DEMYSTIFYING EASTERN EUROPEAN RESEARCH

by Lisa A. Alzo

from
Your Daily Dose of Genealogy for 18 July 2005
You can view this issue of the "Ancestry Daily News" online

MYTH #1
IT'S TOO DIFFICULT.

MYTH #2
YOU WILL FIND ALL OF THE INFORMATION YOU SEEK ONLINE.

MYTH #3
YOU SHOULD SEARCH ONLY ON CONTEMPORARY SPELLINGS FOR NAMES AND PLACES

MYTH #4
"I KNOW MY ANCESTOR CAME THROUGH ELLIS ISLAND . . . AND OTHER FALSE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT IMMIGRATION

MYTH #5
FOR EASTERN EUROPEAN RESEARCH ALL COUNTRIES ARE CREATED EQUAL

GEOGRAPHY 101

In summary, if you're an Eastern European genealogist today, you should feel optimistic. The common myths that once stood as roadblocks to your research no longer need hold you back. With patience, persistence, and creative web sleuthing, you can demystify the process of finding your ancestors.

read her answers and print out the whole here

Lisa Alzo is the author of
"Three Slovak Women" (Gateway Press),
"Baba's Kitchen: Slovak & Rusyn Family Recipes and Traditions" (Gateway Press),
and the recently published
"Finding Your Slovak Ancestors" (Heritage Books), as well as numerous articles for genealogy magazines.
She is an instructor of Eastern European, Slovak and Great Lakes Region genealogy classes for MyFamily.com, and is a frequent speaker at national conferences, genealogical and historical societies.


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