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AKuFF-Arbeitskreis ungarndeutscher Familienforscher e.V. / German Family Tree Researchers' Society in Hungary

The AKuFF above all is an organization of German family tree researchers in Hungary, but it doesn't preclude the possibility of researching Hungarian or other nationalities. The main purpose of the society is to organize the researchers in this organization, promote the exchange of information by getting to know each other's research work, provide scientific background for the members and giving professional assistance necessary for research.

Arbeitskreis donauschwäbischer Familienforscher e.V.

The Working Group of Danube-Swabian Genealogists.

Association of the Belarusian Nobility - Zhurtavannie Belaruskaj Sliachty

Belarus, nobility, Grand Duchy of Lithuanian, genealogy of Belarus, heraldry of Belarus, history of Belarus, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Bukovina Society of the Americas

This website covers the migration of Germans from Rhine-Palatinate, Württemberg and the Bohemian Forest in the late 1700's and early 1800's when they were recruited/motivated to settle Bukovina (land of beech trees), then a sparsely populated crown land of the Aus­trian Hungarian Empire. After one or two generations in Bukovina, scarcity of land and the attraction of the new world countries again motivated a migration in the late 1800's to early 1900's. Kansas, Washington, Colorado, Illinois and New York were their main destinations in North America and Brazil was the major destination in South America. This website has rich content on the history, culture and genealogy of the Bukovina Germans.

CEFHA - Continental European Family History Association

Salt Lake City, Utah.

Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International

Promoting genealogical research and creating an interest in ancestry and heritage among descendants of ethnic groups who comprised the former nation of Czechoslovakia, including Bohemian (Czech), German-Bohemian (Bohmisch), Hungarian, Moravian, Ruthenian (Rusyn), Silesian, Slovakian, and those of Jewish ancestry. Headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota.

David-Horodoker Organization

Founded by immigrants to Detroit from the shtetl of David-Horodok, in what is now Belarus.

East European Genealogical Society

Winnipeg, Canada.

FEEFHS - Federation of East European Family History Societies

Gottscheer Heritage and Genealogy Association

Gottschee, Austria, now known as Kocevje, Slovenia.

Hungarian Genealogy Society of Greater Cleveland

Gates Mills, Ohio.

Hungarian/American Friendship Society (HAFS)

Specializing in Hungarian & Slovak Genealogy.

Jewish Family History Foundation

Works to preserve, acquire, translate and disseminate Jewish records from the archives and other repositories in eastern Europe. The major ongoing project is putting the 18th Century censuses of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania/Kingdom of Poland into an online database. Translating early 19th Century Russian revision lists on which Jewish families first had surnames, to serve as bridge records to the 18th Century lists where families did not have them. Provides support to family history researchers who establish groups to study the history of their ancestral towns and family origins.

Kielce-Radom SIG

Jewish genealogy special interest group researching the southern Russian Polish regions of the Kielce and Radom gubernias.

MacGahan American-Bulgarian Foundation of New Lexington

New Lexington, Ohio.

Rodoslovlje | Serbian Genealogical Society / Srpsko Rodoslovno Društvo

Serbian Heraldic Society - White Eagle

Responsible for the majority of the designs of heraldry in Serbia and Montenegro.

Slovene National Benefit Society

Slovenian Genealogical Society / Slovensko Rodoslovje

Slovenian Genealogy Society (International Headquarters)