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LECTURE SUMMARY: Introduction to Family History Research in Austria

Level: All
Duration: 90 minutes

Although a smaller percentage of Americans trace their ancestry back to Austria, this nation offers a wealth of family history research sources. Thanks to the Catholic Church and a government that essentially invented bureaucracy, records on individual and family history abound. However, due to the lack of centralized archives and microfilming operations, pursuing ancestors here can be challenging. This presentation centers on what the researcher can do to locate and gain access to records in Austria.