Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
DNA Testing Privacy and Company Changes in 2026
What recent ownership and policy changes mean for DNA testing privacy, and what to check before you test.
Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
Transferring DNA Data Between Companies: What Still Works
Which companies accept DNA data transfers in 2026, according to company statements and third-party guides.
Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
Planning an Austrian Roots Trip: Records First, Then Travel
How to plan an Austrian roots trip around archives, offices, cemeteries and villages, starting with what you can do online.
Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
Visiting Austrian Archives: Reading Rooms and Booking
What the published rules of the Austrian State Archives and the Vienna City Archives say about visiting and ordering.
Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
A Vienna Genealogy Trip: Archives, Offices and Cemeteries
How to sequence a Vienna genealogy trip across the State Archives, the city archive, cemeteries and other sources.
Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
Finding Ancestors’ Graves in Austria and Vienna
How to find an ancestor’s grave in Vienna and elsewhere in Austria, and why some graves no longer exist.
Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
Visiting Your Ancestral Village in Austria
How to prepare for visiting an ancestral village in Austria, including the parish office, the churchyard and local contacts.
Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
Writing to Austrian Archives and Parishes in German
How to write effective requests to Austrian archives and parish offices, with German phrases and what the archives say they need.
Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
A Roots Trip Beyond Austria: Archives in the Habsburg Lands
How to plan a roots trip to archives in the former Habsburg lands, including the Czech Republic, Slovenia, South Tyrol, Poland and Ukraine.
Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 21, 2026
Austrian Military Records: Soldiers in the Kriegsarchiv
What the Vienna Kriegsarchiv holds for soldiers and officers and how to search it.