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State Archive--Tallinn, Maneezi tänav 8. Resident books, 1918-1940. | State Archive--Tallinn, Maneezi tänav 8. Resident books, 1918-1940. | ||
Estonia has a very progressive website at | Estonia has a very progressive website at http://www.eha.ee/ . In a first for Eastern Europe, it not only provides inventories of records but also images, and these free of charge, though one needs to register in order to view them. To find this material, click on the Databases link in the left-hand column. Of the 15 databases currently available, at least 4 have value to genealogists: | ||
*Number 8. Register of revision lists of the population. This is an inventory of census records. Search for a county (maakond) and the parish or place (kihelkond) by using the options in the dropdown boxes. Search at the county level if you do not know the specific place. | *Number 8. Register of revision lists of the population. This is an inventory of census records. Search for a county (maakond) and the parish or place (kihelkond) by using the options in the dropdown boxes. Search at the county level if you do not know the specific place. | ||
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*Number 15. Personal name indexes of parish registries. This looks promising, but none of the text is in English, so it is not possible to decipher details about the extent of the index. However, an entry for a surname indicates in what parish register it may be found. A researcher then can go to the images and look at the original entry. | *Number 15. Personal name indexes of parish registries. This looks promising, but none of the text is in English, so it is not possible to decipher details about the extent of the index. However, an entry for a surname indicates in what parish register it may be found. A researcher then can go to the images and look at the original entry. | ||
Estonian Genealogical Society <http://www.genealoogia.ee/English/english.html><br>Estonia casualties in WWII <http://www.okupatsioon.ee/propatria/index.html> | Estonian Genealogical Society <http://www.genealoogia.ee/English/english.html><br>Estonia casualties in WWII <http://www.okupatsioon.ee/propatria/index.html> | ||
== Latvia == | == Latvia == | ||