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The following Burgenland and genealogy-related internet links have been submitted by members of the Burgenland Bunch (BB) Genealogy Group and are provided for use by anyone interested in Burgenland research. You may forward any additions or comments to the BB URL Editor (Alan Varga).
CHANGES FOR
NEW LINKSResearch supplements/Maps
!!Eötvös Loránd University/Institute of Cartography and Geoinformatics - Map pages;
Media/Online
Schnappen Online Magazine - Reports about cultural events and projects, free tickets, and event dates for happenings in Burgenland, Lower Austria, Vienna and Hungary (German only)
BROKEN LINKS, REMOVALS AND INSECURE LINKS
Reasonable attempts have been made to ensure we have no broken links. However, due to the volume of genealogical material available, we will delete broken links and links to websites which no longer offer something of genealogical or Burgenland-regional interest.
A new category of links to consider is when one of the following situations occurs:
- a website does not properly maintain its registration
- a website does not renew its registration and is open for repurchase
- a website does not provide a secure https URL
Such URL's will now be indicated with two exclamation marks. (!!)
Broken linksActa Publica - digitized church books of some parts of the current-day Czech Republic and some parts of current-day Lower Austria.
English-Hungarian Dictionary - Sztaki
Diocese of Pittsburgh - Diocesan Archives and Records Center, Pittsburgh, PA, including links to all parishes in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, and all dioceses in the state of Pennsylvania.
The Game Ancestry - Game online family history
Lehigh Valley, PA Cemeteries - Photo documentation of Cemeteries in the Lehigh Valley area (Lehigh and Northampton Counties)of Pennsylvania.
Historical Text Archive (1) - Austro-Hungarian maps dating from 400-1920 AD (not very detailed); coats of arms, history, national anthem, songs, costumes
Historical Text Archive (2) - menu scaled back to use Search for historical articles, books, documents, photographs, and web sites
KNUJ Polka Parade - for purchase; CDs and cassettes; "old time" German polka, waltz and schottische music; mail order site formerly run by KNUJ radio in New Ulm, MN.
The Dual Monarchy, 1914- maps of Austro-Hungarian Empire with Administrative Divisions and Capitals
Map of Hungary 1914-1945 - displays border changes
AnyWho - product of AT&T Labs; telephone number database search, including Reverse Lookup
ZeitSprünge - brief histories of some Burgenland villages, along with then/now photo comparisons, to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Burgenland
BVZ.AT Burgenland Edition - Austrian online newspaper with local news
Hello Austria, Hello Vienna - Austria's International Television Magazine
Magyar News Online - informs and enriches Hungarian-Americans and others regarding events, traditions, and cultural aspects of Hungarian-American life.
Austrian Telephone Directory - The complete online Austrian telephone directory
Heimatsender Radio Herz Club - live German radio broadcast from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ultimate White Pages - US only - multiple search engines for white pages, yellow pages, and email directories; trip planner; several interactive map search engines; reverse telephone number lookups which include access to the requested subject plus all neighbors on same street
UMIZ - Databases - includes a German-Hungarian and Hungarian-German dictionary and a "MultiMediaBase" with a few short video (.mpg) files of local folk music and dancing by Hungarian groups from Burgenland.
Hungarian in Austria - an article by the Research Centre of Multilingualism discusses linguistic, geographic, economic, historic, educational, media, and other aspects of Hungarian language and life in the Burgenland
Removals
This site is being removed because it no longer applies specifically to Burgenland
Volksbildungswerk - formerly dedicated to cultural education about Burgenland; may have had past issues of Burgenland quarterly newsletters
Insecure links
THESE SITES ARE BEING REMOVED BECAUSE THEY TRIGGERED BROWSER OR ANTIVIRUS WARNINGS
GenealogyRO Dictionaries (incorrect certificate) - online (Latin to English, Hungarian to English) dictionaries that translate words and phrases, including diseases, used for genealogical investigation.
World Flag Database (outdated insecure technology) - choose any country for good images and details of its current flag(s); includes Burgenland and other Austrian provinces
Research-main
Genteam, including IHFF Gazetteer (requires login) includes records for over 70,000 locations in Austria, the Czech Republic and the Slovenian Republic; lists both former and present names; provides respective parishes and dioceses or archives holding these records.Austria records
Acta Publica - digitized church books of some parts of the current-day Czech Republic and some parts of current-day Lower Austria, including some scanned indices. Click on the magnifier at the top left to get to the search site. You can search on either the region (in the first field) or the name of the village (in the second field).Alte deutsche Handschriften - Samples of Old German handwritten scripts, example and explanation of Austrian parish book birth record; examples of German signatures
German Script Letter - Old Style "Kurrent" letters
Austrian Genealogy - History and Geography - includes cross-reference of placenames, maps
Austrian Lutheran Church - includes, among other things, addresses of all parishes (requires free membership)
Austria Military Records Wiki - provided by FamilySearch.org
Austrian National Library - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
German Soldiers' War Graves - provides a method for locating the graves of many World War soldiers; for more information, see article by Robert Lipprandt published in Missing Links genealogy newsletter - Vol. 5, No. 31,
Guide for Locating Austro-Hungarian Military Records - different areas of the empire across three major time periods (pre-1867, 1867-1918, post-1918)
Hamburg Passenger Lists - 1850 to 1934 - these records have been scanned and are now available online for ancestral research at Ancestry.
Hamburg Passenger Departure Lists 1850-1934 - note these are departure, not arrival lists.
IHFF Gazetteer - over 70.000 locations in Austria, the Czech Republic and the Slovenian Republic; lists both former and present names; provides respective parishes and dioceses or archives holding these records.
IHFF Genealogie Gesellschaft mbH - Institute for Historical Family Research, 1190 WIEN, Pantzergasse 30/8, Austria; Genealogical research in the lands of the former Austro-Hungarian Monarchy; Guide to Archives and Parish-Registers (Austria, Czech & Slovak Republics, Hungary, Slovenian Republic, Croatia, Galicia & Bukovina); guide for writing to archives and parishes at Austrian-Hungarian monarchy
JewishGen - main internet site for researchers of Jewish genealogy; databases for family names and online village maps; extensive online genealogy source for searching 'the Pale' of villages located in the former Russian Poland; links to member online discussion groups and mailing lists covering Galicia, Hungary, Poland, Belarus, etc.
~ Austria-Czech Genealogy - contains a Beginner's Guide to Austrian-Jewish Genealogy
Latter-day Saints - Austria - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Austria (Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage); links to Latter-day Saints Family History Libraries and genealogy.
Matricula Church Registers Online - digitized church books of current-day Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Vienna. The number of books is steadily increasing. Some are surprisingly easy to read. If available, indices were also scanned and published. Only data which is older than a hundred years can be viewed.
