Hungarian National Archives (MNL) Helps Genealogists With Revolutionary Development

The Hungarian National Archives (MNL) has begun using AI handwriting recognition to fully index the Civil Registration records which began in 1895. Their announcement states "the technology has so far been applied to the civil registry offices of some settlements in Pest County, but according to plans, it will be extended to other state civil registry offices in the future."

From what I could find, it appears these localities have been completed for Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County:

• Aszód
• Bernecebaráti
• Galgamácsa
• Ipolydamásd
• Ipolytölgyes
• Kemence
• Kismaros
• Kóspallag
• Letkés
• Márianosztra
• Nagybörzsöny
• Perőcsény
• Szob
• Szokolya
• Tésa
• Verőcemaros
• Vácegres
• Vámosmikola
• Zebegény

The entirety of the documents are transcribed, along with spelling variations (and variance percentages). And I mean the *entire document*.

The article can be read here: https://mnl.gov.hu/mnl/ol/hirek/forradalmi_fejlesztessel_segiti_a_csaladfakutatokat_az_mnl
The database can be found here: https://adatbazisokonline.mnl.gov.hu/.../allami...

Below are two example images:
1) Shows how detailed the AI handwriting recognition is, with every word underlined and providing a transcribed word(s).
2) The search function works incredibly well. I immediately found the death record for my great-grandfather's sister-in-law, which I hadn't been able to previously locate.