Laurent Le Guyader

Genealogical research in Turkey relies on two main sets of documentary sources: Ottoman and Turkish civil registers ( nüfus defterleri )...

The etymology of Armenian names can provide fascinating clues to the origin of a family or the identity of an ancestor. In the Middle...

A Turk murderer of his wife, Hearing of May 5 and 6, 1902, Justice Court of Meurthe-et-Moselle, L'Est Républicain of May 7 and 8, 1902, Gallica.fr The National Library of France (BNF) provides highly valuable tools for genealogy: gallica.bnf.fr and retronews.fr . There is a high probability of finding ancestors on these sites by searching in the local press or in official announcements. A few years ago, I stumbled upon a news item related to my family that I was completely unaware of in this...