Croatian (and Serb) Genealogy Seminar Have you ever wondered about your Croatian roots? Why did your family leave Croatia? Why did they choose to come to America? How did they live in Stari Kraj? Who were their parents and grandparents? Did they have any brothers or sisters? Are their any relatives in Europe? Was your name changed at Ellis Island? These are the kinds of topics we will be discussing in the genealogy seminar and showing you how to go about getting answers to the questions above. At last I've scheduled a Croatian genealogy seminar for the Pittsburgh area. These seminars are always fun and informative with nearly everyone going away with new information about their Croatian genealogy and how to find their personal family information. Some even go away with specific information about their family! Our next seminar is planned for Saturday, Nov 8th 2003, from 8:30 AM to 4: 30 PM. We will be covering the following topics. How to get started History of Croatia and origins of Croatians and how it will impact your search How our ancestors lived in the "old country" Croatian immigration to America and the journey to America, How to get started with your family tree The do's and don'ts of genealogy How to translating Croatian records How to locate records such as birth records, marriage records, death records, census records in the US and in Croatia Translation of given names (with Croatian, English, Italian and Latin), Meaning Meaning of surnames and categories of surnames Figuring Family relationships During the seminar we will demonstrate the value of the internet in doing family research online. Also included in the seminar is my Croatian genealogy handbook for you to take with you. Seating is limited and registration is required. For more info and to register please all Robert Jerin at 216-991-2310 or email me at rjerin26@yahoo.com The seminar will be held at the Monroeville PA Holiday Inn

The handbook that is used for this seminar is available seperately. Here are content details: Handbook "Searching for Your Croatian Roots" This handbook, now in its 4th edition, was originally designed for my seminars but people who couldn't make the seminars began to ask for it. The book is designed to help with understanding Croatia from a historical perspective to aid our search, how and where to find info plus lots of other useful information. The handbook has evolved into a very tutorial format, with lots of graphic examples to go along with the text. Here are content and ordering details: Contents overview 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 Dos 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 A sample letter for writing to churches to ask for family records A sample letter for writing for birth, marriage and other info from Municipal offices (Opcine Ured) Translating Croatian records List of key words (more key words added) including occupations used on church and civil records including English, Croatian and Latin translation. NEW! List of places in Croatia where microfilm records are available in the US. NEW ! Floppy disc with Croatian Fonts for Windows NEW! Floppy disc with all Croatian city/town/village names and their Postal (ZIP) Codes Translation of given names (inc Croatian, English, Latin and Italian) Meaning of surnames and categories of surnames Figuring Family relationships Internet links For ordering and cost info please contact me at: rjerin26@yahoo.com Robert Jerin "Robert Jerin" <rjerin@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:8uegb.35990$qj6.2142710@news1.news.adelphia.net... > Croatian (and Serb) Genealogy Seminar > > Have you ever wondered about your Croatian roots? Why did your family leave > Croatia? Why did they choose to come to America? How did they live in > Stari Kraj? Who were their parents and grandparents? Did they have any > brothers or sisters? Are their any relatives in Europe? Was your name > changed at Ellis Island? These are the kinds of topics we will be > discussing in the genealogy seminar and showing you how to go about getting > answers to the questions above. > > At last I've scheduled a Croatian genealogy seminar for the Pittsburgh area. > These seminars are always fun and informative with nearly everyone going > away with new information about their Croatian genealogy and how to find > their personal family information. Some even go away with specific > information about their family! > > Our next seminar is planned for Saturday, Nov 8th 2003, from 8:30 AM to 4: > 30 PM. We will be covering the following topics. > > How to get started > History of Croatia and origins of Croatians and how it will impact your > search > How our ancestors lived in the "old country" > Croatian immigration to America and the journey to America, > How to get started with your family tree > The do's and don'ts of genealogy > How to translating Croatian records > How to locate records such as birth records, marriage records, death > records, census records in the US and in Croatia > Translation of given names (with Croatian, English, Italian and Latin), > Meaning > Meaning of surnames and categories of surnames > Figuring Family relationships > > During the seminar we will demonstrate the value of the internet in doing > family research online. > > Also included in the seminar is my Croatian genealogy handbook for you to > take with you. > > Seating is limited and registration is required. For more info and to > register please all Robert Jerin at 216-991-2310 or email me at > rjerin26@yahoo.com > > The seminar will be held at the Monroeville PA Holiday Inn > >