Archion] ($)<br>
|Rheinland (Rhineland)
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/nordrhein-westfalen/archiv-der-evangelischen-kirche-im-rheinland/ Archion] ($)<br>
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1475962 FamilySearch Historical Records]<br>
FamilySearch Catalog
|-
|Bremen
|
[https://die-maus-bremen.info/index.php?id=59 Die Maus, Index to Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Bremen Church Books], index ($)<br>
FamilySearch Catalog
|Sachsen (Saxony)
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/sachsen/landeskirchenarchiv-der-evang-luth-landeskirche-sachsens/ Archion] ($)
|-
|Hannover (Hanover)
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/niedersachsen/landeskirchliches-archiv-der-evang-luth-landeskirche-hannovers/ Archion] ($)
|Thüringen (Thuringia)
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/thueringen/landeskirchenarchiv-eisenach/ Archion] ($) (Eisenach archives)
[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/sachsen-anhalt/landeskirchenarchiv-magdeburg/ Archion] ($) (Magdeburg archives)
|-
|Hessen-Nassau (Hesse and Nassau)
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/hessen/zentralarchiv-der-evangelischen-kirche-in-hessen-und-nassau/ Archion] ($)
<br>
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1768560 FamilySearch Historical Records]
|Westfalen (Westphalia)
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/nordrhein-westfalen/landeskirchliches-archiv-der-evangelischen-kirche-von-westfalen/ Archion] ($)
FamilySearch Catalog
|-
|Kurhessen-Waldeck (Hesse-Kassel and Waldeck)
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/hessen/landeskirchliches-archiv-der-evangelischen-kirche-von-kurhessen-waldeck/ Archion] ($)
|Württemberg
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/baden-wuerttemberg/landeskirchliches-archiv-stuttgart/ Archion] ($)
FamilySearch Catalog<br>
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61023/ Ancestry] ($)
|-
|Lippe
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/nordrhein-westfalen/archiv-der-lippischen-landeskirche/ Archion] ($)
FamilySearch Catalog
|Evangelical Reformed
(covers several regions)
|
|-
|Mecklenburg-Schwerin
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/mecklenburg-vorpommern/landeskirchliches-archiv-der-evang-luth-kirche-in-norddeutschland-schwerin/ Archion] ($)
FamilySearch Catalog
|Brandenburg (Neumark)<br>Ostpreussen (East Prussia)<br>Pommern (Pomerania)<br>Posen<br>Schlesien (Silesia)<br>Westpreussen (West Prussia)
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/berlin-brandenburg/evangelisches-zentralarchiv-in-berlin/ Archion: Evangelical Central Archive] ($)
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1491272 FamilySearch Historical Records Brandenburg and Posen]<br>
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1874205 FamilySearch Historical Records Pomerania (Pommern)]<br>
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61114/ Ancestry.com] ($)
|-
|Mecklenburg-Strelitz
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/mecklenburg-vorpommern/landeskirchliches-archiv-der-evang-luth-kirche-in-norddeutschland-greifswald/ Archion] ($)
FamilySearch Catalog
|Mennonite Research Center
|[https://www.archion.de/de/archive-in-archion/ausland-und-ueberregional/mennonitische-forschungsstelle/ Archion] ($)
|}


;[http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/VFWKWB/VFWKWB.html Library of the Vereins für Familien- und Wappenkunde]  
==Libraries==
:in Württemberg and Baden
[https://www.dnb.de/EN/Home/home_node.html German National Library (Deutsche National Bibliotek]
;[http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/ Württembergische Landesbibliothek] Stuttgart
*[https://www.dnb.de/EN/Service/Kontakt/KontakteFooter/kontakteFooter_node.html;jsessionid=D1E97546A99BA9B351C8857FA750F60B.internet282 Help and Contacts]
:Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 8, D-70173 Stuttgart
*[https://www.dnb.de/EN/Benutzung/benutzung_node.html#sprg264666 Using the Catalogue]
;[http://www.blb-karlsruhe.de/ Badische Landesbibliothek] Karlsruhe
*[https://www.dnb.de/EN/Sammlungen/sammlungen_node.html Collections]
:Erbprinzenstraße 15, D-76133 Karlsruhe
<br>
;[http://www.ifa.de/en/info/ifa-library/ Library in the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen]  
DNB LEIPZIG<br>
:Charlottenplatz 17, D-70173 Stuttgart
Deutscher Platz 1<br>
04103 Leipzig<br>
Germany<br>
Telephone: + 49 341 2271-0<br>
<br>


