Bavaria/BayernHistory
Bavaria is divided into seven districts: Oberpfalz, Niederbayern, Oberbayern, Unterfranken, Mittelfranken, Oberfranken, and Schwaben. Bavaria was ruled by the Wittelsbach family from 1180-1918. The best known is Ludwig II (1864-1886) who built the castles of Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, and Herrenchiemsee. Border Changes The southern portion of today's German State of Rheinland-Pfalz was once owned by Bavaria and was referred to as the "Rheinpfalz," "Rhennish Pfalz," "Rheinbayern," or "Palatinate," but it is no longer a part of modern Bavaria. E-Mail Lists
Websites for Bavaria How to find ancestor records in Bavaria:
Beginner research and FAQ’s (frequently asked questions):
Mailing List
http://list.genealogy.net/mm/listinfo/bavaria-l http://list.genealogy.net/mm/listinfo/franken-l Castles in Bavaria:
http://www.schloesser.bayern.de/ Maps – Internet
Historical maps of Bavaria from 1962 to the present:
Bavarian Research Groups
http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/BLF/ (see their links also) Southern Bavaria.
http://www.gf-franken.de/index_e.html Northern Bavaria. Archives
State Archives
http://www.gda.bayern.de (Main Archive) http://www.gda.bayern.de/archive/coburg (Coburg Staatsarchiv) http://www.gda.bayern.de/archive/landshut (NiederBayern Staatsarchiv) http://www.gda.bayern.de/archive/muenchen (Oberbayern Staatsarchiv) http://www.gda.bayern.de/archive/bamberg (Oberfranken Staasarchiv) Evangelical archives in Germany:
http://www.archiv-elkb.de Protestant records http://www.lkan-elkb.de (Lutherischen Kirche in Bayern) Catholic archives in Germany:
http://bistum-eichstaett.de/dioezesanarchiv (Middle Franconia)
http://www.ahnenforschung-benz.de/bistumsarchiv-passau.htm (Niederbayern) http://www.katholische-archive.de/Di%C3%B6zesanarchive/tabid/56/Default.aspx Map for all the current Catholic Diocesan Archives in Germany http://www.bistum-regensburg.de/borPage003375.asp (Oberpfalz) Books
The GGS collection of Germanic Genealogy Books at Minnesota Genealogy Center Mendota Heights, MN, has 7 books specifically on Bavarian genealogy. All of those 7 books are in English. Check the Library webpage for further information. |