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Austria / Österreich
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- Austrian Genealogy
- Austro-Hungarian Empire: Cross Index
From FEEFHS.
- Austro-Hungarian Web Site
- English Versions of Czechslovakian, German, Hungarian, Polish & Slovakian Given First Names
- Genealogy and Heraldry in Slovenia
- German Genealogy: Austria
- Institute for Historical Family Research
Genealogical research in the lands of the former Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Includes: Austria, Czech & Slovak Republics, Hungary, Slovenian Republic, Croatia, Galicia & Bukovina.
- Post & Telekom Austria - Elektronisches Telefonbuch
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 RootsWeb's guide to tracing family trees - On the Trail of Germanic Ancestors
- Surname Navigator Austria
A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) Austria, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) Austria, Geneanet Austria, Google, genealogy Austria, Google News Genealogy Austria, Rootsweb message board Austria, Ancestry.com, Email Finder Austria, White Pages Austria.
- AltaVista Translation Service
Input a URL for a web site or a block of plain text and this site will translate for you from German to English or English to German.
- Deciphering Gothic Records
Pamphlet for sale.
- Deutsch <-> Englisches Wörterbuch
- German Letter Writing Guide
For genealogical queries, from FamilySearch.org.
- Form Letters for German Genealogy
- Fraktur and German Script
- German-English Genealogical Dictionary
A book by Ernest Thode.
- German-English Letter Translation Specialists
- German-English On-line Dictionary
- German Genealogical Word List
- German Genealogy: Translation Service
- German Illness Translations
- German Study Group / German Words
- German Translation Service
Specializations: German genealogy, Fraktur and German script, legal documents.
- German Translation Service > Old Script
- A Glossary of German Words Used in Official Documents
- Handwriting Guide: German Gothic
- Here you can learn Suetterlin - the "German handwriting"
Excellent online tutorial on the German script and handwriting including an alphabet and scanned examples of documents.
- If I Can You Can Decipher Germanic Records
A book by Edna Bentz.
- Moravians - German Script Tutorial
With Moravian Archival examples
- Old German Handwritten Scripts
- The old German handwriting
- Old German Professions, Occupations and Illnesses
- Old Spelling Patterns
- Sample Letters in German to Obtain Genealogical Information
- Translation Service only for genealogy related material
Volunteer translators can provide you with translations between Czech, English, Dutch, French, German, & Polish. This service is provided via e-mail. Exact request syntax and length rules must be followed in order to expedite processing.
- Tutorials for Reading Old German, French and English Handwriting, Naming Sytems
- Walden Font
Several different fonts for sale, including: The Gutenberg Press German Fraktur Fonts and German Script.
- Archiv der Stadt Linz
City Archives of Linz.
- Archives in Austria
Addresses and descriptions in German.
- Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt)
Organization for the notification of next-of-kin of members of the former German Wehrmacht who were killed in action.
- The European Library
A portal which offers access to the combined resources (books, magazines, journals.... - both digital and non-digital) of the 45 national libraries of Europe. It offers free searching and delivers digital objects - some free, some for a fee.
- Family History Centers in Austria
From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
- Family History Centers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
- Family History Library Catalog
From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
- Family History Centers in Austria
- Hill Monastic Manuscript Library ~ Collegeville, Minnesota
At St. John's University.
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Includes a research library with materials on immigration studies.
- Land Salzburg - Das Landarchiv
Province of Salzburg Archives.
- LibDex - The Library Index - Austria
A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
- Oberösterreichisches Landesarchiv
Province of Upper Austria Archives.
- Oesterreichische Archive / Archives in Austria
With telephone numbers, postal addresses, and some links.
- Österreichische Nationalbibliothek / National Library of Austria
- Österreichisches Staatsarchiv / Austrian State Archives
Their introductory page in English.
