From Austria to Brazil
Prauchner Family
Historical and genealogical archive of the Prauchner family, featuring documents, photographs, Austrian records, immigration to Brazil and a family tree.
Prauchner Family
A historical and genealogical archive dedicated to the trajectory of the Prauchner family, from its origins in Lower Austria and in Marburg an der Drau, in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, to the formation of the family nucleus in the former Colônia Ijuhy, in northwestern Rio Grande do Sul.
The project brings together documents, photographs, historical records, family accounts and genealogical research in a multilingual digital platform designed to preserve and connect the memory of different generations of the family.
Archive highlights
- Parish records from Austria and present-day Slovenia.
- Immigration, naturalisation and civil records in Brazil.
- Historical photographs of the family and of the Austrian community of Linha 6 Leste.
- A structured family tree integrated with the documentary archive.
- Historical and academic sources related to Austrian immigration in Ijuí.
Timeline