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== '''HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF EASTERN EUROPE''' == | == '''HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF EASTERN EUROPE''' == | ||
Eastern Europe has been the scene of many wars and conflicts over its history. Empires have grown and fallen. Each government had its own rules and traditions regarding the keeping of records. Thus understanding border changes can help in understanding what records exist to research our ancestors.(Original Syllabus con<br> | Eastern Europe has been the scene of many wars and conflicts over its history. Empires have grown and fallen. Each government had its own rules and traditions regarding the keeping of records. Thus understanding border changes can help in understanding what records exist to research our ancestors.(Original Syllabus con<br> | ||
== STRATEGY<br> | == STRATEGY<br> == | ||
For all Eastern European countries your research strategy should be as follows: | For all Eastern European countries your research strategy should be as follows: | ||
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##The religion and ethnic identity of your ancestor. | ##The religion and ethnic identity of your ancestor. | ||
##The date (at least the year) that your ancestor emigrated. | ##The date (at least the year) that your ancestor emigrated. | ||
##The name of the place your ancestor came from. | ##The name of the place your ancestor came from. | ||
#Determine where your ancestor was from in Europe. | #Determine where your ancestor was from in Europe. | ||
#Find the ancestral home using gazetteers and maps. | #Find the ancestral home using gazetteers and maps. | ||
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##Write letters to the record holders asking for information. | ##Write letters to the record holders asking for information. | ||
##Hire a local researcher to do the research for you. | ##Hire a local researcher to do the research for you. | ||
##Visit the record repository in person and do the research yourself | ##Visit the record repository in person and do the research yourself | ||
#Search through the records to find your ancestor, then his or her siblings, then his or her parents’ marriage, and his or her parents’ births. Repeat. | #Search through the records to find your ancestor, then his or her siblings, then his or her parents’ marriage, and his or her parents’ births. Repeat. | ||
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=== 2. '''Determine where your ancestor was from''' === | === 2. '''Determine where your ancestor was from''' === | ||
Because the records that you need to do your research were kept on a local level, your research cannot proceed unless you know specifically where your ancestor came from. See | Because the records that you need to do your research were kept on a local level, your research cannot proceed unless you know specifically where your ancestor came from. See [[Tracing Immigrant Origins]]. <br> | ||
=== '''3. Find the ancestral home using gazetteers and maps''' === | === '''3. Find the ancestral home using gazetteers and maps''' === | ||
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Eastern Europe has many excellent sources for research. Researchers who are accustomed to genealogical research in the U.S. and Canada often rely heavily on census records, land records, wills, and probates to build a pedigree of their families in North America. This is because there often is nothing better available. But in Europe the availability of vital records greatly improves the research climate. | Eastern Europe has many excellent sources for research. Researchers who are accustomed to genealogical research in the U.S. and Canada often rely heavily on census records, land records, wills, and probates to build a pedigree of their families in North America. This is because there often is nothing better available. But in Europe the availability of vital records greatly improves the research climate. | ||
=== '''Civil Registration and Church Records ''' | === '''Civil Registration and Church Records''' === | ||
These are records of births, christenings, marriages, deaths, and burials made by church priests and pastors and government officials (civil registration). They are excellent sources of accurate information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. They are the single, most significant source of genealogical information in the eastern European countries and are essential for genealogical research. | These are records of births, christenings, marriages, deaths, and burials made by church priests and pastors and government officials (civil registration). They are excellent sources of accurate information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. They are the single, most significant source of genealogical information in the eastern European countries and are essential for genealogical research. | ||
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Many records of Eastern Europe are available through the microfilming and digitizing efforts of FamilySearch. Records, when they become available are listed in the Family History Library Catalog. There are a few countries for which the Library has very little material. When records you need are not available, you can request information by correspondence with archive, civil registration offices, and parishes. Search the Internet for the locations and addresses of various state and regional archives. The library has letter writing guides for a few of these countries. | Many records of Eastern Europe are available through the microfilming and digitizing efforts of FamilySearch. Records, when they become available are listed in the Family History Library Catalog. There are a few countries for which the Library has very little material. When records you need are not available, you can request information by correspondence with archive, civil registration offices, and parishes. Search the Internet for the locations and addresses of various state and regional archives. The library has letter writing guides for a few of these countries. | ||
<br> '''Albania: '''Some Catholic records have been acquired. These are listed in the Family History Library Catalog. | <br>'''Albania: '''Some Catholic records have been acquired. These are listed in the Family History Library Catalog. | ||
'''Bulgaria:''' A few civil and church records have been acquired. These are listed in the Family History Library Catalog. | '''Bulgaria:''' A few civil and church records have been acquired. These are listed in the Family History Library Catalog. | ||