Research Tips for Litmanova families

Litmanova Greek Catholic church records, including details of most baptisms, marriages and deaths in Litmanova from 1770-1914, have been copied onto 2 microfilms which you can order and review at over 100 Family History Centers (FHC) across the U.S.
Copies of these 2 microfilms, (#1739393 and #1739394), are now available permanently at 2 Family History Centers:
Manhattan, NY 125 Columbus Ave. at 65th St, second floor (212) 873-1690
The above location is closed for renovations until mid-2003
Morristown, NJ 283 James Street (973) 539-5362

A FHC search page is available to locate other centers. The ordering process takes about 3 weeks and the cost is minimal. For more information, visit the FHC beginner's page.
The records are written mostly in Latin and Hungarian, but for several years are in Carpatho-Rusyn (Cyrillic alphabet). The period from 1770-1820 is somewhat incomplete, and baptism records only go through 1899. The sequence of the records on each microfilm is described below:

 Microfilm Reel#   Record type  Period
#1739393baptism 1773-1813
marriage1785-1818 (incomplete)
death1770-1818 (incomplete)
baptism1819-1846
marriage1822-1842
death1819-1846
baptism1847-1879
#1739394marriage1842-1883
death1847-1882
baptism1880-1899
marriage1883-1914
death1882-1911

Marriage and birth records for certain periods can also be accessed on-line.

Another useful source of information is the 1869 Hungarian census for Litmanova (microfilm #2149896, also available at Family History Centers). The census lists data about the residents, property and livestock for each house in the village.

Other Resources for Litmanova research

Family History Centers
In addition to the village church records described above, these centers have microfilmed records including ship passenger arrivals, US census records, selected naturalization and other civil records.

National Archives, 201 Varick St. 12th floor, New York NY 10014
Contains extensive indexed records of ship passenger arrivals to NY; census records for all states; naturalization records for New York. Some of this information is also available at other regional offices.

NYC Municipal Archives, 31 Chambers St. Room 103, New York NY 10007
Contains vital records for all boroughs of NY City, including indexed marriage records through 1937, and death records through 1948. Search requests by mail are accepted.

Fayette County Court House, 61 East Main St., Uniontown, PA 15401 (724-430-1201)
Fayette county was the center of Litmanova immigration from 1900-1920. The Recorder of Deeds contains marriage records for over 140 Litmanova immigrants from this period.

Okresny Urad v Starej Lubovni, Matricny Urad v Jarabine, Jarabina Slovakia
(District Office of Stara Lubovna, Records Office in Jarabina, Slovakia)
Contains Litmanova Greek Catholic church records, including more recent periods which are not available on microfilm.

Please send your comments, or any additional information about Litmanova, to the editor:
Nick Benyo, 435 Dunlin Plaza, Secaucus NJ 07094