June Genealogy Group Meetings
East Side Meeting - Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Chardon Library, 110 East Park Street, Chardon, OH 44024 from 1:30 - 3:30
West Side Meeting - Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Parma-Ridge Library, 5850 Ridge Road, Parma, OH 44129 from 1:30 - 3:30
These will be the last meetings until fall.
The purpose of this meeting will be planning for the 2013-2014 season. We will discuss what worked, what didn't, what we want to accomplish and ways to implement those goals. So, put on your thinking caps and bring those good ideas to make next year one that will see much success in our ancestral research.
Please plan to share any new websites or information you may have found. That is the main goal of this group. Member helping member and of course meeting with each other and having a good time.
If you have not attended our genealogy group but would like to join us - please, feel free to do so. Newcomers are always welcome. We have a wide range of skill levels in researching, so you will fit in perfectly.
If you have not tried your family names on www.familysearch.org lately, I urge you to do so. Many new names have been indexed in the Slovakia Church and Synagogue records. Some records are able to be viewed and copied. If you find a record - copy it. You never know how long these records will be available due to licensing agreements made when the records were microfilmed or digitized. Be sure to cite your source including the website and the location of the original records.
You may find your search more successful, if you don't enter a first or last name but go directly to the residence space and put in your village name. This may or may not work - depending on whether the village had a church or if your ancestors had to go to a neighboring village to worship. Consulting a map may give you the name of the alternate village. Be resourceful. You may need to add a last name if you have gotten to many entries to view.
Keep in mind, the spelling may not be exactly as you have seen it here in the US. The records I viewed, appeared to have Hungarian spellings.
Looking forward to seeing you on Saturday or Thursday. Good luck with your research!!
