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==Beginning Research in Bosnia and Herzegovina== | ==Beginning Research in Bosnia and Herzegovina== | ||
Before doing family history research in Bosnia and Herzegovina, you will need to find: | *[[Bosnia and Herzegovina Finding Town of Origin|Finding Town of Origin]] - locating the town your ancestor was from | ||
*[[Bosnia and Herzegovina Record Finder|Record Finder]] - gives suggestions for records to search | |||
*[[Bosnia and Herzegovina Online Learning|Video Classes]] | |||
Before doing family history research in Bosnia and Herzegovina, you will need to find: <br> | |||
*the actual name of an ancestor | *the actual name of an ancestor | ||
*the date of birth, marriage, and death (can be estimated) | *the date of birth, marriage, and death (can be estimated) | ||
*the place of origin | *the place of origin | ||
*the religion of an ancestor | *the religion of an ancestor | ||
=== Determine the actual name of an ancestor === | |||
*Some ancestors adopted Anglicized names: this occurred often with given names and to a lesser extent with surnames. | *Some ancestors adopted Anglicized names: this occurred often with given names and to a lesser extent with surnames. | ||
*Surnames may have changed during wartime when immigrants found themselves in a new country now at war with their former homeland. | *Surnames may have changed during wartime when immigrants found themselves in a new country now at war with their former homeland. | ||
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