- Genealogy/Family History Research
The "customs" of archives and the structure of archival holdings, the peculiarities of Using archives and the administrative organization of archives in Austria are the reason why genealogical research in archives is a time consuming purpose, considering both the variety of archival holdings of the Austrian State Archives and difficulties to find the relevant information. It is necessary to prepare a solid research strategy.
- Kärntner Landesarchiv
- International Tracing Service - Bad Arolsen ~ Germany
Originally organized to search for non-German persons who had become missing or displaced during the war and to assist separated families in being reunited. It now holds millions of records on concentration camp prisoners, Jews, foreigners in German-controlled territories & displaced persons.
- Niederösterreichisches Landesarchiv
Province of Lower Austria Archives.
- Repositories of Primary Sources - Europe - Austria
A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
- Steiermärkisches Landesarchiv ~ Graz, Austria
- Südtiroler Landesarchiv / South Tyrol Archive
Former Austrian possession now part of Italy.
- Das Vorarlberger Landesarchiv
- Wiener Stadt-und Landesarchiv / Viennese City & National Archives
Mailing lists are interactive e-mail forums that are free for you to subscribe to and participate in. Click on the links below and be sure to follow the instructions provided exactly as shown in order to subscribe to the mailing list of your choice. Be sure to keep a copy of the welcome message that you receive. This message will contain details about the mailing list, the person who runs the list and instructions you will need in order to participate in the list, unsubscribe from the list, etc.
- AUSTRIA Mailing List
Archives: browse or search.
- AUSTRIA-HOLOCAUST Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Austrians who were interned in the German Holocaust camps. Archives: browse or search.
- AUSTRIAN-AMERICAN Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Americans with Austrian ancestry. Archives: browse or search.
- AUSTRIAN-BRAZILIAN Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Brazilians with Austrian ancestry. Archives: browse or search.
- AUSTRIAN-CANADIAN Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Canadians with Austrian ancestry. Archives: browse or search.
- AUSTRIAN-SURNAMES Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding Austrian surnames. Archives: browse or search.
- AUSTRIAN-TRADITIONS Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Austria. Anything that concerns Austrian traditions, culture, folklore, heritage, or why not old recipes and daily life is an appropriate topic. Archives: browse or search.
- AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN-HERALDRY Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Austro-Hungarian Heraldry and Coats of Arms. Archives: browse or search.
- AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN-JEWISH Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Jews with Austro-Hungarian ancestry. Archives: browse or search.
- AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in the former Austria-Hungary area. Anything that concerns Austro-Hungarian traditions, culture, folklore, heritage, or why not old recipes and daily life is an appropriate topic. Archives: browse or search.
- AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN-MILITARY Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the military of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Archives: browse or search.
- AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN-NOBILITY Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in the ancient nobility of/in the former Austro-Hungarian area. Anything that concerns Austro-Hungarian traditions, culture, folklore, heritage, or why not old recipes and daily life connected to former Austro-Hungarian nobility is an appropriate topic. Archives: browse or search.
- AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN-ROMANI Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in the Romani (gypsies) of the former Austro-Hungarian area. Anything that concerns Austro-Hungarian Romani traditions, culture, folklore, heritage, or why not old recipes and daily life is an appropriate topic. Archives: browse or search.
- AUT-BURGENLAND Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Burgenland. Anything that concerns Burgenland, Austrian and Austro-Hungarian traditions, culture, folklore, heritage, or why not old recipes and daily life is an appropriate topic. Archives: browse or search.
- AUT-CARINTHIA Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Carinthia (Kärnten in German). Anything that concerns Carinthia/Kärnten and Austrian traditions, culture, folklore, heritage, or why not old recipes and daily life is an appropriate topic. Archives: browse or search.
- AUT-KUESTENLAND Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Kuestenland, a former territory of Austria which saddles the borders of Italy, Slovenia and Croatia. Anything that concerns the former Kuestenland areas traditions, culture, folklore, heritage, or why not old recipes and daily life is an appropriate topic. Archives: browse or search.
