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Carpatho-Rusyn Genealogy

• http://www.tccweb.org
  The Carpathian Connection
  For historical education and genealogical research related to those individuals who were from the former Carpathian territories and were of Carpatho-Rusyn heritage. Site includes some outstanding information regarding the region and its people.

• http://www.carpatho-rusyn.org
  The Carpatho-Rusyn Knowledge Base and Society
  Providing information pertaining to Carpatho-Rusyn Culture, History, Genealogy, etc. including :
  • Genealogy
    
  • Carpath-Rusyn Surname Project = An extensive list including surnames being researched and e-mail addresses for contacts.
    
  • Ukrainian Archive Info
    
  • List of Available LDS Microfilms for the Lemko Region
    
  • Rusyn Coats of Arms
    
  • Tips on conducting Slovak genealogical research
    
  • and much, much more!

• http://forums.delphi.com/m/main.asp?sigdir=iarelative
  Czech, Slovak and Carpatho-Rusyn Family Research Forum
  Over 11,000 messages posted by over 2,000 users researching their roots in the Czech and Slovak Republics and related areas.

• http://rusyn.vadium.sk
  Rusyn Magazine Online
  Notmuch online right now but check back and give them encouragement. Also, you need Acrobat to view the PDF files.

• http://members.tripod.com/~rdsa/index.html
  Rusyn Association of North America

• http://www.feefhs.org
  Federation of Eastern European Family History Societies
  Site includes Osturna Descendants, the Newsletter of this Slovak / Carpatho-Rusyn Village Association

• http://www.rusyn.com
  Carpatho-Rusyn Genealogy Web Site
  Devoted to matters related to Carpatho-Rusyn genealogy. Site includes a keyword / surname search engine ... so give it a try and see if they have your name.

• http://www.slovakia.org/society-rusyn.html
  What is a Rusyn?
  Outstanding narrative regarding these people and their ethnic heritage by Richard D. Custer

• http://theoldminer.virtualave.net/church1a.html
  Galicia : The Homeland of the Carpatho-Rusyn People
  A history of St. Mary's Carpatho-Rusyn Greek Orthodox Church, Salemville, Salem Township, Westmoreland County, PA and the Carpatho-Rusyn miners who built the church

• http://www.angelfire.com/ks/komar/karpaty.html
  Slavko's World
  Carpathians on the net

• http://lemko.org
  Lemko's, Lemkivshchyna, Rusyny, Rusnaky, Rusin, Lemaky, Ruthenians, Carpatho-Ruthenians, etc.
  Excellent genealogical and cultural site for Carpatho-Rusyns

• http://www.unpo.org/member/rusyn/rusyn.html
  Rusyn People, member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO)
  Brief but informative site including historical points of reference and a map for anyone interested in this heritage.

• http://dobra.org
  The Dobra Szlachecka Society
  A village in Poland peopled by Ruthenians for many centuries.

• http://www.byzantines.net/genealogy
  Your link to Byzantine Catholics on the Net
  Assistance with genealogy for persons of Ruthenian (Carpatho-Rusyn) ancestry.

• http://www.brothersbrother.com/carpatho.htm
  BBF Works with the Carpatho-Rusyns
  A short article about the floods of 1998

• http://www.geocities.com/PicketFence/8311/SlavaMansChorus
  The Slava Mens Chorus
  Performing classical Carpatho-Rusyn (Ruthenian), Slovak, ... hymns

Some additional excellent resources for your research are :

• Interment.net ~ Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

• Ancestry.com ~ A huge compilation of databases some of which are free and some of which require a paid subscription.

• Kindred Konnections ~ Search the World's Largest Pedigree-linked Database.