=== '''LDS Family History Centers'''  ===
DNB FRANKFURT<br>
 
Adickesallee 1<br>
(Family History Centers of the Church of Latter Days Saints (Mormons)) <br>In Baden-Württemberg in Stuttgart and in Karlsruhe. For the addresses, see [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp this page].<br>  
60322 Frankfurt am Main<br>
Germany<br>
Telephone: + 49 69 1525-0<br>


== Inventories, Registers, Catalogs  ==
== Inventories, Registers, Catalogs  ==


Some archives have catalogs, inventories, guides, or periodicals that describe their records and how to use them. If possible, study these guides before you visit or use the records of an archive so that you can use your time effectively.  
Some archives have catalogs, inventories, guides, or periodicals that describe their records and how to use them. If possible, study these guides before you visit or use the records of an archive so that you can use your time effectively.  
The following source is an overall guide to the collections of archives and libraries in Germany:
Minerva-Handbücher. ''Archive: Archive im deutschsprachigen Raum (Minerva handbooks, archives in German-speaking areas).'' Two Volumes. Berlin, Germany: Walter de Gruyter, 1974. (FHL book 943 A5m 1974 Vol.1-2.) See also
[http://books.google.com/books? Google Books] (Add title: Archive im deutschsprachigen Raum)
<br>
&nbsp;For a much shorter but more current list:
Pies, Eike. ''Aktuelle Adressen und Informationen für Familienforscher (Addresses and information for genealogists).'' Solingen, Germany: Verlag E. &amp; U. Brockhaus, 1993. (FHL book 943 D24pe.) Mainly includes German state archives, state-wide church archives, and genealogical society archives.
These guides are available at the Family History Library. They may also be available at your public or university library or through interlibrary loan.
The Family History Library has copies of some published inventories as well as guides, catalogs, and directories for other libraries. The following are examples of such sources:
*Wermes, Martina, et al. ''Bestandsverzeichnis der Deutschen Zentralstelle für Genealogie Leipzig (Inventory of the German Center for Genealogy in Leipzig).'' Two Volumes. Neustadt/Aisch, Germany: Degener, 1991-1992. (FHL book 943 D25givol. 24-25m.)
*Hope, Anne, and Jörg Nagler. ''Guide to German Historical Sources in North American Libraries''. Washington, D.C., USA: German Historical Institute, 1991. (FHL book 970 A3ho.)


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:  


GERMANY - ARCHIVES AND LIBRA[[|]]RIES ¬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  


GERMANY, [STATE], [TOWN] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS  
GERMANY, [STATE], [TOWN] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS
 
'''Wiki articles describing online collections&nbsp;are found at:&nbsp; &nbsp;'''
 
*[[Germany, Brandenburg, Angermünde, Miscellaneous City Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Germany, Brandenburg, Angermunde, Miscellaneous City Records, 1706-1922 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Germany, Bavarian Archives Miscellaneous Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Germany, Bavarian Archive Miscellaneous Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
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*[[Germany, Bavaria, Mindelheim Miscellaneous City Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Germany, Bavaria, Mindelheim Miscellaneous Church Records (FamilySearch&nbsp;Histroical Records)]]
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*[[Germany, Saxony, Dresden, Miscellaneous City Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Germany, Saxony, Dresden, Miscellaneous City Records (FamilySearch Histoarical Records)]]
*[[Germany, Saxony, Meissen, Miscellaneous City Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Germany, Saxony, Meissen, Miscellaneous City Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Germany, Württemberg, Albstadt Miscellaneous City Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Germany, Wurttemberg, Albstadt Miscellaneous City Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


