🇩🇪 Germany Genealogists

Our Germany genealogists research on location. They will find and analyze the best records available to further your family history research. They can search the archives and libraries of Germany, including:

• Public Archives:
• Das Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive)
• Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe
• Hauptstaatsarchiv Stuttgart
• Staatsarchiv Freiburg
• Staatsarchiv Ludwigsburg
• Staatsarchiv Sigmaringen
• Staatsarchiv Wertheim
• Hohenlohe Zentralarchiv
• State Archives:
• Baden Archive
• Pfalz (Palatinate) Archive
• Rheinland (Rhineland) Archive
• Thüringen Archive in Schmalkalden
• Church Archives:
• Evangelisches Landeskirchliches Archiv
• Landeskirchliches Archiv der Evangelischen Landeskirche in Württemberg
• Landeskirchliche Archiv Stuttgart
• Erzbischöfliches Archiv Freiburg
• Bischöfliches Ordinariat, Diözesanarchiv
• Kirchlicher Suchdienst
• Landeskirchliches Archiv in Berlin (ELAB)
• Evangelisches Landeskirchliches Archiv in Berlin
• Evangelisches Landeskirchliches Archiv in Kassel
• Archives of religious communities (Archiv der Herrenhuter Brüdergemeinschaft)

Other Archives

• Baden-Wuerttemburg Archive
• Bavaria (Bayern) Archive
• Berlin (excluding Brandenburg) Archive
• Brandenburg (excluding Berlin) Archive
• Bremen Archive
• Hamburg Archive
• Hessen Archive
• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Archive
• Niedersachsen Archive
• Saarland Archive
• Sachsen Archive
• Sachsen-Anhalt Archive
• Library of the Vereins für Familien- und Wappenkunde
• Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart
• Badische Landesbibliothek Karlsruhe
• Library in the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen
• German Center for Genealogy [Deutsche Zentralstelle für Genealogie]Extensive collection of German church records from Posen, Ostpreußen, Westpreußen, Pommern, and Schlesien (now in Poland, Russia, and Lithuania), many records of German settlements in eastern Europe

Note: Some major German archives are located Poland, France, and Denmark. We also have specialists in research in Bavaria and Baden.

Catholic Bishopric Archive in Bamberg
We have genealogists who perform in-depth research in the Catholic Bishopric Archive in Bamberg, Germany. The Catholic Bishopric Archive in Bamberg has many genealogical records.
Catholic Bishopric Archive in Passau
We have genealogists who perform in-depth research in the Catholic Bishopric Archive in Passau, Germany. The Catholic Bishopric Archive in Passau has many genealogical records.
Catholic Bishopric Archive in Regensburg
We have genealogists who perform in-depth research in the Catholic Bishopric Archive in Regensburg, Germany. The Catholic Bishopric Archive in Regensburg has many genealogical records.
Catholic Bishopric Archive in Wurzburg
We have genealogists who perform in-depth research in the Catholic Bishopric Archive in Wurzburg, Germany. The Catholic Bishopric Archive in Wurzburg has many genealogical records.
City Archive in Nurnberg
We have genealogists who perform in-depth research in the City Archive in Nurnberg, Germany. The City Archive in Nurnberg has many genealogical records.
Bavarian Main State Archive in Munchen
We have genealogists who perform in-depth research in the Bavarian Main State Archive in Munchen, Germany. The Bavarian Main State Archives have charts, files, and maps from as far back as 777 A.D. All records are in the German language. Visit the Bavarian State Archives site for more details to assist you in your research.
Bisphoric Archive of Munich and Freising in Munchen
We have genealogists who perform in-depth research in the Bisphoric Archive of Munich and Freising in Munchen, Germany. The Bisphoric Archive of Munich and Freising in Munchen has many genealogical records.
Civil Registration Offices (Standesamt)
We have genealogists who perform in-depth research in the Civil Registration Offices (Standesamt) in Berlin, Germany. The Civil Registration Offices (Standesamt) has many genealogical records.
Protestant Church Archive in Bavaria
We have genealogists who perform in-depth research in the Protestant Church Archive in Bavaria in Nurnberg, Bavaria. The Protestant Church Archive in Bavaria has many genealogical records.
State Archive in Munchen
We have genealogists who perform in-depth research in the State Archive in Munchen, Bavaria. The State Archive in Munchen has many genealogical records.
Palatine Genealogists
We have genealogists whose specialty is learning about Palatine records. They will find and analyze the best records available to further your family history research.
Our professional researchers can do research projects of many sizes and for many budgets. We customize the amount of research provided according to your needs.

Our professional researchers can do research projects of many sizes and for many budgets. We customize the amount of research provided according to your needs.

If you would like to learn how our genealogists can further your research, request a research quote.

Some of the major records sources that can be used for genealogy research in Germany include:

• Church births, marriages, and deaths from late 1400s, with most beginning 1550
• Civil births, marriages, and deaths from 1871
• Census records from 1800s
• Heraldry records circa 1100s to present
• Ships’ passenger lists (Canada, Australia, Ireland, UK, and U.S.)
• Court records from 1300s, including wills, mortgages, loans, and trials
• Military records from before 1867 to present
• Ship passenger lists from early 1800s for the ports of Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp (Belgium), and Le Havre (France), Stettin (Poland), and other ports
• Land records were kept by the districts from the time they were settled
• Newspapers were written in many areas and time periods which contain information such as notices of marriages, notices of death, and obituaries
• Town and county histories were written that record information about the settlers and their families; many family genealogies of the settlers of Germany have also been written