Military Uniform Insignias of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy 1867-1918 - illustrations of uniform insignias for various military branches
The Österreichische Jüdische Museum has published the BMD indices from Eisenstadt (Kismarton) after 1895
~ birth index 1895-1918
~ marriage index 1895-1938
~ death index 1895-1938
Österreichisches Staatsarchiv - Austrian State Archives; see also
~ Kriegsarchiv Wien - Sources or Genealogical Research at the Austrian War Archives in Vienna
~ Tips for Researchers - PDF download that lists range of available documents.
War Archives Austrian State Archives, Vienna; military records; about 40 linear km. (c. 25 mi.) of records (more than 240,000 archival units, more than 416,000 maps and plans, about 300,000 pictures); check here before you visit; see also Das Kriegsarchiv Wien und seine genealogischen Quellen
Burgenland records
The Best of Humboldt - useful site for those researching villages of Wallern, Apetlon, Illmitz, Pamhagen, and surrounding area; Humboldt is one of the Saskatchewan pockets of BurgenlandersBurgenland Bunch
Burgenland Bunch Home Page
Burgenland Bunch Archive Searches - Roots Web BB newsletter archives threaded search facility; see also Index
~ BB Members
~ BB Surnames
~ BB District Maps of Burgenland - maps of all Burgenland districts and their neighboring regions with village names in 3 languages (Austrian-German, Hungarian and Croatian or Slovenian). All maps are downloadable in TIF format for printing.
~ BB House Lists - Burgenland (Güssing area) village house lists. All names of house owners in the Güssing district from 1858; search utility (5500 names in villages).
~ Burgenland Bunch Events - Provides pictues and text about past and pending Burgenland-related events
Exiled, Remembrance and Memory - searchable database containing details of over 1000 (of the approx. 4000 Jews living in the Burgenland in 1938 who were murdered in the Shoah. Records include the communities of Eisenstadt, Mattersburg, Kaisersdorf, Kobersdorf, Rechnitz, Lackenbach, Stadtschlaining, Grosspetersdorf, Oberwart, Wiessen, Frauenkirchen, and others. Available in case-sensitive English and German. Towns and names must begin with a Capital letter.
Gen Team Database (* requires login)
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~ New: Jewish Registers in the Burgenland, Austria
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~ Register Indices from Lower and Upper Austria, Burgenland, Bohemia and Moravia - approximately 125,000 new entries
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~ The beginning of recording church registers of the two capitals Linz und Graz
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~ Military: Casualty lists 1914-1919 Austria-Hungary (in progress)
~~~ In the Casualty Lists you will find the wounded, prisoners of war, and the fallen from all member countries of the Habsburg Monarchy.
In total, there will be approximately 3 to 3,5 million entries. You will find offices, one-year volunteers, and, naturally, the whole gang with all confessions, this, also Jewish, Muslim and Protestant soldiers.
~Index of Catholic registers from Burgenland - Stoob
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~Index of Catholic registers from Burgenland - Pilgersdorf
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~Indices of Catholic registers from Burgenland (Dörfl, Oberloisdorf, Steinberg, Unterrabnitz, Wimpassing an der Leitha)
Houselist for Oberdorf im Burgenland 1858 - a Geni.com houselist researched by Patrick Kovacs
Szentpéterfa Genealogy Archives - under development by BB Members John Lavendoski and Steve Geosits; some genealogical info relating to Szentpéterfa and the surrounding Austrian villages of Eberau, Edlitz, Harmisch, Kroatisch Ehrensdorf, Kulm, St. Kathrein, and Winten; photos, family histories and research data. (*The site is password-protected to preserve privacy - free registration.) See BB Newsletter No. 156A for more info.
Szentpéterfa Church Records - Parents List from 1895 to 1913
- contact BB Members Frank Teklits or John Lavendoski for more information
Szentpéterfa Genealogical Pages - under development by BB Members John Lavendoski and Steve Geosits; some genealogical info relating to Szentpéterfa and the surrounding Austrian villages of Eberau, Edlitz, Harmisch, Kroatisch Ehrensdorf, Kulm, St. Kathrein, and Winten; photos, family histories and research data; site is password-protected to preserve privacy - free registration. See BB Newsletter No. 156A for more info.
Hungary records
Bogardi's Hungarian Genealogy Links - Janos Bogardi's links to Hungarian history, maps, dictionaries, emigration, translation services, sample letters, and more; for list of villages by county (megye) based on Hungarian national census of 1880 see 1882 Gazetteer of HungaryCities, Towns and Villages in Hungary - A through M - includes Gyor, Moson, Sopron counties.
Cities, Towns and Villages in Hungary - N through Z - includes Vas, Veszprem counties.
Hungarian National Archives - good information site for BBunchers looking for Hungarian records; microfilm of church register records to 1895, including Jewish records; guide to genealogy research in Hungary; many others links
Hungarian Place-names - Hungarian only
Hungarian place names - Hungarian place names by Megye (county) with German equivalents (use Search, site has been reorganized and is no longer being maintained
Hungarian Surnames Search - mentioned in BB Newsletter No. 222;
also see Janos Bogardi's home page, with links to Radix's extensive Hungarian resources
Hungarian Village Finder and Gazetteer - complete atlas and index includes more than 35,000 place names for villages, settlements, towns, and cities in the former Kingdom of Hungary
JewishGen Hungary Database search form - for searching 14 component databases with have more than 1.2 million entries, referring to individuals living in the current and former territory of Hungary — this includes present Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, northern Serbia, northwestern Romania, and Sub-Carpathian Ukraine. (powered by Ancestry.com)
United States/Canada
CanadaNational Archives of Canada - homepage, and available services, including Canadian Burgenland Immigration Records; ArchiviaNet (On-line Research Tool - Databases); Immigration Records (1925 to 1935) which includes Burgenlanders to Canada.
Library and Archives Canada - Canada's national collection of books, historical documents, government records, photos, films, maps, music...and more; includes Canadian Burgenland Immigration Records; ArchiviaNet (On-line Research Tool - Databases); Immigration Records (1925 to 1935) which includes Burgenlanders to Canada. See also . . .
~ The Public - Library and Archives Canada (LAC) provides services to members of the public who wish to consult the documents of its collection or order photocopies and reproductions.
Illinois
Chicago Tribune Obituaries - a Print option is not available, so printing as a PDF formats incorrectly; alternatively save as a screen print
Minnesota
Minnesota Historical Society Newspaper Collection - microfilms and online digital databases of historical publications from across the state; part of the National Digital Newspaper Program
Oklahoma
A new website,OK2Explore, opened , where users can search vital records as well as purchase copies. This initiative allows genealogists and other historians to view Oklahoma birth records occurring more than 20 years ago and death records occurring more than five years ago.
