Last Revision: 23 February 2008
The following Burgenland and genealogy-related internet links have been submitted by members of the Burgenland Bunch (BB) Genealogy Group and are provided for use by anyone interested in Burgenland research. You may forward any additions or comments to the BB URL Editor (
Anna Tanczos Kresh
).
Burgenland-related Internet Links are available for these categories:
WorldGenWeb INTERNET LINKS
AUSTRIAN, AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN INTERNET LINKS
BURGENLAND BUNCH MEMBERS' HOME PAGES
BURGENLAND INTERNET LINKS
CROATIAN INTERNET LINKS
FINDING NAMES, ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS, E-MAIL
GENEALOGY QUERY SITES
GENEALOGY RESEARCH LINKS (U.S.)
GENEALOGY RESEARCH LINKS (OTHER)
GENEALOGY SOFTWARE LINKS
HUNGARIAN INTERNET LINKS
LANGUAGE AIDS - TRANSLATORS, DICTIONARIES, etc.
MAP SITES ON THE INTERNET
PASSENGER SHIP/IMMIGRATION INTERNET LINKS
RADIO AND MUSIC SOURCES
SEARCH ENGINES
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BURGENLAND BUNCH INTERNET LINKS - ADDITIONS, REVISIONS 02/23/08
(from Internet/URL Editor Anna Tanczos Kresh)
Note: Some of the following are changes in addresses only.
BURGENLAND BUNCH MEMBERS' HOME PAGES
Wagner, Dean Joseph - St. Paul, Minnestoa; links to genealogical sites [address change]
BURGENLAND INTERNET LINKS
Austrian Room at Pitt - Univ. of Pittsburgh Nationality Rooms, Pittsburgh, PA; elegantly-appointed Austrian Nationality Room is based on elements from the Haydnsaal (Haydn Hall) in Schloss Esterhazy, Eisenstadt, the provincial capital of Burgenland, near Vienna.
Museum Online - click on the various Schulprojekte links; see especially
~ ~ The Bridge at Andau (1956 Hungarian Uprising),
~ ~ Auswanderer Museum Güssing,
~ ~ Juden von Kittsee und Umgebung,
~ ~ Heimatmuseum Pamhagen
Seliger Ladislaus Batthyany-Strattmann - Biography of Ladislaus Batthyány-Strattmann, who was beatified by Pope John Paul II on March 23, 2003 in Rome.
~ ~ Ethnographisches Museum Schloss Kittsee, the Batthyany castle in Kittsee is now an ethnographic museum.
Visiting Burgenland? Check here for information on Burgenland-related places to visit.
Haydn Festspiele Eisenstadt - attend a Haydn concert; web site available in German and English; A concert at Schloss Esterhazy or a visit to the museum is not to be missed. Contact here for concert schedules when visiting Eisenstadt - Haydn Festspiele Eisenstadt, Schloss Esterházy, 7000 Eisenstadt, Tel.: 02682-61866, Fax: 02682-61805; e-mail: office@hadynfestival.at
~ ~ Schloss Esterhazy - castle in Eisenstadt, provincial capital of Burgenland; web site available in German, Hungarian, and English
GENEALOGY RESEARCH LINKS (OTHER)
Ahnenforschung.net - Das deutsche genealogishe Webverzeichnis; tips for beginners, lexicon [address change]
Heritage Quest - publications, CDs, microfilms, books, micrographic equipment, genealogy software, gifts, genealogy news and events, queries and searches, and much more; AGLL, Inc. has been merged into Heritage Quest which is now reached through
ProQuest.
Access to Heritage Quest may be provided through membership in your local
public library. [change in address and description]
National Archives of Canada - Canadian Burgenland Immigration Records; ArchiviaNet (On-line Research Tool - Databases); Immigration Records (1925 to 1935) which includes Burgenlanders to Canada. [address change]
HUNGARIAN INTERNET LINKS
Cities, Towns and Villages in Hungary - A through M - includes Gyor, Moson, Sopron counties.
Cities, Towns and Villages in Hungary - M through Z - includes Vas, Veszprem counties.
Magyar News Online - employs this website to inform and enrich Hungarian -Americans and others regarding events, traditions, and cultural aspects of Hungarian-American life.
The Settlements of Hungary - Hungary - The Settlements, Regions, Counties and Sights of Hungary: Lodgings, Sights, Wellness, Spa, Travel Services, Business Travel, Programs. [site dropped; replaced by Cities, Towns and Villages in Hungary
LANGUAGE AIDS - TRANSLATORS, DICTIONARIES, etc.
Abbreviations Found in Genealogy
- multiple sites; see
~ ~ http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/abbrev.html
, ~ ~ http://www.genealogytips.com/appd/ [one link broken and dropped]
Archaic Medical Terms - list of multiple sites [address change]
Text to Speech Engine demo - online interactive demo of AT&T Natural Voices Text-to-Speech Engine; choose desired voice, language, enter text to be translated and hear it converted into speech; available in English, German, French, German. [address change]
PASSENGER SHIP/IMMIGRATION INTERNET LINKS
From Hamburg to Amerika - Trace Your Roots with Hamburg's Shipping Records.
Hamburg Link to Your Roots - data on port; passenger lists of people leaving through Hamburg; database of Hamburg Emigration Links [address change];
for more info see
http://www.ballinstadt.de/en/index.php and
. http://www.ballinstadt.de/en/meine_vorfahren/internet_passagierlisten.htm.
The Hamburg Passenger Lists covering the period 1850 to 1934 have been scanned and are now available online for ancestral research. You can find them at www.ancestry.com.
RADIO AND MUSIC SOURCES
Heimatsender Radio Herz - German Broadcast, Inc., Ontario, Canada; click on "Online Hören" and listen while you work. [address change]
LINKS BROKEN - INFORM URL EDITOR IF YOU KNOW ALTERNATE URL
Croat in Austria - an article by the Research Centre of Multilingualism discusses linguistic, geographic, economic, historic, educational, media, and other aspects of Croat language and life in the Burgenland; see homepage and "List by Languages" [links broken]
Hungarian in Austria - an article by the Research Centre of Multilingualism discusses linguistic, geographic, economic, historic, educational, media, and other aspects of Hungarian language and life in the Burgenland. [link broken]
Kultur und Bildung - Burgenland quarterly, published in Eisenstadt; articles from the current edition [link broken]
WorldGenWeb INTERNET LINKS
AustriaGenWeb - WorldGenWeb Project Austrian Homepage
BurgenlandGenWeb - WorldGenWeb Project Burgenland Homepage
Burgenland Query Board - WorldGenWeb Project Burgenland Query Board Homepage
CroatiaGenWeb - WorldGenWeb Croatian genealogy sites
EastEurope GenWeb - Eastern European WorldGenWeb project
HungaryGenWeb - WorldGenWeb Hungarian genealogy sites
USGenWeb USGenWeb Project Surnames and queries can be posted in any county of the U.S.; good place to learn of local resources and history at the county level
WorldGenWeb - WorldGenWeb Project Homepage - access to all countries' GenWeb sites
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AUSTRIAN, AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN INTERNET LINKS
ABYZ News Links - links to Newspapers, News Media, and News Sources in Austria
ANNO - Österreichischer Nationalbibliothek - a worldwide project of major libraries to scan, and make available on the web, all old newspaper holdings, in some cases going back to the 18th century; scanning now in progress.
A KULTÚR MARKET - numerous Hungarian links, including
MAGYARORSZÁG TÉRKÉPEKEN (maps1) or
(maps2)
of all pre-1921 Hungarian counties (Megye), including
Moson(1) or
Moson(2),
Sopron(1) or
Sopron(2), and
Vas(1) or
Vas(2), the future Burgenland.
All about Austria - Tourism, Special Offers, Weather etc.
Antiquariat Burgverlag - Travel guides; catalog of one of the better Austrian publishing houses available as .pdf file; click on "News".
Austria: Castles and Palaces - links to the castles and palaces of the Austrian provinces, including Burgenland; see especially
Austria - Infoplease - Click on "Austria" for geography, maps, flag, official national name, current ruler, area, population, capital, largest cities, languages, ethnicity/race, religion, literacy rate, economy, government, history.
Austria Today Online - English language daily newspaper; good way to see the news from the Austrian perspective; a cooperation between the Austrian English language weekly "Austria Today" and the Austrian daily newspaper "Wiener Zeitung"
Austrian Airlines
Austrian "Aussenministerium" (State Department) - Many interesting links to information on Austria; German and English
Austrian Cyber Cafes - Internet, Fax, CD, and scanning services available in Austria; also some Internet services available at the Vienna Airport and discount booksellers "Libro" (Eurocenter and Steffl department stores, Amadeus bookshops); click on Bignet Internet Cafes - see BB newsletter #85 for more info [formerly Viennese Cyber Cafes]
Austrian Donau Club (New Britain, CT) - New Britain, Connecticut, USA; originally founded by Burgenlaenders in 1920.
