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Update: Iranian-American Surnames Project Launched!
Iranian Genealogy has been fairly quiet for most of 2025 due to work on an exciting new project: the Iranian-American Surnames Project. After over a year of coordination and planning, the Project is now live! The Iranian-American Surnames Project is a collaboration between Iranian Genealogy, Dr. Fatemeh Akbari (sociolinguist, onomastician, and International Council of Onomastic…
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Featured Resource: Etemad al-Saltaneh’s Almanacs
If any of your ancestors served in the royal court, royal household, government, or military during the reigns of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1848-1896) or Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1896-1907), then you might find them listed in one of Etemad al-Saltaneh’s (اعتمادالسلطنه) government almanacs (سالنامه). This is the only online location to have…
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Featured Resource: Genetic Genealogy Assistance for Iranians
With the lack of accessible records, DNA is an important tool in Iranian genealogy. Thankfully, there is now a genetic genealogist specifically offering her services to those of Iranian descent free of charge: Aurora Molitoris. Aurora has a graduate certificate in forensic genetic genealogy from the University of New Haven and continues to receive genealogy…
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Iranian Family Heraldry
Iran has a history of family heraldry, but it is not a continuous one. A Eurasian tradition of clan symbols existed in Iran until the Islamic Conquest. The personal use of stamp seals continued from ancient times, which eventually became intertwined with the Ottoman tughra. It was not until Iran’s modern interactions with European powers…
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Iranian Genealogies: The Tabātabā’i Family
This is another installment of this blog’s “Iranian Genealogies” series, which highlights Iranian family trees and genealogies. The goal is to bring attention to these all-too-rare examples of Iranian family history preservation. If you have a family tree/genealogy book that you would like to be featured, please use the contact form to let me know!…
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Update: Family-Specific Resources Added
Iranian Genealogy now has a Family-Specific Resources page! This new page contains all-too-rare, but increasingly common, online genealogy resources pertaining to specific families. These resources include family trees, family history websites, narratives, and published genealogies. The families are categorized alphabetically in the Persian and Latin alphabets. This section of the website will be uniquely helpful…
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Golestan Palace Archive Photos Released Online
Iranian news media has been abuzz with an exciting development that English-language sources have not even mentioned: an anonymous person has published 74 photos albums (containing over 3,000 photos) from the Golestan Palace Photograph Archive online. What happened? It all began on May 28th with an anonymous message containing a Google Drive link on the…
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Update: New Research Resources Added
Iranian Genealogy has two exciting updates! (1) the Collections and Databases page has been reorganized and expanded; and (2) the General Resources page has been expanded. Read on for details! Collections and Databases Update The Collections and Databases page represents the bulk of Iranian Genealogy’s research resources. Recently, I have reorganized and significantly added to…
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Update: Launching the Iranian Cemeteries Project
اگر تواستید لطفا پروژهی قبرستان های ایرانی را کمک کنید و عکس مزار های قبرستان های ایرانی را بگیرید. قبرستان های روستایی و مزار های قبل از انقلاب اولویت های این پروژه هستند. اگر عکس یا اطلاعات مفید را دارید، خواهش می کنیم از طریق فرم ارتباط یا رسانه های اجتماعی با ما تماس بگیرید…
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The Iranian Record Problem
At some point, those interested in Iranian genealogy have all probably grumbled the same complaint: THERE AREN’T ANY RECORDS! While that is an exaggeration, it is true that getting your hands on Iranian records is difficult. Why is this the case, and how do we solve it? This blog post explores the causes and solutions…
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