Church Records Available for Research
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In reply to:
Stoklosa/Tokoli
Betty Frey 8/25/05
CHURCH RECORDS AT LATTER DAY SAINTS (MORMON) LDS FAMILY HISTORY CENTER (FHC)
When searching for genealogical information, knowing the birth village is paramount because records are organized by village not nationally, so it is not possible to search on a national basis. It is also necessary to know the religion. To locate church records for Slovakia, knowing the village/town name, go to the LDS web site: www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp
LDS has Roman Catholic parish registers of baptisms, marriages, deaths and confirmations for Chmelnica (also called Hobgart), formely known as Hobgárt (or Komlóskert), Szepes, Hungary. Includes affiliated town of Podsadek, formerly known as Lublóváralja, Szepes, Hungary.
Krstení 1779-1827 Sobášení 1779-1834 Krstení 1828-1831 -FHL INTL Film [ 1739205 Item 7 ]
Krstení 1831-1834 Zomrelí 1779-1835 Krstení 1801-1894 Sobášení 1801-1873 Zomrelí 1844-1885 Birmovaní 1944, 1949 -FHL INTL Film [ 1739206 ]
Krstení 1894-1914 Sobášení 1874-1906 Zomrelí 1801-1843 Zomrelí 1886-1915 -FHL INTL Film [ 1739207 Items 1-3 ]
LDS has Roman Catholic parish registers of baptisms, marriages and deaths for Stará L'ubovòa, Slovakia, formerly known as Ólubló, Szepes, Hungary.
Krstení 1692-1701 -FHL INTL Film [ 1739887 Item 6 ]
Krstení 1701-1829 -- Zomrelí 1740-1804 -- Sobášení 1726-1805 -FHL INTL Film [ 1739888 ]
Krstení 1829-1878 -- Sobášeni 1805-1872 -- Zomrelí 1805-1872 -FHL INTL Film [ 1739889 ]
Krstení 1878-1895 -- Sobášení 1873-1927 -- Zomrelí 1873-1913 -FHL INTL Film [ 1739890 Items 1-3 ]
LDS has Roman Catholic parish registers of baptsims, marriages, deaths and confirmations for Rel'ov, Slovensko, Czechoslovakia, formerly known as Relyov, Szepes, Hungary.
Krstení 1787-1843 Sobášení 1787-1828 Zomrelí 1787-1828 -FHL INTL Film [ 1791520 Items 7-8 ]
Krstení 1842-1896 Sobášení 1829-1897 Zomrelí 1829-1897 -FHL INTL Film [ 1791521 Items 1-3 ]
LDS has the very informative 1867 Hungarian census films:
Relyov (Re¾)FHL INTL Film 2149909 Item 3
LOCATE YOUR NEAREST FAMILY HISTORY CENTER AND ORDER FILM
You can go to the LDS web site to locate your nearest Family History Center (FHC) and determine their hours of operation. You will need to go there in person to order the film(s). In about a month, the film will arrive and you can book a film reader and begin your research.
TRANSLATION OF CHURCH RECORDS
Checkout http://www.bmi.net/jjaso/http://www.bmi.net/jjaso/ for parish record header translations.
LDS also has a pretty good translation guide which you can download. See forums.delphiforums.com/iarelative/messages message #3931.1 for details.
1910 HUNGARIAN MAP
The old Hungarian map can be found at: http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/maps/1910/szepes.jpghttp://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/maps/1910/szepes.jpg
SAVE the map on YOUR computer. OPEN the map in any graphics program. CUT and PRINT the relevant section of the map. Otherwise, you just get a corner. This map uses the Hungarian village names that you will likely find in church records.
CURRENT MAP
To locate places in Europe, especially if you are not sure of the proper spelling of the place name, the best reference is found at http://www.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/loctown.htmhttp://www.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/loctown.htm
ShtelSeeker will take you there via Mapquest.
Happy squinting!