Archives introduce themselves - The Municipal Archives Garbsen

The city archive is assigned to the department of culture and sports of the city of Garbsen. With its historical public relations work, it contributes to a lively cultural life in the young city, which was only founded in 1974. The core tasks of the municipal archive are the evaluation, acquisition and indexing of archival records from the area of the city of Garbsen and its predecessor municipalities (Berenbostel, Frielingen, (Alt)Garbsen, Havelse, Heitlingen, Horst, Meyenfeld, Osterwald o. E., Osterwald u.E., Schloß Ricklingen and Stelingen).

• Official records, including those of the administration of the city of Garbsen (from 1968/1974) and the predecessor municipalities, council records and submissions (from 1761; digital from 1964), school archives from 1834.
• Birth, marriage and death records of the registry offices of the predecessor municipalities and the city of Garbsen (1968/1974) beginning October 1874 (indexed and searchable in archive database)
• Deposita
• Bequests
• City history collections, including numerous court and family archives (including Möbel Hesse), local associations of political parties, clubs and citizens' initiatives, etc.
• Photo and postcard collection (e.g. photo stock Rudolf Guthmann: Municipality of Havelse and construction of the large housing estate Auf der Horst 1953-1971)
• Maps, plans, paintings (mostly digital)
• Newspaper holdings (including Leine-Zeitung from 1882; partially indexed and searchable in archive database)
• extensive archive library

• User PC for database research
• Copying, scanning and printing options up to DIN A 3 (also in color)
• Reproductions and photographs with own camera possible (by arrangement)
• User and reading rooms, also for groups and school classes
• Free parking spaces
• Limited accessibility

The use of archival records of the Garbsen Municipal Archives through inquiries and own research is open to all citizens upon request within the framework of the usage and fee statutes (as of 2009) and the general archival regulations. Applications for use are filled out on site. In order to reduce waiting times and to receive the best possible service, it is advisable to state the subject as precisely as possible in advance by telephone or e-mail.

Opening hours by appointment. Special appointments for guided tours of the archive and events are also available by arrangement outside normal office hours.

The holdings of the Archive of the Municipal Archives Garbsen Archivportal-D.

Arrival with tram line 4: Exit at "Wissenschaftspark Marienwerder", change to bus line 440: Exit at "Horst (Garbsen), Kirche". Alternatively: Take tram line 4 to the final stop "Garbsen", change to bus line 410 to "Horst (Garbsen), Kirche".

Lehmstraße 1

30826 Garbsen, OT Horst

Tel. +49 5131 707-740 oder -741

Fax: +49 5131 707-744

Homepage: www.garbsen.de/portal/seiten/stadtarchiv-904000115-21200.html

E-Mail: stadtarchiv [at] garbsen.de