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| Region | Area | Volunteer | Act of Kindness |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFRICA | |||
| West Africa | Lagos | Amara | Public Records lookups |
| ARGENTINA | |||
| Cordoba | ALL | German A. Roth | Still photos of tombstones and Public Records lookups and copying Church records, phone books, genealogical books |
| Santa Fe Province | Rosario | Sylvia Lahitte | Public Records lookups and copying |
| AUSTRIA | |||
| Austria | Austria | |
There is no volunteer available at this stage. |
| BELGIUM | |||
| East Flanders | ALL | Paul Blyweert | Public Records lookups and copying |
| BELIZE | |||
| Belize | Belize | |
There is no volunteer available at this stage. |
| BOTSWANA | |||
| Gaborone | Gaborone | William Hargraves | Still photos of tombstones and Public Records lookups and copying |
| BRAZIL | |||
| Maranhao | Sao Luis | Lynda Beacon | Public Records lookups and copying, Still photos of tombstones anything I can help with let me know and will see if I can assist |
| Paraná | Paraná | Mauro Fortes Carneiro | I can research British families only in Curitiba (State of Paraná, South of Brazil). From 1860 to 1890 many English families came to British colonies my state. I will try to answer any possible question but I am afraid I may not find other nationalities than British. |
| BRITISH ISLES | |||
| England, Scotland, Wales |
All | Richard Spencer | Approximately 8.4 million birth, christening & marriage records for counties
all over England, 1.2 million birth, christening & marriage records for counties all over Ireland, 2.5 million birth, christening & marriage records for counties all over Scotland & 0.2 million birth, christening & marriage records for Wales, also some Isle of Man records. The total number of records are approximately 10.4 million for births & christenings & 1.9 million for marriages from England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales. The records, both civil & church, are dated between 1530 & 1906 & it contains 7.3 million records previously unpublished & 5 million records previously published in the earlier first edition of the British Isles Vital Records Index |
| Wales | Newport and Cardiff | Harriet Cozens | Still photos of tombstones in Cathays Park and Western
Avenue Cemeteries in Cardiff (Section MUST be provided + the plot if known). Still photos of tombstones in St Woolos and Christchurch Cemeteries in Newport again the Section MUST be provided and if possible the plot. |
| CHANNEL ISLANDS | |||
| Channel Islands | Jersey | Colin Wilton-Davies | Parish and Registrar's Records, Monumental Inscriptions, Places in Jersey (Includes Photos) |
| CHILE | |||
| Chile | Chile | |
There is no volunteer available at this stage. |
| CHINA | |||
| China | China | |
There is no volunteer available at this stage. |
| COLOMBIA | |||
| Cundinamarca | Bogotá | Francisco Gomez | Public Records lookups and copying, Still photos of tombstones Cemeteries in Bogotá. |
| DENMARK | |||
| Denmark | Fyn (Funnen) | Bill Petersen | Searching records for all areas in Denmark, when available. |
| Holbaek | Holbaek | Aurelia Clemons | Public Records lookups and copying. Have large collection of personally extracted Holbaek, Denmark probate records (early to abt 1850). Search request must include name, dates, residence & family if possible. |
| ETHIOPIA | |||
| Ethiopia | Ethiopia | There is no volunteer at this stage. Please drop by again | |
| FINLAND | |||
| Southeast Finland | Hamina, Virolahti, Miehikkala, Ylamaa | Hannu Purola | Links to finnish genealogy. Still photos of tombstones. |
| FRANCE | |||
| Alpes-Maritines | Vence | Christina Snell | Photos and look-ups within the Alpes-Maritine area.....this area covers Nice, Grasse, Cannes and surrounding villages. |
| Alsace | Haut Rhin | Angela Robinson | Look-ups of public records. |
| Auvergne, Champagne | Aurillac, Saint-Flour, Bisseuil | Nancy Bonnefond | Public Records lookups and copying For the Auvergne region lookups and copying with just copying and postal charges, for Bisseuil and towns and cities surrounding. Photos of certificates can be sent through email with no cost. |
| Bretagne (Britany) | Dinan | Michel Maillard | Public Records lookups and copying, Still photos of tombstones, Videotaping Cemeteries especially for departements 22 et 35 around city of Dinan or St Malo. |
| Côte d'Or | Dijon | David Vaughn | Public Records lookups and copying, Still photos of tombstones, Videotaping Cemeteries Photography, some translation of French documents or research on French language sites |
