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Struggling to Find Your Italian Ancestors? How to Navigate Italian Archives.

February 2, 2023 by Sarah Gutmann 6 Comments

Researching Italian Ancestors

From Jersey Shore to Postiglione: Finding Italian Ancestors You never know when and where your Italian ancestors will show up. How one genealogist found her Italian ancestors on a most unusual family vacation.  It was the summer of 2016. As was my extended family's tradition, we rented a house at the Jersey Shore for a week in the summer. As is the goal of all family vacations, the hope is to create new memories and forge stronger connections between members. That is why my family … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archives & Repositories, Europe, Genealogy Brick Walls, Genealogy Records and Resources, genealogy research, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, Internet Research, Italy Tagged With: Italian Ancestors, Italian Dual Citizenship, Italian Family History, Italy

Finding Your Eastern European Ancestral Village

March 3, 2022 by Michelle - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 9 Comments

Village Transylvania Region

Tracing ancestors can be complex when your family emigrates from another country. Research is especially complicated for Eastern Europe, where many countries experienced border and name changes over the years. Legacy Tree Genealogists' Michelle Chubenko provides tools and tips for identifying and researching ancestral villages in Europe. In the past 150 years, Central and Eastern Europe have seen numerous border changes. While researchers may be familiar with the modern successor states, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Eastern Europe, Europe, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, Germany, Methodology

Legacy Tree Onsite: Belarus Archives and Records Collections

September 30, 2021 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 8 Comments

Belarus

Legacy Tree Genealogists’ Dennis Baranov has conducted research in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine for more than 15 years. His wife Mariya is his research helper and translator. In this article, they provide detailed information about Belarus archives and records to research family histories, especially in an area where many documents have been destroyed. Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, surrounded by Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia. Minsk is the capital and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archives & Repositories, Church Records, Eastern Europe, Europe, Genealogy Records and Resources, Legacy Tree Genealogists, Onsite Tagged With: archives, Belarus, EasternEuropeanGenealogy, familyhistory

Legacy Tree Onsite: Exploring the Archives of Bosnia and Herzegovina

June 29, 2021 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 2 Comments

bosnia and herzegovina Flag

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: Using the Bulgarian State Archives in Family History Research

January 22, 2021 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 located in Bulgaria to share an overview of the various record collections available at the Bulgarian State Archives for family history research. The Bulgarian State Archives Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria (Република България), occupies the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe. The national record keeper is the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe, Onsite, Onsite Tagged With: archives, Bulgaria, Bulgarian, Bulgarian State Archives, family history, genealogy, Legacy Tree Onsite, onsite

Make Hay While the Sun Shines: Farm Names in Your Family History

June 12, 2020 by Marissa - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 4 Comments

farm names in family history

Today we’re going to discuss another important surname anomaly that commonly appeared in areas using patronymics and sporadically elsewhere: Farm Names. But first, it’s important to understand how surnames have evolved, and the nuances that can create brick walls in our genealogy research if we aren’t aware of them. Let’s dive in! Lesson in History: The Birth of Modern Surnames Before different religious factions broke off from the Roman Catholic Church, our ancestors who were not nobility or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe, Genealogy Records and Resources, Germany Tagged With: ancestry, Dutch, family history, farm names, genealogy, German, Germany, Netherlands, patronymics, surnames, Sweden, Swedish

Windmills, Tulips, and Wooden Shoes: A Guide to Dutch Surnames

January 30, 2020 by Marissa - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 17 Comments

Dutch surnames and family history

Exploring your Dutch ancestry and family history is made easier with an understanding of Dutch surnames and their origins.  The Netherlands: a small country with enormous cultural and historical impact. Located in the heart of northern Europe, the Netherlands produced some of the most renowned contributors to science, philosophy, and the arts during the Renaissance, and was known as a haven of relative tolerance during historical periods of persecution. A founding member of the EU, today it is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: Dutch, Dutch ancestry, Dutch surnames, family history, genealogy, heritage, Holland, Netherlands, patronymic, surnames

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

Why Is It Not on The Map? How Learning History Aids Your Genealogy

October 11, 2019 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 5 Comments

Why is it not on the map

"Why is it not on the map?" We discuss how learning history can help you in your family history research--especially when it involves areas with shifting boundaries and name changes! One of the biggest frustrations for a family historian is finding a new place name written in a family record … but then not being able to find that place on a modern-day map, as was the issue we recently discussed in our blog article, Finding Vital Records for Galicia, Austria-Hungary. Sometimes this quandary … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe, Maps, United States

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