Pennsylvania
AccessPA - automated library services in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In the fall of 1997 there were 1,425 school, public, academic and special libraries on the database, containing over 23 million holdings with over 3.3 million unique records; confusing if you don't have a library account in Pennsylvania, but may be very useful for PA residents. Try searching for the name of a newspaper, then contact your library to find out if microfilms are available through interlibrary loan.
Diocese of Pittsburgh - Diocesan Archives and Records Center, Pittsburgh, PA, including links to all parishes in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, and all dioceses in the state of Pennsylvania.
Repositories by county, courtesy of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania:
Lehigh County Historical Society - Allentown, Pennsylvania; lists the Collections held, such as church records, genealogies, newspapers, etc.; see also Moravian Historical Society
Morning Call Newspaper - Allentown, PA Morning Call newspaper for Lehigh Valley area; click on Archives for searchable database of birth, marriage, death, and general articles since 1984
Morning Call Obituary Index at Allentown Public Library - The Morning Call Obituary Index: 1895-1983 in downloadable spreadsheets from the Allentown Public Library containing names of Lehigh Valley residents, whose obituaries appeared in the The Morning Call. Once you find a name, you may order a copy through the library's reference desk.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Home Page
Ancestry.com Pennsylvania project
Pittsburgh Cemetery Records (668,000)
St. Louis, MO Area
Madison County Illinois DB of Immigration & Naturalization Documents, 1850-1959 - St. Louis, MO area; covers Certificates of Arrival and Naturalization, Citizenship Petitions in various statuses, etc.
Obituary Index--St. Louis Public Library - The records in the database are drawn from death notices, burial permits, and obituaries published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from 1880 to 1930, 1942 to 1945,
1960 to 1970, and 1992 to 2014. Search by last name, first name, and year of birth or death.
Death Index--St. Louis County Library - Drawn from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat and its predecessors, this index currently covers 1860 to 1861, 1880, 1881, and 1883.
More years are being added as indexing is completed. Email the History & Genealogy librarian to request a copy of an article.
Wisconsin
A new statewide database allows Wisconsin residents to more easily obtain birth, death, marriage and divorce records regardless of the county in which the event occurred, so long as the event occurred in Wisconsin, according to a news release from the Rock County Register of Deeds Office dated .
Ellis Island
Ellis Island Database (EIDB) - American Family Immigration History Center at Ellis Island, NY; online access to data on passengers who came to America through Ellis Island and the Port of New York; see also Searching Ellis Island Database in One Step - expanded method for searching the EIDB
Ellis Island - Stephen P Morse - One of the best sources for accessing Ellis Island records; use portal site developed by Steve Morse; especially use his gold or white form (scroll down) to search for arrival manifests; may need to establish an account with password (no charge) when you click to the Ellis Island site; many other genealogy links
NARA - National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC
~~ NARA Home Page
~~ ~~ NARA Genealogy Page
~~ 1930 Census - information on how to search the 1930 U.S. Federal Population Census
~~ 1940 Census - information on upcoming release in year 2012 of 1940 U.S. Federal Population Census
Social Security (U.S.)
SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX is accessible at no charge on a number of Web sites. These SSDI sites provide data in different formats. Compare them for best results. All require a free account to view the results.
~~ SSDI at Ancestry - Ancestry's Social Security Death Index search online
US Newspapers Program - The United States Newspaper Program links you to hundreds of online newspapers, some of which have put back issues up to 200 years old online; excellent for births, marriages and deaths; visit the web site for your state and see what is available
Other
NUCMC - NATIONAL UNION CATALOG OF MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS; a MUST website for researchers; catalogs items (originals, copies of letters, diaries, accounts, logbooks, drafts and near-print materials) found in the Library of Congress and other libraries in North America; you MUST read instructions in order to access full genealogical potential of this site
VitalChek - info on where to obtain vital records for all 50 US states, US Territories, Canada, Mexico, UK, American Citizens Born Abroad, etc.
Where to write for vital records - How to Obtain Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce Certificates; Addresses and guidelines for contacting each U.S. state or territory for vital records and documents
General
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Salt Lake City, Utah; information on the Family History Centers and genealogy resources available for our use; web site is available in multiple languages--- Family Search - Online Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Family Search database; provides links to the Latter-day Saints Ancestral File and the IGI
--- Family Search Burgenland Microfilm Collection - film numbers for specific Burgenland villages
--- Family Search Family History Center Locator - quick link to find the (U.S.) center nearest you
--- Family Search Family History Library Catalog - (links to microfilms, etc.), your local Family History Centers, and more; search for Family Search catalog entries by place (locality), surname, author, call number, film number
Genealogics.org - Leo van de Pas, an Australian genealogist, has made his massive database, containing more than 400,000 persons available online; each entry is documented; contains some medieval genealogy sites
Research supplements
Background information - Austria
Austrian Austria Web Links Directory - The aim of the site is to provide useful resources for non-German speakers about Austria, Austrians and the Austrian web. This directory contains links pointing directly to the English versions of sites hosted under the .at domain, and other web sites dealing with topics related to Austria and Austrians.Austria - Infoplease - Click on "Austria" for geography, maps, flag, official national name, current ruler, area, population, capital, largest cities, languages, ethnicity/race, religion, literacy rate, economy, government, history.
Austrian "Aussenministerium" (State Department) - Many interesting links to information on Austria; German and English
Austrian Embassy U.S. Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C.; free online email or hard copy subscriptions to their Austrian Information bi-monthly publication are available here. Click on the red and white magazine cover on the right of the screen for access to the current issue. Also, check the Archives for the Jan-Feb-2009 issue for an article on Burgenland and the Burgenland Bunch. The Mar-Apr-2009 issue features the AACS Austrian Ball, and the beautiful AACS Austrian Nationality Room in the Cathedral of Learning at the Univ. of Pittsburgh, containing many appointments of the Haydnsaal in Schloss Esterházy in Eisenstadt.
Entwicklung der Staatsbürgerschaft in Österreich Evolution of Citizenship in Austria (German)
Österreichische Staatsbürgerschaft Austrian Citizenship (Wikipedia, German only)
TIScover Österreich - links to the Austrian provinces (use one of the Selection lists toward the middle)
Background information - Burgenland
Burgenland by Wikipedia - good overview and history of the Burgenland.Burgenland Croatians - history, timeline, map showing Croatian settlements in Burgenland by dialect, links, and more; multi-language (including English) versions available for many "News - Service" articles
Burgenländisch-Ungarischer Kulturverein - Ethnic Hungarians living in Burgenland
Croatia - Infoplease - Click on "Croatia" for geography, maps, flag, official national name, current ruler, area, population, capital, largest cities, languages, ethnicity/race, religion, literacy rate, economy, government, history.