| Moselle | Rohrbach-les-Bitche and surrounding towns | Brenda Barley-Kay | I had the book "Le Livre des Familles de Rohrbach-les-Bitche (1661-1901)" sent to me from France, and I am willing to do lookups. There are 3,461 family groups arranged by surname, which were compiled by using parish and civil registers and records located in the departmental archives. Dates and locations of birth, marriage, and deaths are given, and occasionally a note (in French) is included. Although this book documents the genealogy of the families of Rohrbach, some of the individuals were born, married or died in surrounding towns, such as Bining, Etting, Achen, Rimling, Hottviller, Sarreguemines, Singling, Bettviller, etc. Searches will be the most successful if additional family names are provided (siblings, parents, maiden names, spouses) as well as an approximate date. I only speak English. |
| Paris | Paris and 60 kms around Paris North | Catherine Clausse | Area of Paris - Picardie -departments 75,95 & 60 Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying Research of census, birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates under 100 years (without death that everybody can have at any without restriction) |
| Seine | Paris | Corine Pons | Public Records lookups and copying |
| GHANA | |||
| Ghana | All | Sammy Osabutey Lomo-Tettey | Videotaping Cemeteries and Still photos of tombstones. |
| INDIA | |||
| Nagpur | Nagpur - Central India | Harshawardhan Nimkhedkar | Still photos of tombstones and Public Records lookups and copying depends upon nature of work. Please check a map of the area before contacting me - I can only assist in Nagpur which is in Central India. |
| South India | Bangalore | Lila Rao | Public Records lookups and copying, Still photos of tombstones |
| ISRAEL | |||
| Center | Tel-Aviv, Petah-Yikva, Ramla | Limor Shenhar | Public Records lookups and copying Still photos of tombstones in Holon, Tel-Aviv,
Petah-Tikva. Translation from Spanish/Hebrew/English into any of those languages (maximum 20 lines) |
| Center of the country | Tel Aviv, Raanana, Kfar Saba, Petach Tikva, Rishon, Ramat Gan | Daniel Horowitz | Public Records lookups and
copying Still photos and videotaping tombstones in the center of the country (Tel Aviv, Yafo, Holon, Raanana, Kfar Saba, Petach Tikva, Rishon, Ramat Gan, Hertzliya, Netanya, Hadera), able to help locating graves and relatives. I also volunteer to translate from/into Spanish (maximum 30 lines) |
| Central Israel | Netania | Sam Lenger | Still photos of tombstones In Netania we have two cemeteries: a civil one and a
military one. I also volunteer to translate from/into Portuguese either into/from English or Hebrew (maximum 20 lines) |
| General | General | Israel Pickholtz | Still photos of Jerusalem tombstones. Inquiries about grave locations in other cemeteries. |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Leah Aharoni | Public Records lookups and copying |
| Israel | Tel Aviv | Dov Biran | Videotaping Cemeteries, Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying |
| Israel | Anyarea | Sherry Kisos | Public Records lookups and copying |
| Negev | Beer Sheva, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv | Martha Levinson Lev-Zion | Yad Vashem, Israeli Censuses, Hagana, Army and the like. |
| Sharon, Mishor Hachof | Netanya, Zichron Yaaqov | Arnon Hershkovitz | Will take picutres of
graves in Netanya cemeteries (old and new, able to help with locating the graves). Zichron Yaaqov (not able to help with locating the exact place of the grave). Will help in locating graves in Tel Aviv area, and will do my best for locating graves all over the country. |
| ITALY | |||
| Province of Frosinone | Sora | Ann Tatangelo | Public Records lookups and copying I will answer general questions related to Italian research. |
| Provinces of Varese and Como | Varese, Como and nearby municipalities | Elena Grandi | Still photos of tombstones For bigger cemeteries the section must be provided as I can't help with locating the tomb . Some translation of Italian documents to English. |
| JAPAN | |||
| LUXEMBOURG | |||
| Capellen | Holzem, Mamer, Capellen | Donna Wyman | Look up records from 1779 to 1890 as they appear on the microfilm from SLC. I'm not on location. |
| MEXICO | |||
| Mexico | Mexico | There is no volunteer available at this stage. | |
| NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | |||
| Netherlands Antilles | Netherlands Antilles | There is no volunteer available at this stage. | |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | |||
