Slovakia Genealogy Research Strategies

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Slovakia & Environs

Genealogy Research Strategies

Developing effective approaches to ancestral research in Eastern Slovakia

Carpathian Mountains over Zvala,

credit to Alan Toy, 2008

 

 

Ahoj (Hello)!  These pages provide strategy assistance to English-speaking researchers of immigrants from the regions of present-day Slovak Republic (Slovakia).  This collection also provides a contemporary and historical perspective of the region through essays, documents and photographs.

Geographic focus is on Eastern Slovakia (Slovak Republic) / formerly Czechoslovakia / formerly Upper Hungary.  Primary research areas include the peoples and lands in the Carpathian mountains and immediate borderlands of Southern Poland (Galicia) and Western Ukraine (Carpatho-Rus).  As Slovakia was a component of pre-1918 Hungary, much information about "old Hungary" is contained herein and will be useful for any pre-1918 Hungary research.

What's News

January, 2010

Read more about suppression of the church under communism, including an autobiography by Cardinal Jan Korec

Online Slovakia Church Records (Presov Region) are available once again (FHL Pilot) - Contains records through 1905.

Czech Military Records at the Family History Library

What's Not So News....Prior Month's "What's News"

 

If you are new to genealogy research I recommend you start with Welcome  and Strategy.

MAIN TOPICS

  • Table Of Contents - A complete listing of all pages

  • Welcome - What these pages are all about

  • Strategy - A systematic approach to ancestral research

  • History - A brief summary of major events and unique reference material

  • Place Names - Explanation of multiple village names and how to find them

  • Settlements - Local information & loads of photos of Eastern Slovakia villages

  • Maps - Historic and Contemporary map references useful in research

  • Churches - Description of various churches, their records and examples

  • Census - Explanation of historical census, their availability and examples 

  • Military- Explanation of various military records, availability and examples.  Military History 

  • FHL Resources - The Mormon's Family History Library catalog holdings related to Slovakia

  • Correspondence - How to find, address and compose letters to Slovakia

  • Culture - Art, Architecture, Social Customs & Language

  • Passports, Church/Government Certificates & Other Document Examples

  • Toolbox - Quick Reference to the Most Versatile Web Resources for Genealogy

  • Potpourri - A catch-all of interesting topics, photos and links

 

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Last Update: 21 January 2010                                                          

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