Austrian Genealogy - History and Geography - includes cross-reference of placenames, maps
Austrian Lutheran Church - includes, among other things, addresses of all parishes
Austrian National Library - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Austrian National Tourist Office - Official website of the Austrian Tourist Board; includes vacation tips and links to some hotels
Austrian Press and Information Service - many Austrian links including general and tourist information, visa regulations, business and economy, culture and science; link to Radio Austria
Austrian Recipes - (in German) collection of recipes from Austria, also available by province
Austrian Wedding Customs
Austro-Hungarian Land Forces 1914-1918 - organisational history of the land forces of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy from just prior to the outbreak of the WWI until the collapse of the monarchy in 1918
Austro-Hungarian Mailing Lists - from RootsWeb; subscribe to mailing lists, such as Austro-Hungarian, Austro-Hungarian-Nobility, or Austro-Hungarian-Romani (Gypsies)
Car Rentals (European)
- Auto Europe or Europe by Car - no endorsement implied
CAS-UMN - Center for Austrian Studies at the University of Minnesota
Deutsche Dienststelle - WASt - web site for the notification of next-of-kin of members of the former German Wehrmacht who were killed in action (replaces WASt - Wehrmacht Information Office for War Losses and P.o.W.s)
Displaced Persons Camps - Europe - The most comprehensive dp camp list and research on the web. Personal histories, addresses, photos, e-mail inquiries, and links; non-denominational; all nationalities.
Exulanten - Mailing list pertaining to the Protestants that were forced out of Austria (estimated as many as 100,000) during 16th to 18th century
FeldGrau - German Armed Forces 1918-1945 - a non political German military history research site; focus is on the German armed forces during the most tumultuous period of the 20th century; Addresses for information and research; list of contacts for information on WWII German soldiers; MIAs and KIAs; WWII Military research, including SS Divisions
Felix Game Austro-Hungarian Genealogy - retired progessional genealogist's links to past articles and other genealogy sites
~ Reasons for Emigration - Article on why our ancestors wanted to emigrate
~ The Game Ancestry - Mr. Game is revising his online family history; several sections may be of interest to BB members
Food and Shopping Links - (no endorsements implied)
~ 1st Bavarian Online Shop - Offers a variety of German, Bavarian and Austrian traditional clothing and accessories including leather pants, dirndl dresses, shoes, and hats
~ Almost Europe - Austrian, Bavarian, and Swiss gifts including pewter, ceramic, candles, clocks, antique barometers, snow globes, castle posters and calendars
~ Austrian Recipes - (in German) collection of recipes from Austria, also available by province
~ Cafe Old Vienna (no web site) - 3901 N. Kings Highway, Village Square Shopping Center, Myrtle Beach, SC; Viennese-style cafe in the U.S.; cozy, delightful old-world charm; superb service; authentic Viennese food
~ Demmers Teehaus - Vienna and elsewhere; range of teas; history of tea; brewing tips.
~ Julius Meinl - Vienna; a full line of coffee, jams and chocolates, etc.
~ Kiffle Kitchen Bakery - Bath, PA; online source for cookies and Hungarian walnut, poppyseed, apricot, Lekvar rolls; ship in boxes or tins
~ The Kunsthistorisches Museum - Vienna; art items; silk scarves, museum posters, exhibit catalogues.
~ Loden Plankl - Vienna; dirndl for your child, classic cape, etc.
Food ~~ Fastnacht-Fasching-Karneval Links
- Fasching lore and traditions; websites, articles, recipes, photos . . .
~ http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.encyclop.f/f100418.htm,
~ http://german.about.com/library/weekly/aa020501a.htm,
~ http://www.serve.com/shea/germusa/karneval.htm
GERMAN SOLDIERS' WAR GRAVES - provides a method for locating the graves of many World War soldiers; for more information, see article by Robert Lipprandt published in Missing Links genealogy newsletter - Vol. 5, No. 31, 2 August 2000
Habsburg Dynasty - The Imperial House of Austria; related Austro-Hungarian links
Hello Austria, Hello Vienna - Austria's International Television Magazine
Hungarian Minorities and Minority Boundary Maintenance in Burgenland - 1982 scholarly essay by Michael Sozan about Hungarians who live in Burgenland as a result of Trianon; references Unterwart, the upper section of Oberwart, and Siget in der Wart, neighboring towns called the Orseg (the Hungarian language island in Southern Burgenland), and Mitterpullendorf, located 45 kilometers from the Orseg. Site contains cultural and historical information helpful to genealogists.
IHFF Gazetteer - over 70.000 locations in Austria, the Czech Republic and the Slovenian Republic; lists both former and present names; provides respective parishes and dioceses or archives holding these records.
IHFF Genealogie Gesellschaft mbH - Institute for Historical Family Research, 1190 WIEN, Pantzergasse 30/8, Austria; Genealogical research in the lands of the former Austro-Hungarian Monarchy; Guide to Archives and Parish-Registers (Austria, Czech & Slovak Republics, Hungary, Slovenian Republic, Croatia, Galicia & Bukovina); guide for writing to archives and parishes at Austrian-Hungarian monarchy
International Civic (Coats of) Arms
- excellent, large images; some links to municipalities and territories;
~ Austro-Hungarian Empire and
~ Austria
International Name Day Calendar - Name Day and other calendars for Austria, Hungary, and many other European countries.
Jewish Cemeteries in Austria - Verein Schalom, non-profit, independent organization in Vienna; contains the Austrian Jewish Cemetery Index; database (PCF) with over 200.000 records containing names of Jews buried in Austria; city finder (old names, new names), pictures, maps, descriptions, background info of all Austrian Jewish cemeteries; interactive discussion forum; professional services available.
LDS - Austria - Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints in Austria (Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage); links to LDS Family History Libraries and genealogy.
Museum Online - click on the various Schulprojekte links; see especially
~~ The Bridge at Andau (1956 Hungarian Uprising),
~~ Auswanderer Museum Güssing,
~~ Juden von Kittsee und Umgebung,
~~ Heimatmuseum Pamhagen
Österreich Journal - links for Austrians in foreign lands; information on and access to Austrian organizations world-wide
Österreichisches Jüdisches Museum - Austrian Jewish Museum in Eisenstadt
Österreichisches Staatsarchiv - Austrian State Archives; also visit their Genealogy/Family History Research web site
SOURCE OF AUSTRIAN/BURGENLAND FLAGS (Fahnen)
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Erste Oesterreichische Fahnenfabrik
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Fahnen-Gärtner
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Ridia
Statistik Austria - operated by the National Statistical Office of Austria; see especially the list of all the municipalities (Gemeinden) of Burgenland; click on a Gemeinde for its statistical data.
Szentpéterfa Genealogical Pages - under development by BB Members John Lavendoski and Steve Geosits; some genealogical info relating to Szentpéterfa and the surrounding Austrian villages of Eberau, Edlitz, Harmisch, Kroatisch Ehrensdorf, Kulm, St. Kathrein, and Winten; photos, family histories and research data; site is password-protected to preserve privacy - free registration. See BB Newsletter No. 156A for more info.
TIScover Österreich - links to the Austrian provinces
Tracing ancestors in Vienna - Type the word "ancestors" (note: plural) into search box and click on "Go"
Uniserv Online Postcodes - (in English) Postal code search engine; type in postal code or postal code and street, or address fragment and receive complete address with proper formatting and spelling; available for Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Finland and Spain; German version
Via Imperialis Members - links to beautiful photos and data on Burgenland and Austrian castles, palaces and monasteries
Vienna's Web Service - good tourist info; see also: Tracing Ancestors in Vienna - Type the word "ancestors" (note: plural) into search box and click on "Go"/"Suchen"
War Archives Austrian State Archives, Vienna; military records; about 40 linear km. (c. 25 mi.) of records (more than 240,000 archival units, more than 416,000 maps and plans, about 300,000 pictures); check here before you visit; see also
Das Kriegsarchiv Wien und seine genealogischen Quellen
Weihnachtsbäckereien - rich selection of recipes for traditional Austrian Christmas cookies
Wiener Zeitung - started in 1703; possibly the oldest surviving daily newspaper in the world; German and English; features politics, business, culture, general news, sports
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BURGENLAND BUNCH MEMBERS' HOME PAGES
Andert, Gene - researching ANDERT, UNGER, MUTH, FLEISCHHACKER in Pamhagen, Austria. Migration to South Bend, IN 1897. USGenWeb Project Coordinator for Kosciusko County, Indiana
Bogardi, Janos - Pecs, Hungary; Hungarian genealogy links
Graf, Hannes - 9 generations, back to 1693; see "The Lehner-Tree" link
Hadl, William A. - Colorado Springs, CO; photos and family stories on HADL, LOHR, JAUTZ and WUNDERLER families from Urbersdorf.
