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==Finding the Town of Origin== | |||
In order to research your family in Ukraine, it is essential that you have identified the place where they came from. You must know the city, or town that they came from. In addition, the church where they worshipped, which might be in another nearby town, must be determined. | |||
== Important Tips == | |||
You must also know enough about the ancestor to positively identify him in the records. Dates (even if they are approximate), places, and familial connections are key to helping you decide if a person you find, who has the same name as your ancestor, really is your ancestor. | |||
*Do you know the name of his/her parents? | |||
*Do you know his/her birth, marriage, or death date or can you calculate an approximate range of years to search for his/her birth, marriage, or death? | |||
*Do you know the name of the spouse? Did they marry before or after coming to the United States? | |||
*Do you know the names of any of his/her siblings? | |||
*Do you know the names of any children born in before the family emigrated? | |||
== Search Home Sources == | |||
Thoroughly go over all home sources available to you, including family history papers, copies of records, pictures, old letters (i.e. with an old address), family bibles, journals/diaries, copies of vital record certificates and church records, memorabilia etc. Interview extended family and close relatives as well as former neighbors--all of which may prove very helpful in gathering as much knowledge about an ancestor as possible.<br> | |||
*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part One: Home and Relative Sources]] | |||
*[[Gather Family Information]] | |||
==Emigration Questions to Ask Relatives== | |||
Find the oldest living relatives that you can and ask them: | |||
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# What do you know about our first ancestor to come from Ukraine? (open-ended) | |||
# Have you ever heard mention of towns in Ukraine where the family lived? | |||
# Do you have contact with any relatives in Ukraine? | |||
# Do you have contact with other branches of the family in other countries? | |||
# When _____________ came from Ukraine, did he travel with other family members? | |||
# Do you know when _________________ arrived and which port city? | |||
# Did _______________ever become a citizen? | |||
# Did_________________fight in World War I or II? | |||
# When they first came, were there already family members here who they joined? | |||
# Did_______________ever mention their parents in Ukraine? | |||
# Were they Catholic or some other religion? | |||
# Do you have any old letters or postcards from Ukraine family? | |||
# Do you have any pictures of family members in Ukraine? | |||
==Search Genealogies Compiled by Others== | |||
*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Two: Online Family Tree Collections]] | |||
*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Three: Digitized Books]] | |||
*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Four: FamilySearch Wiki Tools]] | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||