[Cz-L] Re: Records in the Czernowitz archives

> I think that there must be (perhaps at the Town Hall) a list of
> taxpayers
> including addresses. It is possible that it can help us with our
> genealogy research.
 
> Dear Czernowitzers,
> Can anyone advise me where I can get data and info about my Bukowina
> ancestry
> Are there archives or books with BMD available?

Some list members recently asked about available BMD and other records in
Czernowitz. According to the Routes to Roots Foundation web site (cut and
paste the following URL, which may span two or more lines in your mail reader:
http://www.rtrfoundation.org/srchresults2.asp?rbSearchBy=ExactMatch&txtTown=czernowitz&Town_Submit.x=51&Town_Submit.y=7&Town_Submit=Search&Town3=CHERNOVTSY&REGION=CHERNOVTSY
), the State Archives of the Chernovtsy Oblast, in Czernowitz, has BMD records
for most of 1841-1930, census/lists of inhabitants for 1883-1896, voter lists
for some of the years 1901-1908, Jewish community/Kahal records for 1780-1944
(!), and many other kinds of records. The LDS Church is actively microfilming
these records, I believe, after the completion of which project the records
will be available at any LDS Family History Center, but that won't be done for
years. Meanwhile, some members of this list have had succes in obtaining
records at the archives by hiring a local researcher (I hope to have such
success myself, sometime soon).

I'm not aware that anyone has had success obtaining newer records from the
civil registration office (ZAGS archive) in Czernowitz for anyone other than
their close family. According to the RTR Foundation web site, "Public access
to ZAGS documents is regulated by law, which prohibits on-site access and
research by individuals looking for multiple records for genealogical
purposes" (http://www.rtrfoundation.org/archdta6.html).

Mark Heckman
Davis, California, USA
    
Received on 2006-10-18 14:13:54