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Archive Addresses and Repositories

Listing of the Archives and Libraries in state of Niedersachsen (not the Societies and associated Libraries and Museums).

Niedersachsen Landarchives, Archival information system Niedersachsen

Lutheran Archives

Evangelical Lutheran Oberkirchenrat Archive (for most of Oldenburg)
Philosophenweg 1
26121 Oldenburg
Germany

Phone: 0441 / 7701-0
Phone number: -2120, -2121, -2122, -2123
Fax: -299
E-Mail: archiv-okr @ ev-kirche-oldenburg.de
Website

Holdings
Archion: Lutheran Church in Oldenburg Archive, browsable images($)

Evangelical Church in the Rhineland (for Birkenfeld)
Landeskirchliches Archive
Hans-Böckler-Strasse 7
40476 Düsseldorf
Germany
Tel .: 0211-4562-225
E-Mail: archiv@ekir-lka.de

Website

Catholic Archives

Official Archives of Vechta
Karmeliterweg 4
49377 Vechta
Germany

Tel .: 0049 (0) 4441 872-230
Fax: 04441 872-451
E-Mail: archiv@bmo-vechta.de

Bistumsarchiv Trier (for Birkenfeld)
Jesuitenstraße 13c, 54290
Trier
Germany
Phone: 0651 - 96627 0
E-mail: Bistumsarchiv@bgv-trier.de

State Archives of Niedersachsen Oldenburg

Niedersachsen Landesarchiv Oldenburg
Damm 43
26135 Oldenburg
Germany

Postal code: 26135 Oldenburg
Germany

Telephone: 0441 9244-100
Fax: 0441 9244-292
E-mail: oldenburg@nla.niedersachsen.de

Holdings

City Archives of Oldenburg

Stadtarchiv Oldenburg
Damm 41
26135 Oldenburg
Germany

Postal address: Postfach 26135, Oldenburg, Germany
Telephone: 0441 235-2656
Fax: 0441 235-2075
E-mail: stadtarchiv@stadt-oldenburg.de
Website

Research in Lower Saxony’s State Archives

The most important responsibility of a state archive is to prepare and make available scientific, local historical, and genealogical sources. The archives aim to evaluate their stocks. This they do by working together with others such as societies, archives, or private authors. In ensuing publications they offer inventories and source editions. They do orientations about general aspects of archival functionality and publish books on research topics. One can find so called Findbücher (detailed explanation of what a certain record type contains and what time frame it covers). A state archive will also do exhibitions, invite guest speakers, and offer classes in which the history and application of a record type will be explained.

Of interest is to know what the archival catalog online is based on. The criteria on what materials are archived are as follows:

The principle of provenience applies. All materials are organized by epochs and tectonics:
For instance:

Old Archive (Altes Archiv)
I. Documents
   Fürstentum Calenberg
   Original archive
   Fürstentum Lüneburg-Celle
   Hochstift Hildesheim
II. Files
   Fürstentum Calenberg
   Fürstentum Lüneburg-Celle
   Fürstentum Hildesheim

Middle Archive (mittleres Archiv)
Documents and Files
Non-state materials

New Archive (Neues Archiv)
Documents
Non-state materials

Archival materials of interest (family history is not of public interest in the archive’s estimation) are among others:

Border issues
State issues, especially important documents like treaties
Sensational cases (criminal law)
Court cases (i.e., they become public 10 years after the death of the offender)
Environmental issues
Financial issues
Insurance issues

As an example the archival material for the Amt Diepholz is organized as follows:

1. General concerns (Generalia)
2. State issues (Hoheitssachen)
3. Military issues (Militaersachen)
4. Tax and customs
5. Dominialsachen (anything to do with the land)
6. Church and school matters
7. Local administrative issues
8. Police matters
9. Matters concerning Amt Diepholz in regards to outside issues.

Of all archival materials offered to an archive only a minute percentage is kept.
The rest is shredded. The reasoning of what should be kept is very subjective.

