Maintained by Martin Gregor, Slovak&Czech Translation Services E-mail: mpgregor@aol.com

GENEALOGY EXPERTS

• Mr. Duncan Gardiner of Ohio. Certified Genealogists. Czech, Slovak and german ancestries. Annual research trips to Czech and Slovak Republics - 10th trip in 1996. Research includes parish registers, census materials, land records, serfs' lists, land lease records (urbar) of 1780s, plat maps, etc. ff164@cleveland.freenet.edu
• Ms. Helene Cincebeaux of NY state. Lot of experience in the field. Helenezx@aol.com (Helene published SLOVAK PRIDE and SLOVAK PRIDE II - listing of Slovak ancestral names. So far more than 4000 individual entries from Slovakia and Moravia (costs $17). She also publishes quarterly newsletters SLOVAKIA and MORAVIA (in English).

GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES & SOURCES

• Calendar of Events
• Canadian genealogy resources - very comprehensive
• Cyndi's List - comprehensive links to Eastern European genealogy sites. Links include:
• Czech and Slovak American Genealogy Society of Illinois
• Czech and Moravian Telephone/Address Directory (1995)
• Czech Genealogy Page - Partick Janis
• Czechoslovak Genealogical Society Intl. - organizes heritage tours.
• Genealogical Research in Slovakia
• Genealogical resources in USA
• GENEALOGY ONLINE - subscribe to a free newsletter published by Dick Eastmen. The message should simply say "subscribe": roots@cis.compuserve.com
• Genealogy Umlimited
• German-Gohemian Heritage Society USA
• Guide to Bohemian genealogy and sources in the USA
• Havlicek Archives - family trees, genealogy how-to etc. Also check Havlicek Family
• Internet Genealogical Directory
• Jewish Genealogy of Rochester, NY - links to other pages
• Journal of Online Genealogy
• List of Societies - maintained by Mike St. Clair
• North Moravia Genealogy by A. Hanacek. Also in German language
• Czech-Slovak Cross Index
• Slovak roots - getting started
• The Czech Source to Texas (Czech Heritage and Culture)
• Who is where. This is an interesting site. First, you can look up the names of people from all over the world and info about them. You can search by name (of course). You can also submit your name. I could not resist and tried "Gregor" and I got about 300 hits
• US Geographical Survey. Quite a site! You can search the database and retrieve lists and map locations of all sorts of places in all US counties (e.g. churches, cemeteries, etc.)
• Czechoslovak Genealogcial Society International, P.O. Box 16225, St. Paul, Minnesota 55116-0225. Dues are $15 per year.
• California Czech and Slovak Club, P.O. Box 20542, Castro Valley, California 94546-8542. Dues are $15 per year.
• Czech and Slovak American Genealogy Society of Illinois, P.O. Box 313, Sugar Grove, Illinois 60554.

 SERVICES

• Bulletin board for CZECHS and a different one for SLOVAKS looking for their ancestors
• Guide to researching you Czech, Slovak and Rusyn roots
• Guide to researching your Slovak Roots. Detailed guide
• Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International
• CZECH Immigration Passenger Lists. Volume VI, identifies over 35,000 Czech immigrants who arrived in New York between 1881-1886 and in Galveston between 1880-1886. This was done by reviewing and abstracting over sixtyrolls of National Archives microfilm. Contact: baca@onramp.net (Leo Baca)
• Census data - list of dozens of individuals with their e-mail addresses who can look up 19th century census information in different US states and counties
• Central Europe PHONE BOOK SEARCHES: contact Andrew Fabula who says: "May you have the pleasure of discovering relatives in Europe!" fabula@ix.netcom.com
• ELLIS ISLAND. Did you have an Ancestor's name engraved on the Wall of Honor at Ellis Island? Let me photograph it for you. Will travel to Ellis Island once a month. Package includes main building, surroundings, wall, and extreme closeup of name on panel + other services. Contact Ms. Randy O'Guin-Rush. Tel.: 610-954-0124 at randyogn@fast.net
• AOL members can now search NATIONAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY (access thru Reference)

 MISCELLANEOUS

• For Czech archival information contact: ARCHIVEX, POB Box 38, Premyslenska 81, 18200 Praha 8, CZECH REPUBLIC, Attn: Mr. Ing. M. Stovicek.
• The International Review of JEWISH Genealogy (a Publisher) and the Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies: call 800-286-8296.
• If your name is STANISLAV you should look up this pages. Incredible family genealogy research dating back to 1790
• Etymology of the Czech/Slovak names for Austria

