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'''Syllabus for workshop taught by Daniel Schlyter, Research Consultant at FamilySearch's | '''Syllabus for workshop taught by Daniel Schlyter, Research Consultant at FamilySearch's FamilySearch Library, presented at NGS 2010 Conference.''' | ||
Eastern European Genealogy may seem somewhat intimidating. As you begin, you likely have specific concerns about how difficult it can be. Take a minute and write what your greatest fears and concerns are. | Eastern European Genealogy may seem somewhat intimidating. As you begin, you likely have specific concerns about how difficult it can be. Take a minute and write what your greatest fears and concerns are. | ||
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=== '''3. Find the ancestral home using gazetteers and maps''' === | === '''3. Find the ancestral home using gazetteers and maps''' === | ||
Once you determine where your ancestor was from, you must verify the spelling and determine where it is now (Eastern Europe has had a lot of border changes). You will also want to know what province, county or district had jurisdiction over the place. Gazetteers are the best way to solve these problems, along with maps. The | Once you determine where your ancestor was from, you must verify the spelling and determine where it is now (Eastern Europe has had a lot of border changes). You will also want to know what province, county or district had jurisdiction over the place. Gazetteers are the best way to solve these problems, along with maps. The FamilySearch Library has an excellent collection of eastern European gazetteers. The Library’s International Reference staff can help you with specific locality questions and show you how to select and use the appropriate gazetteers. Several outstanding old gazetteers are now available online. | ||
=== '''4. Determine the record-keeping jurisdiction''' === | === '''4. Determine the record-keeping jurisdiction''' === | ||
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'''Bulgaria:''' A few civil and church records have been acquired. These are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. | '''Bulgaria:''' A few civil and church records have been acquired. These are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. | ||
'''Czech Republic:''' The | '''Czech Republic:''' The FamilySearch Library is working with several archives to digitize the records and make them available online. They are not listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. | ||
There are seven regional archives in the Czech Republic: Praha, Plzeň, Třeboň, Litoměřice, Zámrsk, Opava, and Brno. FamilySearch received permission to digitize records in the following regional archives: Třeboň, Litoměřice, Opava, and Zámrsk. Some digitized records are now available from the Records Search page at www.familysearch.org. The direct link to the database is [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list Searchable Collections]. Plzeň, Třeboň, Opava and Brno regional archives maintain their own digital databases. If you are not sure which archive holds the records of your ancestors or you want to see a quick overview please go to the FamilySearch Research Wiki at [[Czech Republic Genealogy|Czech Republic]] and check under '''Research Tools/Online Databases'''''.'' | There are seven regional archives in the Czech Republic: Praha, Plzeň, Třeboň, Litoměřice, Zámrsk, Opava, and Brno. FamilySearch received permission to digitize records in the following regional archives: Třeboň, Litoměřice, Opava, and Zámrsk. Some digitized records are now available from the Records Search page at www.familysearch.org. The direct link to the database is [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list Searchable Collections]. Plzeň, Třeboň, Opava and Brno regional archives maintain their own digital databases. If you are not sure which archive holds the records of your ancestors or you want to see a quick overview please go to the FamilySearch Research Wiki at [[Czech Republic Genealogy|Czech Republic]] and check under '''Research Tools/Online Databases'''''.'' | ||
'''Hungary:''' Church records, transcripts of Jewish records, and many census records for areas within the modern borders of Hungary were microfilmed in the 1960s and are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. Civil Registration began in Hungary in 1895. Civil registration records are kept at local civil registrar's offices in town halls. Civil registration records are presently being acquired by the | '''Hungary:''' Church records, transcripts of Jewish records, and many census records for areas within the modern borders of Hungary were microfilmed in the 1960s and are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. Civil Registration began in Hungary in 1895. Civil registration records are kept at local civil registrar's offices in town halls. Civil registration records are presently being acquired by the FamilySearch Library up to about 1920. | ||
'''Slovakia:''' The | '''Slovakia:''' The FamilySearch Library has acquired most church records and census records on microfilm. These projects are ongoing. The available records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. | ||
