Moorshead Magazines recently brought us Tracing Your Eastern European Ancestors. At 82 pages, this journal offers 15 articles written by a collection of professional researchers and genealogists.
Publisher and editor, Edward Zapletal, does an excellent job in describing the difficulties of Eastern Europeans research:
“For many of us ion the genealogy world who are researching ancestors from countries in Eastern Europe, it’s a know fact that research in the region can, at times, be very difficult. We often start out searching for an ancestor in one place, but end up locating them in a completely different places the reasons are numerous, but several centuries of wars, famines, disease, floods, and fires, to name a few, contributed to migration and emigration, and to the destruction of many valuable records. Still, many records survived, including parish books, censuses, and gazetteers. For those who emigrated to distant lands, many records were created along the way at various ports of departure and arrival. Those, and many other documents that were carefully stored, are now being digitized, indexed and made available to eager family historians all over the world. The Internet has made searching much easier, but it’s not always the answer. Only a relatively small portion of all records have been digitized. Writing to, or visiting, local archives, records offices, churches, etc. still may be the only way to find that elusive Eastern European ancestor. Be patient. Be vigilant. Enjoy!”
Answers to many of your research questions can be found in this collection of professional articles. Just look at the contents list below to get an idea of all that is covered here.
Contents
10 Ways to Jumpstart Your Eastern European Research!
Lisa A. Alzo shows you the steps to track down your Eastern European roots
Using Maps & Gazetteers
Dave Obee show us how to use maps and gazetteers to locate where your ancestors lived
Online Resources for Researching Eastern European Ancestors
Lisa A. Alzo reviews some of the best websites for learning about your East European ancestors
Meet Your Matches: Helpful Tools from MyHeritage.com
Lisa a. Alzo discusses how to use some great tools from MyHeritage.com t o research East European ancestors
Top 10 Websites for Finding Your Polish Ancestors!
Donna J. Pointkouski looks at ten websites to help you locate your Polish ancestors
JRI-Poland Expands Access
Lisa A. Alzo reports on a new agreement between The Polish State Archives and Jewish Records Indexing-Poland
Online Hungarian Research
Lisa A. Alzo reviews the latest online resources for Hungary (With special thanks to Beth Long)
Researching the Hungarian Census
Smiljka Kitanovic explains the resources available for researching your Hungarian ancestors
Start Researching Your Czech Ancestors
Scott Phillips outlines the sources you’ll need to start on a successful journey to find your Czech ancestors
Five Great Sites fro Researching Your Slovak Ancestors!
Lisa A. Alzo discusses the key websites you need to know to research your Slovak ancestors
Researching Your Ukrainian Ancestors
Matthew Bielawa discusses taking the first “steppes” to finding your Ukrainian ancestors
Researching Your Russian Ancestors
Rick Norberg explores five websites that will be helpful for researching your Russian ancestors
Benefits of Joining an Ethnic Genealogical Society
Lisa A. Alzo discusses the role of ethnic genealogical societies in family history research
Five Simple Ways to Share Old Favorites
Lisa A. Alzo discusses five ways you can share Eastern European recipes and traditions online
Copies of Tracing Your Eastern European Ancestors can be purchased from Family Roots Publishing; Reg. Price: $9.95 – on sale for 10% off at just $8.96 – or 15% off as part of the 2-book Eastern European research bundle.
