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Federal Archives[edit | edit source]

Switzerland: Federal Archives

Swiss Federal Archives
Archivstrasse 24
3003 Bern
website
contact information: bundesarchiv@bar.admin.ch

Cantonal Archives[edit | edit source]

Aargau

Staatsarchiv Aargau
Entfelderstrasse 22
5001 Aarau
website
contact information: staatsarchiv@ag.ch

Appenzell-Ausserrhoden

Staatsarchiv Appenzell-Ausserrhoden
Schützenstrasse 1A
9100 Herisau
website
contact information: staatsarchiv@ar.ch
Collections include:

Original church registers, found online here. To learn how to navigate the church books, check out the "How to" Guide

Appenzell-Innerrhoden

Landesarchiv Appenzell-Innerrhoden
Marktgasse 2
9050 Appenzell
website
contact information: sandro.frefel@rk.ai.ch

Basel-Landschaft

Staatsarchiv Basel-Landschaft
Wiedenhubstrasse 35
4410 Liestal
website
contact information: staatsarchiv@bl.ch

Basel-Stadt

Staatsarchiv des Kantons Basel-Stadt
Martingasse 2
4001 Basel
website
contact information: stabs@bs.ch

Bern

Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern
Falkenplatz 4
3011 Bern
website contact information: staatsarchiv@be.ch
Collections include:

Original church records online, can be found here. Click on Kirchenbücher, then choose the parish from the alphabetical list. Available church books are listed with the record type and time period listed for each book.

Fribourg

Archives de l'État de Fribourg
Route des Arsenaux 17
1700 Fribourg
website
contact the archive via an online form found here

Genève

Archives d'État de Genève
Rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville 1
1211 Genève 3
website
contact the archive via an online form found here
Collections include:

Some original church and civil records are online, found here

Glarus

Landesarchiv des Kantons Glarus
Gerichtshausstrasse 25
8750 Glarus
website
contact information: landesarchiv@gl.ch
Collections include:

Most families have been researched to the beginning of the church records, and can be requested from the archive. Fees apply.

Graubünden

Staatsarchiv Graubünden
Karlihofplatz
7001 Chur
website
contact information: info@sag.gr.ch
contact the archive via an online form found here

Jura

Archives cantonales jurassiennes
Hôtel des Halles
9, rue Pierre-Péquignat
case postale 64
2900 Porrentruy 2
website
contact information: antoine.glaenzer@jura.ch (Canton Archivist)

Luzern

Staatsarchiv Luzern
Schützenstrasse 9
Postfach 7853
6000 Luzern 7
website
contact information: staatsarchiv@lu.ch
Collections include:

According to the archive website, some church record microfilms can be found online here

Neuchâtel

Archives de l'État de Neuchâtel
Le Château
Rue de la Collégiale 12
2000 Neuchâtel
website
contact the archive via an online form found here

Nidwalden

Staatsarchiv Nidwalden
Stansstaderstrasse 54
Postfach 1251
6371 Stans
website
contact information: staatsarchiv@nw.ch

Obwalden

Staatsarchiv Obwalden
St. Antonistrasse 4
Postfach 1559
6061 Sarnen
website
contact information: staatsarchiv@ow.ch

Schaffhausen

Staatsarchiv Schaffhausen
Rathausbogen 4
8200 Schaffhausen
website
contact information: staatsarchiv@ktsh.ch
Collections include:

Original church records, found online here. Note that if any page has any information entered after 1875, the entire page is restricted and cannot be viewed.

Schwyz

Staatsarchiv des Kantons Schwyz
Gotthardstrasse 25
Postfach 434
6410 Goldau
website
contact information: staatsarchiv@sz.ch

Solothurn

Staatsarchiv Solothurn
Bielstrasse 41
4509 Solothurn
website
contact information: staatsarchiv@sk.so.ch

St. Gallen

Staatsarchiv St. Gallen
Regierungsgebäude
Klosterhof 1
9001 St. Gallen
website
contact the archive via an online form found here

Thurgau

Staatsarchiv des Kantons Thurgau
Zürcherstrasse 221
8510 Frauenfeld
website
contact information: staatsarchiv@tg.ch

Ticino

Archivio di Stato del Cantone Ticino
Viale Stefano Franscini 30a
6501 Bellinzona
website
contact the archive via an online form found here (in the light grey box, click on the word Scrivici)

Uri

Staatsarchiv Uri
Bahnhofstrasse 13
6460 Altdorf
website
contact information: staatsarchiv@ur.ch

Valais

Archives de l'État du Valais
Rue de Lausanne 45
1950 Sion
website
contact information: archives@admin.vs.ch

Vaud

Les Archives cantonales vaudoises
Rue de la Mouline 32
1022 Chavannes-près-Renens
website
contact the archive via an online form found here

Zug

Staatsarchiv Zug
Aabachstrasse 5
Postfach 857
6301 Zug
website
contact information: info.staatsarchiv@zg.ch
contact the archive via an online form found here

Zürich

Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich
Wintherthurerstrasse 170
8057 Zürich
website
contact information: staatsarchivzh@ji.zh.ch
Collections include:

Online index of all marriages in Canton Zürich through 1700 can be searched here. To learn how to effectively search the Zürich marriage index, check out the "How to" Guide.

Other archival resources[edit | edit source]

Interactive list of Swiss archives, provided by arCHeco.
Archives Portal Europe provides access to information on archival material from Switzerland as well as information on archival institutions throughout the European continent.

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