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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Begin with family and home sources. Look for names, dates, and places on certificates, family Bibles, obituaries, diaries, and similar sources. Ask your relatives for any additional information they may have. It's likely that your second cousin, great-aunt, or other relative already has some family information. Organize the information you find, and record it on pedigree charts and family group records. | Begin with family and home sources. Look for names, dates, and places on certificates, family Bibles, obituaries, diaries, and similar sources. Ask your relatives for any additional information they may have. It's likely that your second cousin, great-aunt, or other relative already has some family information. Organize the information you find, and record it on pedigree charts and family group records. | ||
Select a specific relative or ancestor born in | Select a specific relative or ancestor born in Hungary for whom you know at least a name, the village or parish where he or she lived in Hungary, and an approximate date when he or she was born there. It is also very helpful to know the names of other family members born in Hungary. | ||
As you look over your family group records, or pedigree charts, ask yourself “What do I want to find next?” Common goals might be: | As you look over your family group records, or pedigree charts, ask yourself “What do I want to find next?” Common goals might be: | ||
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==Before you start== | ==Before you start== | ||
Before doing Hungarian family history research, you will need to find: | |||
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*The actual name of an ancestor | *The actual name of an ancestor | ||
*The date of birth, marriage, and death | *The date of birth, marriage, and death | ||
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== Determine the actual name of an ancestor == | == Determine the actual name of an ancestor == | ||
A serious problem for some researchers is to determine the actual name of their immigrant ancestor. Some ancestors in their eagerness to be assimilated into American culture, traded their dificult foreign names for American names. This occured often with given names and to a lesser extent with surnames. | |||
To learn more about Hungarian given names and their English equivalents see [[Hungary Names Personal|Personal Names]]. | |||
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==Determine the date of birth, marriage, and death== | ==Determine the date of birth, marriage, and death== | ||
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==Determine the place of origin== | ==Determine the place of origin== | ||
[[ | In Hungary, most records used in family history research are kept on a town or parish level. Therefore the exact town of origin must be known before research in Hungarian records can begin. Most of the time, the Hungarian place of origin is found in sources created in the country of immigration. These records should be searched for the ancestor, possible relatives, and other associated persons. | ||
If you do not know the place of origin in Hungary see [[Hungary Determining a Place of Origin|Determining a Place of Origin in Hungary]] for sources that may give you that information. | |||
Hungarian place names are often mispelled in American sources. Difficult names were shortened and diacritic marks ommitted. A gazetter, which is defined as a geographical dictionary, is an essential tool for identifying places. Look up your place name in the gazetteer to be sure that it is spelled correctly. | |||
To learn about several important gazetters for Hungary, including instructions and examples, see [[Hungary Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]. | |||
To learn about several important gazetters for | |||
==Locate the ancestral home== | ==Locate the ancestral home== | ||
After you have determined the correct name of the town from which your ancestor emigrated, you must still determine its location. Many Slovak localities have similar names that may be easily confused. An example would be the place names Kameň, Kameňany, Kamenec, Kamenica, Kameničany, Kameničná, Kamenín and Kamienka. In addition, there are places called Kamenica preceded by an adjective, such as Nižná Kamenica and places followed by a description such as Kamenica nad Cichorou. Also, Slovak grammatical endings can change an actual place name. | |||
Use [[Slovakia Gazetteers|gazetteer]] to locate the place your ancestor came from and to determine the location of the parish or synagogue where records were kept. | Use [[Slovakia Gazetteers|gazetteer]] to locate the place your ancestor came from and to determine the location of the parish or synagogue where records were kept. | ||