- AUT-LOWER-AUSTRIA Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Lower-Austria (Niederösterreich in German). Anything that concerns Lower-Austria/Niederösterreich and Austrian traditions, culture, folklore, heritage, or why not old recipes and daily life is an appropriate top. Archives: browse or search.
- AUT-SALZBURG Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Salzburg and surrounding areas. Anything that concerns Salzburg and Austrian traditions, culture, folklore, heritage, etc. or why not old recipes and daily life is an appropriate topic. Archives: browse or search.
- AUT-STYRIA Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Styria (Steiermark in German). Anything that concerns Styria/Steiermark and Austrian traditions, culture, folklore, heritage, etc. or why not old recipes and daily life is an appropriate topic. Archives: browse or search.
- AUT-TYROL Mailing List
A trilingual English-German-Italian mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Tyrol (including South-Tyrol nowadays part of Italia). Anything that concerns Tyrol and Austrian traditions, culture, folklore, heritage, etc. or why not old recipes and daily life is an appropriate topic. Archives: browse or search.
- AUT-UPPER-AUSTRIA Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Upper-Austria (Oberösterreich in German). Anything that concerns Upper-Austria/Oberösterreich and Austrian traditions, culture, folklore, heritage, etc. or why not old recipes and daily life is an appropriate topic. Archives: browse or search.
- AUT-VIENNA Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in the City of Vienna (Wien in German). Anything that concerns the City of Vienna/Wien and Austrian traditions, culture, folklore, heritage, etc. or why not old recipes and daily life is an appropriate topic. Archives: browse or search.
- AUT-VORARLBERG Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the province of Vorarlberg, Austria. Archives: browse or search.
- BOHMOR Mailing List
A forum for researchers with Jewish family roots in the areas formerly known as Bohemia and Moravia (now the Czech Republic) plus parts of Austria, especially Vienna, but not Galicia.
- BURGENLAND-NEWSLETTER Mailing List
A read-only mailing list for the distribution of the bi-weekly Burgenland Bunch Newsletter which addresses the Province of Burgenland, Austria and nearby areas of Hungary.
- DANUBE-SWABIAN-GENEALOGY Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for descendants of the Danube-Swabian German ethnic group from the Danubian Plain in Hungary, Romania, and the former Yugoslavia. Archives: browse or search.
- DEU-BODENSEE Mailing List
A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in the ancient cities in Austria, Germany and Switzerland around Bodensee Lake and vicinity. Anything that concerns traditions, culture, folklore, heritage, or why not old recipes and daily life in ancient times in the Bodensee area is an appropriate topic. Archives: browse or search.
- EXULANTEN Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the "Exulanten" who are the Protestants that were forced to leave Austria in the 16th-18th centuries. Archives: browse or search.
- Austrian Genealogy - Exulanten-L Mailing List
Exulanten is the name given to the Protestants that were forced out Austria (estimated as many as100,000) during 16th to 18th century. The largest wave of about 22,000 left the Salzburg area in1731/32. Most went to East Prussia (Germany - Poland, Lithuania and Latvia) but some went toSiebenbürgen and Banat (today's Romania), Hungary and to parts of today's Slovakia.
- GALICIA Mailing List
A regional special interest group (SIG) mailing list for those interested in researching their Jewish roots in the former Austrian province of Galacia.
- GERSIG Mailing List
A regional special interest group (SIG) mailing list that focuses on Jewish genealogy in German-speaking regions (e.g., Germany, Austria, parts of Switzerland, Alsace, Lorraine, Bohemia, Moravia).
- GOTTSCHEE Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Gottschee, Austria (now known as Kocevje, Slovenia). Archives: browse or search.
- OLD-AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN-NEWSPAPERS Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in old Austro-Hungarian newspapers and the persons who worked for them. Archives: browse or search.
