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Church Records of the Diocese Trier Go Online
A significant step for family research: The historical church records of the diocese Trier – the oldest Roman Catholic diocese in Germany – will be available online starting mid-June.
Thanks to the cooperation with the diocesan archive Trier, the inventory on Archion is extended again by numerous church books from the west of Rhineland-Palatinate and the Saarland. First of all, almost 2000 church…
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The New Naming Right
The new German naming right involving some changes with respect to the right to use a name will come into effect on 1 May. It is the main objective of the legislative change to choose one‘s name more easily and flexibly. One of the new regulations offering further flexibility allows both married partners to use double names with or without hyphen. These changes can even be made in existing…
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10 Years Church Books Online
Exactly 10 years ago, on 20 March 2015, Archion went live - with a modest stock, few partner archives, and a small but committed community of users. Today, one decade later, we are looking back at an impressive development...
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