Saxony (Sachsen), Germany Genealogy

Germany Kingdom of Saxony FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Kingdom of Saxony page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Germanic records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. Please visit the help page to learn more about using the site. The Kingdom of Saxony page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential!

Getting Started with Kingdom of Saxony Research
What do you know about your ancestor? When was he born, when did he marry, when did he emigrate? Do you need records from the 20th, 19th, 18th or 17th century? Keep in mind that the most correct research comes from looking up primary sources, records that were established by the authorities with which your ancestor had to do business. To begin your research

1. look for a mentor. He or she is someone who already knows a lot about your area of interest.

2. establish a research community. Join a forum or genealogical society interested in your area of research.

3. Let others share your findings. This way your research can be checked and added upon.

4. Only add information from primary sources. Information found on the internet can be helpful or be a guideline, but should always be checked for accuracy!

5. Always make a note of where you found your information.

Here are some helpful sources for research done by century:

20th century

1. Civil Registration records

2. Church records

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Jurisdictions
For town and city maps in Sachsen click here and then click on "Zur Kartendarstellung". You can use a specific street address if you know it.

Another online map showing towns and administrations (Amtsgerichte = Lower Courts) can be found here

This site will give you parish jurisdictions and other interesting and helpful information regarding towns and cities in Sachsen.

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Research Tools

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 * (language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)

Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:


 * Germany, Saxony, Bautzen, Citizen Rolls (FamilySearach Historical Records)
 * Germany, Saxony, Freiberg Funeral Sermons (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Featured Content
This is a website featuring Saxony in quite great detail about regions and cities

Saxony Tourism.com

Things You Can Do
In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:

Websites

 * Websites


 * Aller-ursprung.de (features emigration newspapers)
 * Die Kirchenbücher im Königreich Sachsen - wiki-de.genealogy.net (church books in Saxony)
 * Genealogienetz/de
 * Genealogienetz (places and churches)
 * Slub-dresden.de (Landesbibliothek)
 * Archiv.sachsen.de (archives)
 * Genealogie Sachsen Orts- und Kirchliste
 * A collection of ancestral lines and online resources you will find here http://www.webgenealogie.de/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=35&amp;Itemid=1
 * Online gazetteer for the Kingdom of Sachsen
 * Web.isgv.de/online-publikationen This website has several features: Gazetteer function (Ortsverzeichnis), biography search function for prominent Saxonians, by last name, professions etc. The website also features historical documents taken from Amtsbücher (administrative records) created by Kurfürst Morítz between 1547-1553). There is a digital picture archive.