Many of our clients contact us to confirm their Slovak ancestry or to acquire the documentation required for legal or official matters — such as applying for Slovak citizenship, permanent residence, or engaging in repatriation procedures. Our research extends across the entire territory of Slovakia, encompassing national archives, regional repositories, church holdings, and municipal collections. We locate and retrieve archival records, even those thought to be lost, and provide certified copies where required. For those interested in preserving their heritage, we prepare custom-designed family history books that combine genealogical charts, archival extracts, personal stories, and — when possible — photographs and maps. Our researchers are highly experienced in navigating complex historical transitions, including border changes, renaming of settlements, and linguistic variation. This allows us to trace lineages even in regions that experienced multiple shifts in jurisdiction and population structure over time.

Exploring your family history in Slovakia opens a remarkable window into the lives of your ancestors and the broader historical setting in which they lived. The cultural and political development of Slovakia was deeply shaped by centuries of interaction with neighboring regions — particularly the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg Monarchy, and later Czechoslovakia. For a significant period, Slovakia's historical fate was intertwined with Bohemia, especially during the shared era of the Czechoslovak Republic. These connections resulted in complex administrative structures and multilingual documentation that make genealogical research both challenging and rewarding. With this intricate past as a backdrop, the European Genealogical Center provides expert assistance in tracing ancestral lines, analyzing historical documents, constructing family trees, and reviving long-forgotten family narratives. Slovak archives preserve a vast range of sources from the 16th century onward, giving researchers access to centuries of detailed personal and demographic information.

In addition to these core records, we consult a wide range of supplementary materials that illuminate the everyday lives of people in earlier centuries. These include school and university admissions, employment histories, conscription records, estate descriptions, cadastral maps, local tax rolls, and lists of eligible voters or property owners. Especially valuable are local and national censuses, which sometimes recorded entire households, giving insight into family structures and living conditions. We also rely on rare sources like the Tabuľky pozemkovej vlastníctva from the reign of Maria Theresa — a comprehensive land ownership registry that reveals economic status and local community dynamics. By combining all these sources, we reconstruct not only genealogical lines but also the personal and historical environment in which your ancestors lived.

Time inexorably races forward, carrying away the pages of history and the mysterious destinies of ancestors left in the past. It's challenging to comprehend, but behind each person in the genealogical tree lies an entire lived life. These individuals left their mark in time, filling their lives with events, joy, sorrow, happiness, and sadness. Despite having long faded into oblivion, their legacy, like an invisible thread, connects us to the past. The importance of preserving this history is undeniable. The European Genealogical Center provides an opportunity to dive into family history. Remembering, cherishing, and respecting it not only allows us to delve into our past but also strengthens our connection to what makes us a unique part of this world.

To reconstruct family heritage in Slovakia, we work with an extensive array of primary sources — including parish registers, civil records, school rosters, census enumerations, property files, guild and occupational listings, military records, and tax documents. These materials, often written in Latin, Hungarian, Slovak, German, or Hebrew, provide insight into vital life events: baptisms, marriages, deaths, as well as social roles, professions, and property ownership. Church books remain foundational to Slovak genealogical research, particularly those maintained by Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic, Lutheran, Orthodox, and Jewish communities. We evaluate each document with care, extracting not just names and dates, but also contextual clues that reveal patterns of migration, religious affiliation, and shifts in social standing within a broader historical landscape. Every detail adds depth to the story of your family line.