| Antrim & Londonderry | Antrim & Londonderry | Lori Campbell | Will do lookups from the book "Irish Emigration Lists 1833-1839" by Brian Mitchell. Please note this ONLY includes people who left from DERRY or ANTRIM during the 1830s |
| Count Antrim | Various | Scotmum | Public Records lookups and copying Happy to look up 1901 Census for County Antrim, however, please be aware it is not indexed, so as much details as possible, especially townland, would be needed. Also able to look up some books held by me. |
| County Antrim | Union of Ballymena | Anne Shier Klintworth | Look ups in the Griffith's Valuation for the Union of Ballymena, County Antrim. If you know the Parish, that would be helpful. |
| County Down | Belfast | Helena Herd | Still photos of tombstones Will take still photos of tombstones at Roselawn Cemetery, Belfast if grave number is given |
| Dromara | Dromore County Down | Ella Patterson | Help with townland locations, tombstone inscriptions in the Dromore/Dromara areas. Also lookups of births and marriages for Dromara Presbyterian Church 1820-1890 |
| NORWAY | |||
| Akershus | Nesodden/ Frogn |
Harald Lorentzen | Still photos of tombstones Nesodden Cementery/Frogn Cemetery/Drøbak Cemetery |
| All | All | N. B. Macdonald | *Some translation Norwegian-English. *Look-ups in the Digital Archives requiring knowledge of naming traditions, spelling changes and the Norwegian language. 1801, 1865 and 1900 census online. |
| Hedmark | Ringsaker | Ann Kristin Elvsveen | Still photos of tombstones. Church records and search in the state archive in Hamar |
| Nordland | Bodin, Sorfold, Nordfold, and Kjerringoy | Heidi Girton | Family lookups in Bodin area Bygdeboks, Beiarn Slektsbok, and Sorfold, Nordfold,
and Kjerringoy Slektsboks. For Bodin and Beiarn books, I need to know the farm name. |
| Norway | Norway | Tore Svenning | Public Records lookups and copying A very large amount of information from censuses and parish records, as well as other sources, are available online from Norwegian
institutions. While these are available to everyone, they often require knowledge of the Norwegian language, local customs, and the like. I should be happy to look up information for those whose command of the Norwegian language is less than needed for such exercises. |
| Norway | All | Roger Fossum | Public Records lookups and copying. A very large amount of information from censuses and parish records, as well as other sources, are available online from Norwegian institutions. I can also do lookups in Bygdebooks for Rogaland, Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane County. Explanation of Norwegian Naming Patterns, Norwegian Farmer Groups, Norwegian administrative units, Norwegian Farm Names and Tracing Norwegian Immigrants |
| Ostfold | Ostfold | Morten | Still photos of tombstones. Bydebooks for Raade, Rygge, Torsnes and Borge in Ostfold. translate docs. Look-ups in the Digital Archives requiring knowledge of naming traditions, spelling changes and the Norwegian language. 1801, 1865 and 1900 census online. |
| Sør Trøndelag | Tydal, Haltdalen, Ålen and Røros | Margit (Nysetvold) Bakke | I have the following Norwegian Bygdebok's and Books that I can do lookups from: "Tydalsslekten Stuedal Med Inngiftede Slekter" (borrowed from relatives) It has information on the following farms in Tydal, Sør Trøndelag: (I have translated into English) Gårdshistorie vedkommende Stuedal Slekts register for den mannlige gren på Stuedal Øvre Graaeslekten, Løvøslekten, Ljungdalsslekten, En gren av Næsvoldslekten Jens Halstein Nygård. Haltdalen og Haltdalingen, vol. I, 1949 (general history); vol. II. 1949. Farm and family. vol III, 2003 by Oddmund Volden Aud Mikkelsen Tretvik. Ålen og Ålbyggen, vol. I, 1989 (farm and family) vol. II, 1993(farm and family) vol. III, 1998 (general history) Bygdebok for Tydal, Book #3, Gards- og slekthistorie for Hilmo, Gresli, Aune Svelmo, Lian, Åsgrinda, Åsdalen og Ås Bygdebok for Tydal, Book #4, Gards- og slektshistorie for Østby, strekningen Nebrua-Fossan, Løvøya, Moen og Stugudal Røros bygdeboks: Røros bergstad, Røros landsogn, Brekken og Glåmos kommuner Vol III, 1957. Jon O. Indset - Oliver Moen - Olav Kvikne: Røros landsogn - Brekken gårds- og slektshistorie Vol IV, 1974. Røros bergstad Vol V, 1974. Glåmos - gårds- og slektshistorie |
| Sogn og Fjordane | Gulen, Kommune, Eivindvik parish | Taryn Flolid | Lookups in 3 volume 1996 books: Gulen i Gammal og Ny Tid (bygdeboker) farm and family histories. Organized by farm names and list people living on those farms since abt. the 1600's. Will also search online Norway censuses and digital archives. |
