East European Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 2536 R3C 4A7 Winnipeg, MB, Canada

FamilySearch has recently updated (added?) their Croatia, Delnice Deanery Catholic Church Books, 1571-1926 collection.

Quiz time! How well do you know your eastern European geography? :)

Some lovely Easter postcards shared by the Polish State Archive (Archiwa Pastwowe) Facebook page ...

This looks interesting!

Calling all map lovers ... check out the following 1914 map of churches (Roman and Greek Catholic) in eastern Galicia!

Are you new to genealogy or perhaps simply disorganized and need a better process? Perhaps the following post by Robert on the Legacy Tree Genealogists blog will help.

Are you interested in contacting the National Archives of Romania? The Romanian Genealogy Society provides some guidance on their website below.

Millions of people have tested their DNA for a variety of reasons. Those who do so for genealogical reasons have a variety of tools to assist them. One of those tools is DNA Painter. I’ll let the inventor of the tool, Jonny Perl, describe what it is and why you would use it ...

Hamburg was a very common port of departure for eastern European emigration. Rotterdam was another port from which many eastern European sailed. Were you aware that there are some **departure** manifests for this port? Learn more from blogger Nancy Loe in the following post on her Sassy Jane Genealogy blog.

Though the record availability section of the following FamilySearch workshop led by Daniel Schlyter is now somewhat dated, the information in this workshop is still useful for those beginning their eastern European research.

MyHeritage is getting into the Halloween spirit ... Free access begins today to November 2.

We publish a variety of articles in our quarterly journal, East European Genealogist, on a multitude of topics. Some are historical in nature to provide context to eastern European genealogical research. Others highlight different types of records one may encounter. The preview image below is of "Lesser-Known Land Records of the Austrian Crownlands of Galicia and Bukovyna (Bukowina)" by John D. Pihach. Check out the "Back Issues" page of our website for a list of articles we have published. If you're interesting in joining, you can learn more about the benefits of membership here: https://eegsociety.org/Membership.aspx

Not sure how I missed this before now ... the New Jersey Family History Institute is offering a one-day virtual seminar on November 1 focusing on introductory topics for Eastern European genealogical research.

Author and linguist Jonathan Shea is providing a FREE presentation on November 21 (via Zoom) on behalf by the The Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. Pre-registration is required. See the link for details

Dick Eastman has interesting news for you if you have Jewish ancestry in Australia ...

Hi, EEGS members! Check out the feature articles in the summer issue of the East European Genealogist. It's on its way!

Most genealogists are familiar with passenger manifests for the ports of arrival in North America, and likely to a lesser extent, South America. Were you aware that there were such things as **departure** manifests. The following article by Karen Clifford is somewhat dated in terms of what is available where (i.e. microfilm versus online); however, the main content is still relevant.

FamilySearch has recently updated their Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980 collection.

Here's an interesting resource if your ancestors were from Pozna, Poland. The site is available in English and Polish. Enjoy!

Are you researching ancestors in what is today known as Austria (as opposed to lands within the Austrian portion of the Austro-Hungarian Empire)? The following post by the Austrian Society for Research on Genealogy and Regional Heritage (ÖFR) provides tips for beginning research. While there are specific tips for modern Austrian, others will benefit from the more general tips.

If your ancestors where from an area that was once under Polish rule (includes western Ukraine, Lithuania, and others), you might find records of interest in Archiwum Gówne Akt Dawnych (AGAD, The Central Archives of Historical Records). Magorzara Koka has prepared a guide for using this archive which has been translated into English by Anna Kessling. I hope this helps! :)