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Legacy Tree Onsite: Exploring the Archives of Bosnia and Herzegovina

June 29, 2021 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 2 Comments

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Legacy Tree Genealogists works with researchers around the world to access records for our clients. We recently asked one of our onsite researchers to share valuable information on the resources available for family history research at various archives in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Although the country had many names over the years, in 1995, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (located on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe) officially changed its name to Bosnia and Herzegovina. One … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archives & Repositories, Europe, Genealogy Records and Resources

Legacy Tree Onsite: Navigating Italy’s Archives for Family Research

June 4, 2021 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 2 Comments

The Vatican - Navigating Italy Archives

Legacy Tree Genealogists works with researchers from across the globe to access records for our clients. We asked one of our on-site researchers in Italy to explain how to navigate the complex maze of archives in Italian Research. It is incredible to me that America, as a country, is older than Italy! Between 1859 and 1870, the various territories in the peninsula came together to unify the country, but it would be another 76 years before a constitution was written and Italy declared a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archives & Repositories, Europe

Legacy Tree Onsite: Hiroshima, Hometown of Japanese Emigrants

March 26, 2021 by Legacy Tree Genealogists Leave a Comment

Another Face of Hiroshima - Hometown to Japanese Emigrants

Legacy Tree Genealogists work with researchers from across the globe to access records for our clients. We asked one of our onsite researchers located in Japan to give some insight into researching Japanese emigration in the city of Hiroshima. Another Face of Hiroshima When you hear the name "Hiroshima," what image comes to mind? The Atomic-bomb Dome, the Peace Ceremony on August 6, or maybe the legend of the thousand paper cranes? The building called the Hiroshima Prefectural … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archives & Repositories, Asian Genealogy Tagged With: archives, Asian, Japanese, research

Legacy Tree Onsite: The Historical National Archive in Cape Verde

August 28, 2020 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 6 Comments

Legacy Tree Genealogists works with researchers from across the globe to access records for our clients. We asked one of our onsite researchers located in Cape Verde to share an overview of the record collections available at the Historical National Archive in Cape Verde. Historically, Cape Verde’s archipelago was a meeting point for citizens from Europe, America and Africa, mostly due to the slave trade, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Due to this unique past, the documents contained in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archives & Repositories, Onsite, Onsite Tagged With: Africa, ancestry, archives, Cape Verde, Cape Verdean, family history, genealogy, Historical National Archives, Legacy Tree Onsite, onsite, Portugal, record collections

Legacy Tree Onsite: A Genealogist’s Guide to Australian Archives

March 27, 2020 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 2 Comments

Legacy Tree Genealogists works with researchers from across the globe to access records for our clients. We asked one of our onsite researchers to share an inside look at the resources available for family history research at various Australian archives. Australian archives can be broadly sorted into governmental, public and private collections. They can occur at each of the three levels of government (federal, state and local), within other public institutions such as state libraries, or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archives & Repositories, Australia, Onsite, Onsite Tagged With: archives, Australia, Australian ancestry, family history, genealogy, genealogy resources, Legacy Tree Onsite

Tracing Ancestry Through Medieval Italian Records

December 23, 2019 by Kim - Legacy Tree Genealogists Project Manager 13 Comments

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Family History: How Far Back Can You Go? As professional genealogists one question we are often asked is, “How far back can you take my pedigree?” While we’d all love to have a pedigree documented back to the beginnings of mankind, this just isn’t possible. And creating an accurate, documented and sourced family tree cannot be completed in the span of an afternoon--answering one of our other most frequently received questions--How Long Does It Take to Build a Family Tree? Genealogical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archives & Repositories, Europe, Onsite Tagged With: archives, family history, genealogy, Italian genealogy, Italy, medieval, onsite, records

Legacy Tree Onsite: Top 3 Record Collections for Researching Jewish Genealogy

July 29, 2019 by Legacy Tree Genealogists Leave a Comment

researching Jewish genealogy

Legacy Tree works with researchers all over the world to access records for our clients. We asked one of our onsite researchers, located in Lviv, Ukraine, to share the top 3 record collections for Jewish genealogy research at the State Central Historical Archive of Ukraine. The State Central Historical Archive of Ukraine holds the largest Ukrainian collection of historical Jewish documents. This includes Jewish populations that were part of the Polish Kingdom (before 1772), the Austrian … [Read more...]

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Legacy Tree Onsite: A Visit to the Mid-Continent Public Library – Midwest Genealogy Center

December 7, 2018 by Michelle - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 3 Comments

Midwest Genealogy Center

Legacy Tree works with researchers all over the world to access records for our clients. We asked one of our researchers to share her experiences with family history research at the Midwest Genealogy Center located in Independence Missouri. Genealogists are in for an amazing surprise when visiting the 52,000 square foot Midwest Genealogy Center (MGC), part of the Mid-Continent Public Library system in Independence, Missouri. This unique library located just outside of Kansas City is focused … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archives & Repositories, Onsite, Onsite, United States

Legacy Tree Onsite: Genealogy Research in Vienna, Former Center of an Empire

September 28, 2018 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 4 Comments

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Legacy Tree works with researchers all over the world to access records for our clients. We asked one of our onsite researchers, located in Vienna, Austria, to share his experiences with genealogy research in Vienna archives and offices. Until 1919, Vienna was the capital of one of the largest empires in Europe, and many people passed through Vienna, or produced records that are now held in archives in Vienna. With close to two million inhabitants, Vienna is a population center likely to be … [Read more...]

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Legacy Tree Onsite: Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England

May 18, 2018 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 2 Comments

Canterbury Cathedral Archives

Legacy Tree Genealogists works with researchers from across the globe to access records for our clients. We asked Christopher, onsite in England, to share his experiences researching at the Canterbury Cathedral Archives in England. The approach to the Cathedral Archives is extraordinary - the cloisters, heraldic symbols in the ceiling, the stone floors. Just past the cloister is a vast wooden door, and next to it is the small sign “Archives and Library”. On entering this space, you climb the … [Read more...]

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