Diözese Eisenstadt - Roman Catholic Diocese of Eisenstadt; news section; no reference to archives
Independent Burgenländer Associations - Burgenlaendische Gemeinschaft's list of locations of Burgenländer Associations in New York, Chicago, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Canada, and the Internet, etc.
Genealogical societies
Burgenländische GemeinschaftBurgenländische Gemeinschaft Home Page - news about what is happening in Burgenland and to Burgenländers all over the world
~ Regional Representatives of the BG - names and addresses of Burgenlaendische Gemeinschaft representatives around the world.
~ BG Internet Store - you can send a US check or use PayPal - YOU CAN ALSO SECURE A BG MEMBERSHIP AT THE SAME PLACE.
FEEFHS - Federation of East European Family History Societies
IHFF Genealogie Gesellschaft mbH - Institute for Historical Family Research, 1190 WIEN, Pantzergasse 30/8, Austria; genealogical research in the lands of the former Austro-Hungarian Monarchy; guide to archives and parish registers (Austria, Czech & Slovak Republics, Hungary, Slovenian Republic, Croatia, Galicia & Bukovina); guide for writing to archives and parishes at Austrian-Hungarian monarchy
National Genealogical Society - National Genealogical Society, Arlington, VA
Genealogy websites
Ancestry.com - World's #1 online genealogy libraryCyndi's Genealogy Site - Cyndi Howell's award-winning genealogy site; thousands of links, categorized and cross-referenced; web-site builder instructions
~ Free Lookups - lookups and free searches by volunteers
GenWeb family of websites
Austria GenWeb - WorldGenWeb Project Austrian Homepage
Croatia GenWeb - WorldGenWeb Croatian genealogy sites
East Europe GenWeb - Eastern European WorldGenWeb project
Hungary GenWeb - World GenWeb Hungarian genealogy sites
USGenWebUS GenWeb Project Surnames and queries can be posted in any county of the U.S.; good place to learn of local resources and history at the county level
WorldGenWeb - World GenWeb Project Homepage - access to all countries' GenWeb sites
RootsWeb - premier genealogical service; all your family names should be listed on Roots Web
--- RootsWeb - Guide to Tracing Your Family Tree - Guide designed with the beginning genealogist and new RootsWeb user in mind
--- RootsWeb WorldConnect Project - RootsWeb users have uploaded more than 6.2 million names of their ancestors to the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project; online search facility; new GEDCOMs uploaded at the rate of one million names per week
Language Aids - Dictionaries, Translators, etc.
Abbreviations Found in Genealogy - multiple sites; seehttps://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/abbrev.html,
Austrian Dialect Glossary - An Austrian to German Glossary
bab.la - several language conversions, including pronunciation, as well as professional translation by certified translators
Character Codes - Umlauted Vowels and Symbols
Croatian language help site
Dict.cc online dictionary - new, excellent translation site with several choices of meanings for the input word; bi-directional between English and Croatian, German and Hungarian
Freelang Dictionaries - free, downloadable dictionaries in 68 languages, including Croatian, Czech, German, Hungarian, Latin, Serbian, Slovak, Ukranian, etc...
German-English Dictionary Online - dictionary from Travlang
Hianzisch Dictionary - Hianzisch-German-English Dictionary; useful for translating Hianzen folk songs
Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid - William Whitaker's online and downloadable Latin-English-Latin dictionary
Latin Language and Script - examples of Latin from different periods (including church records) and with different styles of script that might be encountered in manuscripts with genealogical content
Leo English-German Dictionary - enter either English or German word; extensive list of idioms and phrases with audio pronunciation
Meanings and origins of first names - an etymology (origin of words) and list of the most popular names.
Online German Lessons - dictionaries, German newsletter, many other links; also free online German lessons with audio clips
UMIZ - Databases - includes a German-Hungarian and Hungarian-German dictionary and a "MultiMediaBase" with a few short video (.mpg) files of local folk music and dancing by Hungarian groups from Burgenland.
Libraries
Commonwealth Libraries - Pennsylvania - State Library of Pennsylvania; source of old newspapers, publications, etc.Library of Congress - U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, DC; online search;
~ Newspaper Holdings - Catalogs of Newspaper Holdings on the Internet
Maps
Austrian Map Online - online access to detailed official Austrian maps (scales of 1:50.000, 1:200.00 or 1:500.000). For best results, use high-speed connection and screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768; click on "START", enter village name under "Geographischer Name" (you can additionally select the Bundesland (province) from the "Suche in" menu), then press the enter-key. Possible targets are shown under "Suchergebnisse". Double click on the village name you think is the right one - details (exact geographic location) will be shown in a pop-up window; click on "Fenster schließen" (close window) or "Karte zeigen" (show map).Austrian Maps on CD - by BEV Bundesamt für Vermessung und Geoinformation (click on the V button, then Shops & Services on the right, then ; good Eastern Austria/Burgenland maps; see the article of the same name by Fritz Königshofer in BB Newsletter 86A for details
BURGENLAND-BUNCH Map pages and Houselist pages by BB member Klaus Gerger;
maps of various Burgenland districts with village names in 3 languages;
householder lists; some files are downloadable
The Dual Monarchy, 1914 - 2 maps of Austro-Hungarian Empire with Administrative Divisions and Capitals
Global Gazetteer - find your ancestral village and obtain its latitude and longitude
Hungarian Electronic Library - a collection of Austro-Hungarian maps through the years; see also Reference works
Hungarotips - Hungarian genealogy; 1800 county maps (click on Genealogy, Help, Reference) with placenames in Hungarian and German, Latin, or Slovak; online Hung. lessons; low-cost Hungarian language lessons by email
JewishGen ShtetlSeeker - excellent resource for locating villages in Eastern Europe using Mapquest
!!Eötvös Loránd University/Institute of Cartography and Geoinformatics - Map pages;
~!!Map of Hungary shows many Burgenland villages with names in German and Hungarian. Use arrows to navigate map.
~!!Old Military Maps redrawn 1:200,000 - redrawn Hungarian military maps; less detailed, but easier to read
Omni Resources - large interesting selection of maps; Topographic Quadrangle Map 1:50,000 (Item 64-1452); legend is in German but you can understand that they show cities, roads, bridges, churches, castles, etc. They also show smaller villages that are not on travel maps. From the homepage, go to Quick links / Maps. From there, go to International Maps. Select Countries / Austria. Scroll down to Austria Topographic Quadrangle Maps (catalog number of 16-1453). Check the Index Map for your area. Add the map number to the catalog number when ordering (email: custserv@omnimap.com).
