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| | In the Eastern European courses you have worked through, you have learned about researching this large geographic area as a wholemainly, the similarities that virtually every researcher of Eastern European ancestors will encounter, as well as some of the distinct characteristics of individual countries or ethnic groups. In this course, you will start learning more about the contrasts that lead to differentiations within ethnic Eastern European research depending upon the time period and geographic place. Through studying the key dates and concepts critical to the Austrian, German, and Russian Empires, you will gain a better understanding of how these three Empires shaped Eastern Europe, and impacted the lives and decisions of your ancestors.
Course Content
Module 1
Eastern European History - Part 1
Introduction
The Ottoman Empire
Turkish Invasions & Occupations
Battle of Mohacs
Early Holy Roman Empire
Protestant Reformation
Dating the Reformation
Thirty Years War
Edict of Restitution
Outcomes of the Thirty Years War
Thirty Years War Quick Summary
Later Power Shifts
Polands Three Partitions
Prussian Partition (German Poland)
Russian Partition
Austrian Partition (Galicia)
Timeline - Polish History
Summary
Recommended Resources
Module 2
Eastern European History - Part 2
Introduction
Napoleon
Timeline - Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars Important for Genealogy
Council of Trent
Congress of Vienna
War in Eastern Europe
Timeline - Wars
Second Siege of Vienna
Resettlement of Turkish-Occupied Hungary
Creation of Austria-Hungary / Compromise of 1867
World War I and Aftermath
World War II and the Aftermath
Twentieth-Century Wartime Records
Summary
Recommended Resources
Module 3
Austria
Introduction
Timeline - Austrian Empire
The Magyars
Austria-Hungary
Impact on Genealogy
Austrian Records
Hungarian Records
Other Government Records
Summary
Recommended Resources
Module 4
The German Empire
Introduction
German Microstates
Turmoil and Unification
Timeline - German Empire
Prussia (Preussen)
Research Guidance by Province
Breakdown by Province
Summary
Recommended Resources
Module 5
The Russian Empire
Introduction
Borders, Administrative/Political Divisions & Subdivisions
Timeline - Russia
Jurisdictions for Record Keeping
Russia Genealogy Sources (Brief Overview)
Metrical Books or Parish Registers
Types of Parish Records
Revision Lists & Family Lists
Census, Conscription Lists & Lineage Books
Historical Information for Understanding Genealogical Records
Accessing the Records
Summary
Recommended Resources
Module 6
Putting It All Together
Introduction
Reviewing Genealogy Sources
Clues to Town/Village of Origin
Home Sources
Church Records
Cemetery Records/Tombstones
Passenger Lists
Naturalization Records
Declaration of Intention
Petition for Naturalization
Certificate of Naturalization
Naturalization Deposition
Emigration Records
Fraternal Organization Records
Newspapers
Other Sources
Published & Unpublished Compilations
Town & County Histories
Sources for Town of Origin
Impact of Historical Events on Particular Records
Calendars
Summary
Recommended Resources
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