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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

Legacy Tree Onsite: 7 Overlooked Irish Genealogy Resources You Should Be Using

October 29, 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 researchers located in Cork, Ireland to share an overview of overlooked Irish genealogy resources that you may be missing. Irish genealogy research has a reputation for being difficult, due to the substantial loss of material in the 1922 Public Records Office fire. Fortunately, in recent years this has changed, with many online resources becoming available. When people … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Irish Ancestors, Onsite Tagged With: ancestry, family history, genealogy, genealogy resources, Ireland, Irish, onsite, onsite genealogy research, poor law

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 in Istria, Croatia: One Peninsula, Three Identities

July 23, 2020 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 3 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 Istria, Croatia, to share some of the nuances of genealogical research in Istria. Istria is a peninsula in the Adriatic Sea belonging to Croatia, Slovenia and Italy. Its name derives from the name of the tribe Histri. When the Roman army invaded their capital in 177 BC, the Histrian king Epulon, his guard and their families committed mass … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Onsite, Onsite Tagged With: ancestry, archives, Croatia, family history, genealogy, genealogy research, Istria, Legacy Tree Onsite, onsite, records

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: The National Archives in Iaşi, Romania

October 25, 2019 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 2 Comments

Legacy Tree works with researchers all over the world to access records for our clients. We asked one of our onsite researchers, located in Iaşi, Romania, to share his experiences with genealogy research in Romania at the National Archives in Iaşi, and the records available to help with your family history. The city of Iaşi and its archives – an overview The city of Iaşi is the largest locality in the northeast of Romania, a region called Moldavia. Not to be mistaken with the Republic of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Eastern Europe, Onsite, Onsite Tagged With: archives, Eastern European genealogy, European ancestry, European family history, onsite, Romania, Romania genealogy research, Romanian ancestry, Romanian genealogy researcher, Romanian records

Legacy Tree Onsite: the Diocesan Archives of Teggiano, Italy

May 27, 2016 by Legacy Tree Genealogists Leave a Comment

Legacy Tree Genealogists works with researchers all over the world to access records for our clients. We asked Michele from the province of Salerno in southern Italy to give us insight into what it’s like to research at the Diocesan Archives of Teggiano. Check it out! Perched on a green hill in the extreme south of the Campania region, the picturesque village of Teggiano bloomed into a medieval stronghold, keeping within its walls secrets of an ancient past symbolized by the glorious … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe, Legacy Tree Genealogists, Onsite, Onsite Tagged With: diocesan archives, family history, genealogy research, genealogy researchers, Italy, legacy tree, Legacy Tree Onsite, onsite, teggiano, worldwide

Legacy Tree Onsite: The Chodovec Archive Complex, Czech Republic

December 19, 2015 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 4 Comments

Legacy Tree Genealogists works with researchers from across the globe to access records for our clients. We asked Helena, one of our onsite researchers from the Czech Republic to share an inside look at genealogy research at the Chodovec Archive Complex in Prague.    At the outskirts of Prague, you can find a giant building complex housing three large archives – three genealogical eggs in one basket! Completed in 2001, it has research rooms, conference halls, exhibition areas and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archives & Repositories, Europe, Europe, Onsite, Onsite Tagged With: archive, Chodovec Archive, Czech Republic, europe, genealogists, legacy tree, onsite, repositories

Legacy Tree Onsite: The National Archives of the United States

November 19, 2015 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 2 Comments

Legacy Tree Genealogists works with researchers all over the world to access records for our clients. We asked one of our genealogists based in Washington, D.C. to tell us about her experience with the U.S. National Archives there. The largest repository of original and historic records in the United States is the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), located at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Washington DC. A few examples of the many original records available at the National … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archives & Repositories, Onsite, Onsite, United States Tagged With: archive, archives, DC, family history, genealogist, genealogy, Legacy Tree Onsite, museum, NARA, national, National Archives, onsite, repositories, United States, US, USA, Washington

Legacy Tree Onsite: A Look at the National Archives of South Africa

August 24, 2015 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 2 Comments

Legacy Tree Genealogists works with researchers all over the world to access records for our clients. We asked one of our researchers in South Africa to talk about the National Archives and Record Service in Cape Town. When the Dutch East India Company arrived at the Cape in 1652, they left a legacy of fine record keeping. From the moment Jan Van Riebeeck left Holland, he began his diary recording every event of his journey. These diaries continued for some years and this is where the history … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archives & Repositories, Legacy Tree Genealogists, Onsite, Onsite, South Africa Tagged With: Africa, American records, archive, archives, Cape, genealogist, Heather, legacy, national, onsite, records, researchers, South, town, tree, world

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