Württemberg Archives and Libraries

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The Landeskirchliches Archiv in Stuttgart has many records of Württemberg in their possession. However, they will not do extensive research for patrons. They will provide you with a list of professional genealogists that can be hired for your family research project.

This is what you can accomplish through the above mentioned archive:

Click on the link below:

http://www.archiv.elk-wue.de/cms/startseite/family-research/

This link takes you to the Landeskirchliches Archiv in Stuttgart. Information that can be found at this site includes:


 * Documents of the administration of the church in Württemberg
 * Private estate holdings of deceased and their collections
 * Churchbook originals 1558-1875
 * Churchbook duplicates 1808-1875
 * Some churchbooks from former Yugoslavia 1807-1954, 103 volumes
 * Historical atlases from Baden-Württemberg
 * Diocese Archive church records 1310-1966
 * Special edition/collection items (historical, village, region or church, photos, letters, plans, memorabilia
 * of parish holdings (record lists with time periods by locality)
 * Village lineage books

http://www.archive-bw.de/sixcms/detail.php?_aktion=sprache&amp;template=home

Here is a list of district archives which house the records of the older administrations of Württemberg (click on name of archive and then on Beständeübersicht to look at the holdings)

http://www.archive-bw.de/sixcms/list.php?page=seite_liste_archivnamen&amp;sv%5Brel19%5D=10090&amp;_sparte=Kreisarchiv&amp;skip=0