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Slovakia Determining a Place of Origin (view source)
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Determining the place of origin is the singlemost important step in researching individuals from Slovakia. Records are organized geographically, by village or county name. | Determining the place of origin is the singlemost important step in researching individuals from Slovakia. Records are organized geographically, by village or county name. | ||
Since the lands of Slovakia changed hands several times over the years, many villages had two, three, four, sometimes | Since the lands of Slovakia changed hands several times over the years, many villages had two, three, four, sometimes many different spellings. Spellings could be slight variations or entirely different. The largest difference occurred between Slovak spelling and Magyar ("Hungarian"), where the names do not even appear similar Click [http://www.iabsi.com/gen/public/kingdom_of_hungary.htm here] to read more. | ||
Initially, you may not even be able to ascertain the country. Due to the world wars, the passage of time and tales that get larger with each generation, even the country should be suspect. A good researcher will collect all these data, and square them against each other over research time, as a good detective. Some is right, some is wrong, some is flawed. Indeed, this is a "treasure hunt." | Initially, you may not even be able to ascertain the country. Due to the world wars, the passage of time and tales that get larger with each generation, even the country should be suspect. A good researcher will collect all these data, and square them against each other over research time, as a good detective. Some is right, some is wrong, some is flawed. Indeed, this is a "treasure hunt." | ||