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== Locate the ancestral home == | == Locate the ancestral home == | ||
Once you have identified your family's place of origin in Romania you will need to determine its correct spelling and county. Maps can be very helpful, but gazetteers are of even greater value. A gazetteer is a geographic dictionary, a book that lists all localities and gives sufficient information to uniquely identify a specific locality. The gazetteer of modern Romania is ''Indicatorul Localităţilor din România'' [Index of Localities of Romania], written in Romanian; publishing information: Bucureşti: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România, 1974. ( | Once you have identified your family's place of origin in Romania you will need to determine its correct spelling and county. Maps can be very helpful, but gazetteers are of even greater value. A gazetteer is a geographic dictionary, a book that lists all localities and gives sufficient information to uniquely identify a specific locality. The gazetteer of modern Romania is ''Indicatorul Localităţilor din România'' [Index of Localities of Romania], written in Romanian; publishing information: Bucureşti: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România, 1974. (FS Library book Ref 949.8 E5i; also on microfilm 1181561 item 1). The western area of Romania, called Transylvania, was formerly under Hungarian rule. For these areas you may need to use the old gazetteer of Hungary to determine the former Hungarian spelling as well as the nearest parish or synagogue. Use ''Magyár Helségnévtára'' [Hungarian gazetteer] by János Dvorzák, comp. Budapest: "Havi Füzetek," 1877 (FS Library book Ref 943.9 E5d; also on microfilm vol. 1 on film 599564, vol. 2 on film 973041). | ||
== Find your ancestor in the records == | == Find your ancestor in the records == | ||
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