- PolandBorderSurnames Mailing List
A mailing list of surnames for anyone researching genealogy in the former historical borders of Poland including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Moravia, Hungary, Russia, the Balkans, and East Prussia. Archives: browse or search.
- PolandBorderSurnames-OBITUARIES Mailing List
For obituaries for anyone researching genealogy in the former historical borders of Poland including Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Moravia, Austria, Hungary, Russia, the Balkans, West Prussia and East Prussia. Archives: browse or search.
- Austrian Genealogy
Adoptions, biographies, ethnic groups, famous people, immigrants, some family groups, etc.
Links to professional researchers found on Cyndi's List are included as a courtesy. Unless otherwise stated, the existence of these links on Cyndi's List does not imply endorsement of the services or products provided by those professional researchers. See also: Disclaimers
- Arno Schmitt, Journalist from San Diego, California
He can help to find relatives, links or sources regarding ancestors by placing articles in German, Austrian and/or Swiss newspapers. For details, e-mail Arno at: reporter@adnc.com.
- Büro für Genealogie ~ Vienna
Service for finding unknown or missing heirs and legatees.
- Centroconsult
Research in Slovakia and surrounding countries - Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic, Romania, Ukraine and Croatia.
- European Focus
Photographic portfolios of ancestral towns in Europe created for Genealogy enthusiasts in Germany, Italy, Poland, Scandinavia, Great Britain and more.
- eXpertGenealogy - Genealogy Professional Genealogist - Austria
Directory of professional genealogists specializing in Austria Research.
- Family Tree Genealogical and Probate Research Bureau Ltd.
Professional research service covering the area of what was formerly the Austro - Hungarian Empire, including: Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Transylvania, Croatia, Slovenia, former Yugoslavia (Banat), and the Ukraine (Sub-Carpathian).
- Historikerkanzlei - Wien - Linz - Innsbruck - Feldkirchen - São Paulo - historiker.at
The Historikerkanzlei Mag. Nicolas Forster, located in Vienna, Austria offers all genealogical and historical researches worldwide, especially in Austria, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, South Tyrol, Slovakia, Slovenia, Namibia and Brazil.
- Imprimatur
Professional genealogical research specializing in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and other German speaking countries.
- Institute for Historical Family Research
Research in present Austria, Bohemia, Moravia and Slovenia. Books, gazetteers (print and ONLINE) and picture cards.
- Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore
A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.
- Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Austria
The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
- Fzip Family Tree ~ Windows
Download the latest version for windows, includes program and help files. Disc available in English, Polish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Slovak, Czech, Dutch, Portuguese, Afrikaans & Icelandic. Fzip is a user friendly, but professional program which can display your family tree in any of 24 different report styles.
- Germanic Genealogy: A Guide To Worldwide Sources And Migration Patterns
A book by Edward R. Brandt.
- Western Europe Vital Records Index
CD-ROM for sale from the LDS Church. More than 12 million christenings, births, and marriages from selected localities in these Western European countries: Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany (including Baden, Bayern [Bavaria], Hessen-Darmstadt, Lippe, Oldenburg, Pruessia, Turinga, Wuerttemburg), Italy, and Spain. The years for these events range between the 1500s to 1905.
- Anglo-Austrian Family History Group ~ United Kingdom
For anyone with Austrian ancestors who settled in the British Isles.
- Austrian Genealogy - Societies and Researchers
- The Burgenland Bunch Genealogy Group
Genealogists researching the State of Burgenland, Austria and nearby areas of Hungary.
- East European Genealogical Society ~ Winnipeg, Canada
- Germanic Genealogy Society ~ Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Gottscheer Heritage and Genealogy Association
Gottschee, Austria, now known as Kocevje, Slovenia.
- IOOF Lodge Website Directory - Austria
Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.
- Kindertransport Association
Organization of child holocaust survivors who were sent, without their parents, out of Austria, Germany, Poland and Czechoslovakia to Great Britain.
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