New Guide for Locating Austrian-Hungarian Military Records
Hello,
I’d like to share an announcement that was sent by Bill Tarkulich on the FEEFHS Mailing List. The announcement is reprinted in its entirety below:
Hello,
You may know me from my Slovakia research site or prior Journal references.
Here is a new, very significant resource very worthy of your review. This
guide certainly covers occupants of our villages. It may give you insight
into some of your ancestors that you cannot locate any other way.
It has been posted as a page on my non-commercial, genealogy strategies web.
The announcement I wrote is shown below.
Yes, it's all free, and complete thanks to Carl's generosity.
Regards,
Bill Tarkulich
FEEFHS Member
www.Iabsi.com
Announcing a new guide to help researchers locate information about
ancestors who may have served in the Austro-Hungarian Army. Carl Kotlarchik
has generously shared his research knowledge on this subject in an easy-to
read paper.
Carl has put significant effort into describing the available resources and
how to locate them for a specific individual from a specific region of the
empire.
The paper contains document samples, translation of key document headers,
links to essential information and an extensive bibliography.
The paper may be viewed or downloaded at
http://www.iabsi.com/gen/public/ahm.html
We all owe Carl a great debt of gratitude for sharing with us the knowledge
he gained in his search.
Excerpt:
A Guide for Locating Military Records for the various
Regions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
by Carl Kotlarchik
While military records are usually considered a secondary resource for
genealogical researchers, knowledge of military service adds depth to a
family history and goes beyond just having a list of names and dates. It
provides insight into what an ancestor may have experienced during their
lifetime and gives a perspective of the history at that period.
To find military records for the Austro-Hungarian Army, one first needs to
determine where and how to look for them since they were kept at different
locations during various periods of time. The records were also kept
differently for the various states within the Empire. Consequently, it can
be a little confusing if one does not understand a bit about the history of
the Austrian Empire and the subsequent Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Read more: http://www.iabsi.com/gen/public/ahm.html
Best Regards,
Al