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==Archives Portal Europe==


== References  ==
*[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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  • Archives collect and preserve original documents from organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries collect mostly published sources, such as books, maps, and microfilm.
  • 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 FamilySearch Library may have a microfilm copy of them, or they may be available on the Internet. Check the 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.
  • 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 Letter-Writing Guide. Electronic translation tools should be avoided. Letters written in English are preferable to those translated badly electronically.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Leipzig

Federal Archives (Bundesarchivs)

Important links:

*Locations of the Stasi Records Archive GDR state security service.
  • 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

Each modern state archive also preserves useful records, including:

  • Church records
  • Civil registration
  • Court records
  • Military records
  • Emigration Records
  • Land records

State Archives Addresses

Archives and Libraries Wiki Article Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany Address List
Baden-Württemberg Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany:Baden-Württemberg
Bavaria (Bayern) Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany:Bavaria
Berlin Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Berlin
Brandenburg Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Brandenburg
Bremen Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Bremen
Hamburg Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Hamburg
Hessen Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Hessen
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Lower Saxony (Sachsen) Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Lower Saxony
North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Archives and Libraries Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhineland-Palatinate Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Rhineland-Palatinate
Saarland Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Saarland
Saxony Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Sachsen
Saxony- Sachsen Anhalt Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Saxony-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Schleswig-Holstein
Thüringia Archives in the Federal Republic of Germany: Thuringen

German Center for Genealogy

Deutsche Zentralstelle für Genealogie

  • 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,
  • A specialty archive, the Central Office for Genealogy 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.


Sächsisches Staatsarchiv
Staatsarchiv Leipzig
Schongauer Strasse 1
04329 Leipzig
GERMANY

Telephone: + 49 341/25 555 00
Fax: + 49 341/25 555 55
Email: poststelle-l@sta.smi.sachsen.de
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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 (Deutsche Zentralstelle für Genealogie), or the archives of the country. The main archives outside of Germany are described below.

Poland

The 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.

You may write in English, but it is better to write in Polish. Use the Poland Letter Writing Guide. There is a fee for any work done.
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.

State Archives Head Office
Rakowiecka 2D
02-517 Warsaw
Poland

Telephone:(22) 56 54 600
Email: ndap@archiwa.gov.pl
Website

Addresses for archives of states in Poland can be found at PolandGenWeb, Polish State Archives. Archives are arranged alphabetically by name of archive. Email addresses are included.

France

The French archivists will not do research, but they will help you determine what records are available. For help writing in French, see the French France Letter-Writing Guide.

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

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

Archives départementales du Moselle
1, allée du château
57070 St. Julien-les-Metz
FRANCE
Website: Archives de la Mozelle
Research Wiki Article: Moselle, France Genealogy

Denmark

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:
Landsarkivet i Aabenraa
Haderslevvej 45
6200 Aabenraa
DENMARK
Email: mailbox@Laa.sa.dk
Internet: Denmark Archives and Libraries
Research Services

Church Archives

Catholics

100% coverage cannot be guaranteed. Expect to encounter restrictions on access to records at FamilySearch.

The Wiki page for each of the historical provinces of Germany, containing more detail about online records, and a map of Catholic dioceses can be found later in this article.

This table does not include areas no longer in Germany.

Diocese Major Websites Diocese Major Websites
Aachen Limburg
Augsburg FamilySearch Historical Records

Matricula Online

Magdeburg Matricula Online
Bamberg Mainz FamilySearch Catalog
Berlin Munich (München)-Freising Matricula Online. Records are found at the München-Freising archives page.
Cologne (Köln) Digitales Archiv des Erzbistums Köln/ Digital archive of the Archdiocese of Cologne [click on "Zum Gesamtverzeichnis ...] Münster and Vechta Archive, Münster Matricula Online, Münster

Matricula Online, Vechta
FamilySearch Catalog

Dresden-Meissen FamilySearch Catalog Osnabrück Matricula Online
Eichstätt Paderborn Matricula Online

