General map of Central Europe 1:200.000 by the Military Geographic Institute of Vienna around 1900

This map series of the former Austro-Hungarian Military Geographic Institute of Vienna, Josefstadt, is covering a wide area of Central Europe, from Constantinople/Istanbul to Berlin, from Rome far into Russia. You can now also access the map series at the following link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:3rd_Military_Mapping_Survey_of_Austria-Hungary At the top right of the page,…

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Surnames and their spelling variations Time and again, beginners and those already advanced in their family research stumble across the many spelling variations they encounter when researching their ancestors.  Univ.-Doz. Dr. Anna L. Staudacher, MAS, has written a highly interesting article on this topic for the online portal “Austria Forum”…

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