'''Republics of the Former Soviet Union:''' The acquisition of records from these republics varies considerably from republic to republic. In most cases the process is proceeding very slowly. Records filmed by FamilySearch are not available from these republics until they appear in the FamilySearch Catalog. Surprisingly, considerable records have been acquired from Georgia, Armenia, and Moldova. Look in the FamilySearch Catalog for the specific place for which you need records. In some cases it is possible to do on-site research in person, but this is no simple matter and not recommended unless you have considerable experience and have clear assurances that you will be allowed in the archives. Until such time as records have been microfilmed, it may be possible to get information is through one of the several genealogical research organizations that have been formed. There are several such companies, and some are not satisfactory in the work they do. Some advertise or are referred to on the pages of various Jewish genealogical periodicals. Many have web pages. You can also use the Internet to find addresses of the various archives. You can then attempt writing directly to the archive to get the information you need. | '''Republics of the Former Soviet Union:''' The acquisition of records from these republics varies considerably from republic to republic. In most cases the process is proceeding very slowly. Records filmed by FamilySearch are not available from these republics until they appear in the FamilySearch Catalog. Surprisingly, considerable records have been acquired from Georgia, Armenia, and Moldova. Look in the FamilySearch Catalog for the specific place for which you need records. In some cases it is possible to do on-site research in person, but this is no simple matter and not recommended unless you have considerable experience and have clear assurances that you will be allowed in the archives. Until such time as records have been microfilmed, it may be possible to get information is through one of the several genealogical research organizations that have been formed. There are several such companies, and some are not satisfactory in the work they do. Some advertise or are referred to on the pages of various Jewish genealogical periodicals. Many have web pages. You can also use the Internet to find addresses of the various archives. You can then attempt writing directly to the archive to get the information you need. | ||
'''Russia:''' The Russian Republic is vast. Microfilming began several years ago, but it will be many years before many areas are represented in the collection of the | '''Russia:''' The Russian Republic is vast. Microfilming began several years ago, but it will be many years before many areas are represented in the collection of the FamilySearch Library. There are as yet no significant Jewish records in the collection. Many genealogical researchers are interested in the records of German colonists who settled in Russia and the Ukraine. No records are yet available from the Volga. Transcripts of the records of Protestant communities in the Ukraine (Black Sea and Volhynia), Belarus, and the vicinity of St. Petersburg were stored at the Lutheran Consistory in St. Petersburg, and these records have been microfilmed. Localities and film numbers for this set of records are listed in ''The Lutherans of Russia; Vol. 1 Parish index to the church books of the Evangelical Lutherans Consistory of St. Petersburg'', compiled by Thomas Edlund, published in 1995 by the Germanic Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 16312 St. Paul, Minnesota 55116 - available on FS Library microfiche 6001716. | ||
'''Belarus:''' FamilySearch is presently acquiring microfilmed records from several archives in Belarus. These are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. For records not yet filmed, write directly to the archives there. | '''Belarus:''' FamilySearch is presently acquiring microfilmed records from several archives in Belarus. These are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. For records not yet filmed, write directly to the archives there. | ||
'''Baltic States:''' Most records of Estonia have been microfilmed and are available through the | '''Baltic States:''' Most records of Estonia have been microfilmed and are available through the FamilySearch Library. Many Latvian Protestant records have been filmed. A lot of Lithuanian records have also been acquired. Available records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. For records not yet filmed, you can hire a research service or write directly to the Lithuanian or Latvian State Archives. | ||
'''Moldova:''' Microfilming is nearly completed in this republic which has close cultural ties with Romania. For records not yet filmed try writing directly to the Moldovan State Archives. | '''Moldova:''' Microfilming is nearly completed in this republic which has close cultural ties with Romania. For records not yet filmed try writing directly to the Moldovan State Archives. | ||
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