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== Poor and Foster Care Records in Copenhagen == | == Poor and Foster Care Records in Copenhagen == | ||
When a family received poor relief they were given a so called “charity card” (''almissekort'') and a number. The number listed on the “charity card” is the number written next to the family in the poor records. When the individual or family stopped receiving support, the “charity card” was returned to the poor relief department and given to another family who needed relief. Along with the poor, these records also include information on foster children and the families that were taking care of them. These records are indexed alphabetically on index cards in the archive, and are available up to 75 years ago.<br> | Poor relief records (''Fattighjælpprotokollerne'') are an essential help in tracking families that may otherwise be lost from other records. These records run from 1799 to 1940 at the [[Copenhagen: Archives and Libraries|Københavns Stadsarkiv]] in Copenhagen. [http://www.kbharkiv.dk/sog-i-arkivet/kilder-pa-nettet/fattigvaesen The poor records are available online.]<br> | ||
When a family received poor relief they were given a so called “charity card” (''almissekort'') and a number. The number listed on the “charity card” is the number written next to the family in the poor records. When the individual or family stopped receiving support, the “charity card” was returned to the poor relief department and given to another family who needed relief. Along with the poor, these records also include information on foster children and the families that were taking care of them. These records are indexed alphabetically on index cards in the archive, and are available up to 75 years ago.<br> | |||
== 1799-1815, 1816-1857 == | == 1799-1815, 1816-1857 == | ||