| Sources and Procedures for Genealogical Research in the Czech Republic (Daniel M. Schlyter) |
| This lecture discusses the essentials in Czech genealogical research: understanding the Czech Republic, its historical background, and the types of records available for genealogical research. |
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| Researching Your Slovak Roots in the 21st Century (Lisa A. Alzo) |
| Nearly 650,000 Slovaks came North America during the period of "mass migration" (1880-1914). This session will provide an overview of how to begin the research process. This session will cover: Locating home and family sources. Utilizing the Family History Library. Traditional and Web resources for determining the ancestral village. Tips for writing to Slovak archives. How to find and hire professional researchers. Strategies for overcoming the proverbial 'brick wall'. |
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| Galician Examples of Empire-wide Austrian Records (Brian J. Lenius) |
| Many types of records are similar regardless of where in the Empire research is conducted. Galician examples will illustrate birth, marriage and death records and the Empire-wide rules for keeping them. Land cadastral records and maps, Austrian military and Austrian census records will also be covered. True census records will be compared to Status Animarum and other records often mistaken as census records. |
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| Reading Vital Records and Other Local History Documents in Latin (Thomas K. Edlund) |
| A facility with reading Latin is an immensely valuable skill for any genealogist researching in European records. This workshop summarizes the challenges Latin records present to family historians, and discusses procedures and resources for interpreting Latin documents form the 16th to 20th centuries. |
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| Emigration: the Decision, Preparations to Leave, and the Paper Trail (Maralyn A. Wellauer-Lenius) |
| This lecture will explore the changes which encouraged people to emigrate, including economic, social, and political reasons, and will take a close look at the process of separating from the homeland and discovering the "paper trail" (i.e., passports) it created. |
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| German Ports, Emigration Literature, and the Voyage (Maralyn A. Wellauer-Lenius) |
| Attendees will learn how to use the vast supply of "emigration literature" (i.e., Passenger lists, Hamburg Police Records, etc.) to trace a genealogy, and learn how to recreate the journey and its hardships. Actual case studies will be drawn upon to strengthen the experience. |
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| Changes in Eastern Europe and Family History Library Microfilming (Daniel M. Schlyter) |
| This lecture discusses Eastern European border changes and covers the history of what, when, and how the Family History Library has acquired the records in its collection including current acquisitions. |
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| How Family History Library Films are Acquired from the Former Soviet Sphere (Kahlile B. Mehr) |
| Collection Management at the Family History Library, Record Locations, Field Negotiations, Filming Procedures, Shipping, Receipt, Cataloging, and Distribution through the Family History Library Catalog. Understand why some records are acquired and others not. Improved ability to find information in the Family History Library Catalog. |
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