Introduction To Researching Your East European Ancestors
In my presentation I will cover a historical overview of Eastern Europe, and how it morphed through divisions and border changes, from wars and battles into the countries that we have in today’s world. I cover the majority of countries and will share the impacts of the various cultures that share the borders of this magnificent area. I will guide people through various research resources, how to plan research and address potential challenges and solutions for this type of genealogical research. I will look at topics like, what is in a name, naming traditions, languages, the various handwriting styles as well as the various types of records and that can be located. I will also supply a list of websites and databases that hold a huge amount of information for this region.
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Eva Kujawa
- Born in South Africa from German immigrant parents, she has always been interested in her Ancestors. ​
-  Specializing in German, South African, and Eastern European Genealogy with 30 years of research and learning in Genealogy.​
-  She has completed various courses for her Professional Certificate in Genealogical Studies – Eastern European and German Records, Paleography, Analysis and Skills, Methodology, Genetics and DNA, through the National Institute for Genealogical Studies and hopes to finish by the end of the year. Eva continues to increase her knowledge basis through learning.​
- She is currently a member of: The Ontario Genealogical Society, Germanic Genealogy Society, Foundation for East European Family History Studies; East European Genealogical Society INC to mention a few.​​
- She has presented at the Oakville Public Library and received great feedback. She has also been accepted to speak at the One Family One Tree next year on one of three topics – Eastern Europe, Germany, or South Africa. ​
