East European Genealogical Society

10/13/2026

Did you know that Ellis Island has an Oral History Collection? Check out this blog by Michelle Chubenko.

Go beyond passenger lists and discover how immigrants remembered Galicia, Austria-Hungary, Poland, and Ukraine.

10/12/2026

As we in Canada celebrate our Thanksgiving this weekend, we give thanks for all our blessings including our courageous and hardy ancestors!

10/10/2026

Are you familiar with the Gesher Galicia website? It has loads of resources for both Jewish and non-researchers alike. Gesher Galicia is offering two FREE webinars where users will learn more about the site and how to use it. More details are available at the link below.

Welcome to our site! Gesher Galicia members log in here to see exclusive content, or if you’re not a member, learn about membership.

10/07/2026

Those with Rusyn ancestry may be interested in the following free webinar. Click the link (not the image) to begin the registration process. 👉https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/pmynkyq 👈

10/04/2026

Blogger Vera Miller informs us that "Thanks to the efforts of a project through Russia’s version of Google, more than 20 million pages of Russian archive records are available to search for free." Learn more in the following post on her blog Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Ancestors. Click the link (not the image) 👉 https://lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com/2026/08/29/ai-transcribes-almost-24-million-russian-archive-record-pages-for-free-searching/ 👈

10/01/2026

FamilySearch has recently added a new collection "Ukraine, Chernihiv, Confession Lists, 1620-1933." Click the link (not the image) to explore the collection 👉 https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/5000401

09/28/2026

Readers who live in Manitoba may be interested in attending a fundraising dinner at the Cooks Creek Heritage Museum scheduled for October 24th, 2026. Advance tickets are required. More information is on their website.

Cooks Creek Heritage Museum - A Prairie Museum dedicated to Manitoba's Pioneers from the Eastern European Slavic Countries

09/25/2026

Readers in Manitoba may be interested in checking out the local history books on sale at the annual Children’s Hospital Book Market Fall Sale at St. Vital Mall September 25-26.

09/24/2026

Wondering how to engage some younger members of your family in your family history research? Be sure to attend out next meeting where Dave Obee will provide some useful ideas.

New EEGS event hosted by: Eastern European Genealogical Society, at Zoom only

09/18/2026

Blogger Andree Brower Swanson discusses using AI to interpret Czech church records in the following post on the Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International blog.

An Effective—and Cheap—Czech TranslatorBy Andree Brower SwansonEDITORS NOTE: Artificial Intelligence significantly assists in decoding Czech church registers through Handwritten Text Recognition and mass indexing automation. However, human verification remains essential due to limitations such a...