Working group for Central German family research
The Working Group for Central German Family Research e. V. (AMF) is a non-profit association for the exchange of experiences in genealogical research in the new federal states and for the joint development and presentation of the results obtained. It has about 900 members. The seat of the association is Leipzig .
Purpose of the association
The main objective of the association, which was founded in 1962, is the research and documentation of family histories and noble families that come from the historically central German area. The entire former Upper Saxon District as well as Upper and Lower Lusatia are dealt with by the association members . This area is now roughly covered by the federal states of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , Brandenburg with Berlin , Saxony-Anhalt , Thuringia and Saxony . In order to make the work in this large research area more successful and transparent, a number of regional and topic-related working groups have been formed under the patronage of the AMF , for example for the Uckermark , the Altenburger Land , the Eichsfeld , the Ore Mountains , the North Harz , the upper Elbe Valley and the Muldentalkreis .
Publications
The quarterly journal for Central German family history offers articles on family research , occasional finds and publications. The AMF publication series, which appears irregularly, now offers almost 250 issues on a variety of topics, from lectures at annual meetings to larger articles on research results. The Stoye Foundation, which is affiliated with the association, has published editions of citizen and house books in print in over 50 volumes, especially genealogically valuable . Over 110 volumes have also been published in the Mitteldeutsche Ortsfamilienbücher series .
archive
The association's extensive archive is housed as a deposit in the Leipzig State Archive and is managed directly by the AMF.