Professional genealogist and map expert Brian C. Lenius, co-founder of the East European Genealogical Society (EEGS) will speak at the 30th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy.Brian is the author of “The Genealogical Gazetteer of Galicia.”
His 10 research trips to Poland, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Germany and Austria have resulted in greatly expanding resources available in North America.
He will speak on “The Lviv Archive Research Experience,” cadastral maps and landowner records found in Ukrainian and Polish archives.
Brian will also staff a table at the Market Square event on the conference's first day, and demonstrate various Austrian Empire property maps and records which were created during three historical periods, 1785-88, 1819-1820, and 1817-1860s.
The last survey created property maps (cadastral maps) for the entire Empire.
These extremely detailed maps reveal individual houses, yards, barns, roads, fields, synagogues, cemeteries and more. Although they are considered technical resources, they provide rich detail for a genealogist or family historian who wishes to know more and trace their ancestors.
Along with vital records - or as a substitute if those records do not exist - the map can be a very powerful research tool.
With a house number and location, the researcher can see the routes his or her ancestors walked or rode by horse and wagon from home to fields, to school, synagogue, and learn about the family's neighbors.
Brian's expert knowledge will help researchers learn how to use these resources to uncover rich family details.
For all conference details, see the JGSLA 2010 site, and sign up for the newsletter and blog! Registration opens January 15.
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