The inventory of the Niedersächsische Staatsarchive (Lower Saxony State Archives) can be found online at Clicking on “Online-Recherche”, then on “AIDA-online”, choosing “über Archive und Beständegruppen” one can select any archival name. When selecting an archive, “Dokumente” and “Akten” are the next choices. Dokumente (documents) deal mainly with official documents bearing seals, while “Akten” (folders) are concentrating on documents having to do with all kinds of administrative activities. Concentrating on “Allgemeine und gebündelte Verwaltung”, “Polizei und Justiz” as well as “Kirchen und Schulen” most likely contain information pertinent to the family historian.

Under Allgemeine und gebündelte Verwaltung one can find the documents of each Amt (administrative jurisdiction). Each Amt in the former territories of Hannover was responsible to look after the affairs of state as well as deal with the poor and needy.

Choosing an Amt from the drop-down list gives the researcher another list. “Gliederung” classifies all subjects with which the Amt was concerned. If one wants to know what exactly the archive houses in regards to “Armensachen” (matters of the poor), a click on the classification number would hi-light a text explaining the content. If one was to take a look at the document, the order number is given as well as the signatur. Knowing these facts about a document makes it easier for the archival staff to retrieve it when visiting the facility. If the item is not what was wanted, a glance further down the list will provide more clues of what the archive can provide re. Armensachen.

Under the Amt one can also search by other terms, such as Archivalien, Konkordanzen and Indexbegriffe. Archivalien (records) show the same tables as shown in the link. Konkordanzen (concordances) are listed by older registers or older classifications, and Indexbegriffe (index) list alphabetically concepts pertaining to the Amt’s documents. Here one can find at a glance what is available when, what the content and what the ordering number is.

Going back to the Allgemeine und gebündelte Verwaltung one does find other research categories. Depending on the area and time frame one could choose “Landdrostei Aurich” or “Landkreis Aurich” which will list archival material according to the administrations of the day, i.e., Landdrostei Aurich existed from 1823-1885, Landkreis Aurich since 1885. There is also a category “Personenstandsregister” which lists all registers for births, marriages and deaths when civil registration was implemented.