| PARAGUAY | |||
| Asuncion | Asuncion | Martin Romano Garcia | Videotaping Cemeteries, Still photos of tombstone Cementerio de Extranjeros Cementerio de Recoleta Cementerio del Sur Cementerio del Este Cementerio de Luque Cementerio de San Lorenzo |
| PHILIPPINES | |||
| Philippines | Philippines | |
There is no volunteer available at this stage. |
| POLAND | |||
| Lodz Province | Lodz | Barbara Z. | Public Records lookups and copying, Still photos of tombstones, I have been to the cemeteries listed below: 1:Cmentarz Matki Bożej Nieustającej Pomocy 2:Cmentarz Św. Wincentego (Doły) 3:Cmentarz św. Wojciecha (Kurczaki) I can visit Lodz cemeteries such as those listed on this website: http://lodz.naszemiasto.pl/kontakty_adresy/lista/141.html?pp=2&pp=1. I can visit other towns in the province too. |
| Malopolska | Krakow | Richard Adamczak | Still photos of tombstones CEMETERIES in Krakow: *Cmentarz Rakowicki *ul. Rakowicka 26, Kraków * Cmentarz w Mydlnikach * ul. Balicka, Kraków * Cmentarz w Mydlnikach * ul. Balicka, Kraków * Cmentarz Prokocim * ul. Bieżanowska, Kraków * Cmentarz Wola Duchacka * ul. Wspólna, Kraków * Cmentarz Pychowice * ul. Sodowa, Kraków * Cmentarz Kobierzyn - Lubostroń * ul. Lubostroń, Kraków * Cmentarz Maki Czerwone * ul. Maki Czerwone, Kraków * Cmentarz Prądnik Czerwony (Batowicki) * ul. Powstańców 48, 31-422 Kraków |
| Silesian Voivodship / Wojewodztwo slaskie | Upper Silesia, Katowice area | Grzegorz Mueller | Still photos of tombstones, I also would like to help fellow researchers to find names and places and anything I can do to help |
| PORTUGAL | |||
| Azores | Ponta Delgada | Ana Maria Albuquerque Taveira | Still photos of tombstones and Public Records lookups and copying http://www.geocities.com/cu2bd/index.html |
| Azores | All Islands | Cheri Mello | I can do translations only of vital records from Portuguese into English. Sorry, I am NOT a researcher for hire and CANNOT look up your family for you. |
| Portugal | Portugal | Lia Mata | "Translations of documents from Portuguese to English Only". I can't do look-ups because I no longer live in Portugal but I would still love to help fellow researchers. I understand that most times it's really hard to understand records in a foreign language or due to handwriting,etc. I'm offering my help on that part. |
| PUERTO RICO | |||
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | |
There is no volunteer available at this stage. |
| RUSSIA | |||
| Russia, USSR, Russian Empire, Ukraine, Byelorussia | Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev | Kirill Chashchin | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying historical library lookups, historical reference books lookups, names lookups, can do archive lookups too. |
| SERBIA | |||
| Serbia | Serbia | Danica Radisic-Visnjic | Videotaping Cemeteries and Public Records lookups, copying phone calls, etc |
| SINGAPORE | |||
| Singapore | Singapore | Lawrence Chin | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying |
| SLOVENIA | |||
| Slovenia | Slovenia | |
There is no volunteer available at this stage. |
| SOUTH AFRICA | |||
| Bellville | Cape Town | Hannelie Barkhuizen | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying |
| Gauteng | Johannesburg | Yango John | Public Records lookups and copying,>br> Still photos of tombstones, >br>Videotaping Cemeteries in the Gauteng Area. Further out areas can also sometimes be accommodated. |
| Western Cape | Cape Town | Elmien Wood | Public Records lookups and copying. Advice on how to locate someone in South Africa. Copy death notices in Cape Town. Photocopies are not allowed. |
| SPAIN | |||
| Asturias | All | David Tucknott | Asturias and Spain after 1870 Public Records lookups and copying |
| Canary Islands | Gran Canaria and other islands | Jenni Hymoff | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying. Any help I can give, I will do my best. I am willing to discuss each task with the requester and agree on the way to carry it out. |
| SWITZERLAND | |||
| Switzerland | Switzerland | |
There is no volunteer available at this stage. |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | |||
| United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | |
There is no volunteer available at this stage. |
| YUGOSLAVIA | |||
| Serbia | ALL | Danica Radisic-Visnjic | Videotaping Cemeteries and Public Records lookups, copying phone calls, etc |
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