Vienna, October 1st, 2010 New at GenTeam (also available in English): 1 20.742 new Obituaries in the “Neuen Freien Presse”, Vienna from the years 1901-1918 2 7.308 records of the Civil marriages in Vienna 1870-1908 3 214.906 new records of Vital Statistics (church records) from Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Moravia 4 start with the Josef-Heider-Indices of Upper Austria 5 new Meta-search of databases at GenTeam 1 20.742 new obituaries in the „Neuen Freuen Presse“, Vienna between 1901-1918: An index of all obituaries appeared in the “Neuen Freien Presse” (new Free Press”), Vienna, between 1864 and 1918, is now available as an own database at www.GenTeam.at (site also available in English language!). You can search for surnames, given names, maiden names and year. There is a link which directs you to the obituary in the Newspaper, which can be viewed free via Internet (site by ONB – Oesterreichische National Bibliothek/Austrian National Library). You also may find obituaries of people not only lived in Vienna but also in the Crown lands. Mostly, they contain also important genealogical information of other family members. I want to thank Mrs. Traude Triebel and Mr. Georg Gaugusch for this extensive and important database, which is now to find at GenTeam free of any charge. 2 7.308 records of Civil marriages Vienna 1870-1908 Since 1870, the civil marriage was possible because of the Reichsgesetzblatt number 49 dated May 25th, 1868 and was valid till August 1st, 1938. Due to the fact, that § 64 of the AGBG 1811 was still active, a Christian part had first to leave the church, whereas a possible Jewish part only needed a marriage refusal of the Rabbi. These marriages have been recorded in own Vital Statistics; the duplicates are stored in the Viennese City Archives. Univ. Doz. Dr. Anna Lea Staudacher of the Austrian Acadamy of Sciences (ÖAW) has now stored all marriages between 1870 and 1908 (books 1-5). My special thanks go to the Heraldic and Genealogical Society “Adler”, Vienna. Further information about this project can be found in the journals of the “Adler” between 2007 and 2010. 3 214.906 new records of Vital Statistics (Church records) in Lower Austria, Upper Austria, and Moravia. new records from Lower Austria: Altenmarkt im Waldviertel, Aschbach, Echsenbach, Eibenstein, Euratsfeld, Gobelsburg, Heiligeneich, Laimbach, Langenlois, Mittergrabern, Münichreith, Neulengbach, Rohrau, Schweiggers, Strögen, Wieselburg, Windigsteig, Ysper, Zwentendorf from Upper Austria: Liebenau from Moravia: Proßmeritz between 1625 and 1910 can be used immediately. You can find a complete list of all parishes via the help-botton at Indices at www.GenTeam.at I want to thank Mrs. Silvia Kittenberger, Miss Susanne Nittmann, Mrs. Gabi Rirsch, Mrs. Martina Schulz, Mrs. Mireille Trauner, Mrs. Dr. Gabriele Watzer, Mr. Mag. Gottfried Böck, Mr. Mag. Fritz Eichler, Pfr. KR Richard Jindra, Mr. Herbert Leitner, Mr. Alois Pruckner, Mr. Richard Richter, Mr. Franz Spevacek, Mr. Dr. Armin Watzer and Mr. Ing. Leopold Zeilinger for this great database! The complete collection contains now about 550.000 records. 4 Start with the project Josef-Heider-Indices Josef Heider has created indices of all birth, marriage and death records of the present Mühlviertel (upper Austria north of the Danube) and many parishes of the Salzkammergut in Upper Austria between begin of records and 1784, some up to 1891. The indices of the first parish are now included in the Indices of GenTeam. I want to thank Mrs. Mireille Trauner for the records of the parish Liebenau between 1757 and 1891. 5 new Meta-search at GenTeam If you search for (rare) surnames, you have now the possibility to use the new search-tool at GenTeam. GenTeam is an organization of genealogists or historians who produce databases on their own or as a part of a group, and who offer these databases to all researcher without any fee. GenTeam is a non-commercial organization! The geographical centre of the databases is the present-day Austria and its neighbouring lands. The use of the databases is without any fee; only a simple registration is required. The collection currently contains about 2 million records and will be continually updated. Overview: - Index of Roman Catholic marriages of Vienna and parishes around between 1542 and 1860 - Owners of houses in Lower Austria in 1817 - Gazetteer of Czech, Austrian and Slovenian Republic (with South Tyrol) - Death Cards of soldiers from both World Wars - Index of Vital Statistics and seigniorial records - Index of Jewish records - Directory of all mills and mill-owner in whole Austria (Cisleithanien) in 1876 - index of Wurzbach - Obituaries of the Neuen Freien Presse, Wien - Obituaries of the Pester Lloyd, Budapest If you have any questions, please, don´t hesitate to contact me at kontakt@GenTeam.at. Please, send this information to any other mailing-list or archives. Thank you! With kind regards, Felix Gundacker professional genealogist Pantzergasse 30/8 A-1190 WIEN Tel = 0043 676 40 11 059 email: kontakt@GenTeam.at www.genteam.at www.ihff.at www.felixgundacker.at