!!Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia vármegyéi (1910) - excellent maps of the counties of the former Kingdom of Hungary as of 1910, including Vas, Sopron, Moson, and Vesprem; all village names in Hungarian only; large maps; require considerable computer resources
Slovakia Genealogy Research Strategies - Historical maps of Hungary and Austria (Galicia)
Topozone - USGS online topographical maps for the contiguous US; may include location of churches and cemeteries at the 1:25,000 scale; enter name of town desired and choose the correct one from the menu provided
Windisch Region - map of Windisch Region south of Jennersdorf
Message boards and mailing lists
Austria Mailing List - Austrian genealogy mailing list; subscribe, post a query or read query responsesAustro-Hungarian Mailing Lists - from RootsWeb; subscribe to mailing lists, such as Austro-Hungarian, Austro-Hungarian-Nobility, or Austro-Hungarian-Romani (Gypsies)
Burgenland Query Board - WorldGenWeb Project Burgenland Query Board Homepage
Exulanten - Mailing list pertaining to the Protestants that were forced out of Austria (estimated as many as 100,000) during 16th to 18th century
Genealogy Resources - Genealogy Resources on the Internet; easy access; click and subscribe to hundreds of genealogy mailing lists
RootsWeb - RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative
USGenWeb - The USGenWeb Project; excellent means of locating resources and posting queries nation-wide by county
WorldGenWeb - (all countries) World Query Forum; search the page for the country you want; read posted messages and leave a "Query Entry"
WorldGenWeb, Hungary - Hungarian resources, surnames and queries; Hungarian Internet links
Passenger ship/immigration links
!!Ancestor Search - interactive directory of over 400 Genealogy Surname search engines for genealogy passenger lists!!Bremen Passenger Lists 1920-1939 - a new link, which is a project with the Bremen Chamber of Commerce and the Bremen Staatsarchiv
Ellis Island Database (EIDB) - American Family Immigration History Center at Ellis Island, NY; online access to data on passengers who came to America through Ellis Island and the Port of New York; see also Searching Ellis Island Database in One Step - expanded method for searching the EIDB
Ellis Island - Stephen P Morse - One of the best sources for accessing Ellis Island records; use portal site developed by Steve Morse; especially use his gold or white form (scroll down) to search for arrival manifests; may need to establish an account with password (no charge) when you click to the Ellis Island site; many other genealogy links
Finding New York Passenger Arrival Records 1820-1957 - A comprehensive listing of finding aids for New York passenger lists: online indexes, microfilm, books and CD-ROM disks.
Links for finding Passenger Lists from 1820 to the 1940s; arrivals at US ports from Europe; microfilm information
German Originality - Links to records from ports of embarkation (Hamburg and Bremen), arrivals at US and Canadian ports.
(Hamburg) Ballinstadt Emigration Musum website
Hamburg Passenger Lists - 1850 to 1934 - these records have been scanned and are now available online for ancestral research at Ancestry.
Hamburg Passenger Departure Lists 1850-1934 - note these are departure, not arrival lists.
ISTG - Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild - volunteers are transcribing passenger lists; the work is ongoing, with more ports of arrival being added, and a new Resource Center is planned
Pier 21 Canada - Pier 21 National Historic Site was the immigration portal into Canada between 1928 and 1971; welcomed over a million immigrants, wartime evacuees, refugees, troops, war brides and their children.
Ships on Cyndi's List
Ships to USA - many passenger lists
Finding names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail
Yellow Pages; and instructions in English on how to use them.Croatia online phone books - also available in English (Engleski)
GeoGen - Surname Mapping - geographic output by surname; note tab for Austria; if you are researching an uncommon name, this site may help you find a family location.
Infospace - the ultimate guide for finding people, places, and things (some worldwide); includes Reverse Lookup (by telephone or Fax number, area code, or e-mail address)
Magyar Telekom Online Directory Assistance (English) - Hungarian Tel Service Provider
Magyar Telekom Online Directory Assistance (Hungarian) - Hungarian Tel Service Provider
Telaustria Gold Pages - an alternate to Herold's Yellow Pages; better for businesses than personal searches
Switchboard - online directory of telephone numbers and addresses of 106 million U.S. residents and businesses, Reverse Lookup (by telephone)
Telephone Directories on the Web - the Internet's original and most detailed index of online phone books, with links to Yellow Pages, White Pages, Business Directories, Email Addresses and Fax Listings from all around the world
Records
Ancestral Findings - free lookups of World Family Tree CDs, Ship Passenger Lists, Birth, Census, Death, Land, Marriage, State, and Military RecordsArchives Portal Europe - information on archival material from different European countries as well as information on archival institutions throughout the continent; town and area histories (Hungarian only), along with maps to the physical locations of the archives
Burgenländers Honored and Remembered - (ongoing) Burial locations and tombstone information of 3,000+ (and growing) Burgenland immigrants from Lehigh Valley (Pennsylvania); New Jersey; New York; Kansas; Nebraska; South Bend, Indiana; Upper Midwest U.S. (Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota}; and other regions are included. BB members are encouraged to provide information and pictures of their deceased ancestors for inclusion on the site.
Catholic Cemeteries in the Diocese of Brooklyn, NY - Locate a loved one in one of four cemeteries [new]
At Chicago and Cook County Cemeteries, discover 806 Chicago area graveyards and Native American burial listings. There is a list of 273 cemeteries and almost 300 additional Jewish cemeteries and gates within larger cemeteries. There are also over 250 carefully researched name cross references, more than any other site. The Chicago and Cook County Cemetery Guide, authored by noted cemetery historian Barry A. Fleig, is a result of research spanning many years. The website is online now and new posts are added regularly.
Church Record Headers from Slovakia Genealogy Research Strategies - originally developed by John Jaso; this link replaces the link broken in May 2013
!!Displaced Persons Camps - Europe - The most comprehensive dp camp list and research on the web. Personal histories, addresses, photos, e-mail inquiries, and links; non-denominational; all nationalities.
Heritage Quest - publications, CDs, microfilms, books, micrographic equipment, genealogy software, gifts, genealogy news and events, queries and searches, and much more.
Access to Heritage Quest may be provided through membership in your local public library. (requires free membership) (login here)
New York City Cemetery Project - If you're interested in the history of individual NY cemeteries, it's a very interesting site. There are about 250 cemeteries researched so far, and more will be added.
This isn't a site to look for individuals - it's about the history of each cemetery. There are some great photos, too.
