1: Research
2: Census and Civil Registration
3: Archives and Libraries
4: Church Records
5: Maps and Gazetteers
6: Newspapers
7: Geo/Culture/History
8: Get Help
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Goal 1: Learn about Romanian research.
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ALearn about Romanian genealogy.
- FamilySearch: Learn the basics of Romanian research in these articles.
FS—Wiki: Romania Research
FS—Starting Your Romanian Research - Tips: Here are some tips for getting started with Romanian research.
Researching Romanian Family History: Getting Started—3:03 - 2015
A Beginner's Guide to Romanian Genealogy—48:01 - 2024
- Learn more about Romanian research.
FS—Romanian Genealogical Research—4 pgs.
- Here are tips for doing genealogy searches in Romania.
Romania Genealogy Searches - Resources: Explore Romania Genealogy Resources on the FEEFHS site.
- Correspondence: Use this guide for corresponding with Romanian organizations about genealogy resources.
FS—Romania Letter Writing Guide - Immigration: Learn about Romania emigration and immigration in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Romania Emigration and Immigration
- Learn about immigration history and demographics in this Wikipedia article.
Wikipedia: Romanian Americans
Records
- Record Finder: Use the Romania Record Finder to understand record types for research.
FS—Wiki: Romania Record Finder - Forebears.io: Explore the
Forebears.io site for research records.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for research resources. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
BLearn about Romanian language, genealogy terms, and surnames.
- Terms: Learn about Romanian grammar and common genealogy terms in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Romanian Language - Word List: Use this Romanian word list to help you in your research.
FS—Wiki: Romanian Genealogical Word List - Surnames: Search the Geneanet site for Romanian surnames.
- Explore surname distribution (a map where certain surnames are prevalent) in Romania.