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 == Archive Addresses and Repositories  ==
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 *[http://aidaonline.niedersachsen.de/ '''Niedersachsen Landarchives'''], Archival information system Niedersachsen
-=== Oldenburg  ===
+===Lutheran Archives===
+'''Evangelical Lutheran Oberkirchenrat Archive''' (for most of Oldenburg)<br>
+Philosophenweg 1 <br>
+Oldenburg <br>
+Germany <br>
+<br>
+Phone: 0441 / 7701-0 <br>
+Phone number: -2120, -2121, -2122, -2123 <br>
+Fax: -299 <br>
+E-Mail: archiv-okr @ ev-kirche-oldenburg.de<br>
+[http://www.kirche-oldenburg.de/themen/bildung/archiv/familienforschung.html?Vset=0&cHash=8e5f1be7ff8060241b5e3d35b634f0db '''Website''']
+*[http://www.kirche-oldenburg.de/themen/bildung/archiv/familienforschung/microfiches.html?Vset=0&cHash=8e5f1be7ff8060241b5e3d35b634f0db '''Holdings''']
+*[https://www.archion.de/en/browse/?no_cache=1#https://www.archion.de/en/browse/?no_cache=1&path=728641 '''Archion: Lutheran Church in Oldenburg Archive'''], browsable images($)
+<br>
-*Ev.-Luth. Oberkirchenrat<br>Philosophenweg 1<br>26121 Oldenburg<br>Germany<br>Ph.: 49 4417701 270<br>Fax: 49 441 7701 299<br>Email: bibliothek@ev.kirche-oldenburg.de<br>Web: www.ev-kirche-oldenburg.de
+'''Evangelical Church in the Rhineland ''' (for Birkenfeld)<br>Landeskirchliches Archive <br>Hans-Böckler-Strasse 7 <br>40476 Düsseldorf <br>Germany<br>Tel .: 0211-4562-225 <br>E-Mail: archiv@ekir-lka.de <br>
+*[http://www.archiv-ekir.de '''Website''']<br>
+<br>
-*Staatsarchiv Oldenburg<br>Email: Oldenburg@nla.niedersachsen.de<br>Web: www.staatsarchiv.niedersachsen.de
+===Catholic Archives===
+'''Official Archives of  Vechta'''<br>
+Karmeliterweg 4 <br>
+Vechta <br>
+Germany<br>
+<br>
-*Bischöflich Münstersches Offizialat<br>Bahnhofstr. 6<br>49377 Vechta<br>Germany<br>Email: info@kirchentuer.de<br>Web: www.offizialatsbezirk-oldenburg.de
+Tel .: 0049 (0) 4441 872-230 <br>
+Fax: 04441 872-451<br>
+E-Mail: archiv@bmo-vechta.de<br>
+*[https://www.offizialat-vechta.de/das_offi/archiv_des_offizialates/ '''Website''']
+*[http://data.matricula-online.eu/de/deutschland/vechta/ '''Matricula, Catholic Records of the Vechta Archives Online''']
+<br>
+'''Bistumsarchiv Trier''' (for Birkenfeld)<br>
+Jesuitenstraße 13c, 54290 <br>
+Trier <br>
+Germany<br>
+Phone:	0651 - 96627 0 <br>
+E-mail:	Bistumsarchiv@bgv-trier.de
+*[https://www.bistumsarchiv-trier.de/ '''Website''']
+*[https://www.bistumsarchiv-trier.de/fileadmin/document/KIBUVerzeichnisHomepageAugust2018.pdf'''List of holdings''']
+===State Archives of Niedersachsen Oldenburg===
+'''Niedersachsen Landesarchiv Oldenburg'''<br>
+Damm 43 <br>
+Oldenburg<br>
+Germany<br>
+<br>
+Postal code: 26135 Oldenburg<br>
+Germany<br>
+<br>
+Telephone: 0441 9244-100<br>
+Fax: 0441 9244-292<br>
+E-mail: oldenburg@nla.niedersachsen.de<br>
+*[https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/einfachsuchen.action?pageName=einfachesuche&methodName=einfach&rechercheBean.defaultfield=Kirchenbuecher&rechercheBean.defaultfield_widget=Kirchenbuecher++&rechercheBean.von=&rechercheBean.bis=&rechercheBean.einfacheSucheRadioName=alle '''Holdings''']
+===City Archives of Oldenburg===
+Stadtarchiv Oldenburg<br>
+Damm 41 <br>
+Oldenburg<br>
+Germany<br>
+<br>
+Postal address: Postfach 26135, Oldenburg, Germany<br>
+Telephone: 0441 235-2656 <br>
+Fax: 0441 235-2075 <br>
+E-mail: stadtarchiv@stadt-oldenburg.de <br>
+[http://www.oldenburg.de/startseite/kultur/museen-kunsthaeuser/stadtarchiv.html '''Website''']<br>
 === Research in Lower Saxony’s State Archives  ===
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 The inventory of the Niedersächsische Staatsarchive (Lower Saxony State Archives) can be found [http://aidaonline.niedersachsen.de/default.htm online] at&nbsp; Clicking on “Online-Recherche”, then on “AIDA-online”, choosing “über Archive und Beständegruppen” one can select any archival name. When selecting an archive, “Dokumente” and “Akten” are the next choices. Dokumente (documents) deal mainly with official documents bearing seals, while “Akten” (folders) are concentrating on documents having to do with all kinds of administrative activities. Concentrating on “Allgemeine und gebündelte Verwaltung”, “Polizei und Justiz” as well as “Kirchen und Schulen” most likely contain information pertinent to the family historian.
-Under ''Allgemeine und gebündelte Verwaltung'' one can find the documents of each Amt (administrative jurisdiction). Each Amt in the former territories of Hanover was responsible to look after the affairs of state as well as deal with the poor and needy.
+Under ''Allgemeine und gebündelte Verwaltung'' one can find the documents of each Amt (administrative jurisdiction). Each Amt in the former territories of Hannover was responsible to look after the affairs of state as well as deal with the poor and needy.