Parish Record Heading Translations - Hungarian and Latin translations for Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths (incl. Causes of Death), Occupations, plus links to more
U.S. Cemeteries - Pennsylvania Cemeteries
Younger Jewish Cemetery of Eisenstadt - Hebrew headstone inscriptions are transcribed and all graves are collected by name
Research tools
Ahnenforschung.net - Das deutsche genealogishe Webverzeichnis; tips for beginners, lexicon.Ancestry.com Charts and Forms - provides downloadable, printable charts and forms from to help organize your research if you are not using some kind of family tree software
Archaic Medical Terms - list of multiple sites
Croatian-in-English - Robert Jerin Links for Croatian genealogy
Contents and Addresses of Hungarian Archives - a book available for purchase with information from the (out-of-print) Guide to Archives of Hungary geared toward a North American audience
Europe Genealogy Links - links to a vast number of online genealogy resources from Genealogylinks.net
Family Relationship Chart - chart to identify relationship between two people (e.g., first cousin once removed); see also Gene Pool
Genealogy Relationship Chart - same layout as Family Relationship Chart
Genealogy Resources Online - well-organized summary of resources, including where and how to search, creating and mapping family trees, and additional resources; of particular interest are the pages on reading old documents, which includes a German Script tutorial
Geogen Surname Mapping - overlays surname distribution onto maps of Austria or Germany that may give clues about origin
German Genealogy - excellent site for German genealogy; in German or English; see especially ~~ Tips for Genealogists; see also elsewhere: ~~ Sample Letters
German to Hungarian Burgenland village name conversions
Germans to America - list of links on Emigration from Germany to America
Hungarian Names 101 - Excellent Hungarian names overview; origins of Hungarians; Hungarian language and alphabet; pronunciations; Hungarian men's and women's names.
Hungarian Electronic LibraryDuring the course of the past few years the Hungarian Electronic Library became one of the most popular and most significant text-archives of the Hungarian webspace.
LetterSolver Blog - tips for curating genealogy resources and research considerations to make your genealogical research more disciplined
Names and Meanings - Dictionary of given names, their sources, and meanings; in German.
Our Public Records
~~ Family Records Search Resources in Europe - additional potential record sources in Europe by country
~~ How to Interview Elderly Relatives for Genealogy Research - a guide to preparing and conducting interviews, including suggested subjects and questions
Use this letter writing guide which provides instructions on how to politely and succinctly request information in German from Catholic/Protestant parishes or from a civil registration office.
Sample Letters - sample letters in various languages, including Croatian, English, German, Hungarian, Serbian to be sent to European churches for info on your families
Soundex Calculator - provided by Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
Slovakia & Environs-Genealogy Research Strategies - helpful hints and links from our friends to the north; this site is maintained by Bill Tarkulich
Stammbaum - Jewish publication (requires using Search) - The Leo Baeck Institute for the study of the History and Culture of German-Speaking Jewry; "Stammbaum" is the only English language publication of German Jewish genealogy; main focus is Germany, but also includes Austria, Switzerland, Alsace, Bohemia, and other areas with linguistic and historic relevance.
Word lists in various languages for commonly-used genealogical terms used in both church and civil documents:
Croatian | German | Hungarian | Latin
Zentrales Verzeichnis Antiquarischer Bücher - Centralized site of antiquarian bookstores all over Germany; books and maps in old German, English, and French.
Culture and customs
Cultural societies
American Hungarian Foundation - devoted to furthering the understanding and appreciation of the Hungarian cultural and historical heritage in the United StatesAustrian Donau Club (New Britain, CT) - New Britain, Connecticut, USA; originally founded by Burgenländers in 1920.
Burgenländisch-Ungarischer Kulturverein - Ethnic Hungarians living in Burgenland
!!Hungarians in Louisiana - Árpádhon Hungarian Settlement Cultural Association; website of the Magyar community located in eastern Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Customs
Fastnacht-Fasching-Karneval Links - Fasching lore and traditions; websites, articles, recipes, photos . . .~ Fasching from AEIOU,
~ Fasching from Austria Forum,
~ Fasching in Germany from About.com, article about German language
Austrian Wedding Customs
Hungarian Festival - USA-NJ - annual Hungarian Festival held in New Brunswick, NJ, held on the first Saturday in June (use Search for "Hungarian Festival")
International Name Day Calendar - Name Day and other calendars for Austria, Hungary, and many other European countries.
Food and recipes
Austrian Recipes - (in German) collection of recipes from Austria, also available by province (requires free membership)Burgenland Bunch Family Recipes - Try some of these traditional recipes of Burgenland food shared by BB members, assembled from BB newsletters. This list is growing, so check back frequently.
Burgenland Recipes - A recipe site devoted to Burgenland home cooking (in German): also see Austrian Recipes (requires free membership)
Cafe Sperl - Vienna; (site is German) coffee house famous for coffee, pastries and atmosphere since 1880.
Konditorei Zauner - Bad Ischl; offers mail order of their products, including the unique concoction called "Zaunerstollen."
Taste of Austria - web site on Austrian food, wine and more. Maintained under the aegis of the Austrian Government.
Shopping links - (no endorsements implied)
Austrian Grocery - online shop offering Austrian-made groceries including soups, mustard, dough powder and "Backerbsen."Almost Europe - Austrian, Bavarian, and Swiss gifts including pewter, ceramic, candles, clocks, antique barometers, snow globes, castle posters and calendars
Cafe Old Vienna (no web site) - 3901 N. Kings Highway, Village Square Shopping Center, Myrtle Beach, SC; Viennese-style cafe in the U.S.; cozy, delightful old-world charm; superb service; authentic Viennese food
Demmers Teehaus - Vienna and elsewhere; range of teas; history of tea; brewing tips.
Julius Meinl - Vienna; a full line of coffee, jams and chocolates, etc.
Kiffle Kitchen Bakery - Bath, PA; online source for cookies and Hungarian walnut, poppyseed, apricot, Lekvar rolls; ship in boxes or tins
The Kunsthistorisches Museum - Vienna; art items; silk scarves, museum posters, exhibit catalogues.
Loden Plankl - Vienna; dirndl for your child, classic cape, etc.
Otto's Store and Deli - Otto's Hungarian Import Store and Deli; old maps of Hungary, Books, Dictionaries, Tapes, Videos, CD's and lots of food.
Sacher Online Shop - Vienna; products from Hotel/Cafe Sacher
History
Austrian history
Austro-Hungarian Land Forces 1914-1918 - organisational history of the land forces of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy from just prior to the outbreak of the WWI until the collapse of the monarchy in 1918Brücke von Andau - the Bridge at Andau was the escape route for about 70000 Hungarians during the Hungarian Revolution.
The Burgenländische Gemeinschaft and Burgenlanders in the U.S. - A short history of the BG, with a mention of the BB as well.
Austrian Information is the tri-annual zine produced by the Austrian Press- and Information Service in Washington, D.C. It covers all things Austrian and Austrian-American and has been published in print since 1948.
Darr Mine Disaster - American Hungarian Federation web site commemorating the Darr Mine Disaster in Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA on December 19, 1907; there were 239 victims, the majority were Hungarians, many from Burgenland.
