Hungary

Learn the essentials for researching families from Hungary
Step 1: Identify your ancestral town in a gazetteer and familiarize yourself with jurisdictions over time.
Step 2: Learn how access the relevant records online.
Step 3: Learn to read the records.

Research Foundations

Map Pile
Step 1: Maps and Gazetteers
    Archives
    Step 2: Archives
    • Church records (before 1895) are digitized on FamilySearch. You can search Catholic records here.
    • Civil Registration records (after 1895) are digitized on FamilySearch. You can search some here.
    • If you do not find your ancestor in the indexes, search for the relevant parish or civil registry office in the FamilySearch Catalog.
    Records on Shelf
    Step 3: Deciphering Records

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