T FODY wrote: > I am researching my ancestors who lived in Ganna, Veszprem County, > Hungary. Vital records were recorded in churches up to 1895 and then > they were recorded by civil authorities after that year. I have film > showing the church records but cannot locate where the civil records > were recorded. Can someone tell me where these records are located so > I can continue my research? > > Thanks > > Ted Hi Ted, just a slight correction: the churches kept on recording their parishioner's vital data - to this day - but the state took over the official vital record keeping after 1 Oct 1895. So duplicate records exist. In Hungary (as anyplace else) there are data protection laws on the books: 90 year for birth, 60 year for marriage and 30 year for deaths, which are restricted for research unless you are a direct relative. Within these protection boundaries the Mormons are filming also state records and sooner or later you will find them on their web site. Normally the mayor's offices have the registrars with their books. In Ganna the address is: Polgármesteri Hivatal c/o anyakönyvvezető 8597 Ganna Fő utca 52 Hungary Tel.: 011-36-89-351-034 But these people don't have time to do research for you. If you are interested in one specific person, you can turn to the Hungarian Embassy in Washington, D.C., to request official copies of the records. They will cost a few bucks, depending upon how acurate data you provide. Joe Equinunk, PA - USA jjarfas@ezaccess.net --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by ezaccess.net]