FeldGrau - German Armed Forces 1918-1945 - a non political German military history research site; focus is on the German armed forces during the most tumultuous period of the 20th century; Addresses for information and research; list of contacts for information on WWII German soldiers; MIAs and KIAs; WWII Military research, including SS Divisions
Heraldry
Heraldic Links - Notes on Hungarian heraldryInternational Civic (Coats of) Arms
~ excellent, large images; some links to municipalities and territories;
~ Austro-Hungarian Empire and ~ Austria
Old Units of Measurement - Tabelle zur Umsetzung von alten Maßen in heutige Einheiten - Translation table of old to contemporary units of measurement (with the addition of still valid measurements)
Source of Austrian/Burgenland Flags (Fahnen)
~ Fahnen-Gärtner
~ Ridia
Settlements
Ungarndeutsche - Site no longer being maintained, but provides much information on German settlement in Hungary; very little pertains to Western Hungary or the Burgenland region, but the Donau-Swabian migration is well covered; German or Hungarian; see also -- Ahnenforschung - Hungarian Place Names, etc.History - miscellaneous
Austrian Room at Pittsburgh - Univ. of Pittsburgh Nationality Rooms, Pittsburgh, PA; elegantly-appointed Austrian Nationality Room is based on elements from the Haydnsaal (Haydn Hall) in Schloss Esterhazy, Eisenstadt, the provincial capital of Burgenland, near Vienna.CAS-UMN - Center for Austrian Studies at the University of Minnesota
Israeli Cultural Community-IKG Nuremberg Books Collection - Felix Gundacker of GenTem.eu put out a notice to researchers and family history hobbyists concerning a collection of approximately 10,000 books stolen by the Nazis in WWII. If you believe any of your family's books were confiscated, check this list for titles and information on how to reclaim these possessions. (free membership required)
Museum of Remembrances - collection of old photos and Photo-stories of Burgenland, including memories of families who emigrated to the USA, Canada, Australia or South America; selected memories shown in 5 exhibitions in galleries in Burgenland and on the Internet
Media
Newspapers
ABYZ News Links - links to Newspapers, News Media, and News Sources in AustriaAustria Today Online - English language daily newspaper; good way to see the news from the Austrian perspective; a cooperation between the Austrian English language weekly "Austria Today" and the Austrian daily newspaper "Wiener Zeitung"
Österreich Journal - links for Austrians in foreign lands; information on and access to Austrian organizations world-wide
Wiener Zeitung - started in 1703; possibly the oldest surviving daily newspaper in the world (German); features politics, business, culture, general news, sports
Bankerlsitzer - Rudersdorf village newspaper
Burgenland-Croatian links - Burgenland-Croatian newspaper "Hrvatske Novine"; list of Croatian and Burgenland-Croatian links
Newspapers Online - online access to U.S. and International newspapers - some with searchable archives
U.S. News Archives - links to United States news archives available on the Web
Newspapers in Burgenland (weekly)
- Burgenland has no daily newspaper, only weeklies.
~ Hrvatske Novine - published by the Hrvatsko Stamparsko Drustvo (Croatian Press Society); homepage features some articles in both Croatian and German; circulation: 3400
~ Mein Bezirk/Burgenland - online news articles (in German) for Burgenland; additional links to major cities
Newspapers in Burgenland (commercial)
- some commercial papers, financed by advertisements, are mailed (usually bi-weekly) to every household in a certain area.
~ Burgenland Mitte - free monthly newspaper distributed in Central Burgenland, district of Oberpullendorf
Newspapers in Austria
~ Online Newspapers of the World - thousands of world newspapers at your fingertips
Online
Schnappen Online Magazine - Reports about cultural events and projects, free tickets, and event dates for happenings in Burgenland, Lower Austria, Vienna and Hungary (German only)Radio
ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation)a good source for on-line Burgenland newsOrpheus - Portal to the world of music; provides access to all kinds of music in Austria
Radio Volksmusik - Music via Live Radio from Austria; Listen while you work; click on "Download zu Mediaplayer", then click "Open" and enjoy.
TV
Other music sources
10,000 Volkslieder - links to Austrian, Croatian, German, Hungarian, etc. songs (online lyrics, many with music clips); composers, histories, notes, etc.; Silent Night in 93 languagesAl Meixner Trio - Austrian music; ethnic polka & international CDs, cassettes, videos & music books
Austrian Folksongs - large selection of Austrian folk song lyrics, many with MIDI music files
Burgenländischer Blasmusikverband - Burgenland Wind Music Association
Burgenland Bunch Songbook - lyrics and words for many traditional Burgenland songs, including Amerikalied, the emigrants' song; melody and lyrics to this beautiful song about the emigrants from Burgenland to America; many different text and music versions are found in German-speaking countries like Germany, Poland, Austria, and more, dating back to the 18th century
Der Brauch des Aperschnalzens - photos and description of the Aperschnalzen, ancient Austrian "whip-cracking" tradition
Deutsches Volksliederarchiv - Lieder deutscher Auswanderer nach Amerika
Geheanzt und gefinnkelt - Online audio recording of Rudi Pietsch and his Heanzenquartett; concert given March 27, 2004 in the Konzerthaus in Vienna
(requires either Real Media Player or VLC Media Player)
Kuckuck - information, pictures, and song lyrics about the legendary Austrian Kuckuck (cuckoo) birds; songs/lyrics ~ site 1; info/photos ~ site 1; Lieder der Heimat (Songs of the Homeland) - performed by Podersdorfer Maennagsoung
ORF Landesstudio Burgenland - ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) public radio station in Burgenland;
Click on the menu link for IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) for daily news clips,
or on the menu link for Radio, which includes options for live streaming (MP3 and Windows Media stream),
podcasts in German, Croatian or Hungarian; and radio magazines for Croatian, Hungarian or Romani
(click on Mehr Radioangebote for the complete list).
Steirisches Volksliedwerk - Folk Music Society of the Steiermark in Graz; developing a site about Austrian folk music geared towards Austrian emigrants, their descendants, and anybody interested in Austrian culture.
Die Tanzgeiger - folk music by new member Rudolf Pietsch
UMIZ - Databases - includes a German-Hungarian and Hungarian-German dictionary and a "MultiMediaBase" with a few short video (.mpg) files of local folk music and dancing by Hungarian groups from Burgenland.
Members' home pages
Bogardi, Janos - Pecs, Hungary; Hungarian genealogy linksHadl, William A. - Colorado Springs, CO; photos and family stories on HADL, LOHR, JAUTZ and WUNDERLER families from Urbersdorf.
Hardin, Nadine - Orlando, FL; the Galgoczi-Fejes and Farkas-Benko Descendents
Keippel, Barry - Wisconsin; chronicles ancestors' emigration from Riedlingsdorf
Klepeis, Frank - Burgenländers Honored and Remembered web site, prepared in cooperation with BB Member Frank Paukowits
Koller, Heinz - Güssing, Austria; Heinele's home page where you can find a Hianzisch Lexikon
Kustelski, Jim - San Antonio, TX; Many ancestors from Poland and Germany, plus Wolkerstorfers, Tschidas, Anderts, Kieriens, Koppis from Pamhagen, Burgenland.