GENEALOGY BOOKS

• Genealogy and History Books BBS - Mr. Blair at bblair@globalcom.net
• Genealogy used book store - Ms. Green at genbooks@wavenet.com
• GENEALOGY UNLIMITED - have free catalogue of maps, etc. (also on home page): Tel.: 1-800-666-4363, e-mail: genun@itsnet.com
• Schylter, Daniel 'Handbook of Czechoslovak Genealogical Research (Genun, 1990). Now out of print; try your library or inter-library loan.
• Gardiner, Duncan 'German Towns in Slovakia and Upper Hungary: A Genealogical Gazetteer' (1993). Has a lengthy chapter on the Czech and Slovak genealogical sources. Now out of print; try your library or inter-library loan.

DOING RESEARCH IN SLOVAKIA

• Matica Slovenska
 
• International Exchange of Documents: huc@esix.matica.sk, Ms. Anna Hucalova
• Information Services: koll@esix.matica.sk, Ms Maria Kollarova
• Database Center: lumi@esix.matica.sk, Mr. Lubomir Mikulas
• Addresses of all Slovak district archives and other genealogical instirutions
• Genealogical research in Slovakia
• Slovakia genealogical research
• Genealogical-Heraldic Voice - published in Slovakia
• Slovenská genealogicko-heraldická spolocnost' (Slovak Genealogical-Heraldry Society) Mr. Milan Sismis, Biografický ústav, Novomeského 32,, 036 52 Martin, SR
• Odbor Archívnictva MV SR (Archives ot the Ministry of Interior), Krizkova 7, 811 04 Bratislava, SR. Tel.: 42 (7) 496 051
• Obecny urad, Malacky, oddelenie Matriky, 901 01 Malacky. Tel.: 42 (703) 722-129, 722 239.
• Matica Slovenská, Institút zahranicných Slovákov (Institute of Slovaks living abroad) Frantiskánska 2,801 00 Bratislava, SRPhone: 42 (7) 335 374
• Historický ústav SAV (Historical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Science), PhDr. Dusan Kovác, Klemensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava, SR, Fax: 42 (7) 07 361 645
• Státny ústredný archív (State Central Archive), Drotárska cesta 42, 811 02 Bratislava, SR
• Státny oblastný archív (State District Archive), Námestie Majstra Pavla 7, 054 01 Levoca, SR
• Státny oblastný archív (State District Archive), Slánska ul. 33 - Nizná Sebastová, 080 09 Presov, SR
• Vital records after 1900. Contact the Slovak Embassy in Washington, D.C. The embassy is now able to provide birth, marriage, and death records after 1900. First, send or call for a free application. Fill it out and mail it to: The Embassy of the Slovak Republic, Consular Section, 2201 Wisconsin Avenue N.W., Suite 380, Washington, D.C. 20007. Tel. (202) 965-5165. There is a $10.00 fee for each certificate. [This message posted by fabula@ix.netcom.com (Andrew Fabula)]. E-mail of the Slovak Embassy: svkemb@millkern.com
• We have a Family search service in Slovakia and Hungary. If you are interested in finding your relatives in these countries, write private E-mail to: Gilvo@aol.com
• Family genealogical history research at Levoca, Kosice and Presov. For more information, write to Mr. Vladimir Flak, Brezova 6, 052-01 Spisska Nova Ves, Slovak Republic.

RUSYN RESEARCH

Carpatho-Rusyn Information

• Carpatho-Rusyn Society
• Rusyn knowledge base
• Carpatho-Rusyn Research Center, Inc. Box 131-B, Orwell, VT 05760
• Rootseeker's Guide to homeland
• Fasangy - Rusyn Mardi Gras

HERALDRY

Do you need to recreate your old family Coat-of-Arms? Or create a new one for your family tree? Contact Martin Gregor at: mpgregor@aol.com. See some samples of his work:

• DUNCAN Family Coat-of Arms.
• Victorian artwork TAKE PRIDE IN PENMANSHIP.
• Other samples.

... AND SOME HUMOR

A gentleman posted a message asking, if somebody knew some Czechs living in Kansas City. To which Mr. Ross 'Rosta' Hedvicek replied: I don't know about any Czechs in Kansas City, but if you go to Lincoln (Nebraska) and yell out in the middle of the square "Are there any Czechs here?" you will have a bunch of them around you in no time.

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