Hardin, Nadine - Orlando, FL; the Galgoczi-Fejes and Farkas-Benko Descendents
Hayes, Robert G - Inglewood, CA; Perlinger and Hayes family genealogies; excellent photos of family, Burgenland and Hungarian sites
Keippel, Barry - Wisconsin; chronicles ancestors' emigration from Riedlingsdorf
Koller, Heinz - Güssing, Austria; Heinele's home page where you can find a Hianzisch Lexikon
Kustelski, Jim - San Antonio, TX; Many ancestors from Poland and Germany, plus Wolkerstorfers, Tschidas, Anderts, Kieriens, Koppis from Pamhagen, Burgenland.
Klepeis, Frank - Burgenlaenders Honored and Remembered web site, prepared in cooperation with BB Member Frank Paukowits
Lavendoski, John - Texas; Jurasits/Yurasits Family Tree; see also
Lehrner, Katrina, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; The Lehrner/Ropposch/Tecza/Bauer Family Page
Leitner, Mary K. - Atwood, KS; see Gene and Mary's Genealogy; many Burgerland descendents; Herndon, Rawlins County, Kansas names and cemeteries
Loerzel, Robert - Palatine, IL; ancestors from Mischendorf (Pinkamiske).
Meixner, Al - Laurys Station, PA; internationally-known musician with roots in Burgenland
Paukowits, Frank - Burgenlaenders Honored and Remembered web site, prepared in cooperation with BB Member Frank Klepeis
Perger, Ludwig - from Bruck, Austria; family tree homepage
Portsche, Gary - Olathe, KS; contains much information on Burgenländers; see also Families from Burgenland
Rogers, Theron - Gainesville, GA.; MUHR from Heilingenkreuz; GRAF from Eltendorf
Schuetter, Bill - Schuetter/Schafer Family Home Page
Steichen, Thomas - Winston-Salem, NC; HALBAUER from Wallern and WEISS from Halbturn to Stearns Co., MN.
Wagner, Dean Joseph - St. Paul, Minnestoa; links to genealogical sites
Weninger, Victoria M - Allentown, PA
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BURGENLAND INTERNET LINKS
American Burgenlaenders Deceased in the NJ & NYC Metropolitan Areas
Burgenlaenders Honored and Remembered - (ongoing) includes hundreds of Burgenlaenders buried at cemeteries in the NJ and NYC metropolitan area; lists hometown, birth and death dates, cemetery names and locations of burial sites.
Alte Ansichten aus Eisenstadt - old photos of Eisenstadt and the rest of Burgenland; links to Burgenland websites; NOTE: this site contains some explicit photos from the 1920's not suitable for children
Austrian Room at Pitt - Univ. of Pittsburgh Nationality Rooms, Pittsburgh, PA; elegantly-appointed Austrian Nationality Room is based on elements from the Haydnsaal (Haydn Hall) in Schloss Esterhazy, Eisenstadt, the provincial capital of Burgenland, near Vienna.
Auswanderer Museum - Museum of the Emigrants from Burgenland; photos, chronology, floor plan, impressions of the Old World, Emigration, the New World, What is Left?
Bankerlsitzer - Rudersdorf village newspaper
Best of Burgenland - village photos; postcards to send; many Burgenland links, some Hungarian; see also Best of Hungary
Bogardi's Hungarian Genealogy Links - Janos Bogardi's links to Hungarian history, maps, dictionaries, emigration, translation services, sample letters, and more; for list of villages by county (megye) based on Hungarian national census of 1880 see 1882 Gazetteer of Hungary
Burgenland by Wikipedia - good overview and history of the Burgenland.
Burgenland Recipes - A recipe site devoted to Burgenland home cooking (in German): see also Austrian Recipes .
BOR - Burgenländisches OrtsRegister - by UMIZ (Ungarisches Medien- und Informationszentrum / Hungarian Media- and Information-Centre) of Unterwart; source for village names; enter a Burgenland village name in either German, Hungarian, Croatian or Romanes resulting in all other versions of the name (including - if existing - in "Old Hungarian" and "everyday Hungarian"); spelling must be exact; see also UMIZ - Databases
Brandies from Kukmirn - fine website in German & English; now also a hotel; see link to
Product list (Produkte)
Burg Güssing Burgspiele - website provides information on the theatrical production presented annually at Burg Güssing.
Burgenland Bunch Home Page
Burgenland Bunch Archive Searches
- Roots Web BB newsletter archives threaded search facility; see also
Index
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BB Members
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BB Surnames
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BB District Maps of Burgenland - maps of all Burgenland districts and their neighboring regions with village names in 3 languages (Austrian-German, Hungarian and Croatian or Slovenian). All maps are downloadable in TIF format for printing.
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BB House Lists - Burgenland (Güssing area) village house lists. All names of house owners in the Güssing district from 1858; search utility (5500 names in villages).
Burgenland Croatians - history, timeline, map showing Croatian settlements in Burgenland by dialect, links, and more; multi-language (including English) versions available for many "News - Service" articles
Burgenland Gemeinden - click on Gemeinden tab, then select desired district; info and photos of Burgenland village sites; other links
Burgenländisch-Ungarischer Kulturverein - Ethnic Hungarians living in Burgenland
Burgenländische Gemeinschaft - news about what is happening in Burgenland and to Burgenländers all over the world
Regional Representatives of the BG - names and addresses of Burgenlaendische Gemeinschaft representatives around the world.
BG 50th anniversary - picture show - Many pictures of local scenes, Gerger family, Tom Glatz, Eisenstadt, ferry on the Neuseidler, political figures, etc.
BG Internet Store - you can send a US check or use PayPal - YOU CAN ALSO SECURE A BG MEMBERSHIP AT THE SAME PLACE.
Diözese Eisenstadt - Roman Catholic Diocese of Eisenstadt; news section; no reference to archives
Eltendorf - town photos, history and other city information. Uhudler-Pfeiffer includes an English translation of area wine growing history.
Freiwillige Feuerwehr Unterkohlstaetten - Unterkohlstaetten Firemen's Homepage; contains chronology of the village of Unterkohlstaetten in the district of Oberwart
Genealogie im Internet - article in Austrian Broadcasting Corp. magazine regarding the Burgenland Bunch
Güssing Homepage - home page of Bezirk Güssing; lots of photos
Independent Burgenländer Associations - Burgenlaendische Gemeinschaft's list of locations of Burgenlaender Associations in New York, Chicago, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Canada, and the Internet, etc.
Landtechnische Museum - located in St. Michael; contains exhibit of everyday life of the hard rural working world of our Burgenland ancestors; food, clothing, tool, toys, machinery, etc.; more than two centuries of technical development are on display.
Museum of Remembrances - collection of old photos and Photo-stories of Burgenland, including memories of families who emigrated to the USA, Canada, Australia or South America; selected memories shown in 5 exhibitions in galleries in Burgenland and on the Internet
Museum Online - click on the various Schulprojekte links; see especially
~~ The Bridge at Andau (1956 Hungarian Uprising),
~~ Auswanderer Museum Güssing,
~~ Juden von Kittsee und Umgebung,
~~ Heimatmuseum Pamhagen
Hallo NachPAN! - A Burgenland-generated Family Research Plan initiated by Vice-Governor Franz Steindl; includes a module "Begleitete Familienforschung" (guided family research); views both the Austrian & Hungarian Burgenland areas as a "Greater Burgenland" family research area (the area encompassed by the former Pannonia). For more information, see BB Newsletter 144a.
Naturpark in der Weinidylle, Südburgenland - Photos and information on communities of Deutsch Schützen, Eisenberg, Bildein, Eberau, Moschendorf, Strem, Heiligenbrunn, Güssing; addresses, phone numbers of the Gemeindeamt; churches, schools, and much more
NEWSPAPERS IN BURGENLAND (WEEKLY) - Burgenland has no daily newspaper, only weeklies.
~ Burgenländische Freiheit (BF) - owned by the Socialist Party (SPÖ) of Burgenland, comparable to the U.S. Democratic Party; largest circulation
~ bvz (Burgenlaendische Volkszeitung) - Main section is supplemented by district editions for Neusiedl, Eisenstadt, Mattersburg, Oberpullendorf, Oberwart and Guessing & Jennersdorf (combined). One can access the district news via the map provided. The bvz is owned by a Lower Austrian publishing house which has bought both the former Oberwarter Zeitung (OZ) and the bvz (the weekly paper of Burgenland's Conservative Party). The two papers were merged.
