Because shared information about ancestor's social, political, cultural, and religious lives adds great dimension to genealogical study, ROM-SIG encourages these efforts. Sources might include national and regional archives. ROM-SIG and the County Research Groups will determine the manner for sharing the information. Shared community history and lore can add great dimension to genealogy. Our ROM-SIG members have begun work on County Research Groups.
Some groups are nascent, some a bit more advanced.
ROM-SIG strongly encourages members to unite with people who share common ancestral homes to form a County Research Group for your county. Editing, organization, and technical advice on how to add your own shtetl page is available at JewishGen Shtetlinks. Romanian Orthodox priests were responsible for the records until 1865 when Vital Records were kept by the state. Records are kept locally for 75 years and then transferred to the National Archives. National Archives are located at Archivelor Statului, Bulevardul Gh.