CROATIAN GENEALOGY SEMINAR Saturday, MAY 17, 2003 9:00am to 4:00pm ST. NICHOLAS CROATIAN BYZANTINE CHURCH 3431 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44114-4160 Hosted by: Robert Jerin If you are interested in learning more about your Croatian (regardless of ethnic group) Heritage and Family Roots, then you will want to sign up for this seminar: INCLUDED History of Croatia, origin of Croatians How our ancestors lived in the "old country" Croatian immigration to America, the four waves The immigrant journey to America How they lived in America Getting started with your family tree Do's and don'ts Locating records (in the US and in Europe) Immigrant ship manifests Records in Croatia Birth Records Marriage Records Death Records US census records Finding records in Croatia Translating Croatian records Translation of given names (with Croatian, English and Latin) Meaning of surnames and categories of surnames Figuring Family relationships Church records for Socice will be available for this seminar And lastly a demonstration of how to use the interent 66 page handbook "Searching for your Croatian Roots" for each person attending We are limiting the attendance to 20 so pre-registration is required. Included will be a light luncheon Please email me for registration details: [email protected] Robert Jerin