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The town where your ancestor lived might not have had a local church for every religion. For example, if the town only had a Catholic church, your ancestors may have attended the Lutheran church in a neighboring town. You will need to look for the records under this neighboring town's name. These instructions will help you identify the correct town for their religion. | The town where your ancestor lived might not have had a local church for every religion. For example, if the town only had a Catholic church, your ancestors may have attended the Lutheran church in a neighboring town. You will need to look for the records under this neighboring town's name. These instructions will help you identify the correct town for their religion. | ||
#If you do not have the name of a town where your ancestors lived, go back to [[Slovakia Finding Town of Origin|'''Slovakia Finding Town of Origin''']] and follow the advice and record links there to see if you can find evidence of the town name. Watch carefully for any information on their religion. | #If you do not have the name of a town where your ancestors lived, go back to [[Slovakia Finding Town of Origin|'''Slovakia Finding Town of Origin''']] and follow the advice and record links there to see if you can find evidence of the town name. Watch carefully for any information on their religion. | ||
#The town name you find might be the historical Hungarian version of the name or the modern Slovakian version of the name. Consult [http://www.cisarik.com/0_all-villages-A.html '''Genealogy Slovakia Gazetteer''']. In the list of all villages, the Hungarian and Slovakian names are all given in one index. When you find your town in that index, the link will take you to a page for the town. Under "Old Names" there will be a history of all the name changes of that town, including the historical Hungarian, modern Slovakian, and possibly several spelling variations. | #The town name you find might be the historical Hungarian version of the name or the modern Slovakian version of the name. Consult [http://www.cisarik.com/0_all-villages-A.html '''Genealogy Slovakia Gazetteer''']. In the list of all villages, the Hungarian and Slovakian names are all given in one index. When you find your town in that index, the link will take you to a page for the town. Under "Old Names" there will be a history of all the name changes of that town, including the historical Hungarian, the interim Czech, the modern Slovakian, and possibly several spelling variations. Some record systems are organized by the Hungarian name, others by the Slovakian name, or even both. | ||
#There may not have been a local church for your ancestors' religion right in their town. | #There may not have been a local church for your ancestors' religion right in their town. | ||
:* In the left sidebar of the town's page in [http://www.cisarik.com/0_all-villages-A.html '''Genealogy Slovakia Gazetteer'''], you will find notes on where that village would have attended church for each denomination. | :* In the left sidebar of the town's page in [http://www.cisarik.com/0_all-villages-A.html '''Genealogy Slovakia Gazetteer'''], you will find notes on where that village would have attended church for each denomination. | ||