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Hey guys!
I seem to have had some (fairly recent) ancestors of German heritage who lived in the town of Szivac in the first half of the century, having immigrated to the area sometime in the early history of Germans being transplanted into the region. I was wondering how I should go about getting more information on them. Since as far as I'm aware they were mostly Protestan they are most likely not in the Catholic records. What's the best course of action?
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Gabor
Posted : 27/01/2015 7:35 pm
You should check if the records are available via LDS microfilms. Due to many ethnic Germans in that area having a lot of mixed faith marriages you could also provide a few names and birth years for people born prior to 1922., and I will check if they pop up in the Catholic records that are available.
Other than that, you have to contact the archive in Serbia that holds the original church records or hire a local researcher - nothing is available online other than a few summary Protestant parishes annual yearooks. there is information if your ancestors owned their own business or a shop, were teachers or members of clergy, civil servants.
Posted : 31/01/2015 9:09 pm