~ Hrvatske Novine - published by the Hrvatsko Stamparsko Drustvo (Croatian Press Society); homepage features some articles in both Croatian and German; circulation: 3400
NEWSPAPERS IN BURGENLAND (COMMERCIAL) - Some commercial papers, financed by advertisements, are mailed (usually bi-weekly) to every household in a certain area.
~ Bezirksrundschau Oberwart (BRO) - no longer published; merged with "Bezirksblatt" in Fall, 2000
~ Bezirksblatt - (no web site) free weekly newspaper published in 5 editions (Güssing & Jennersdorf, Oberwart, Oberpullendorf, Eisenstadt & Mattersburg, Neusiedl). Newspaper is controlled by a Tyrolian company which operates free weeklies in several Austrian provinces. This website gives an overview of the individual editions; no online articles. [replaces Bezirksrundschau Oberwart (BRO)]
~ Burgenland Mitte - Free monthly newspaper distributed in Central Burgenland, district of Oberpullendorf
~ Süd-Ost-Bildpost - for Eastern Styria; also distributed in Southern Burgenland; often report news from Südburgenland; publishes 3 editions; Ost Bildpost, Raabtaler Bildpost and Südsteirische Bildpost
~ A good source for on-line Burgenland news is also provided by the ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation)
~ ORF Landesstudio Burgenland - ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) public radio station in Burgenland; daily news (as text file); live daily news and music programs from Radio Burgenland
Österreich Hotels Reisen Urlaub - Burgenland Tourism; excellent information on Burgenland provinces; links to activities, hotels, spas, farm vacations (replaces Landesverband Burgenland Tourismus)
Pamhagen Museum - Pamhagen on-line museum showing pictures of artifacts found in the cellar of the school
Riedlingsdorf Männer-Gesangsverein - Riedlingsdorf Men's Choral Society; village history and pictures
St. Nikolaus bei Güssing - village homepage; photos of many other Güssing and Jennersdorf district sites
Seliger Ladislaus Batthyany-Strattmann - Biography of Ladislaus Batthyány-Strattmann, who was beatified by Pope John Paul II on March 23, 2003 in Rome.
~ ~ Ethnographisches Museum Schloss Kittsee, the Batthyany castle in Kittsee is now an ethnographic museum.
South Burgenland Homepage - provides access to several Southern Burgenland businesses, hotels, communities etc. (The Neuberg pages include online village news.) One can order rooms online in 22 hotels (in 19 villages). Currently only available in German. English version is said to be online soon.
Szentpeterfa Church Records - Parents List from 1895 to 1913
- contact BB Members
Frank Teklits
or
John Lavendoski
for more information
Szentpéterfa Genealogical Pages - under development by BB Members John Lavendoski and Steve Geosits; some genealogical info relating to Szentpéterfa and the surrounding Austrian villages of Eberau, Edlitz, Harmisch, Kroatisch Ehrensdorf, Kulm, St. Kathrein, and Winten; photos, family histories and research data; site is password-protected to preserve privacy - free registration. See BB Newsletter No. 156A for more info.
TIScover Burgenland - links to the Austrian provinces;
click on Burgenland;
see also Burgenland for information on and links to Burgenland villages; or enter your village name in the "Schnellsuche" search field; lists of about 700 hotels, restaurants, Gasthauses, etc. in Burgenlandsome, some with their own websites; to translate, click on "English" in the right upper corner, then select "English/Englisch" from drop-down menu
Visiting Burgenland? Check here for information on Burgenland-related places to visit.
Haydn Festspiele Eisenstadt - attend a Haydn concert; web site available in German and English; A concert at Schloss Esterhazy or a visit to the museum is not to be missed. Contact here for concert schedules when visiting Eisenstadt - Haydn Festspiele Eisenstadt, Schloss Esterházy, 7000 Eisenstadt, Tel.: 02682-61866, Fax: 02682-61805; e-mail: office@hadynfestival.at
~ ~ Schloss Esterhazy - castle in Eisenstadt, provincial capital of Burgenland; web site available in German, Hungarian, and English
UMIZ - Databases - includes a German-Hungarian and Hungarian-German dictionary and a "MultiMediaBase" with a few short video (.mpg) files of local folk music and dancing by Hungarian groups from Burgenland.
Urlaub am Bauernhof im Burgenland - Links to farms offering "Urlaub am Bauernhof" in Burgenland, with photos and prices, that may be of interest to members who plan to visit Burgenland. Inquiries are relayed to the selected farm, and if the farm has no email-connection, the inquiry is automatically converted into a fax.
Vorfahren von Konrad Unger - Genealogical site from Konrad Unger, a teacher who lives in Wallern, Northern Burgenland; good site for Wallern; also, more info on Lake Corner
Weather Burgenland - provides a 5-day weather forecast (with min-max) for Eisenstadt, Güssing, Jennersdorf, Mattersburg, Neusiedl am See, Oberpullendorf and Oberwart
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CROATIAN INTERNET LINKS
Burgenland-Croatian links - Burgenland-Croatian newspaper "Hrvatske Novine"; list of Croatian and Burgenland-Croatian links
Burgenland Croatians - history, timeline, map showing Croatian settlements in Burgenland by dialect, links, and more; multi-language (including English) versions available for many "News - Service" articles
Croat in Austria - an article by the Research Centre of Multilingualism discusses linguistic, geographic, economic, historic, educational, media, and other aspects of Croat language and life in the Burgenland; see homepage and "List by Languages"
CroatiaGenWeb - WorldGenWeb Croatian genealogy sites
Croatia - Infoplease - Click on "Croatia" for geography, maps, flag, official national name, current ruler, area, population, capital, largest cities, languages, ethnicity/race, religion, literacy rate, economy, government, history.
Croatia online phone books - also available in English (Engleski)
Croatian Genealogy - How to do Croatian Genealogy; Searching Croatia, Frequently Asked Questions, Newsletters; Croatia genealogy newsletter
Croatian-in-English - Robert Jerin Links for Croatian genealogy
Croatian Links - collection of Croatian links; see also CroLinks which claims to be the most comprehensive list of Croatian links on the Net
Croatian Research at the FHL - document on the cataloging of all Croatian microforms and books at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah
Donauschwaben in Slavonia - A link to information about Germans, Donauschwabians, in Croatia (Slavonia)
HKDC - Die Burgenländischen Kroaten - hrvatski kulturni i dokumentarni centar (Croatian Cultural and Documentary Center), an association aimed at maintaining and continuing the Burgenland-Croatian language and culture
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FINDING NAMES, ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS, E-MAIL
AnyWho - product of AT&T Labs; sophisticated telephone number search database; includes Reverse Lookup
Austrian Telephone Directory - The complete online Austrian telephone directory;
alternate site; and instructions in English on how to use them.
Croatia online phone books - also available in English (Engleski)
Deutsch-Ungarischer Familien-Kalender Publication - Subscriber information; Donauschwaben site with images of geographically-organized subscriber records of the former "German-Hungarian Family-Kalender" editions from the early 1930's to early 1950's. Images contain names of both spouses, if applicable, birthplace, residence before and after (full postal address) emigration. Includes a great number of Burgenlaenders. Data may provide maiden names of wives and residences; note year code in each web page address.
~~ City Index - image list sorted by state and city. Note: Some images are indexed in the wrong state; e.g., Lebanon, McKees Rocks, Pittsburgh, Reading, etc. that are listed under the state of OH (Ohio) should be listed under PA (Pennsylvania). You may wish to do a browser search for all occurrences of your town.
~~ Direct Links by Year - separate lists by year category. Note some mixed collections, such as Mixed Pennsylvania at 1948-209.
~~ Site Index - a full list of all available categories
~~ Surname Listing.
GeoGen - Surname Mapping - geographic output by surname; note tab for Austria; if you are researching an uncommon name, this site may help you find a family location.
