One Decade of Archion
Exactly 10 years ago, on 20 March 2015, Archion went live - with a modest stock, few partner archives, and a small but committed community of users. Today, one decade later, we are looking back at an impressive development: More than 175,000 digitized church records with almost 30 million images are available online, numerous new partner archives have joined us, and the continuous further developments of the platform facilitate family research for people all over the world. Thus, it is becoming ever easier to research one’s roots and answer the question: Where do I come from?
What started as a vision within the archives has now become one of the leading platforms for source-based genealogical research. This has been made possible by the great commitment of the archives that provided the impetus to create a joint presentation portal and have been digitizing their inventories ever since with diligence and patience, and by the support of our shareholders that laid the foundation of Archion by establishing the Kirchenbuchportal GmbH.
Above all, however, this success is owed to you, our users. Your interest, your passion, and your valuable feedback have shaped and developed Archion. You have turned Archion into a lively and growing platform for family research.
We will continue to extend our offerings, provide even more digitized material and make the platform even more user-friendly - in order to make genealogical research even easier and more accessible for everybody.
Celebrate 10 years of Archion together with us - and look forward to many more years of digitized family research!
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