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Course image Eastern European: Austrian-Hungarian, German and Russian Empires Chronology
Intermediate Eastern European Records
Course Summary:
Optional Print Course Material: Eastern European: Austrian-Hungarian, German and Russian Empires: Chronology
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In this course, you will learn more about the differentiations within ethnic Eastern European research depending upon the time period and geographic place. Through studying the key dates and concepts critical to the Austrian, German, and Russian Empires you will understand of how these three Empires shaped Eastern Europe, and impacted the lives and decisions of your ancestors.
Contact Hours: 18
Grading Scale: 70% Tests/30% Assignments
Course Length: 8 weeks
Course Content
MODULE 1
EASTERN EUROPEAN HISTORY- PART 1
The Ottoman Empire
Turkish Invasions & Occupations
Battle of Mohacs
Early Holy Roman Empire
Protestant Reformation
Thirty Years’ War
Edict of Restitution
Outcomes of the Thirty Years’ War
Thirty Years War Quick Summary
Later Power Shifts
Poland’s Three Partitions
Prussian Partition (German Poland)
Russian Partition
Austrian Partition (Galicia)
Timeline - Polish History
Recommended Resources
MODULE 2
EASTERN EUROPEAN HISTORY- PART 2
Napoleon
Timeline - Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars Important for Genealogy
Council of Trent
Congress of Vienna
War in Eastern Europe
Timeline - Wars
Second Siege of Vienna
Resettlement of Turkish-Occupied Hungary
Creation of Austria-Hungary / Compromise of 1867
World War I and Aftermath
World War II and the Aftermath
Twentieth-Century Wartime Records
Recommended Resources
MODULE 3
AUSTRIA
Timeline - Austrian Empire
The Magyars
Austria-Hungary
Impact on Genealogy
Austrian Records
Hungarian Records
Other Government Records
Recommended Resources
MODULE 4
THE GERMAN EMPIRE
German Microstates
Turmoil and Unification
Timeline - German Empire
Prussia (Preussen)
Research Guidance by Province
Breakdown by Province
Recommended Resources
MODULE 5
THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE
Borders, Administrative/Political Divisions & Subdivisions
Timeline - Russia
Jurisdictions for Record Keeping
Russia Genealogy Sources (Brief Overview)
Metrical Books or Parish Registers
Types of Parish Records
Revision Lists & Family Lists
Census, Conscription Lists & Lineage Books
Historical Information for Understanding Genealogical Records
Accessing the Records
Recommended Resources
MODULE 6
COURSE
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Reviewing Genealogy Sources
Clues to Town/Village of Origin
Home Sources
Church Records
Cemetery Records/Tombstones
Passenger Lists
Naturalization Records
Declaration of Intention
Petition for Naturalization
Certificate of Naturalization
Naturalization Deposition
Emigration Records
Fraternal Organization Records
Newspapers
Published & Unpublished Compilations
Town & County Histories
Sources for Town of Origin
Impact of Historical Events on Particular Records
Summary
Recommended Resources
MODULE 1
EASTERN EUROPEAN HISTORY- PART 1
The Ottoman Empire
Turkish Invasions & Occupations
Battle of Mohacs
Early Holy Roman Empire
Protestant Reformation
Thirty Years’ War
Edict of Restitution
Outcomes of the Thirty Years’ War
Thirty Years War Quick Summary
Later Power Shifts
Poland’s Three Partitions
Prussian Partition (German Poland)
Russian Partition
Austrian Partition (Galicia)
Timeline - Polish History
Recommended Resources
MODULE 2
EASTERN EUROPEAN HISTORY- PART 2
Napoleon
Timeline - Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars Important for Genealogy
Council of Trent
Congress of Vienna
War in Eastern Europe
Timeline - Wars
Second Siege of Vienna
Resettlement of Turkish-Occupied Hungary
Creation of Austria-Hungary / Compromise of 1867
World War I and Aftermath
World War II and the Aftermath
Twentieth-Century Wartime Records
Recommended Resources
MODULE 3
AUSTRIA
Timeline - Austrian Empire
The Magyars
Austria-Hungary
Impact on Genealogy
Austrian Records
Hungarian Records
Other Government Records
Recommended Resources
MODULE 4
THE GERMAN EMPIRE
German Microstates
Turmoil and Unification
Timeline - German Empire
Prussia (Preussen)
Research Guidance by Province
Breakdown by Province
Recommended Resources
MODULE 5
THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE
Borders, Administrative/Political Divisions & Subdivisions
Timeline - Russia
Jurisdictions for Record Keeping
Russia Genealogy Sources (Brief Overview)
Metrical Books or Parish Registers
Types of Parish Records
Revision Lists & Family Lists
Census, Conscription Lists & Lineage Books
Historical Information for Understanding Genealogical Records
Accessing the Records
Recommended Resources
MODULE 6
COURSE
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Reviewing Genealogy Sources
Clues to Town/Village of Origin
Home Sources
Church Records
Cemetery Records/Tombstones
Passenger Lists
Naturalization Records
Declaration of Intention
Petition for Naturalization
Certificate of Naturalization
Naturalization Deposition
Emigration Records
Fraternal Organization Records
Newspapers
Published & Unpublished Compilations
Town & County Histories
Sources for Town of Origin
Impact of Historical Events on Particular Records
Summary
Recommended Resources