Infospace - the ultimate guide for finding people, places, and things (some worldwide); includes Reverse Lookup (by telephone or Fax number, area code, or e-mail address)
Internet Searches for Phone Numbers, Email and Addresses - online telephone books, white pages, yellow pages
International White and Yellow Pages - names, addresses, telephone and FAX numbers; time and international dialing codes; email and search engines
Mátav White Pages (English) - Hungarian Tel Service Provider
Mátav White Pages (Hungarian) - Hungarian Tel Service Provider
Switchboard - online directory of telephone numbers, addresses, e-mail addresses of 106 million U.S. residents and businesses
Telephone Directories on the Web - the Internet's original and most detailed index of online phone books, with links to Yellow Pages, White Pages, Business Directories, Email Addresses and Fax Listings from all around the world
Ultimate White Pages - US only - multiple search engines for white pages, yellow pages, and email directories; trip planner; several interactive map search engines; reverse telephone number lookups which include access to the requested subject plus all neighbors on same street
Yahoo People Search - find people's e-mail addresses and phone numbers
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GENEALOGY QUERY SITES
Austria Mailing List - Austrian genealogy mailing list; subscribe, post a query or read query responses
Burgenland Query Board - WorldGenWeb Project Burgenland Query Board Homepage
WorldGenWeb - (all countries) World Query Forum; search the page for the country you want; read posted messages and leave a "Query Entry"
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GENEALOGY RESEARCH LINKS (U.S.)
For an interesting insight into what our immigrant ancestor's experience might have been like, visit these sites:
Castle Garden ,
Immigrant Story
AccessPA - automated library services in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In the fall of 1997 there were 1,425 school, public, academic and special libraries on the database, containing over 23 million holdings with over 3.3 million unique records; one possibility: click on Dauphin (County)/State Library of PA located in the state capital of Harrisburg, then search under Anyword for old newspapers, etc. with instructions on how to obtain microfilm, books, etc. via inter-library loan
Austrian Donau Club Website - Website of Austrian Donau Club, New Britain, Conn, USA
The Bruederschaft der Burgenlaender - Brotherhood of the Burgenlaender Sick & Death Benevolent Society of New York
City Directories for Genealogical Research - choose your state for a list of city residential and business directories listing name, address, and occupation; new city directories added periodically
Commonwealth Libraries - Pennsylvania - State Library of Pennsylvania; source of old newspapers, publications, etc.
Diocese Net - Links to each U.S. Catholic Diocese on the Internet
Diocese of Pittsburgh - Diocesan Archives and Records Center, Pittsburgh, PA, including links to all parishes in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, and all dioceses in the state of Pennsylvania.
Helms Genealogy Toolbox - Genealogy Site Finder; thousands of links
Lehigh County Historical Society - Allentown, Pennsylvania; lists the Collections held, such as church records, genealogies, newspapers, etc.; see also
Moravian Historical Society
Library of Congress - U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, DC; online search;
LOC - Newspaper Holdings - Catalogs of Newspaper Holdings on the Internet
Lutheran Roots Genealogy Exchange - Lutheran Root Family Registry and Genealogy Message Board
Morning Call Newspaper - Allentown, PA Morning Call newspaper for Lehigh Valley area; click on Archives for searchable database of birth, marriage, death, and general articles since 1984
NARA - National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC
--- NARA Home Page
--- --- NARA Genealogy Page
--- --- NARA Soundex Machine - Soundex converter; handles multiple surnames; separate surnames by a space or comma
--- 1930 Census - information on upcoming release in year 2002 of 1930 U.S. Federal Population Census, including how to obtain data prior to release
National Genealogical Society - National Genealogical Society, Arlington, VA
Newspapers Online - online access to U.S. and International newspapers - some with searchable archives
Northampton County 1890 Census - reconstructed 1890 Census listing all the communities of Northampton County, PA
NUCMC - NATIONAL UNION CATALOG OF MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS; a MUST website for researchers; catalogs items (originals, copies of letters, diaries, accounts, logbooks, drafts and near-print materials) found in the Library of Congress and other libraries in North America; you MUST read instructions in order to access full genealogical potential of this site
RootsWeb - RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative
SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX is accessible at no charge on a number of Web sites. These SSDI sites provide data in different formats. Compare them for best results.
~~ SSDI at Ancestry - Ancestry's Social Security Death Index search online
~~ SSDI at FTM - Social Security Death Index data from Family Tree Maker; provides better last-known-address; option to generate a letter requesting a copy of the Soc. Sec. Application
~~ SSDI at Family Tree Legends - this version has several search capabilities not found on other sites
~~ New England Historic Genealogical Society
Spurensuche Midwest - Web site of German-speaking Communities in Chicago and the Midwest
U.S. Cemeteries - Pennsylvania Cemeteries
~~ Lehigh Valley, PA Cemeteries - Photo documentation of Cemeteries in the Lehigh Valley area (Lehigh and Northampton Counties)of Pennsylvania.
USGenWeb - The USGenWeb Project; excellent means of locating resources and posting queries nation-wide by county
U.S. News Archives - Links to United States news archives available on the Web
US Newspapers Program - The United States Newspaper Program links you to hundreds of online newspapers, some of which have put back issues up to 200 years old online; excellent for births, marriages and deaths; visit the web site for your state and see what is available
Where to Write for Vital Records - How to Obtain Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce Certificates; Addresses and guidelines for contacting each U.S. state or territory for vital records and documents
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GENEALOGY RESEARCH LINKS (OTHER)
2000 Jahre Deutsche Chronik - GERMAN HISTORY (in German) Liby ICA-Germany; links to the chronicles of 2,000 years of German and international, cultural, and technical history; choose a year of interest between year zero and today
Ahnenforschung.net - Das deutsche genealogishe Webverzeichnis; tips for beginners, lexicon.
Ancestry - World's #1 online genealogy library
The Best of Humboldt - useful site for those researching villages of Wallern, Apetlon, Illmitz, Pamhagen, and surrounding area; Humboldt is one of the Saskatchewan pockets of Burgenlanders
Catholic Church in Europe
Catholic Church History and Research Guide - Local Catholic Church History and Genealogy Research Guide; guides to the types of records that may be found and to the locations of records
Cemetery Junction Directory - A directory of tens of thousands of cemeteries, arranged by state. Links to cemeteries, obituaries, and genealogical societies in the U.S, Australia, and Canada.
Censuslinks - (International) Census sites on the Internet
Cyndi's Genealogy Site - Cyndi Howell's award-winning genealogy site; thousands of links, categorized and cross-referenced; web-site builder instructions
Europe Genealogy Links - links to a vast number of online genealogy resources from Genealogylinks.net
Family Relationship Chart - chart to identify relationship between two people (e.g., first cousin once removed); see also Gene Pool
Foreign Names - Cross-reference of some Czechoslovakian, German, Hungarian, Polish, and Slovakian first names to their English equivalents. Downloadable file (75 pp.)
Genealogics.org - Leo van de Pas, an Australian genealogist, has made his massive database, containing more than 400,000 persons available online; each entry is documented; contains some medieval genealogy sites
Genealogy.com - database search, software, CDs, free home pages, how-to articles, newsletters, links, etc.
Genealogy Relationship Chart
GENEALOGY LOOKUPS
--- Ancestral Findings - free lookups of World Family Tree CDs, Ship Passenger Lists, Birth, Census, Death, Land, Marriage, State, and Military Records
--- Free Lookups - Cyndi's List; Lookups and Free Searches by Volunteers
Genealogy Resources - Genealogy Resources on the Internet; easy access; click and subscribe to hundreds of genealogy mailing lists
GenForum Message Boards
Genealogy.org - formerly called Gensite; continually-updated report of the most-frequently visited genealogical sites on the web; usually contains links of use to BB researchers
German Genealogy - excellent site for German genealogy; in German or English; see especially
~~ Tips for Genealogists; see also elsewhere:
~~ Sample Letters and
~~ Translation Team
Germans to America - list of links on Emigration from Germany to America
Getting Help with Lookups - Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness; thousands of volunteers at least once per month do a research task in their local area as an act of kindness; only costs are for reimbursing the volunteer for expenses in fulfilling your request (video tape, copy fees, etc.). This is not a FREE service.
A Glossary Of Terms Used In Heraldry (coats of arms)
Heritage Quest - publications, CDs, microfilms, books, micrographic equipment, genealogy software, gifts, genealogy news and events, queries and searches, and much more; AGLL, Inc. has been merged into Heritage Quest which is now reached through
ProQuest.
Access to Heritage Quest may be provided through membership in your local
public library.
IHFF Gazetteer - over 70.000 locations in Austria, the Czech Republic and the Slovenian Republic; lists both former and present names; provides respective parishes and dioceses or archives holding these records.
International Blacksheep Society of Genealogists - Beware of Genealogy Scams; check here to see if that genealogical research offer you may have received is really legitimate; click on Genealogy Hall of Shame and look for the Red Flag Alerts
Internet Genealogical Directory - click on "All the Sites"
JewishGen - main internet site for researchers of Jewish genealogy; databases for family names and online village maps; extensive online genealogy source for searching 'the Pale' of villages located in the former Russian Poland; links to member online discussion groups and mailing lists covering Galicia, Hungary, Poland, Belarus, etc.
