Münden Parish, Waldeck and Pyrmont, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Münden Parish, Waldeck and Pyrmont, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Jurisdictional Changes
Münden has belonged to the following independent countries or post-1871 German states:

Place Names
A very good gazetteer to begin with is Meyers Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Münden.

Another essential online gazetteer to check is the Historic Gazetteer from Compgen. For more information, see the entry for Münden.

Church Records
Church records for Waldeck and Pyrmont are held at the Evangelical Church Archive of Kurhessen-Waldeck in Kassel, Germany. The following records have been digitized by the website Archion. Archion requires a subscription. You can learn how to use Archion by clicking here. There are no indexes to these records. More recent records may be restricted.

Münden
Church records begin in 1699.


 * 1699-1831 Church records 1699-1831 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1804-1814 Church records 1804-1814 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1877 Baptisms 1832-1877 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1878-1902 Baptisms 1878-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1940 Baptisms 1903-1940 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1964 Confirmations 1903-1964 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1826-1875 Marriages 1826-1875 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1902 Marriages 1832-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1948 Marriages 1903-1948 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1948-2001 Marriages 1948-2001 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1902 Burials 1832-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1950 Burials 1903-1950 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1951-2002 Burials 1951-2002 at Archion - images, ($)

Dalwigksthal

 * 1832-1902 Baptisms 1832-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1961 Baptisms 1903-1961 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1970 Confirmations 1903-1970 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1833-1902 Marriages 1833-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1968 Marriages 1903-1968 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1833-1902 Burials 1833-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-2001 Burials 1903-2001 at Archion - images, ($)

Rhadern
Rhadern confirmations from 1859-1902 were recorded in the parish of Goddelsheim.


 * 1832-1895 Baptisms 1832-1895 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1896-1902 Baptisms 1896-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1950 Baptisms 1903-1950 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1977 Confirmations 1903-1977 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1902 Marriages 1832-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1955 Marriages 1903-1955 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1832-1902 Burials 1832-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1992 Burials 1903-1992 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Münden began in January 1876.

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies.

Pyrmont
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library Lower Saxony State and University Library in Göttingen Hanover State Church Archives Lower Saxony Society of Family History Lower Saxony State Archive Paderborn Archdiocese Archive

Waldeck
Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck Hessian State Archives Paderborn Archdiocese Archive Society for Family Studies in Kurhessen and Waldeck Waldeck Bibliography