Before you dive in and get overwhelmed researching Orthodox baptismal records throughout the world, here are a few insights to help you succeed with your genealogy research goals. Pious monks of the Eastern Orthodox Church at door of monastery, Megaspelaeon, Greece. Photo courtesy of Library of Congress. "Christening and baptism records are an important resource for genealogical research in timeframes before the advent of government sponsored civil registration. However, practices … [Read more...]
4 Eastern European Archives Growing Through Citizen Archivists
Eastern European archives have historically been difficult to access. Searching these archives were often met with frustration because these collections could only be accessed onsite or not at all. While many have utilized the collections from the FamilySearch catalog to find key records, a large group of researchers were left with little to no records access because filming didn’t capture records from their ancestral village/town. Today, genealogists around the world enjoy the efforts of … [Read more...]