FamilySearch Catalog

Erfurt Passau Matricula Online
Essen Regensburg
Freiburg im Breisgau FamilySearch Historical Records Rottenberg-Stuttgart FamilySearch Catalog
Fulda Speyer FamilySearch Catalog
Goerlitz Trier FamilySearch Historical Records
Hamburg Vechta Archive, Münster Matricula Online, Vechta

FamilySearch Catalog

Hildesheim Matricula Online

Die Maus, Index to Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Bremen Church Books, index ($)

Würzburg

Protestants

100% coverage cannot be guaranteed. Expect to encounter restrictions on access to records at FamilySearch. Archion and Ancestry are both subscription websites. Ancestry and FamilySearch also have a collection of records taken from across Germany.

The Lutheran and Reformed/Calvinist churches have for the most part merged into a single Evangelical Church of Germany. This contains 20 "Regional Churches" which are listed in the table below. In some areas the records are in government archives so those areas are listed separately in the table.

The Wiki page for each of the historical provinces of Germany, containing more detail about online records, and a map of Regional Churches can be found later in this article.

Of areas no longer in Germany, only the Polish provinces whose records are stored in Berlin are included in this table.

Regional Church Major Websites Regional Church Major Websites
Anhalt Archion ($) Mitteldeutschland

(Central Germany)

Archion ($) (Eisenach archives)

Archion ($) (Magdeburg archives)

Baden Archion ($)

FamilySearch Catalog

Norddeutschland

(North Germany)

Archion ($)

FamilySearch Catalog

Bayern

(Bavaria)

Archion ($) Oldenburg Archion ($)

FamilySearch Catalog

Berlin-Brandenburg

schlesische Oberlausitz

Archion ($)

FamilySearch Catalog
Ancestry.com ($)

Pfalz

(Palatinate)

Archion ($)

FamilySearch Historical Records
FamilySearch Catalog

Braunschweig (Brunswick) Archion ($)
 Rheinland (Rhineland) Archion ($)

FamilySearch Historical Records
FamilySearch Catalog

Bremen

Die Maus, Index to Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Bremen Church Books, index ($)
FamilySearch Catalog

Sachsen (Saxony) Archion ($)
Hannover (Hanover) Archion ($) Thüringen (Thuringia) Archion ($) (Eisenach archives)

Archion ($) (Magdeburg archives)

Hessen-Nassau (Hesse and Nassau) Archion ($)


FamilySearch Historical Records

Westfalen (Westphalia) Archion ($)

FamilySearch Catalog

Kurhessen-Waldeck (Hesse-Kassel and Waldeck) Archion ($) Württemberg Archion ($)

FamilySearch Catalog
Ancestry ($)

Lippe Archion ($)

FamilySearch Catalog

Evangelical Reformed

(covers several regions)

Mecklenburg-Schwerin Archion ($)

FamilySearch Catalog

Brandenburg (Neumark)
Ostpreussen (East Prussia)
Pommern (Pomerania)
Posen
Schlesien (Silesia)
Westpreussen (West Prussia) 		Archion: Evangelical Central Archive ($)

FamilySearch Historical Records Brandenburg and Posen
FamilySearch Historical Records Pomerania (Pommern)
Ancestry.com ($)

Mecklenburg-Strelitz Archion ($)

FamilySearch Catalog

Mennonite Research Center Archion ($)

Libraries

German National Library (Deutsche National Bibliotek


DNB LEIPZIG
Deutscher Platz 1
04103 Leipzig
Germany
Telephone: + 49 341 2271-0

DNB FRANKFURT
Adickesallee 1
60322 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Telephone: + 49 69 1525-0

Inventories, Registers, Catalogs

Some archives have catalogs, inventories, guides, or periodicals that describe their records and how to use them. If possible, study these guides before you visit or use the records of an archive so that you can use your time effectively.

These types of records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under one of the following headings:

GERMANY - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES-INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS

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

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

Archives Portal Europe

  • 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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