~~ Austria-Czech Genealogy - contains a Beginner's Guide to Austrian-Jewish Genealogy
LDS - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church), Salt Lake City, Utah; information on the Family History Centers and genealogy resources available for our use; web site is available in multiple languages
--- LDS Family Search - Online LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints) Family Search database; provides links to the LDS Ancestral File, IGI (International Genealogical Index),
--- Family History Library Catalog - (links to microfilms, etc.), your local Family History Centers, and more; search for LDS catalog entries by place (locality), surname, author, call number, film number
--- LDS Research Helps A-Z - very helpful links, sorted by state or country; forms, research outlines, letter-writing guides, word lists; all sortable by place, title, subject, document type
Libweb - Library Servers via WWW - library services on the World Wide Web; for your ancestral country see Europe
MSU HTF Search - Mississippi State History Text Archive Search; enter the name of any country, place, thing; numerous links to Austria, Hungary, etc.
MultiGen - search for your ancestor at multiple (approx. 9) resource sites at one time
Names and Meanings - Dictionary of given names, their sources, and meanings; in German.
National Archives of Canada - Canadian Burgenland Immigration Records; ArchiviaNet (On-line Research Tool - Databases); Immigration Records (1925 to 1935) which includes Burgenlanders to Canada.
Our Lost Family - Link, links, links
ProGenealogists Genealogy Tools - Division of Ancestral Quest, Inc.; numerous genealogy links, including one to calculate a birth date from a death date and age
RootsWeb - premier genealogical service; all your family names should be listed on Roots Web
--- RootsWeb - Guide to Tracing Your Family Tree - Guide designed with the beginning genealogist and new RootsWeb user in mind
--- RootsWeb WorldConnect Project - RootsWeb users have uploaded more than 6.2 million names of their ancestors to the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project; online search facility; new GEDCOMs uploaded at the rate of one million names per week
Satellite Images - get an aerial view of your selected area; type Burgenland, Austria into search space and select from the available village list; digital or print images available for a fee (no BB endorsement is implied or intended)
Treasure Maps - not a map site; includes a tutorial on the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, the world's largest genealogy collection
US CIA Factbooks - by U.S. CIA; click on "Search", then enter "Austria" or "Hungary" to get current, concise, and detailed data and statistics on that country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues (no genealogy here, just lots of facts)
VitalChek - info on where to obtain vital records for all 50 US states, US Territories, Canada, Mexico, UK, American Citizens Born Abroad, etc.
World Flag Database - choose any country for good images and details of its current flag(s); includes Burgenland and other Austrian provinces
Zentrales Verzeichnis Antiquarischer Bücher - Centralized site of antiquarian bookstores all over Germany; books and maps in old German, English, and French.
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GENEALOGY SOFTWARE LINKS
Brothers Keeper - genealogy shareware software
Cumberland Family Tree Software
Family Historian for Windows - a major release from Calico Pie Limited in London.
Family Treasures
Family Tree Legends - a major Windows program that combines power and ease of use
Family Tree Maker - genealogy software, research links, tools, CDs, news, message boards, and more
GenDesigner - graphical tool to create, edit and distribute family trees on the Internet
Heritage Quest - Genealogy Software - links to many genealogical software products
LDS - Personal Ancestral File (PAF) - Windows(r)-based version of one of the most widely-used genealogical management programs for home computers; multi-language; free and downloadable from LDS; version 5.2 is rumored to be the final version
Louis Kessler's Genealogy Software Links - many genealogy software comparisons
MyRoots for Palm - Genealogist's Notepad for Palm OS handheld computers
Reunion for Macintosh - family tree software for Macintosh computers
RootsMagic - a Windows program from FormalSoft
Software Report Card - Genealogical Software Report Card comparing features of numerous genealogical software programs; lists functions exclusive to each
The Master Genealogist - claims to be the most powerful family history product on the market
The Pocket Genealogist - for PocketPC handheld computers; allows you to take your genealogy data with you on your PocketPC or other Windows Powered mobile device
Ultimate Family Tree - genealogy software, research links, GEDCOM database search
WinFamily - genealogy software available in several languages.
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HUNGARIAN INTERNET LINKS
A KULTÚR MARKET - numerous Hungarian links, including
MAGYARORSZÁG TÉRKÉPEKEN (maps1) or
(maps2)
of all pre-1921 Hungarian counties (Megye), including
Moson(1) or
Moson(2),
Sopron(1) or
Sopron(2), and
Vas(1) or
Vas(2), the future Burgenland.
About Hungary - English - Good condensed synopsis of Hungary's history
Alex Glendinning's Hungarian Pages - Hungarian and Slovakian resource links; guide to Family History in Hungary and Slovakia; addresses, potential fees and expenses, availability of records, and more
American Hungarian Foundation - devoted to furthering the understanding and appreciation of the Hungarian cultural and historical heritage in the United States
Archabbey of Pannonhalma - Hungarian Archabbey of Pannonhalma (Martinsberg); other church links
Best of Hungary - historical timeline; village photos; postcards to send; map of provinces; links, including many Burgenland links; see also Best of Burgenland
Bogardi's Hungarian Genealogy Links - Janos Bogardi's links to Hungarian history, maps, dictionaries, emigration, translation services, sample letters, and more; for list of villages by county (megye) based on Hungarian national census of 1880 see 1882 Gazetteer of Hungary
Budapest Sun Online - online newspaper from Budapest (English)
Burgenländisch-Ungarischer Kulturverein - Ethnic Hungarians living in Burgenland
Cities, Towns and Villages in Hungary - A through M - includes Gyor, Moson, Sopron counties.
Cities, Towns and Villages in Hungary - M through Z - includes Vas, Veszprem counties.
City directory of Budapest 1900 - search on name, address, occupation; use wildcards "*" and "." for mis-spellings; headings are name, status, noble rank, occupation, district, address (Hungarian only)
Die Brücke von Andau - the Bridge at Andau was the escape route for about 70000 Hungarians during the Hungarian Revolution.
See also Andau Tourist Information
and Brücke von Andau
FEEFHS - Federation of East European Family History Societies Master Index
FEEFHS Cross-Index - Federation of East European Family History Societies; Cross-Index Research Lists
German Immigrants from Veszprem - Book on the German Emigrants from Veszprem County, Hungary by BB member Ernest Chrisbacher is now available.
Györ-Moson-Sopron (1) - site available in Hungarian, German and English
Györ-Moson-Sopron County Information Services
HAL - Hungarian Online Resources - Hungarian American Lists,
including list of genealogy links
Heraldic Links - Notes on Hungarian heraldry; see also Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry
Historical Text Archive (1) - Austro-Hungarian maps dating from 400-1920 AD (not very detailed); coats of arms, history, national anthem, songs, costumes
Historical Text Archive (2) - click on Europe, then Austria and Hungary; links to very good historical articles, books, documents, photographs, and web sites
History of German Settlements in Southern Hungary
Hungarian Electronic Library - a collection of
Austro-Hungarian maps through the years; see also
Reference works
Hungarian Festival - USA-NJ - annual Hungarian Festival held in New Brunswick, NJ
Hungarian Given Names -- Hungarian vs. English; men's and women's names
Hungarian Names 101 - Excellent Hungarian Names overview; Origins of Hungarians; Hungarian Language and Alphabet; Pronunciations; Hungarian Men's and Women's Names.
Hungarian Lutheran Church - Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Hungary
Hungarian National Archives - good information site for BBunchers looking for Hungarian records; microfilm of church register records to 1895, including Jewish records; guide to genealogy research in Hungary; many others links
Hungarian National Tourist Office, NY - Hungarian Tourism website
Hungarian Photo Gallery - Enormous collection of photos from Hungary, including the following
~ Marzipan Museum in Köszeg/Güns
~ ~ Szentpéterfa/Prostrum - Trianon monument
~ ~ Strudel Festival 2004 in Vasvár/Eisenburg
~ Pernau - excavation site of the 12th Century Cistercian Abbey
Hungarian Place-names
Hungarian place names - Hungarian place names by Megye (county) with German equivalents
Hungarian Village Finder and Gazetteer - complete atlas and index includes more than 35,000 place names for villages, settlements, towns, and cities in the former Kingdom of Hungary
Hungarians in Louisiana - Árpádhon Hungarian Settlement Cultural Association; website of the Magyar community located in eastern Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Hungarotips - Hungarian genealogy; 1800 county maps (click on Genealogy, Help, Reference) with placenames in Hungarian and German, Latin, or Slovak; online Hung. lessons; low-cost Hungarian language lessons by email
IHFF Genealogie Gesellschaft mbH - Institute for Historical Family Research, 1190 WIEN, Pantzergasse 30/8, Austria; Genealogical research in the lands of the former Austro-Hungarian Monarchy; Guide to Archives and Parish-Registers (Austria, Czech & Slovak Republics, Hungary, Slovenian Republic, Croatia, Galicia & Bukovina); guide for writing to archives and parishes at Austrian-Hungarian monarchy
Magyar News Online - employs this website to inform and enrich Hungarian -Americans and others regarding events, traditions, and cultural aspects of Hungarian-American life.
