The 24th Edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy
Hello,
Welcome to the 24th edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy! This edition is packed with tips, tricks, and helpful websites that will help any researcher with Central and eastern European genealogy. There are nine articles in this edition. Enjoy!
The first article was written by Nancy of Fermazin Family Genealogy and Others. In the article titled Ferrmazin Family History, Nancy writes about her search for the Fermazin family in Prussian Poland. Nancy provides tips to help other researchers.
The second article was again written by Nancy of Fermazin Family Genealogy and Others. In the article titled Ferrmazin Poem, Nancy writes a very clever and informative poem about the search for her Fermazin family.
The third article was written by Antra of Discovering Latvian Roots. In the article titled Tips, Tricks, and Websites, Antra wrote about techniques to further ones research in Latvian Genealogy.
The fourth article was written by Zenon of Polish Origins. In the article titled Polish Genealogy Databases, Zenon unveils the new Polish Genealogy database tool that his team at PolishOrigins created. An excellent new tool!
The fifth article was written by Thomas MacEntee of Destination:Austin Family. In the article titled Working With Surname Variations, Thomas writes about another very cool tool that can be used to determine various spellings of surnames.
The sixth article was written by Donna Pointkouski of What’s Past is Prologue. Donna’s article titled Say It in Polish showcases a language tool that vocalizes typed words in Polish!
The seventh article was written by Steve Danko of Steve’s Genealogy Blog. Steve’s article is titled Acronymns, Abbreviations, and Contractions in Genealogical Documents Written in Latin. In this article Steve provides multiple websites and tools that can be used for translating and transcribing Latin documents that will be encountered during genealogy research.
The eighth article was written by Jessica Oswalt of Jessica’s Genejournal. Jessica’s article is titled Searching For My German Ancestors – Some Resources. In this article Jessica provides numerous resources for researching German ancestry.
The ninth article was written by Al Wierzba of Al’s Polish-American Genealogy Research. The article is titled PTG Transcription Project and Website that deals with finding and utilizing records that are indexed on the PTG website.
I would like to thank all the article contributors!! This edition has many valuable tips, tricks, tools, and websites that will help any Central and Eastern European Genealogy researcher.
The 25th edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy will be hosted by Jessica Oswalt of Jessica’s Genejournal. The topic for this edition will be Christmas/Hanukkah traditions. Does your family have any unique Christmas or Hanukkah traditions? Articles on topics such as food dishes, decorations, traditions, etc., of Central and Eastern Europe are welcome. The deadline for the submissions will be December 18, and I’ll post the edition on the 20th. Please submit articles through the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy website.
Best Regards,
Al
