Updates: August, September & October 2011

The past few months have been a bit slow here at Hungary Exchange, although a good amount of information has been made available.

Hungarian Marriage Project:

Our Lady of Hungary, Catholic Parish of Chicago, Illinois
*An update to include the years 1914-1915

Databases by County:

Abauj-Torna:
Indexed Civil Registration Births for Hidvégardó, 1895-1908.

Bihar:
Digitized Reformed church records for 20 towns in Bihar county, ranging from about 1828-1895:
Álmosd
Ártánd
Bagamér
Bakonszeg
Báránd
Berekböszörmény
Berettyóújfalu, Biharnagybajom
Bihartorda
Csökmő
Dancsháza
Darvas
Derecske
Esztár
Furta
Hajdúbagos
Hencida
Hosszúpályi
Kismarja

Hajdú:
Indexed Reformed church records for Hajdúböszörmény; includes baptism, marriage and death. Over 50,000 total indexed records.

Szabolcs:
Indexed Civil Registration Births for Vaja, 1895-1918.

Surname Database:
Antal
Balásházi
Belgya
Bozosi
Csoma
Csorba
Hegymegyi
Kiss
Kocsis
Koran
Koranyi
Köteles
Maszy
Olchvary
Pacza
Pasza
Reider
Rudisian
Rudisin
Schlachter
Szabó
Terek
Tittel
Tzum
Welter
Zson

Updates have been made to the Digital Books database and also to the Surname Meanings database, with the addition of the surname 'Köteles'.

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