The State Archive Nuremberg shows from 9 November to 20 December 2019 the exhibition “The Nuremberg Reichswald – Wood for Nuremberg and its villages”. The exhibition was prepared by the State Archive Nuremberg together with the Franconian Freilandmuseum Bad Windsheim. Wood as an important and renewable raw material was already significant in the Middle Ages. 14th and 15th The city of Nuremberg secured the rights to the large forests around the city. Two “forest offices” were responsible for the administration, which controlled the wood consumption of the subjects. Not only the firewood cover was regulated, but also timber had to be applied. To save wood, more stone was used for building. The written delivery of the forest offices Lorenzi and Sebaldi in the state archive Nuremberg includes a total of 83 shelves. In the documents there are around 5,300 mostly coloured construction plans of farmhouses, stables and barns, fences, mills and furnaces from the 16th to the end of the 18th century. Century – a unique treasure in Germany. After several years of work, these files are now opened and all plans are digitized. The plans document the appearance and change of villages, mansions and mills in the “Old Landscape”. What is hidden from exciting stories behind the files of a rich city authority shows examples of black structures, unauthorized woodwork and the devastations of the Thirty Years War. In addition to files and the most beau

The Bayerische Hauptstaatsarchiv takes over the written prelude of Barbara Stamm (CSU), which on 29 October is its 75th. celebrated birthday. The well-known national politician worked for more than four decades (1976–2018) as a member of the Bavarian Landtag. She was a State Secretary, Minister of State and Deputy Prime Minister among several Bavarian Prime Minister. She last met as President of the State until 2018. It not only holds the record as one of the longest-served Members in a German parliament, but is also a first-class witness to Bavarian national politics since the times of Franz Josef Strauss. Large parts of the politician's archival decree have already been transferred to the Bavarian Main State Archive. There, the documents are ordered, collected in terms of content and protected in a conservative manner. After the expiry of the protection periods laid down in the Archives Act, the material of research is available as an authentic source. The private writing of the well-known and popular politician includes, in addition to relevant documents, unusually many signatures by citizens, as well as by fellow politicians and companions. This enables the assessment of their political achievements from the perspective of contemporaries. Since Barbara Stamm is also known as a friend of the Franconian fast night, a series of carnival orders, carnival caps and certificates on fast night awards can be found in her lecture. Submitted on: 30.10.2019   Related f