Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) Archives and Libraries

Not states (Landstat) of Sachsen or Sachsen-Anhalt

Archive Addresses and Repositories
Listing of the Archives and Libraries in state of Niedersachsen (not the Societies and associated Libraries and Museums). Hanover (Hannover) is the former name for this area. Includes Braunschweig and Oldenburg which were former duchies.

Braunschweig

 * Archiv Stadt und Kreis Lauban Kiefelhorn 13 38154 Königslutter am Elm Germany Ph.: 49 5354000 Email: Berckert_archiv-Lauban@t-online.de
 * The city archive of Braunschweig contains the following:
 * The Urkundenarchiv (record archive) has guild and church records.
 * The Alte Ratsarchiv (city council records) houses city records, bills and other records up tp 1671.
 * The Ältere Magistratsarchiv (older magistrate records 1671-1825) are the citizenship records, trade registers and archival records of the French occupation.
 * The Jüngere Magistratsarchiv (younger magistrate records 1825-1930) are the Registration Office (Einwohner-/Meldeamt) records, city administrations and wills.
 * The Sonderarchiv ( non-city archival records) has estate records and church books.
 * The Sammlungen (collections) have funeral sermons and Ahnentafeln.

Source: Stadtarchiv_Braunschweig


 * Niedersachsen Landarchives http://aidaonline.niedersachsen.de/

Hannover

 * Ev.-Luth.Landeskirche Hannover Hildesheimer 165 30173 Hannover Germany Web page: www.evlka.de/archiv/familienforschung.html E-mail: Kirchenbuch.staki.Hannover@evlka.de


 * Niedersächsisches Staatsarchiv 38302 Wolfenbüttel Forstweg 2 email: poststelle@staatsarchiv-wf.niedersachsen.de


 * Niedersachsisches Staatsarchiv in Hannover Am Archiv 1 D-30169 Hannover Germany


 * Niedersachsisches Staatsarchiv in Buckeburg Schloss-Ostflugel D-31675 Buckeburg Germany


 * Niedersachsisches Staatsarchiv in Stade Am Sande 4C D-21682 Stade Germany Niedersachsisches Staatsarchiv in Oldenburg Damm 43 D-26135 Oldenburg Germany


 * Niedersachsisches Staatsarchiv in Osnabruck Schlossstrasse 29 D-49074 Osnabruck Germany


 * Niedersachsisches Staatsarchiv in Aurich Oldersumer Strasse 50 D-26603 Aurich Germany

Oldenburg

 * Ev.-Luth. Oberkirchenrat Philosophenweg 1 26121 Oldenburg Germany Ph.: 49 4417701 270 Fax: 49 441 7701 299 Email: bibliothek@ev.kirche-oldenburg.de Web: www.ev-kirche-oldenburg.de


 * Staatsarchiv Oldenburg Email: Oldenburg@nla.niedersachsen.de Web: www.staatsarchiv.niedersachsen.de


 * Bischöflich Münstersches Offizialat Bahnhofstr. 6 49377 Vechta Germany Email: info@kirchentuer.de Web: www.offizialatsbezirk-oldenburg.de