Appenzell Ausserrhoden Canton, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Appenzell Ausserrhoden canton ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Appenzell Ausserrhoden is a German speaking canton. It joined the Swiss confederation in 1513 and has 20 communities.

Parish registers accessible online!
As of April 2014, the Staatsarchiv Appenzell has published the church records of all twenty Appenzell-Ausserrhoden parishes online. The records can be accessed at this URL: https://www.ar.ch/verwaltung/kantonskanzlei/staatsarchiv/kirchenbuecher-online/. The records for Lutzenberg are found in the parish of Thal, which is part of the Canton of Sankt Gallen; some records for this parish are available online.