Slovakia Genealogy Research Using the Wiki - Video Series


 * Click on this illustrated version of this process if you need more help.

To find digitized records in FamilySearch Historical Records:
Records added since 2015 might appear in the FamilySearch Catalog, but not in the FamilySearch Historical Records list.

To find digitized records through the FamilySearch Catalog
Many church records were microfilmed. Currently, these microfilms are being digitized, and plans are to complete that project by 2020. Some records will go directly to digitized form, skipping the microfilming step. Check back occasionally to see if your records have become available.

a. Find your village in the Genealogy Slovakia online gazetteer.
At the bottom of the left sidebar, find the names of the town for the parish of each religion that served that village. If a religion is listed in capital letters without a town name, the village is a larger town with its own church.

b. Find the town of that parish.

 * Use the Wikipedia list of municipalities and towns in Slovakia. This will use the Slovakia form of the name, giving the Hungarian spelling in the notes.
 * OR use the Slovakia Church and Synagogue Books, Place Names Table.' This is alphabetical by the Hungarian  form of the name.

c. Locate your town on the list and click on the link. Find the name of the "District"' for that town.
===d. Click on the FamilySearch Catalog for Slovakia. Open the "Paces in Slovakia" list by clicking on the blue link.===

g. Choose the correct event and time period for your ancestor.
===h. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the microfilm listed for the record. . The magnifying glass indicates that the microfilm is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the microfilm.===