Wedel City Archives
| Wedel City Archives
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 Inner courtyard of the town hall in Wedel |
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| Archive type | Municipal Archives |
| place | frond |
| Visitor address | Rathausplatz 3–5 |
| founding | 1984 |
| ISIL | DE-2503 ISIL DE-2503 |
| carrier | City of Wedel |
| Website | https://www.wedel.de/kultur-bildung/stadtarchiv.html |
The Wedel City Archive is a municipal archive. It secures the historical tradition of the city of Wedel (Schleswig-Holstein) and the formerly incorporated villages of Schulau and Spitzerdorf. The registry office documents also include the municipality of Holm .
history
The oldest holdings in the city archive go back to the 17th century. The extent of the archive is around 600 running meters. There were few war casualties to complain about. In addition to the official documents, there are also extensive collections in the city archive. It has been headed full-time since 1984 and is located in the basement of the town hall in Wedel, Rathausplatz 3–5. A large part of the historical files and collections can be researched online.
Photo collections
There is an extensive collection of images in the city archive. Among other things, there are photos by the photographers Arnold Petersen, Johann Diedrich Möller , Günther Schumacher, Max Broders and Richard Hünten. The photo collection includes around 26,000 images (photos, negatives, slides and photo albums). The historical photo archive of the Wedel-Schulauer-Tageblatt is also in the city archive. The photos cannot yet be researched online.
Collections and bequests
One of the most important collections in the city archive is the Johann Rist Archive. It includes copies of documents from other archives about the Baroque poet and pastor Johann Rist (1607–1667). Originals and copies of his numerous works and a reference library complete these documents. As early as the 1960s and 1970s, documents from various archives and libraries were collected and sorted in the city administration. At the same time, Heinz Kegel, the cantor of the Wedel parish, collected documents on Johann Rist. Due to a contractual agreement between the parish and the city of Wedel, the city archive took over the collection after Heinz Kegel's death in December 2003 and merged both collections.
The estate of the painter Rudolf Höckner (1864–1942) includes his diaries and sketchbooks as well as private correspondence.
The estate of the artist couple Vilma Lehrmann-Amschler and Alfred Amschler includes private correspondence and an extensive photo collection.
Smaller collections are available on the following people: Ernst Barlach (1870–1938), Hermann Molkenbuhr (1851–1927), Hellmuth Walter (1900–1980), Fritz Singer (1901–1984) and Margret Bechler (1914–2002).
The city's poster collection can be researched online.
Newspapers
In addition to a thematic collection of newspaper clippings, the Wedel City Archives can also find the following newspapers:
- Wedel-Schulauer-Tageblatt from 1957 to today
- Pinneberger Zeitung (regional supplement of the Hamburger Abendblatt) from 1976 until today
- Blickpunkt Wedel from 1959 to
- Our city - information, opinions, news from Wedel - for Wedel from 1966 - 1969
- Elmshorner Nachrichten 1881 - 1889 (with gaps)
Official notices
- Pinneberger Kreisblatt 1891 - 1949
Estates from companies, clubs and associations
The Wedel City Archives contain parts of the corporate bequests of JD Möller , the Ohle family of architects and the Hatje construction company. There are documents from various clubs and associations:
- Volunteer Fire Brigade Wedel (from 1878)
- Schulau-Spitzerdorf Volunteer Fire Brigade (from 1890)
- Wedel Warrior Association (from 1884)
- Schiffergilde Brüderliche Ailfe (from 1850)
- Wedel-Roland shooting club (from 1905)
- Naval fellowship frond
- Wedel gymnastics and sports club
- Citizens' initiative Schutzgemeinschaft Elbhochufer (1955–1972)
Family research documents
The large collection of court researcher Adolf Ladiges is available for family research. There is also the extensive Wedel local family book.
activities
- The Wedel City Archive publishes the series of articles on the history of the city of Wedel .
- The city archive organizes lectures on the city's history.
- A material box with local history teaching materials was created together with school teachers for school lessons at primary schools.
- In 2013, together with teachers from schools in Wedeler and Uetersen, the brochure Alarm in the Weimar Republic was published for teaching local history for secondary schools .
- The Wedel City Archives take part regularly on Archive Day.
- The Wedel memorial column appears regularly in the Wedel-Schulauer-Tageblatt .
Web links
- Wedel City Archives
- Further information for genealogists can be found on the Genwiki homepage
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Stadtarchiv Wedel: portal page. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Genealoly: Family Book. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .
- ^ City of Wedel: Contributions to city history. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .