Download or read book How to Trace Your Ancestors to Europe written by Hugh T. Law and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 117 stories showing how ancestors were traced to 20 European countries : procedures and sources.
Download or read book The Family Tree Guidebook to Europe written by Allison Dolan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-09-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your passport to European research! Chart your research course to find your European ancestors with the beginner-friendly, how-to instruction in this book. This one-of-a-kind collection provides invaluable information about more than 35 countries in a single source. Each of the 14 chapters is devoted to a specific country or region of Europe and includes all the essential records and resources for filling in your family tree. Inside you'll find: • Specific online and print resources including 700 websites. • Contact information for more than 100 archives and libraries. • Help finding relevant records. • Traditions and historical events that may affect your family's past. • Historical time lines and maps for each region and country. Tracing your European ancestors can be a challenging voyage. This book will start you on the right path to identifying your roots and following your ancestors' winding journey through history.
Download or read book In Search of Your British Irish Roots written by Angus Baxter and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 1999 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you conduct your research in person or by mail, this celebrated manual--now in its Fourth Edition--will guide you in finding your ancestors in Britain or Ireland. Noted genealogist Angus Baxter provides detailed instructions for locating records abroad and shows how easy it is to do it by mail or in person.
Download or read book In Search of Your European Roots written by Angus Baxter and published by Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Company. This book was released on 1994 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guides readers through the complexities of genealogical research in Europe, and includes up-to-date information on church, state, and provincial archives.
Download or read book The Family Tree German Genealogy Guide written by James M. Beidler and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-02-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore Your German Ancestry! Follow your family tree back to its roots in Bavaria, Baden, Prussia, Hesse, Saxony, Wurttemburg and beyond. This in-depth genealogy guide will walk you step by step through the exciting journey of researching your German heritage, whether your ancestors came from lands now in modern-day Germany or other German-speaking areas of Europe, including Austria, Switzerland, and enclaves across Eastern Europe. In this book, you'll learn how to: • Retrace your German immigrant ancestors' voyage from Europe to America. • Pinpoint the precise place in Europe your ancestors came from. • Uncover birth, marriage, death, church, census, court, military, and other records documenting your ancestors' lives. • Access German records of your family from your own hometown. • Decipher German-language records, including unfamiliar German script. • Understand German names and naming patterns that offer research clues. You'll also find maps, timelines, sample records and resource lists throughout the book for quick and easy reference. Whether you're just beginning your family tree or a longtime genealogy researcher, the Family Tree German Genealogy Guide will help you conquer the unique challenges of German research and uncover your ancestors' stories.
Download or read book In Search of Your German Roots written by Angus Baxter and published by Baltimore, Md. : Genealogical Publishing Company. This book was released on 1994 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to tracing one's German ancestry in Europe using family trees, immigration records, church records, and archives. Includes a directory of German genealogical organizations in Germany and North America.
Download or read book Tracing Your European Ancestors written by Julie Goucher and published by Tracing Your Ancestors. This book was released on 2024-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone who is keen to research the life story of an ancestor from across Europe will find Julie Goucher's handbook an invaluable guide. She provides detailed, easy-to-use and accurate information on the key sources in each country on the Continent, and she includes Ireland, Russia and the United Kingdom. The important local and national records are described, and she focuses on the accessible sources that are the gateway to research - the websites, books and archives that provide an essential starting point for a journey into a family's past. A concise account of the history and scope of the relevant records for each country is given, along with a summary of the most effective approach to take to them. There are warnings about the obstacles and pitfalls a researcher may encounter, and the major events in each country's history - those that have had a marked effect on family history - are identified, especially the impact of the world wars and regional conflicts, border changes and movements of populations. Advice on useful websites is an essential part of the guide, but helpful information on all the genealogical sources is provided. Julie Goucher's handbook is an indispensable companion for anyone who is researching the life of an ancestor or the history of a family from the Continent.
Download or read book Travel Back to Your Roots written by Donna B. Gawell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trace your immigrant ancestors using the vast collection of US records so that you have the essential information needed to locate records in Europe. The author's goal is to inspire others who have little to no idea of how or where to begin this adventure. Join the author as she details her strategies that located living descendants of her ancestors and her efforts to contact them. This book also includes instructions on how to plan a genealogy or family history trip to meet these Europeans cousins. The author started out four years ago knowing almost nothing about her grandparents' families. After uncovering thousands of records and photos, she went to Europe twice on "trips of a lifetime" to meet three welcoming and enthusiastic sets of families in Sweden and Poland.
Download or read book The Family Tree Polish Czech And Slovak Genealogy Guide written by Lisa A. Alzo and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trace your Eastern European ancestors from American shores back to the old country. This in-depth guide will walk you step-by-step through the exciting--and challenging--journey of finding your Polish, Czech, or Slovak roots. You'll learn how to identify immigrant ancestors, find your family's town of origin, locate key genealogical resources, decipher foreign-language records, and untangle the region's complicated history. The book also includes timelines, sample records, resource lists, and sample record request letters to aid your research. In this book, you'll find • The best online resources for Polish, Czech, and Slovak genealogy, plus a clear research path you can follow to find success • Tips and resources for retracing your ancestors’ journey to America • Detailed guidance for finding and using records in the old country • Helpful background on Polish, Czech, and Slovak history, geography, administrative divisions, and naming patterns • How the Three Partitions of Poland and the Austro-Hungarian Empire affect genealogical research and records • Information on administrative divisions to help you identify where your ancestors' records are kept • Sample letters for requesting records from overseas archives • Case studies that apply concepts and strategies to real-life research problems Whether your ancestors hail from Warsaw or a tiny village in the Carpathians, The Family Tree Polish, Czech and Slovak Genealogy Guide will give you the tools you need to track down your ancestors in Eastern Europe.
Download or read book The Family Tree Scandinavian Genealogy Guide written by David A. Fryxell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trace your Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish ancestors! This convenient guide will help you discover your Northern European family history while optimizing your research time. Highlights include: • Strategies for identifying immigrant Scandinavian ancestors, plus how to trace them back to Europe from North America • Methods for locating Swedish genealogy records, Norwegian genealogy records, or Danish genealogy records within your family's town of origin • Detailed guides to finding and decoding common Scandinavian records, including: church records, civil registration records, census returns, property deeds, military records, and many more • Quick guides to Scandinavian history, geography, and language • Historical timelines, sample records, and resource lists that will bring your family history to life If your family tree includes Swedish roots, Danish roots, or Norwegian roots, The Family Tree Scandinavian Genealogy Guide is a must-have for your genealogy research.
Download or read book The Family Tree Guide Book to Europe written by Family Tree and published by Betterway Books. This book was released on 2003-11-11 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on online and print resources, finding relevant records, and traditions and historical events to help find European ancestors.
Download or read book Tracing Your Eastern European Ancestors written by Edward Zapletal and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Finding Grandma s European Ancestors written by Stephen Szabados and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised 2016 EditionFind your roots! This is a "must have" book for the family historian who wants to identify their European heritage. The author draws from his genealogical research experiences to describe how to find the resources that are available first to find out where your ancestors were born in Europe and then find the records that tells your family history. This new and revised edition covers genealogical research for most European countries and includes detailed practical steps that will help you find the success and the records that you need. The author uses his experiences to give tips on what to avoid and what works; how to find and use critical records; and how to use translating guides to decipher the foreign-language records.This book gives you the tools to find your European family.
Download or read book Tracing Your European Roots 2E written by Daniel Quillen W. and published by Cold Spring Press. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genealogy expert W. Daniel Quillen offers valuable tools and resources for anyone tracing their European ancestors. The United States is largely a nation populated by people of European roots, and many do-it-yourself genealogists find themselves in need of scouring European records to find their ancestors. New to this edition is a section on tracing your Scottish ancestors. This volume of Quillen’s Essentials of Genealogy shows readers how to do their own research to uncover their European ancestry. This book will cover the following topics: · Where to find European records · How to access European records · How to use the Internet to help you in your search · Pitfalls and issues in obtaining European records · Research tips for England, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, and other European nations
Download or read book Tracing Your Baltic Scandinavian Eastern European Middle Eastern Ancestry Online written by Anne Hart and published by ASJA Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you online and ready for global smart card and database genealogy for virtual travelers? Here's how to search family history for nations bordering the Baltic Sea, the Balkans countries, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. The nations listed in this guide (all faiths) include Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Armenia, Assyria, Greece, Lebanon, Syria, and many other lands in the Middle East, the Balkans--Croatia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Eastern Europe--Hungary, and more. Collecting details about people is moving toward smart card technology and its offspring. The new wave in genealogy is authentication technology. Authentication begins with new-wave technology used to gather population registers. Compare the new technology to the old method of door-to-door census taking, tombstone tracings, and city directory publishing. No, genealogists are not using smart cards this year, but smart card technology is being used to compile population registers in Europe. The future holds a new wave of technology used for authentication for banking transactions being applied to other areas. Currently this technology is used for collecting details for population registrars such as census taking. The application for research is of interest to family historians, librarians, and governments. It's already in use by private industry for electronic authentication. Family history is now about intelligent connections, whether it's a population registrar, census detail, or electronic identity for banking. Smart card genealogy began in 1998 in Finland with governments seeking to put census and population registers in an electronic form that would be available to researchers, and these applications are going global.
Download or read book The Family Tree Historical Maps Book Europe written by Allison Dolan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-03-16 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey to the Old Country From Ireland to Italy, Portugal to Poland, Germany to Greece, and everywhere in between, explore your ancestors' European homelands through more than 200 gorgeous reproductions of 18th-century maps, 19th-century and early 20th-century maps. These full-color period maps--covering the peak years of European immigration to America--will help you understand changing boundaries in ancestral countries, and inform your search for genealogical records. Inside you'll find: • Historical maps of the European continent showing how national borders evolved over three centuries • Detailed country maps illustrating key geographical units--provinces, counties, regions, cities and more • Time lines of important events in each country's history • Lists of administrative divisions by country for easy reference • A complete index to aid in viewing maps of interest in greater detail online This country-by-country atlas is an indispensable tool for European genealogy. Put your ancestral origins in geographical context, unravel the boundary changes that trip up genealogists, and envision the old country as your ancestors knew it. The book is also a valuable reference for teachers, homeschooling parents and anyone with an interest in European history. Time travel across the continent with the Family Tree Historical Maps Book: Europe.
Download or read book The Beginner s Guide to Interpreting Ethnic DNA Origins for Family History written by Anne Hart and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genealogists are now using molecular genealogy--comparing and matching people by matrilineal DNA lineages--mtDNA or patrilineal Y-chromosome ancestry and/or racial percentages tests. People interested in ancestry now look at genetic markers to trace the migrations of the human species. Here's how to trace your genealogy by DNA from your grandparents back 10,000 or more years. Anyone can be interested in DNA for ancestry research, but of interest to Jews from Eastern Europe is to see how different populations from a mosaic of communities reached their current locations. From who are you descended? What markers will shed light on your deepest ancestry? You can study DNA for medical reasons or to discover the geographic travels and dwelling places of some of your ancestors. How do Europeans in general fit into the great migrations of prehistory that took all to where they are today based on their genetic DNA markers and sequences? Where is the geographic center of their origin and the roots of all people? Specifically, how can you interpret your DNA test for family history as a beginner in researching ancestry and your own family history?
