Erika said: " It is a rare researcher who has any idea of the amount of work archivists are expected to do for very small compensation." It is also rare for researchers (and this includes academics, g

#hungary

Yes, I have a project involving the Bukovina Szekely, who before they went to Bukovina in the 1780s, came >from some small villages in a particular region of Transylvania. Or so the story went, becaus

#dna

Yes, I have a project involving the Bukovina Szekely, who before they went to Bukovina in the 1780s, came >from some small villages in a particular region of Transylvania. Or so the story went, becaus

#dna

I know that someone >from the Romanian Archives will be speaking at the conference, but was unable to locate the presentation at the conference website. Can someone fill me in? Thanks, Beth Long Budap

#romania

I know that someone >from the Romanian Archives will be speaking at the conference, but was unable to locate the presentation at the conference website. Can someone fill me in? Thanks, Beth Long Budap

#romania

Czernowitz Jewish records have been microfilomed by the LDS (Mormons), so you can do that part of the research yourself at an LDS Family History Center near you. There are quite a few of them in Germa

#romania

Czernowitz Jewish records have been microfilomed by the LDS (Mormons), so you can do that part of the research yourself at an LDS Family History Center near you. There are quite a few of them in Germa

#general

I checked this in the Hungarian National Archives catalog, and the records she mentions appear not to be >from Oradea/Nagyvarad itself, but >from Harsany (which is within the Nagyvarad district). Just

#hungary

I checked this in the Hungarian National Archives catalog, and the records she mentions appear not to be >from Oradea/Nagyvarad itself, but >from Harsany (which is within the Nagyvarad district). Just

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The city of Nagyvarad (Oradea) records were not filmed by the Mormons, nor are they in the Hungarian National Archives. However, there are some Jewish records of other town in the district, which are

#hungary

The city of Nagyvarad (Oradea) records were not filmed by the Mormons, nor are they in the Hungarian National Archives. However, there are some Jewish records of other town in the district, which are

#hungary

Regarding a 1911 birth record: in Romania, there is a 100-year privacy rule. In other words, a 1911 record (whether birth, death, or marriage), will only be obtainable in 2012. Once the record is 100

#romania

Regarding a 1911 birth record: in Romania, there is a 100-year privacy rule. In other words, a 1911 record (whether birth, death, or marriage), will only be obtainable in 2012. Once the record is 100

#romania

Well my offer is to help anyone set up the project with Family Tree DNA if they want to test this Jewish "tribes" theory. It's not very difficult actually. My own research has to do with the Szekely >

#hungary

Well my offer is to help anyone set up the project with Family Tree DNA if they want to test this Jewish "tribes" theory. It's not very difficult actually. My own research has to do with the Szekely >

#hungary

Well, we can argue about it, or someone interested in this particular area can find male descendants and DNA test them. This is exactly the type of question that can be best resolved by Y-DNA testing.

#hungary

Well, we can argue about it, or someone interested in this particular area can find male descendants and DNA test them. This is exactly the type of question that can be best resolved by Y-DNA testing.

#hungary

Hi Samuel, You did not mention the name of your grandfather. If anyone did have access to some research materials, that would be a big help :) Beth Long

#galicia

Hi Samuel, You did not mention the name of your grandfather. If anyone did have access to some research materials, that would be a big help :) Beth Long

#hungary

Somebody recently wrote that they searched the LDS Hungarian obituary pilot site and were unable to find any Lefkovits listed. I just checked the site, and there were quite a few of them, actually. Th

#hungary