Switzerland Archives and Libraries

Federal Archives
Switzerland: Federal Archives Swiss Federal Archives Archivstrasse 24 3003 Bern website contact information: [mailto:bundesarchiv@bar.admin.ch bundesarchiv@bar.admin.ch]

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

Genève Archives d'État 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 cantonales jurassiennes Hôtel des Halles 9, rue Pierre-Péquignat case postale 64 2900 Porrentruy 2 website contact information: [mailto:antoine.glaenzer@jura.ch antoine.glaenzer@jura.ch] (Canton Archivist)

Luzern Staatsarchiv Luzern Schützenstrasse 9 Postfach 7853 6000 Luzern 7 website contact information: [mailto:staatsarchiv@lu.ch staatsarchiv@lu.ch] Collections include:
 * According to the archive website, some church record microfilms can be found online here

Neuchâtel Archives de l'État de Neuchâtel Le Château Rue de la Collégiale 12 2000 Neuchâtel website contact the archive via an online form found here

Nidwalden Staatsarchiv Nidwalden Stansstaderstrasse 54 Postfach 1251 6371 Stans website contact information: [mailto:staatsarchiv@nw.ch staatsarchiv@nw.ch]

Obwalden Staatsarchiv Obwalden St. Antonistrasse 4 Postfach 1559 6061 Sarnen website contact information: [mailto:staatsarchiv@ow.ch staatsarchiv@ow.ch]

Schaffhausen Staatsarchiv Schaffhausen Rathausbogen 4 8200 Schaffhausen website contact information: [mailto:staatsarchiv@ktsh.ch staatsarchiv@ktsh.ch] Collections include:
 * Original church records, found online here. Note that if any page has any information entered after 1875, the entire page is restricted and cannot be viewed.

Schwyz Staatsarchiv des Kantons Schwyz Gotthardstrasse 25 Postfach 434 6410 Goldau website contact information: [mailto:staatsarchiv@sz.ch staatsarchiv@sz.ch]

Solothurn Staatsarchiv Solothurn Bielstrasse 41 4509 Solothurn website contact information: [mailto:staatsarchiv@sk.so.ch staatsarchiv@sk.so.ch]

St. Gallen Staatsarchiv St. Gallen Regierungsgebäude Klosterhof 1 9001 St. Gallen website contact the archive via an online form found here

Thurgau Staatsarchiv des Kantons Thurgau Zürcherstrasse 221 8510 Frauenfeld website contact information: [mailto:staatsarchiv@tg.ch staatsarchiv@tg.ch]

Ticino Archivio di Stato del Cantone Ticino Viale Stefano Franscini 30a 6501 Bellinzona website contact the archive via an online form found here (in the light grey box, click on the word Scrivici)

Uri Staatsarchiv Uri Bahnhofstrasse 13 6460 Altdorf website contact information: [mailto:staatsarchiv@ur.ch staatsarchiv@ur.ch]

Valais Archives de l'État du Valais Rue de Lausanne 45 1950 Sion website contact information: [mailto:archives@admin.vs.ch archives@admin.vs.ch]

Vaud Les Archives cantonales vaudoises Rue de la Mouline 32 1022 Chavannes-près-Renens website contact the archive via an online form found here

Zug Staatsarchiv Zug Aabachstrasse 5 Postfach 857 6301 Zug website contact information: [mailto:info.staatsarchiv@zg.ch info.staatsarchiv@zg.ch] contact the archive via an online form found here

Zürich Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich Wintherthurerstrasse 170 8057 Zürich website contact information: [mailto:staatsarchivzh@ji.zh.ch staatsarchivzh@ji.zh.ch] Collections include:
 * Online index of all marriages in Canton Zürich through 1700 can be searched here. To learn how to effectively search the Zürich marriage index, check out the "How to" Guide.

Other archival resources

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


 * Archives Portal Europe provides access to information on archival material from Switzerland as well as information on archival institutions throughout the European continent.