Search for Your (E)migrant Ancestors!

Hungarian emigrants at the turn of the 20th century   Before WWI, approximately 1.5 million Hungarian citizens emigrated to the “New World”, mainly to the United States of America. Unfortunately, the full reconstruction of the events is difficult due to the lack of sources. On the one hand, many people left the country without official

On the Trail of Hungarian Rooted Families

Family search in the National Archives of Hungary Time after time foreign visitors come to our archives, looking for their Hungarian rooted families. With this post we would like to give some tricks and tips for all those, who are interested in local- and family history – where they can begin, or which direction they