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Established March 7, 1921
Karolinenplatz 3, 64289 Darmstadt
Offices and archives are open for visitors:
Monday from 09.00 until 19.00 and
Thursday from 09.00 until 11.30
Telephone during office hours: +49-6151-165960
Email: hfv @ haus-der-geschichte. com
Bank: Sparkasse Darmstadt (BLZ 508 501 50),
account no. 14001271
President: Wilhelm Wurm, Gross-Gerau
Since 1921 the Hessian Genealogical Society has devoted itself to
bringing together those with a special interest in heraldry and
genealogy; the society specializes in cultivating all aspects of family
history and in supporting its members in their research activities. The
society members work closely together in securing the resources needed,
share their research results and advise and consult each other on their
various projects.
The organization's main area of activity concentrates on the three
provinces of the former Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt which consisted
of Upper Hesse, Rhenish Hesse (1816-1945) and Starkenburg. This
corresponds to the area covered by the Hessian State Archives Darmstadt.
It is a great advantage for the society that our offices and archive
are located on the same premises as the Hessian state archives; the
fact that so many resources are available in one building greatly
simplifies all research activities. There are, for example, the state
archive's microfiche copies of the parish registers of the provinces of
Upper Hesse and Starkenburg from 1808 until 1875, which are available
to the society.
We also keep a large library of national and international publications from other genealogical societies.
We did, however, suffer a terrible loss during the bombing of Darmstadt
in 1944 when our complete archive located in a basement room of the
city palace - which housed the state archive at the time - fell victim
to fire.
The society has been a member of the Association of Genealogical
Societies in Hesse ("Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Familienkundlichen
Gesellschaften in Hessen") since 1954.
Other members are the Genealogical Society in Electoral Hesse and
Waldeck ("Gesellschaft für Familienkunde in Kurhessen und Waldeck
e.V.") in Kassel and the Genealogical Society Nassau and Frankfurt am
Main ("Familienkundliche Gesellschaft für Nassau und Frankfurt am
Main") in Wiesbaden. This umbrella organization publishes the
genealogical magazine "Hessische Familienkunde".
Regular Meetings of genealogical researchers in the regional groups:
Darmstadt
Genealogists' table every 3rd Thursday of the month, restaurant "Bockshaut" in Darmstadt
Regional group Bergstrasse
Quarterly meetings in Bensheim, restaurant "Nibelungen-Quelle", Hauptstrasse 71-73
Regional group Hessisches Ried
Quarterly meetings in different locations
Regional group Oberhessen
Genealogists' table every 3rd Tuesday of the month, Bürgerhaus Klein-Linden
Regional group Odenwald
Web: http://ourewald.de/stammtisch/
Regional group Vogelsberg
Meetings every 1st Saturday of every other month (March to November), restaurant "Lauterbacher Hof" in Lauterbach, 16.00
Genealogical office Odenwald ("Familienforschungsstelle Odenwald"), in the regional archive of the Odenwald district, Erbach.
Opening times: Thursday 08.00 until 12.00
Our membership fee includes four magazines per year. The magazine comes
with two inserts; one is the genealogical news ("Familienkundliche
Nachrichten"), a national enquiry and ad journal, the other is the
society newsletter ("Vereinsmitteilungen"), which informs our members
of internal issues and events etc.
An ancestral list of Hesse ("Hessische Ahnenlisten") is issued at
random intervals; members of the societies can publish their ancestral
lists here for a very reasonable fee. The publication is distributed to
all members free of charge.
In 1987 the society started issuing a series of publications dealing
with more extensive studies, usually parish family registers. While the
authors do not receive any fees for their often time consuming work,
publication nevertheless always requires extra funding by the society.
Members receive a 20% discount on the list price; subscribers to the
complete series receive 30% discount.
One of our missions on behalf of the umbrella organization is the
work on the Hessian roll of arms ("Hessische Wappenrolle"), which lists
old and modern coats of arms of the Hesse region and publishes them in
the magazine "Hessische Familienkunde" (please see the special leaflet).
At present our society has approximately 1,000 members. As we are a
registered as a society acting in the interest of science the annual
fee of 30 Euro is tax deductible.
The society provides information for reimbursement of postal charges
and verifies genealogical resources to a specifiable extent.
Investigations for non-locals will only be conducted after a cost
estimate; the research will be taken up once the enquirer has agreed to
the estimate. Usually interested parties conduct their own research in
our archive; our honorary staff will be happy to assist any visitor
with guidance and information.
Our collection of heraldic and genealogical works such as family
registers, ancestral lists, relevant books and magazines and extensive
registers is constantly growing due to donations and bequests, which
are extremely appreciated. Ongoing publications are regularly amended
and a genealogical database is being built up.
We are especially grateful when members leave their research results
with us. Extensive computer-based genealogical studies should be
created with special genealogy software and be GEDCOM compatible. This
quasi-standard allows us to transfer data from one genealogical program
to another.
Our offices and archives in the "Haus der Geschichte", Karolinenplatz 3
(ground floor) are open for visitors on Monday from 09.00 until 19.00
and on
Thursday from 09.00 until 11.30.
To visit us please register with the custodian in the state archive reading room.
Our archive has:
over 150 volumes of general genealogical literature; 250 magazines of
genealogical and historical societies, also from Belgium, Alsace,
Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Texas and Ohio; newsletters,
chronicles, annals, parish registries, church registries, etc.
over 400,000 index cards
heraldic lists, chronicles and collections
over 4,100 volumes of regional literature, many of them with genealogical information
The reference library can be visited during opening times. Members can borrow books for as long as 14 days.
On the web site http://wiki.genealogy.net/index.php/Hauptseite you can
conduct a variety of searches for research data as well as place and
family names.
The Hessian Genealogical Society receives funding from the "Verein für Ehrenamt Darmstadt".
English translation by Sabine Winterbauer.
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