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Peter Nagy, 12th January 2011
Section
A: Custom Google search form tailored to Slovak
genealogy (added
18 August 2011)
Section B: Slovak and Hungarian online resources' guide
There are various on-line resources which are very useful
for genealogy research, however many of them are available
only in Slovak or Hungarian language. The search forms of
various Slovak and Hungarian portals are under permanent
changes, but we will try to follow them and update the
unofficial users' guides in English. In addition to
translation of the pages to English we present also examples
of research strategies.This toolbox page was inspired by the Toolbox developed by Bill Tarkulich as a quick reference to high-value resources for Slovakia genealogy research in which he collected and described the most important online resources available in English language. The goal of this page is to facilitate the usage of databases published in other languages (Slovak and Hungarian).
We recommend to use the Google instant website translation tool which allows to see the web pages in English. It is necessary to use either the Goggle Chrome browser or to install the Google Toolbar plug-in.
| Search subject |
Database(s) |
Description |
Guides |
| Living individuals | Slovak white
pages |
Phone directory, residential and business phones, landlines, alternative landlines and cellular (mobile) | White pages guide,
Bill Tarkulich's phone book guide |
| Slovak land registry | The land registry records disclose the full name of the owner, his birth date and address. | Land registry guide | |
| Slovak small business register (individuals) | Register of about 400,000 self-employed individuals. It includes the names, type of business, address and other data. | Guide and hints | |
| Companies register | It includes the name of company, names and addresses of CEOs and shareholders, type of business, and other data. | Guide and hints | |
| Deceased individuals | Slovak cemetery portals |
There are more concurrent
cemetery portals enabling online grave search. |
Directory and guides |
| Holocaust |
Nation's Memory Institute | Names of liquidated or
aryanized Jewish firms and their owners, statistical
data |
Guide and hints |
| Surnames |
Frequency of surnames | Database of Slovak surnames and their frequencies in various locations as of 1995 | Dictionary guide |
| Tax census 1715
|
Possession inventory for the Feudal Estates in historical Hungary including present Slovakia | Detailed guide,
Bill Tarkulich's guide |
|
| Towns |
Database
of present and historical town names |
Online version of the Milan Majtán's gazetteer | Dictionary guide |
| Municipal statistics | The Slovak Statistical Office maintains the Urban and municipal statistics Information system. The Information system provides users with statistical information on every municipality and town of the Slovakia. | Statistics guide | |
| Dvorzsák Gazetteer | Scanned version of the Dvorzsák gazetteer from the year 1877. It includes the religious breakdown and location of the parish offices (rabbinates) | Dvorzsák Gazetteer, Bill Tarkulich's guide | |
| Slovak ZIP codes | Hints, how to find a ZIP code and what is the proper address format to be used for letters addressed to Slovakia | ZIP code guide Bill Tarkulich's postal code guide |
|
| Census 1910 | Statistical data of Slovak towns and villages according 1910 census including religious and ethnic breakdown provided by Forum Institute | Census Guide | |
| Geoportal | The most comprehensive Slovak
map portal operated by Surveying and
Cartographic Institute |
Geoportal guide |
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research services in Slovakia and former
Austria-Hungary
Revision date 24th February 2011
Revision date 24th February 2011