 Choosing an Amt from the drop-down list gives the researcher another list. “Gliederung” classifies all subjects with which the Amt was concerned. If one wants to know what exactly the archive houses in regards to “Armensachen” (matters of the poor), a click on the classification number would hi-light a text explaining the content. If one was to take a look at the document, the order number is given as well as the signatur. Knowing these facts about a document makes it easier for the archival staff to retrieve it when visiting the facility. If the item is not what was wanted, a glance further down the list will provide more clues of what the archive can provide re. Armensachen.
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-=== Family Research in the city archive Hildesheim  ===
-The archive has a variety of genealogical sources appropriate for genealogical research.
-'''Civil registration records<br>'''Information gathered by civil authorities started in 1875 in Hildesheim. These records become archival records after a certain time frame and are then stored in the city archive. They are available if one has a reasonable interest in historical or family related issues and time frames. These are:<br>Birth registers older than 110 years<br>Marriage registers older than 80 years<br>Death registers older than 30 years<br>For each year of an event exists a register of names in alphabetical order, however, names then appear in chronological order.
-'''City registration records<br>'''The city has registration records from before 1946. These records are freely accessible when 100 years after a person’s birth have passed and after 10 years from a person’s death date. Information will be supplied by the archive.
-'''Church registers<br>'''Up to 1875 individual’s birth, marriage, and death were registered by the church. The law ordered duplicates for such records which are available at the archive for the years 1853 through 1874. The researcher is free to browse through them himself. If the information is not available in the duplicate records the researcher should contact
-For Catholic records the Bistum Hildesheim and for<br>Evangelical records the individual parishes. There also exists a research center in the Martin-Luther-Kirchengemeinde Nordstadt-Drispenstedt, Peiner Strasse 53, 31137 Hildesheim. Email coordes@martin-luther-kirche.de
-'''Jewish records<br>'''The city archive has Jewish records from the years 1808-1815 and 1844-1874.
-'''Address books<br>'''They are available for the year 1827 and then again from 1840-1998. They just list the head of household, not entire families.
-'''Other sources helpful for family research<br>'''Such records are not listed by names but rather by subject. Further clues about a person can appear in<br>• Urkunden (documents)<br>• Amtsbücher (administrative books)<br>• Akten (briefs)<br>• Nachlässe und Familienpapiere (wills and family papers)<br>• Genealogische und heraldische Sammlungen (genealogical and heraldic collections)
-Further information is provided [http://www.hildesheim.de/staticsite/staticsite.php?menuid=1854&topmenu=0 here].
-Source: <br>Simone Benne. Anleitung zur Familienforschung. Eine kleine Stammbaumschule. Hanoversche Allgemeine Zeitung.
-<br>
-Other Lower Saxony archives can be accessed [http://archivportal.niedersachsen.de/ here] Select a district on the map.<br>
-<br>
-=== Prussian province of Hanover records in State archive Hamburg  ===
-It is a little known fact that some records of the former Prussian province of Hanover are housed in the state archive of Hamburg. They can be found under archival number 430 (Bestandsnummer). Their content can be viewed online at <br>[http://www.hamburg.de/online-findmittel/180314/online-findmittel-start.html http://www.hamburg.de/online-findmittel/180314/online-findmittel-start.html]
-Scroll down to number 430, then click on the hyperlink.
-Places involved are:
--36 Gemeinde Langenbek<br>430-39 Gemeinde Kirchwerder - preußisch<br>430-50 Provinzialsteuerdirektorat Hanover<br>430-51 Finanzdirektion Hanover<br>430-52 Konsistorium Hanover (ev.-luth.)<br>430-53 Konsistorium Hildesheim (kath.)<br>430-54 Provinzialschulkollegium Hanover<br>430-55 Generaldirektion des Wasserbaues Hanover<br>430-58 Amt und Landratsamt Jork<br>430-60 Amt Wilhelmsburg<br>430-62 Katasteramt Harburg<br>430-63 Domänenrentamt Harburg<br>430-65 Hochbauamt Harburg<br>430-72 Behörden (aus der Zeit) der westfälischen und französischen Verwaltung in Harburg<br>430-75 Strafvollzugsamt Celle
 [[Category:Germany Archives and Libraries]]
-== References ==
-{{reflist}}
-[[Category:Germany_Archives_and_Libraries]] [[Category:Hanover, Germany]]
+[[Category:Germany_Archives_and_Libraries]] [[Category:Hannover, Germany]]