Switzerland Archives and Libraries

List / Map of swiss archives, provided by the Society of Swiss Archivists

Switzerland: Federal Archives Swiss Federal Archives Archivstrasse 24 CH-3003 Bern Phone +41 31 322 89 89 Fax +41 31 322 78 23 bundesarchiv@bar.admin.ch www.bar.admin.ch

Aargau Staatsarchiv Aargau Entfelderstrasse 22 5001 Aarau website contact information: [mailto:staatsarchiv@ag.ch staatsarchiv@ag.ch]

Appenzell-Ausserrhoden Staatsarchiv Appenzell-Ausserrhoden Schützenstrasse 1A 9100 Herisau website contact information: [mailto:staatsarchiv@ar.ch staatsarchiv@ar.ch] Collections include:
 * Original church registers, found online here. To learn how to navigate the church books, check out the "How to" Guide

Appenzell-Innerrhoden Landesarchiv Appenzell-Innerrhoden Marktgasse 2 9050 Appenzell website contact information: [mailto:sandro.frefel@rk.ai.ch sandro.frefel@rk.ai.ch]

Basel-Landschaft Staatsarchiv Basel-Landschaft Wiedenhubstrasse 35 4410 Liestal website contact information: [mailto:staatsarchiv@bl.ch staatsarchiv@bl.ch]

Basel-Stadt Staatsarchiv des Kantons Basel-Stadt Martingasse 2 4001 Basel website contact information: [mailto:stabs@bs.ch stabs@bs.ch]

Bern Staatsarchiv des Kantons Bern Falkenplatz 4 3011 Bern website contact information: [mailto:staatsarchiv@be.ch staatsarchiv@be.ch] Collections include:
 * Original church records online, can be found here. Click on Kirchenbücher, then choose the parish from the alphabetical list. Available church books are listed with the record type and time period listed for each book.

Fribourg Archives de l'Etat de Fribourg Route des Arsenaux 17 1700 Fribourg website contact the archive via an online form found here

Genève Archives d'Etat de Genève Rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville 1 1211 Genève 3 website contact the archive via an online form found here Collections include:
 * Some original church and civil records are online, found here

Glarus Landesarchiv des Kantons Glarus Gerichtshausstrasse 25 8750 Glarus website contact information: [mailto:landesarchiv@gl.ch landesarchiv@gl.ch] Collections include:
 * Most families have been researched to the beginning of the church records, and can be requested from the archive. Fees apply.

Graubünden Staatsarchiv Graubünden Karlihofplatz 7001 Chur website contact information: [mailto:info@sag.gr.ch info@sag.gr.ch] contact the archive via an online form found here

Jura Archives d'Etat du Jura

Luzern Staatsarchiv Luzern Schützenstrasse 9 Postfach 7853 CH-6000 Luzern 7 http://www.staatsarchiv.lu.ch staatsarchiv@lu.ch

Neuchâtel Archives d'Etat de Neuchâtel

Nidwalden Staatsarchiv Nidwalden

Obwalden Staatsarchiv Obwalden

Schaffhausen Staatsarchiv Schaffhausen

Schwyz Staatsarchiv Schwyz

Solothurn Staatsarchiv Solothurn

St. Gallen Staatsarchiv St. Gallen

Thurgau Staatsarchiv des Kantons Thurgau Regierungsgebäude CH-8510 Frauenfeld Tel 41 52 724 24 30 Fax 41 52 724 28 97 Email: staatsarchiv@tg.ch

Ticino Archivio di Stato di Ticino

Uri Staatsarchiv Uri

Valais Archives d'Etat de Valais

Vaud Archives d'Etat du Vaud

Zug Staatsarchiv Zug Aabachstrasse 5 Verwaltungszentrum an der Aa Postfach 857 6301 Zug Tel. 41 41 728 56 80 Fax 41 41 728 56 89 http://www.zug.ch

Zürich Staatsarchiv Zürich Wintherthurerstr. 170 (im Irchelpark) CH - 8057 Zürich

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