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==How to Research== | ==How to Research== | ||
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# '''Document/source your tree:''' As you gather information, identify where and who each piece of information came from. [[Evaluate the Evidence|Evaluate how reliable the sources are]], and ensure you are interpreting them correctly. Don't simply accept ancestral information on your tree. Instead, look for records or other reliable sources to support each date, place, and relationship. | # '''Document/source your tree:''' As you gather information, identify where and who each piece of information came from. [[Evaluate the Evidence|Evaluate how reliable the sources are]], and ensure you are interpreting them correctly. Don't simply accept ancestral information on your tree. Instead, look for records or other reliable sources to support each date, place, and relationship. | ||
# '''[[Decide What You Want to Learn|Decide what you want to learn]]:''' Have a specific research goal or objective. This is defined by pursuing a [[A_Guide_to_Research#2._Decide_What_You_Want_to_Learn_About_Your_Family|specific piece of information]] about a specific ancestor. An example of a ''bad'', or ''too-generic'' research goal is: "I want to know more about my great-grandfather." An example of a ''good'' research goal is: "I want to find the marriage date of my great-grandparents." | # '''[[Decide What You Want to Learn|Decide what you want to learn]]:''' Have a specific research goal or objective. This is defined by pursuing a [[A_Guide_to_Research#2._Decide_What_You_Want_to_Learn_About_Your_Family|specific piece of information]] about a specific ancestor. An example of a ''bad'', or ''too-generic'' research goal is: "I want to know more about my great-grandfather." An example of a ''good'' research goal is: "I want to find the marriage date of my great-grandparents." | ||
# '''[[Select Records to Search|Select records to search]]:''' Each country's record-keeping practices are different. See your country's [[ | # '''[[Select Records to Search|Select records to search]]:''' Each country's record-keeping practices are different. See your country's [[Bulgaria Record Finder|Record Finder]] table to determine what kind of record could provide the desired ancestral information. Search the desired records. | ||
# '''[[Use the Information|Analyze/use the information]]:''' When you find new sources, carefully [[Evaluate the Evidence|evaluate them]] to ensure they are about the correct ancestors, and that the information in the evidence is being accurately interpreted. [[Transfer_the_Information#Cite_Your_Sources|Cite]] or document your sources in your family tree establish the accuracy of your findings. | # '''[[Use the Information|Analyze/use the information]]:''' When you find new sources, carefully [[Evaluate the Evidence|evaluate them]] to ensure they are about the correct ancestors, and that the information in the evidence is being accurately interpreted. [[Transfer_the_Information#Cite_Your_Sources|Cite]] or document your sources in your family tree establish the accuracy of your findings. | ||
==Beginning Research in Bulgaria== | ==Beginning Research in Bulgaria== | ||
*[[Bulgaria Finding Town of Origin|Finding Town of Origin]] | |||
*[[Bulgaria Record Finder|Record Finder]] - gives suggestions for records to search | |||
*[[Bulgaria Online Learning|Online Learning]] - Video Classes | |||
===Records to Search First=== | |||
'''Church records''' are primarily from the Bulgarian Orthodox and Roman Catholic religions, dating back usually to 1850 but some Catholic books back to at least 1797. A few parish registers have been gathered into state archives or the national museum but most are located in the churches. | '''Church records''' are primarily from the Bulgarian Orthodox and Roman Catholic religions, dating back usually to 1850 but some Catholic books back to at least 1797. A few parish registers have been gathered into state archives or the national museum but most are located in the churches. | ||
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Bulgarian is a southern Slavic tongue and is written in the Cyrillic script. Records were kept in Bulgarian, Turkish, Greek, and Old Church Slavonic. A good genealogy site is [https://www.worldgenweb.net/bulgaria/ BulgariaGenWeb Project]. | Bulgarian is a southern Slavic tongue and is written in the Cyrillic script. Records were kept in Bulgarian, Turkish, Greek, and Old Church Slavonic. A good genealogy site is [https://www.worldgenweb.net/bulgaria/ BulgariaGenWeb Project]. | ||
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'''Determine the religion of an ancestor.''' Until the 1900s, vital records were kept by church parishes or Jewish congregations. The records of different religions were kept separately. If you are not sure of your ancestor's religion, start by searching Orthodox or Roman-Catholic records. Not every village in Bulgaria had its own parish. Often, several smaller villages belonged to one parish. Use [[Bulgaria Gazetteers|gazetteer]] to determine the proper record keeping jurisdiction. | |||
[[Category:Bulgaria]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] | [[Category:Bulgaria]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] | ||