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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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'''Romania:''' Some records of German communities in Romania have been microfilmed in archives in Germany and Hungary. But no records have been filmed in Romanian archives. The former communist government rarely replied to genealogical questions, and the new government does not seem much better. Hopefully, the chances for response will improve. You can try writing to the local parish [parohie] or to the local civil records office [Oficiul Starii Civile]. The address for the state archives can be obtained online. | '''Romania:''' Some records of German communities in Romania have been microfilmed in archives in Germany and Hungary. But no records have been filmed in Romanian archives. The former communist government rarely replied to genealogical questions, and the new government does not seem much better. Hopefully, the chances for response will improve. You can try writing to the local parish [parohie] or to the local civil records office [Oficiul Starii Civile]. The address for the state archives can be obtained online. | ||
'''Former Yugoslavia:''' Records have been microfilmed only in the republics of Croatia and Slovenia. The process of filming continues in those republics even now. Available records are listed in the Family History Library Catalog. Some information can be obtained by correspondence with Croatia and Slovenia. It is difficult to get genealogical information from the other former Yugoslav republics by mail. You may be able to get information by writing to the archive of the appropriate Yugoslav republic. | '''Former Yugoslavia:''' Records have been microfilmed only in the republics of Croatia and Slovenia. The process of filming continues in those republics even now. Available records are listed in the Family History Library Catalog. Some information can be obtained by correspondence with Croatia and Slovenia. It is difficult to get genealogical information from the other former Yugoslav republics by mail. You may be able to get information by writing to the archive of the appropriate Yugoslav republic. | ||
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