Baden, Germany Genealogy

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History
The Grand Duchy of Baden was formed in 1806 as an independent country, when the Elector of Baden took the title of Grand Duke. It joined the German Empire in 1871. As part of Germany it remained a Grand Duchy until 1918, the end of World War I.

Getting started with Baden research
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Germany, Baden, Church Book Duplicates (FamilySearch Historical Records)

The Kreise (Counties)

 * Baden-Baden
 * Breisgau
 * Emmendingen
 * Freiburg
 * Heidelberg
 * Karlsruhe
 * Lorrach
 * Mannheim
 * Neckar-Odenwald
 * Ortenau
 * Pforzheim
 * Rastatt
 * Rhein-Neckar
 * Waldshut

Heilbronn

 * Eppingen
 * Adelshofen

Ortenaukreis

 * Kehl
 * Auenheim
 * Bodersweier
 * Goldscheuer
 * Hohnhurst
 * Kork
 * Leutesheim
 * Neumühl
 * Odelshofen
 * Querbach
 * Zierolshofen


 * Willstätt
 * Eckartsweier
 * Hesselhurst
 * Legelshurst
 * Sand

Research Tools



 * Websites

Researchers in Baden will find this a very useful site:


 * Blackforest Emigrant Database

Ancestry.com also has Baden emigrants at their website for the years 1866-1911


 * Baden emigrants

Baden Wurttemberg Genealogy links to a number of other sites.

Church Records

 * 1675 - 1951 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800 - 1870 - at | FamilySearch — index

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