The Settlements of Hungary - Hungary - The Settlements, Regions, Counties and Sights of Hungary: Lodgings, Sights, Wellness, Spa, Travel Services, Business Travel, Programs.[site dropped; replaced by Cities, Towns and Villages in Hungary
Otto's Store and Deli - Otto's Hungarian Import Store and Deli; old maps of Hungary, Books, Dictionaries, Tapes, Videos, CD's and lots of food
Ungarndeutsche - Site provides much information on German settlement in Hungary; very little pertains to Western Hungary or the Burgenland region, but the Donau-Swabian migration is well covered; German or Hungarian; see also Hungarian place names - Hungarian place names by Megye (county) with German equivalents; Family names
WorldGenWeb, Hungary - Hungarian resources, surnames and queries; Hungarian Internet links
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LANGUAGE AIDS - TRANSLATORS, DICTIONARIES, etc.
Abbreviations Found in Genealogy
- multiple sites; see
~ ~ http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/abbrev.html
, ~ ~ http://www.genealogytips.com/appd/
Abacho - Search engine and translator [replaces former Intersearch Österreich]
Ahnenforschung - given first name equivalences in English, German, Latin, and Hungarian
Alte deutsche Handschriften - Samples of Old German handwritten scripts, example and explanation of Austrian parish book birth record; examples of German signatures
Archaic Medical Terms - list of multiple sites
Austrian Dialect Glossary - An Austrian to German Glossary
Character Codes - Umlauted Vowels and Symbols
Citing Your Sources - suggestions for formatting bibliographies and/or citing sources in your genealogy publications; examples of documentation guidelines for citing all types of printed or online works
Croatian language help site1
Croatian language help site2
Hungarian in Austria - an article by the Research Centre of Multilingualism discusses linguistic, geographic, economic, historic, educational, media, and other aspects of Hungarian language and life in the Burgenland;
see homepage and "List by Languages"
Latin Language - free online Latin dictionaries, including medieval Latin dictionary and trade terms; free translations
Meanings and origins of first names - an etymology (origin of words) and list of the most popular names.
Online German Lessons - dictionaries, German newsletter, many other links; also free online German lessons with audio clips
NAMES and MEANINGS - Dictionary of given names, their sources, and meanings; in German; see site1 and site2
Professions, occupations and illnesses - translated from German to English
Sprechen Sie Burgenländisch - this book is a collection of dialect words and expressions from all regions of Burgenland
Text to Speech Engine demo - online interactive demo of AT&T Natural Voices Text-to-Speech Engine; choose desired voice, language, enter text to be translated and hear it converted into speech; available in English, German, French, German.
Unit Conversions (all) - online conversions between different metrics, such as length, weight, temperature, time, physics, clothing sizes, currency; almost any value you can imagine.
CURRENCY CONVERTERS
Currency Conversions - complete tables (one day old) of all the world's currency exchange rates
Currency Converter - Xenon Labs - The Universal Currency Converter™
- conversion of up-to-the-minute currency values
Oanda Currency Converters - links to currency converters, cheat sheet for travelers, 7-day historical currency table, and interactive daily table; create your own wallet-size currency converter before your next trip; more than 175 countries
LANGUAGE CONVERTERS - DICTIONARIES, WORD LISTS
English-Hungarian Dictionary - MEK - dictionary database from Hungarian Electronic Library (Magyar Elektronikus Könyvtár -- MEK); important readme file (Hung./Eng.) and downloadable dictionary zip file available here
English-Hungarian Dictionary - Sztaki
Freelang Dictionaries - free, downloadable dictionaries in 68 languages, including Croatian, Czech, German, Hungarian, Latin, Serbian, Slovak, Ukranian, etc...
GenealogyRO Dictionaries - online (Latin to English, Hungarian to English) dictionaries that translate words and phrases, including diseases, used for genealogical investigation.
German-English Dictionary Online - dictionary from Travlang
German-English Online Dictionaries
Hianzisch Dictionary - Hianzisch-German-English Dictionary; useful for translating Hianzen folk songs
Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid - William Whitaker's online and downloadable Latin-English-Latin dictionary
LDS Research Helps A-Z - very helpful links, sorted by state or country; forms, research outlines, letter-writing guides, word lists; all sortable by place, title, subject, document type
Leo English-German Dictionary - enter either English or German word; extensive list of idioms and phrases
linguaDict - a free, onlinge English-German-English dictionary containing more than 2 million words, along with phrases and idioms
UMIZ - Databases - includes a German-Hungarian and Hungarian-German dictionary and a "MultiMediaBase" with a few short video (.mpg) files of local folk music and dancing by Hungarian groups from Burgenland.
Web of On-line Dictionaries - links to more than 500 on-line dictionaries, thesauri, vocabulary aids and indexes for more than 150 languages
LANGUAGE CONVERTERS - TRANSLATORS
AltaVista Translator - free online translator; word for word translation; translates a word, phrase, or paragraph(s); enter a URL to translate entire web pages; based on Paris-based SYSTRAN translator software (q.v.)
FreeTranslation.com - free, web-based rapid language translation service by Transparent Language
LDS Research Helps A-Z - very helpful links, sorted by state or country; forms, research outlines, letter-writing guides, word lists; all sortable by place, title, subject, document type
Language Translation - Translate a word, phrase, or web page; multiple languages
Parish Record Heading Translations - Hungarian and Latin translations for Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths (incl. Causes of Death), Occupations, plus links to more
Sample Letters - sample letters in various languages, including Croatian, English, German, Hungarian, Serbian to be sent to European churches for info on your families
Translation Team - free translation service via email by Genealogy.net for genealogy-related text only; limit 40 lines per email; fee charged for fax or mail (postal) service; available languages include CZEch, DUTch, ENGlish, FREnch, GERman, POLish; see also English version
Translating German - online German articles and resources; information, resources, and links for translating to and from German. Includes translators—software and real people.
Web Page Translator - multi-language translators of entire web pages -
AltaVista
MEASUREMENT CONVERTERS
English-Metric Conversion - convert in either direction
Old Bohemian Units of Measurement - (probably limited to use by historians, etc.) click on Genealogical Resources/Conversion Factors for some Old Bohemian Units; Bohemian (and Austrian) measurement conversions for linear, dry, liquid, volume, area
Old Units of Measurement - Tabelle zur Umsetzung von alten Maßen in heutige Einheiten - Translation table of old to contemporary units of measurement (with the addition of still valid measurements)
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MAP SITES ON THE INTERNET
A KULTÚR MARKET
- numerous Hungarian links, including
MAGYARORSZÁG TÉRKÉPEKEN (maps1) or
(maps2)
of all pre-1921 Hungarian counties (Megye), including
Moson(1) or
Moson(2),
Sopron(1) or
Sopron(2), and
Vas(1) or
Vas(2), the future Burgenland.
Austrian Map Online - online access to detailed official Austrian maps (scales of 1:50.000, 1:200.00 or 1:500.000). For best results, use high-speed connection and screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768; click on "START", enter village name under "Geographischer Name" (you can additionally select the Bundesland (province) from the "Suche in" menu), then press the enter-key. Possible targets are shown under "Suchergebnisse". Double click on the village name you think is the right one - details (exact geographic location) will be shown in a pop-up window; click on "Fenster schließen" (close window) or "Karte zeigen" (show map). See also same Austrian Maps on CD
Austrian Maps on CD - by BEV Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen(); good Eastern Austria/Burgenland maps; see BB Newsletter 86A for details
The Dual Monarchy, 1914 - 2 maps of Austro-Hungarian Empire with Administrative Divisions and Capitals
Expedia Maps - Enter village/city and country name anywhere in the world to display a map of the area selected; includes zoom capability; driving directions limited to US only
FEEFHS Map Room - Austro-Hungarian Empire maps, plus many other countries; printable maps that date back whem Burgenland was western Hungary
Gerger Bezirk Maps - by BB member Klaus Gerger; maps of various Burgenland districts with village names in 3 languages; householder lists; some files are downloadable
Global Gazetteer - find your ancestral village and obtain its latitude and longitude
Austro-Hungarian maps through the years; see also
Reference works
JewishGen ShtetlSeeker - excellent resource for locating villages in Eastern Europe using Mapquest
Map of Hungary 1914-1945 - displays border changes
Oddens Bookmarks - Utrecht Univ.; Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping
Old Military Maps redrawn 1:200,000 - redrawn Hungarian military maps; less detailed, but easier to read
Omni Resources - large interesting selection of maps; Topographic Quadrangle Map 1:50,000 (Item 64-1452); legend is in German but you can understand that they show cities, roads, bridges, churches, castles, etc. They also show smaller villages that are not on travel maps. From the homepage, go to the On-line Map Catalog. From there, go to International Maps. Select Austria. Scroll down to Austria Topographic Quadrangle Maps (catalog number of 16-1452). Check the Index Map for your area. Add the map number to the catalog number when ordering (email: custserv@omnimap.com).
Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia vármegyéi(1910) - excellent maps of the counties of the former Kingdom of Hungary as of 1910, including Vas, Sopron, Moson, and Vesprem; all village names in Hungarian only; large maps; require considerable computer resources
Topozone - USGS online topographical maps for the contiguous US; may include location of churches and cemeteries at the 1:25,000 scale; enter name of town desired and choose the correct one from the menu provided
Town and City Locator - Global gazetteer
Windisch Region - map of Windisch Region south of Jennersdorf
World Maps and Placename Index
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PASSENGER SHIP/IMMIGRATION INTERNET LINKS
Abacho - Search engine and translator [replaces former Intersearch Österreich]
Ancestor Search - from Ancestry.com; interactive directory of over 400 Genealogy Surname search engines for genealogy passenger lists
Bremen Passenger Lists 1920-1939 - all lists from 1875 - 1908 older than 3 years were destroyed due to lack of space in the Bremen Archives. With the exception of 3017 passenger lists for the years 1920 - 1939, all other lists were lost in World War II. These saved lists had been stowed away in a salt mine at Bernburg an der Saale in 1942 and are now available online.
Bremen Ship Passengers 1904-1914 - major port of departure for emigrants; information on passenger list microfilms
CIMO - Cimorelli Immigration Manifests Online - find a ship by name, date, port of arrival
Castle Garden Passenger Lists 1820-1892 - (work in progress) provides access to database of Port of New York passenger lists for immigrants passing through the Castle Garden immigration station prior to the opening of Ellis Island; basic searches are free, advanced searches available for a fee.
Ellis Island Database (EIDB) - American Family Immigration History Center at Ellis Island, NY; online access to data on passengers who came to America through Ellis Island and the Port of New York;
see also Searching Ellis Island Database in One Step - expanded method for searching the EIDB
Ellis Island - Stephen P Morse - One of the best sources for accessing Ellis Island records; use portal site developed by Steve Morse; especially use his white or gray form to search for arrival manifests; may need to establish an account with password (no charge) when you click to the Ellis Island site; many other genealogy links
Finding New York Passenger Arrival Records 1820-1957 - A comprehensive listing of finding aids for New York passenger lists: online indexes, microfilm, books and CD-ROM disks.
Finding Passenger Lists - Links for finding Passenger Lists from 1820 to the 1940s; arrivals at US ports from Europe; microfilm information
From Hamburg to Amerika - Trace Your Roots with Hamburg's Shipping Records.
Hamburg Link to Your Roots - data on port; passenger lists of people leaving through Hamburg; database of Hamburg Emigration Links;
for more info see
http://www.ballinstadt.de/en/index.php and
http://www.ballinstadt.de/en/meine_vorfahren/internet_passagierlisten.htm.
The Hamburg Passenger Lists covering the period 1850 to 1934 have been scanned and are now available online for ancestral research. You can find them at www.ancestry.com.
Immigrant Ships - you may find a description of your immigrant ancestor's passenger ship here
ISTG - Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild - volunteers are transcribing passenger lists; the work is ongoing, with more ports of arrival being added, and a new Resource Center is planned
KinShips - matted color prints of passenger ships, usually in color (for a fee - no endorsement implied)
Links to Ships and Immigration Centers
Passenger Lists on the Internet - links to sites containing passenger list data; also immigration-related links
Pier 21 Canada - Pier 21 National Historic Site was the immigration portal into Canada between 1928 and 1971; welcomed over a million immigrants, wartime evacuees, refugees, troops, war brides and their children.
Ship Passenger Lists - Hugh Reekie Indexes
Ships on Cyndi's List
Ships to USA - many passenger lists
Using Hamburg Passenger Lists
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RADIO AND MUSIC SOURCES
10,000 Volkslieder - links to Austrian, Croatian, German, Hungarian, etc. songs (online lyrics, many with music clips); composers, histories, notes, etc.; Silent Night in 93 languages
(also click here)
Accordion Man - Oberkrainer - dozens of enjoyable Midi files to play online using Real Audio; for Oberkrainer music click on the German and Oberkrainer Page, then on Oberkrainer Gold - select "Trompeten Echo" (Trumpet's Echo) or "Auf der Autobahn" (On The Highway)
Al Meixner Trio - Austrian music; ethnic polka & international CDs, cassettes, videos & music books
Burgenland Bunch Songbook - lyrics and words for many traditional Burgenland songs, including Amerikalied, the emigrants' song; melody and lyrics to this beautiful song about the emigrants from Burgenland to America; many different text and music versions are found in German-speaking countries like Germany, Poland, Austria, and more, dating back to the 18th century
Burgenländischer Blasmusikverband - Burgenland Wind Music Association
Der Brauch des Aperschnalzens - photos and description of the Aperschnalzen, ancient Austrian "whip-cracking" tradition
Deutsches Volksliederarchiv - Lieder deutscher Auswanderer nach Amerika
Die Steirischen Aufgeiger - downloadable mp3 files of a fiddle group from the Steiermark; homepage
Geheanzt und gefinnkelt - Online recording of Rudi Pietsch and his Heanzenquartett; concert given March 27, 2004 in the Konzerthaus in Vienna
Heimatsender Radio Herz - German Broadcast, Inc., Ontario, Canada; click on "Online Hören" and listen while you work.
KNUJ Polka Parade - for purchase; CDs and cassettes; "old time" German polka, waltz and schottische music; mail order site run by KNUJ radio in New Ulm, MN.
KUCKUCK
- information, pictures, and song lyrics about the legendary Austrian Kuckuck (cuckoo) birds;
songs/lyrics
~ site 2;
info/photos
~ site 1;
~ site 2;
~ site 3
Listen Live - Europe Live - European radio stations streaming live on the internet - replaces former link Live Radio on the Web
Musikverein Trachtenkapelle Mischendorf
ORF Landesstudio Burgenland - ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) public radio station in Burgenland; daily news (as text file); live daily news and music programs from Radio Burgenland
Orpheus - Portal to the world of music; provides access to all kinds of music in Austria
Radio Melodie - Deutsche Volksmusik den ganzen Tag; online German music all day; choose from Real Player, Windows Media Player, or WinAmp Player
Steirisches Volksliedwerk - Folk Music Society of the Steiermark in Graz; developing a site about Austrian folk music geared towards Austrian emigrants, their descendants, and anybody interested in Austrian culture; see also their homepage.
UMIZ - Databases - includes a German-Hungarian and Hungarian-German dictionary and a "MultiMediaBase" with a few short video (.mpg) files of local folk music and dancing by Hungarian groups from Burgenland.
Tschirgant Duo from Tirol - Downloadable and burnable mp3-files of the Tschirgant Duo from Tirol
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SEARCH ENGINES
AllTheWeb - by Fast Corporation; a really fast meta-search engine.
AltaVista Search Engine - search engine; many international links have option for language translation
AltaVista has several mirror sites for faster searching in your own language from within your own country.
~~~ AltaVista Australia
~~~ AltaVista Austria
~~~ AltaVista Canada
~~~ AltaVista Germany
~~~ AltaVista International
Austrian Electronic Mail Directory
AustroNaut / weltweite Suche
AustroSearch - A search engine for Austria-related topics; extensive Austrian online postcard section
Burgenland Bunch Archive Searches - Roots Web BB newsletter archives threaded search facility; see also
Index
Dogpile - performs searches of the Web, Usenet, FTP sites, etc. using more than a dozen search engines
Google - fast new search engine; search results reflect only those pages that contain all the words in your query
List of Search Engines - List of over 200 search engines of all types
MultiGen - search for your ancestor at multiple (approx. 9) resource sites at one time
Share Look Österreich
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Acknowledgments:
Graphics Design by
Michael Spahitz
, MJS Creations,
San Diego, CA
Burgenland Bunch URL Editor
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