FEEFHS was organized in 1992 as The Federation of East European Family History Societies, an international organization to promote genealogical research in Eastern and Central Europe without any ethnic, religious, or social distinctions. Originally set as an umbrella organization for societies with similar interests, the organization changed their name in 2014 to The Foundation for East European Family History Studies with a new focus.

The purpose of the Hungaricana project is to share Hungarian cultural heritage including contents that have never been accessible before.

The names of many places in the Czech lands (Bohemia, Moravia, Austrian Silesia) have evolved during their history. The article concerns primarily the towns and villages, but bilingual names for mountains, rivers etc. are also listed when they are known. Places are sorted alphabetically according to their German names. When one place has several names, an attempt is made to have only one line with a blue link; "see" then refers to the German name where the place is fully identified.

The State Regional Archives in Prague is publishing newly digitized parish books every couple of months and published a map on its website. The already digitized Roman catholic parishes are marked in yellow color, and parish books from these parishes can be found here too.