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Post by suzanne on Dec 31, 2005 8:44:27 GMT -7
Kai, Thanks for the Delphi link. I went over there briefly (my Delphi name is MassLass) and will post when I get a chance to collect questions to ask. Hopefully those specifically with CZ/SK genealogy experience will be able to help me or point me in the right direction.
Have you ever done any CZ/SK research in the LDS archives? They're apparently getting an ever-wider collection of microfilmed records from that area of the world and I wonder if I should look into that.
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Post by nancy on Dec 31, 2005 12:49:19 GMT -7
Suzanne, This person is researching the village Bardejov: www.slovakgenerations.com/Also, check the PolandBorder Surnames group though www.rootsweb.com/ for more Slovak-related converstaion, links, etc. This is a surname-based mail list for those researching genealogy in the former historical borders of Poland including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, the Balkans, West Prussia and East Prussia. Tina Ellis, who has her own website at maxpages.com/poland brings a remarkably deep understanding of genealogical research to answer questions from people researching this area.
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Post by suzanne on Dec 31, 2005 18:42:17 GMT -7
Thank you for those links, Nancy, esp. the Bardejov one.
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Post by msandlier on Jan 2, 2006 20:33:26 GMT -7
Hello Suzanne, I have been researching my Polish roots in depth for about 9 years now. I was lucky enough to find the LDS microfilms for the church records for the neighboring villages of Łęki Górne and Łęki Dolne in southeast Poland, where my grandparents were born. Using these microfilms I tracked nearly all my lines back 4, 5 sometimes 6 generations. Since you mentioned the place of the cemetery where your ancestor was buried I checked the LDS website for Bardejov. It appears at first glance that they have a lot of information on microfilm. For church records they have the following titles: Cirkevná matrika, 1592-1945 Evanjelická cirkev. Farský úrad nemecko-maďarský Bardejov (Bardejov) Cirkevná matrika, 1671-1951 Rímsko-katolícka cirkev. Farský úrad Bardejov (Bardejov) Cirkevná matrika, 1703-1937 Evanjelická cirkev. Farský úrad Slovenský Bardejov (Bardejov) Here's the detailed description for the middle title: Roman Catholic parish registers of births, marriages and deaths for Bardejov, Slovakia; formerly Bártfa, Sáros, Hungary. Includes transcripts. Indexed. Includes confirmations and names of persons returning to the Catholic faith. Marriages 1787-1831 are upside down and in reverse order. Includes Bardejovská Nová Ves, Slovakia, formerly Bártfa-Ujfalu, Sáros, Hungary and other surrounding villages. Text in Latin and Hungarian. The other two titles are records for the Lutheran church. Since you know your ancestor is buried there, I would definitely start by ordering the microfilm that contains the burial records. It may provide you with additional clues. My Polish death records don't give a great deal of information, but do include the age of the person at death, sometimes the name of the spouse and whether they were still living at the time. The age then gives you a ballpark figure for a birth year. You might even get lucky and find the names of parents on the death record. It's hard to say what you might find. But I'd sure give it a try. Perhaps the person with ties to Slovakia can clarify this next. You may not find the burial site of your ancestor depending on how long ago they died. After a period of time, the burial sites are reused in a lot of European countries. I had the good fortune to visit the villages of my ancestors a year and a half ago. The only family gravesites still in the Parish cemetery are for my grandfather's youngest sister and her husband; and for the husband of one of my dad's first cousins. My dad's cousin is still living and maintains the graves for her husband and parents. The graves of my great grandparents are no longer there. They have been reused. Good luck in your search. Marge My genealogy website is at homepages.rootsweb.com/~sandlier/marge/index.htm
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Post by suzanne on Jan 3, 2006 18:17:49 GMT -7
Marge, Thanks for your message. I enjoyed visiting your genealogy website - you have done an impressive amount of research into your family's history!
I've been reading a lot recently about the LDS' holdings and visiting their website, and it seems pretty likely that they have information that I need. I will start by ordering microfilms that are likely to have my g-grandparents' death records, and work backwards from there. I hope that I will be able to find my g-grandparents' birth and marriage records, but since I dont have place names for any of this, that might make it difficult or impossible. Well, we'll see. I'll post again if I have any success with this.
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Post by piwo on Jan 3, 2006 21:23:50 GMT -7
Hi Suzanne,
You may check with your local library, or ask if a branch in the area has microfilm reading machines and the ability to order the films. I say this because the LDS center in my area is open for only 1 hour per week, and you can only keep the film for 3 weeks. It is difficult to do serious research under those terms. I found out that my local library can get every single LDS microfilm sent there, and they will keep them for me a whole month, unlimited viewing. It's a pretty good deal at the library if they have the capability. Just a suggestion..
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Post by suzanne on Jan 4, 2006 7:54:01 GMT -7
Piwo, Thanks for the tip. I'm surprised they do that; I thought they didn't loan out their materials at all to outside institutions. The LDS center nearest to me is open about 12 hours a week, and the hours are mostly good for me, but if it's not enough time, it's good to know they'll send it to a library.
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Post by piwo on Jan 4, 2006 8:06:26 GMT -7
Well, the library doesn't get them directly from LDS. There is a "third party" company that provides the tapes. It really wasn't anymore expensive then paying LDS for having them shipped (well, maybe a buck more), and I got to view much longer. But it sounds like you have a much more positive situation where you are at.
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