Meixner, Al - Laurys Station, PA; internationally-known musician with roots in Burgenland
Paukowits, Frank - Burgenländers Honored and Remembered web site, prepared in cooperation with BB Member Frank Klepeis
Santana, John - Tomiser-Santana family tree Web Site
Steichen, Thomas - Greencastle, PA; HALBAUER from Wallern and WEISS from Halbturn to Stearns Co., MN.
Software
Ancestral Quest from Family Search - Windows®-based version of one of the most widely-used genealogical management programs for home computers; multi-language; based on their popular but obsolete Personal Ancestral File software (PAF) and is being superceded with an online database; last updateBrothers Keeper - genealogy shareware software
Family Historian for Windows - a major release from Calico Pie Limited in London.
Family Treasures
Family Tree at Ancestry.com - Build an online family tree which provides hints for further research connections. (paid subscription required)
Family Tree Legends - a major Windows program that combines power and ease of use
Family Tree Maker - genealogy software, research links, tools, CDs, news, message boards, and more
Legacy Family Tree - a Windows program from Milennia Corp, can integrate with FamilySearch.org
Louis Kessler's Genealogy Software Links - many genealogy software comparisons
MyRoots for Palm - Genealogist's Notepad for Palm OS handheld computers
Reunion for Macintosh - family tree software for Macintosh computers
RootsMagic - a Windows program from FormalSoft
The Master Genealogist - claims to be the most powerful family history product on the market
!!The Pocket Genealogist - for PocketPC handheld computers; allows you to take your genealogy data with you on your PocketPC or other Windows Powered mobile device
Ultimate Family Tree - genealogy software, research links, GEDCOM database search
WinFamily - genealogy software available in several languages.
Travel
Visiting Burgenland?
Check here for information on Burgenland-related places to visit.
All about Austria - Tourism, Special Offers, Weather etc.Austrian Press and Information Service (Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C.) - many Austrian links including general and tourist information, visa regulations, business and economy, culture and science; link to Radio Austria
Austrian Airlines
Auto Europe - no endorsement implied
Currency Converter - Xenon Labs - The Universal Currency Converter™ - conversion of up-to-the-minute currency values
International Driving Guides - driving rules, road etiquette and top destinations
Südburgenland - Official South Burgenland tourist site (German).
Thermen in Burgenland - hotel and other info avaliable in several languages.
TIScover Burgenland - links to the Austrian provinces; information on and links to Burgenland villages; lists of about 700 hotels, restaurants, Gasthauses, etc. in Burgenland, some with their own websites; to translate, click on "English" at top of screen.
Unit Conversions (all) - online conversions between different metrics, such as length, weight, temperature, time, physics, clothing sizes, currency; almost any value you can imagine.
Urlaub am Bauernhof im Burgenland - Links to farms offering "Urlaub am Bauernhof" in Burgenland, with photos and prices, that may be of interest to members who plan to visit Burgenland. Inquiries are relayed to the selected farm, and if the farm has no email-connection, the inquiry is automatically converted into a fax.
Vienna home page - good tourist info; see also: Tracing Ancestors in Vienna
US CIA Factbooks - by U.S. CIA; click on "Search", then enter "Austria" or "Hungary" to get current, concise, and detailed data and statistics on that country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues (no genealogy here, just lots of facts)
Governmental home pages
Burgenland home page (German) - Everything about current-day Burgenland; under Themen are categories for agriculture, work, healthcare, etc.Güssing home page - Official home page of Bezirk Güssing.
Györ-Moson-Sopron - site available in Hungarian, German and English
Photo pages
Best of Burgenland - village photos; postcards to send; many Burgenland links, some Hungarian; see also Best of HungaryBurgenland Bezirke und Gemeinden - select the desired district; info and photos of Burgenland village sites; other links
St. Nikolaus bei Güssing - village homepage; photos of many other Güssing and Jennersdorf district sites
Sightseeing
Archabbey of Pannonhalma - Hungarian Archabbey of Pannonhalma (Martinsberg); other church links (now Hungarian only)Forchtenstein attractions (German) - Youtube video from regular poster Cosmio2
Haydn Festival - (webite in German) This festival, inaugurated in 1989, has outgrown the facilities at Schloss Esterházy and is now held in multiple venues ranging from Raiding to Kittsee to Vienna. Contact here for concert schedules when visiting the Eisenstadt area -
Haydn Festspiele Eisenstadt
Franz Schubert-Platz 6
7000 Eisenstadt, Austria
Tel: +43-(0)2682-61866
Fax: +43-(0)2682-61805
e-mail: office@hadynfestival.at
Landtechnische Museum - located in St. Michael; contains exhibit of everyday life of the hard rural working world of our Burgenland ancestors; food, clothing, tool, toys, machinery, etc.; more than two centuries of technical development are on display.
Naturpark in der Weinidylle, Südburgenland - Moved to Facebook; look for groups, posts, reviews, videos, photos and events.
Österreichisches Jüdisches Museum - (German) Austrian Jewish Museum in Eisenstadt
Seliger Ladislaus Batthyány-Strattmann - (German) Biography of Ladislaus Batthyány-Strattmann, who was beatified by Pope John Paul II on March 23, 2003 in Rome.
~ see also Batthyány Family Home Page
~ Ethnographisches Museum Schloss Kittsee - (German) The Batthyány castle in Kittsee is now an ethnographic museum.
Burg Güssing Links:
~ Burg Güssing - (German) Castle Güssing homepage
~ Burg Güssing Burgspiele - (German) website provides information on the theatrical production presented annually at Burg Güssing.
~~ See also BB Newsletter 185, Section 4, which contains articles on Castle history, Burgspiele, Turks in Güssing.
Esterházy-related Links: (multiple languages)
Schloss Esterházy - palace in Eisenstadt, provincial capital of Burgenland
Burg Forchtenstein - Looming up among the foothills of the Rosaliengebirge mountain range, it is the only fortress in the region that was never captured during the Turkish Wars; thus the castle served as the treasury of the Esterházy princes
Schloss Lackenbach - Seat of the Hungarian viceroy in the seventeenth century, today Lackenbach Palace is a modern nature theme park and museum.
Klaus Gerger sites
And many thanks to BB Member Klaus Gerger, who suggested these other Südburgenland sites (operated by Sylvia and Guenter Niklas) with wonderful village photos:
~ https://www.austriasites.com/
~ https://www.guessing.net/
~ https://www.st-nikolaus.com
~ https://www.best-of-burgenland.com - see village photos, and village info
~ https://www.nikles.info - check here for more links to Burgenland sites
Also, see an overview of all the projects by Günter and Silvia .
Links from other sites to the BB are listed here.