Start here – Find your ancestors in Saxony

You are looking for information about your ancestors in Saxony (Germany)?

I can actively support you with your family research and search for data and documents.

Why me?

I hold a Masters degree in History, I am a passionate researcher and genealogist.

My own ancestors spent most of their lives in the Dresden surrounding area. I also was born in a town near Dresden. I have been living and working in Dresden for more than 10 years. Apart from the archives, I also know Saxony and people quite well.

During archive researches, both nationally and internationally, over the last years, I was able to expand my horizons. I learned how archives and their administrations work. Since 2015, I have focused my work on archives in Saxony and search in their “treasures” for you.

Let me help you find!

Your personal research assistant and consultant

Lars Thiele

My offers

Here you will find information about what I can offer you, how we can best work together.

Archives and specialty

Here you can find the most important archives in Saxony I work with.

Books, courses and lectures

Learn how to deal with the spelling of German place names, with the administrative affiliation of places in different historical periods, especially in Saxon history.

Lecture: How to find the places of your ancestors in Saxony

Your contact

Here you can find information on how to contact me.

You are still not sure, if you should hire me?

Here are some opinions from family researchers I worked for:

Experience – References – Testimonials

I can really recommend using the Research Service Thiele. Unfortunately, I could not go to the archive in Dresden in person. Mr. Thiele carried out the work clearly, without any problems and as quickly as possible. I appreciated the fact that I got to know the intermediate results, so that I always knew how much the invoice will be.

K. Frackman (Vancouver/Canada)

Mr. Thiele has helped me a lot in finding information about my family. While working on this project, he demonstrated an extremely high level of professionalism. Moreover, the support, provided by Mr. Thiele, was characterized by a high level of personnel engagement and human touch. He was not only trying to find information I needed-he was really walking me through the history of my family. I strongly recommend to approach Mr. Thiele for this kind of inquiries.

I. Vokatch (Geneva/Switzerland)

I am an old man in poor health and can’t do my own oversea research any more. Was a little nervous hiring a researcher but didn’t have a choice. Best thing I ever did !! Lars Thiele is a true professional, dedicated, motivated and very through. Easy to work with and keeps you updated on exactly what he is doing and why. Turned out that my needs were what I would call “out of his comfort zone, Saxony” and into Bavaria. He didn’t miss a beat, found me everything I could want and more. You couldn’t ask for a better researcher ! Highly recommend 5 star +.

F. Eberle (New York, USA)

You still don’t know, if I could help you to find traces of your ancestors?

Just contact me.

Together we will find out, how I can help you with your family research.