Below are some addresses and phone numbers, which may aid you in your research.
Note: When calling Germany from the USA dial 01149-then the number without the first 0.
Heimatmuseum
Peter Wiepert
Breitestrasse
23769 Burg auf Fehmarn
Kirchenbuero
St. Nikolai-Kirche
23769 Burg auf Fehmarn
Tel.: 04371/2250
Pastorat
St. Petri-Kirche
23769 Landkirchen auf Fehmarn
Tel.: 04371/6894
Fax: 04371/9300
Pastorat
St. Johannis-Kirche
23769 Bannesdorf auf Fehmarn
Tel.: 04371/3341
Pastorat
St. Johannis-Kirche
23769 Petersdorf auf Fehmarn
Tel.: 04372/209
Kirchenbuchamt fuer Kreis Oldenburg/Holstein
Kirchenstraße 7
D-23730 Neustadt in Holstein, Germany
Tel. 04561 / 17945
The church books of Burg on Fehmarn begin in 1653 with baptism, marriage and deaths.
The church books of Landkirchen begin with baptism in 1627, marriages in 1637 and deaths in 1661.
The church books of Petersdorf begin with baptism and deaths at 1612, marriages at 1670.
The church books of Bannesdorf begin with baptism in 1651, deaths at 1740 and marriages at 1749. Mostly open to the public on Thursdays at 9:00 am. You may have to make an appointment.
Schleswig-Holstein (now the most northern province of Germany)
The main archive adr. is in:
Landesarchiv Schleswig-Holstein,
Prinzenpalais (Schloss Gottorf)
Gottorfstrasse 6
D-24837 Schleswig
G E R M A N Y
Nordelbische Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche [church archives]
Nordelbisches Kirchenarchiv
Winterbeker Weg 51
D-24114 Kiel
G E R M A N Y
Nordelbisches Kirchenarchiv
Bereich Hamburg
Grindelallee 7,
D-20146 Hamburg
G E R M A N Y
Nordelbisches Ev.Luth.
Kirchenbereich Lübeck
Bäcker Str. 3 - 15
D-23564 Lübeck
G E R M A N Y
Bookstore in Burg
Buchhandlung Niederlechner
Am Markt 7
23769 Burg auf Fehmarn
Tel.: 04371/3100
Fax: 04371/9290
For German phone numbers dialed from the the USA add 011 49 to the beginning of the number.
FEHMARN RESEARCHER
Ms. Melitta Mull-Ehler, a genealogist, lives on the Island of Fehmarn in the Baltic Sea,
an island which belongs to the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. she has access to
the villages of Burg, Bannesdorf, Landkirchen, and Petersdorf whose birth, marriage and
death records go back to the early sixteen hundreds. Her rate is only 10 DM an hour.
Her address is: Wiesenweg 2, D-23769 Petersdorf, Westfehmarn, Germany
I have meet with Ms. Melittle Mull-Ehler, who works at the archive in Neustadt
and I highly recommend her as an excellent researcher of the Fehmarn church books.
She has often helped me with things that are to difficult for me. She is
also an excellent choice for looking up in records
that are not available her on microfilm, John (website owner)
The following translator of old German script, Else Bügge-Wood was born on Fehmarn. She is very familiar with the Fehmarn records and is the official translator for this website.
Buegge-Wood Translations
3096-1A Maryland Ave.
Columbus, OH 43209
I know Else Bügge-Wood, she is an excellent and honest translator, and I have personally used her more than a dozen times for this web site. Much of the material you are able to read here is the translations of Else, John (website owner)
Kathleen Toal has volunteered as a contact person for research enquiries on
ancestors who emigrated to Australia. She would be happy to look up
indexes or lists readily available and/or advise on further research contact
points.
Kathleen Toal
27 Springfield Street
Briar Hill, Victoria 3088
Australia
ktoal@relax.com.au
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