-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AUSTRIA] Introduction of GenTeam From: "IHFF" <[email protected]> Dear Members! With this email I introduce GenTeam www.GenTeam.at to you. http://www.GenTeam.at 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 whithout any fee. GenTeam is a non-commercial organization! The geographical centre of the databases is the present-day Austria and its neighboring lands. The use of the databases is without any fee; only a simple registration is required. The collection curently contains 1.316.729 records and will be continually updated. Overview: 1 Index of Roman Catholic marriages of Vienna between 1542 and 1850/1860 about 840.000 records As the capital of the Austrian-Hungarian Dual Monarchy, Vienna gew considerably during the 19th century; from about 215.000 inhabitants in 1800 up to more than 2.1 million in 1910. Many migrated to Vienna, especially from the crown lands, and left here their genealogical tracks or staid in Vienna. 2 Owners of houses in Lower Austria in 1817 about 198.000 records From 1817-1824 a complete survey of Lower Austria was made. All the protocols and maps still exist. They are a fantastic toll for each genealogist and historian. 3 Gazetteer of Czech, Austrian and Slovenian Republic about 62.000 records In this database you will find about 62.000 locations in Austria and in the Czech and Slovenian republics. It contains former and present names of locations, current and former parish affiliation, year that existing records begin, archival districts, and political districts or crownland. 4 Death Cards of soldiers from both World Wars about 12.700 records The death cards have been submitted by Mireille Trauner and contains genealogical information as well as pictures of the soldiers. 5 Index of Vital Statistics (church records) and seignorial records About 201.000 records This database contains records of different parishes/dominions of Lower Austria, Moravia and Slovak Republic. This database will be updated continually. You get a table of all parishes and dominions in the help-botton after a registration. If you have indices of church records of present-day Austria or neighboring lands, GenTeam would be glad if you will offer these records to GenTeam. If you have any questions, please, dont hesitate to contact me at [email protected] Please, send this information to any other mailing-list or archives. Thank you! With kind regards, Ing. Felix Gundacker genealogist Pantzergasse 30/8 A-1190 WIEN Tel = 0043 676 40 11 059 email: [email protected] www.genteam.at www.ihff.at www.felixgundacker.at