Stade around 1628
(copied from an old original)

Obtained from: Stadtarchiv Stade
When: 30 Jun 1998

Stade after the fire in 1659
Illustration from Johann Ulrich Wallich’s book on the fire

Note that almost all the churches were destroyed. Thus the church records were lost, making it difficult to trace back beyond 1659 in Stade.

Obtained from: Stadtarchiv Stade
When: 30 Jun 1998